Object

Tyre Jack

A compact hydraulic jack used to lift the rear axle of Tegan’s car, its metal body dented from previous use and fitted with a rubberized base to prevent slippage on the wet lay-by tarmac. Vanessa spots the oversight immediately—Tegan’s hands clutch the wheel bolts while the jack remains unused on the ground nearby.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S18E13 · State of Decay Part 1

Adric cornered and given shelter

Marta retrieves her late son’s worn jacket from storage and drapes it over Adric’s shoulders without ceremony. The oversized, faded garment swallows him, transforming him instantly into a facsimile of her lost child—an act of camouflage against the Lords’ enforcers and Ivo’s suspicion.

Before: Stored away and rarely touched, a relic of Marta’s private grief and her defiance against forgetting.

After: Worn by Adric, sleeves pooling at his wrists, serving as a living disguise in the tavern’s dim firelight.

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S18E25 · Logopolis Part 1

Tegan struggles to fit a spare wheel

The tyre jack lies forgotten on the ground near Vanessa's feet, utterly ignored by Tegan in her mechanical fumbling. Its unused state becomes one of the pivotal points in the scene, as Vanessa's casual commentary draws attention to Tegan's fundamental error of omitting a critical safety device that would have made the entire procedure easier and correct.

Before: Positioned on the wet tarmac near the car's rear axle, completely unutilized

After: Still on the ground near Vanessa's feet, remaining unused despite creating the central point of commentary

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S18E25 · Logopolis Part 1

TARDIS materializes in the lay-by

The tyre jack rests unused at Tegan’s feet, its critical role overlooked in her rush to replace the wheel. The jack’s presence highlights procedural neglect, a contrast to the precision required in both mechanical repair and temporal navigation.

Before: Stowed in the car’s toolkit, undamaged and functional

After: Still unused, its omission a focal point of Vanessa’s advice and Tegan’s subsequent mistake

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