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Benton's Newton Institute Pistol

Firearm belonging to Sergeant John Benton, removed from its holster during conflict with the Master. Distinguished from other weapons by its specific ownership and association with Benton's military role.
6 appearances

Purpose

Primary use is as a sidearm for immediate threat neutralization and scene security in military or police operations.

Significance

The pistol serves as a symbol of failed authority—the UNIT trio’s best attempt to halt the Master’s escape before time itself fractures. Its loss marks the moment of Benton’s incapacitation, tilting control toward the Master and underscoring the vulnerability of conventional force against temporal manipulation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments
S9E22 · The Time Monster Part 2
Benton confronts Masters chronal theft

Benton’s pistol is the singular instrument of his authority in this confrontation, wielded to assert control over the Master and Dr. Percival. The Master neutralizes it quickly by redirecting Benton’s attention and physically striking his arm, causing the weapon to clatter to the floor. The pistol’s loss symbolizes the collapse of institutional power in this space.

Before: Drawn, loaded, and under Benton’s firm two-handed grip, the pistol is pointed unerringly at the suspects in a classic military threat posture.
After: Struck from Benton’s hand by the Master during combat, it lies unattended on the floor, its authority negated and its wielder incapacitated.
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S9E22 · The Time Monster Part 2
Master disarms Benton and seizes control

Sergeant Benton’s issued military pistol functions as the tool of his attempted arrest. He draws it visibly and commands the suspects to halt, asserting authority with the weapon. The Master counters Benton’s confidence with a single, fluid motion: disarming him by redirecting and seizing the pistol, then sending it clattering to the floor before Benton is knocked unconscious against the filing cabinet.

Before: Held at Benton’s hip, holstered, loaded, and mission-ready.
After: Disarmed by the Master and lying on the floor, its slide catching harsh fluorescent light as Benton is dragged away.
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S9E22 · The Time Monster Part 2
Master uses Benton's capture to power TOM-TIT

Benton's pistol is a central element in the confrontation. He draws it to assert control over the Master and Percival, but the Master swiftly disarms him by redirecting the pistol upward with a controlled forearm strike before wrenching it from his grasp. The pistol clatters to the floor, rendering Benton defenseless.

Before: Holstered on Benton’s uniform, accessible and functional.
After: Discarded on the floor near where Benton was thrown, out of reach and no longer a threat.
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S9E24 · The Time Monster Part 4
UNIT trio halts Master's escape plan

Benton draws his Newton Institute pistol with disciplined precision, pressing it into service as a tool of immediate consequence. The weapon symbolizes UNIT’s institutional power and Benton’s courage. When the Master redirects the pistol’s aim upward with a forearm strike, the firearm fails to secure control, clattering away to witness the loss of dominance. Its authority is negated in seconds, underscoring the fragility of brute force against temporal mastery.

Before: Holstered and loaded, standard issue for field operations
After: Discarded on the laboratory floor; slide catching fluorescent light, physically inert and symbolically defeated
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S9E24 · The Time Monster Part 4
UNIT trio confronts taunting Master

Benton's pistol is drawn and leveled at the Master during the confrontation, embodying UNIT's immediate tactical threat. However, the Master swiftly redirects the pistol upward with a deliberate forearm strike, wrenching it from Benton's grasp and rendering it inert. The discarded pistol becomes a symbol of their impotence in the face of temporal manipulation.

Before: Loaded and held ready by Benton, its military precision conveying institutional authority
After: Discarded on the floor near the Newton Institute Filing Cabinet, its slide catching harsh fluorescent light as the Master easily neutralizes its threat
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S9E24 · The Time Monster Part 4
Master escapes into TARDIS under fire

Benton draws his standard-issue pistol and holds it steady, aiming to force the Master into compliance. The pistol becomes a symbol of UNIT’s coercive authority, embodying the immediate threat of armed intervention. The Master brushes aside its authority with a swift strike.

Before: Holstered on Benton’s uniform, ready for deployment.
After: Brushed aside by the Master’s forearm, falling to the floor as Benton is momentarily incapacitated by the Master’s physical takedown.
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