Doctor's Body Belt

A reinforced pouch belt strapped around Palmerdale's waist, containing a velvet purse holding the alien diamond. The Doctor frantically shouts 'Body belt!' while rushing to recover the gem before the Rutan reaches them. Skinsale's attempt to pocket additional diamonds from the pouch delays their escape, proving fatal when the Rutan impales him while coiled around the belt.

2 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S15E4 · Horror of Fang Rock Part 4

Doctor recovers alien diamond before hunt turns deadly

The Doctor’s urgent command centers on the ‘body belt’ containing the alien diamond. Skinsale extracts the velvet purse from it, allowing the Doctor to select a single gem before discarding the rest. The belt’s pouch becomes both a prize and a death trap—its presence draws the Rutan’s lethal coil around Skinsale as he fumbles with it.

Before: Strapped around Palmerdale’s waist, containing the velvet purse and alien diamond.

After: Abandoned on the stairs as the Doctor flees upstairs, leaving Skinsale entangled and the pouch open.

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S15E4 · Horror of Fang Rock Part 4

Rutan ambushes Skinsale in desperate bid

The Doctor’s frantic call for the body belt prompts Skinsale to discover Palmerdale’s pouch tied around his waist, containing the alien diamond in its velvet purse. The Doctor seizes this critical gem midway up the stairs, preserving it for the lighthouse beam after abandoning Skinsale to the Rutan’s coils.

Before: Velvet pouch with alien diamond secured inside the belt around Skinsale’s waist

After: Diamond removed from pouch and taken by the Doctor, pouch left hanging empty and ignored

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