Sundial Clock Trap Mechanism

A large, ornate sundial affixed to the wall of the swimming pool area, its brass face etched with intricate Sontaran glyphs. The clock’s functioning gears are repurposed as a security device, its pendulum mechanism linked to an alarm that would signal unauthorized movement. When The Doctor wrenches its casing apart, its parts lie exposed and motionless, the disabling leaving no visible trace but crippling the Sontarans’ surveillance.

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S15E26 · The Invasion of Time Part 6

Doctor outmaneuvers Sontarans to escape

The Doctor taps the ornate sundial clock on the wall, testing its function and timing, suggesting it may serve as a trap or mechanism. Though he does not disable it here, his interaction treats it as a potential component of the TARDIS’s security or temporal navigation systems. The clock’s purpose becomes a momentary focal point for his calculation of the group’s egress.

Before: Standing upright, ornate brass face with Sontaran glyphs, linked to a functional alarm within the TARDIS's surveillance network.

After: Still intact and functional, but now under observation as a potential escape mechanism or security risk by the Doctor.

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