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Director's Desk

A sturdy, utilitarian wooden desk positioned at the center of the control room's operational hub. It bears the weight of command during the crisis, serving as both a tactical barrier and hiding place: Romana ducks behind it during the initial confrontation, while Fenner later stows Dugeen's murdered body in its drawers to conceal the crime amid the chaos of sabotage accusations. Its surface bears scattered controls and manuals, one corner showing scuff marks where Kroll's descending tentacle later crushes part of the refinery structure nearby.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S16E20 · The Power of Kroll Part 4
Romana vanishes into hazardous passage

The Director’s desk serves as both tactical barrier and psychological cover amid the crisis. Romana ducks behind its worn surface during the boisterous exchanges between the Doctor, Thawn, and Ranquin, while Fenner later employs the desk’s space-desk drawer mechanism to stow Dugeen’s murdered body out of immediate sight when murder is exposed.

Before: Covered in scattered controls and manuals, one corner bearing scuff marks from recent stressful contact.
After: Blood-smeared surface and interior drawers now conceal a corpse, the desk’s structural integrity compromised by both physical stress and hidden weight.
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S16E20 · The Power of Kroll Part 4
Doctor and Romana face sabotage accusations

The Director’s desk serves as both cover and a hiding place during the confrontation. Fenner uses it to conceal Dugeen’s body, while Romana and the Doctor use it for partial concealment during the initial chaos.

Before: Central office furniture in the control centre
After: Scuffed and pushed slightly aside by the Doctor’s tumble into Ranquin’s arms
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