Cass's Hand

Cass's hand, still clasping the red dot marking, juts from the fabric of his stiffened corpse. Uvanov grips it roughly to expose the crimson indicator—a precise mark of a robot's intended target—before snarling and shoving the limb away. Leela reaches toward it only to be blocked by Uvanov's menacing advance, leaving the mark visible as a mute accusation in the dim cabin light.

2 appearances

Purpose

To display the red dot marking that identifies Cass as a robot marked for termination by the Doctor's deactivation system.

Significance

The hand and its red dot transform a personal confrontation into visible evidence of systemic murder, forcing the crew to acknowledge the possibility that the authorities are executing their own crewmembers.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S14E18 · The Robots of Death Part 2

Leela finds Cass slain confronts D84

Cass's hand juts from the stiffened corpse, still clasping the red targeting dot as D84 lifts it to interrogate Leela. Uvanov violently grips the limb, exposing the dot before shoving it away in disgust. The exposed hand becomes a mute witness to murder, its gruesome posture emphasizing the crew’s impotence against hidden mechanisms.

Before: Stiff and cold, bearing the targeting dot as a stigma.

After: Forsaken in the cabin’s dim light, clutching the damning mark as the argument intensifies.

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S14E18 · The Robots of Death Part 2

Poul reveals the Doctor's capture and deactivation discs

Cass’s hand, marked with the red targeting dot, becomes a pivotal item in the confrontation. Uvanov roughly grasps it to expose the mark, using the body as tangible proof of robotic involvement. Its presence crystallizes the conspiracy, shifting focus from blame to systemic corruption, even as it is rejected and shoved away.

Before: Dead, still clutched in rigor mortis with the red dot visible on the back of the hand.

After: Exposed during confrontation but forcibly discarded; symbolic evidence weaponized by Poul shortly afterward.

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