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Button from Quinn’s Suit Jacket (Murder Clue)

A small, decorative button torn from Quinn’s suit jacket, found gripped in the murdered Examiner’s hand after the swamp attack. Used by Bragen to falsely implicate Quinn in rebel activity during the Hensell office confrontation in The Power of the Daleks Part 3.
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Purpose

Planted evidence linking Quinn to the Examiner's murder

Significance

This fabricated clue convinces Hensell of Quinn's guilt, triggers his immediate dismissal, and elevates Bragen to Deputy Governor, advancing Bragen's power grab while the real Dalek threat grows.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E11 · The Power of the Daleks Part 3
Bragen Frames Quinn for Rebellion

The button from Quinn’s suit is the pivotal piece of fabricated evidence presented by Bragen to frame Quinn for the Examiner’s murder. Bragen claims the button was found gripped in the Examiner’s hand after the attack in the mercury swamp, implying Quinn’s presence at the scene. The button’s introduction is a masterstroke of manipulation, as it provides a tangible (if false) link between Quinn and the crime. Its role is purely symbolic—it doesn’t exist as a physical object in the scene, but its mention is enough to seal Quinn’s fate.

Before: Attached to Quinn’s suit jacket, unremarkable and unnoticed until Bragen introduces it as evidence.
After: Removed from Quinn’s possession and used as 'proof' of his guilt, leading to his dismissal and arrest.
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