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Doc Holliday's Wanted Poster

A symbolic legal document unrolled post-gunfight in the livery stable, depicting Doc Holliday's criminal status with a $2,000 bounty. Serves as a visual cue for the town's lawlessness and the Doctor's companions' shock, later discarded into hay.
1 appearances

Purpose

Advertise bounty for Doc Holliday's capture and arrest

Significance

Forces Holliday's abrupt flight from Tombstone with Kate, shatters the alliance with the Earps, exposes the Doctor's naivety, and accelerates the group's TARDIS departure amid rising violence

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments
S3E37 · The O.K. Corral
Holliday’s forced departure fractures the alliance

The wanted poster for Doc Holliday, bearing his likeness and a $2,000 reward issued by Bat Masterson, serves as a tangible symbol of the escalating violence and lawlessness in Tombstone. Unrolled by Holliday, it shocks the Doctor into silence and accelerates the group’s decision to flee. The poster is dropped into the hay by the Doctor as they depart, its presence underscoring the moral cost of the mission and the inevitability of their escape.

Before: Rolled up in Doc Holliday’s possession, hidden until revealed to the group.
After: Dropped into the hay by the Doctor, left behind as the group enters the TARDIS.
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