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White-Suited Figure's Pistol

The white-suited figure draws this compact pistol in the Mercury Swamp and fires a single shot that kills the Examiner outright. The assailant then swings the weapon's butt to knock Ben unconscious before using it as a bludgeon against the Doctor's head, dropping him amid the toxic fumes. Ben and Polly witness the shots and blows while disoriented by mercury poisoning.
3 appearances

Purpose

Fire lethal shots at close range and bludgeon targets unconscious

Significance

Delivers the Examiner's murder to enable the Doctor's impersonation, incapacitates Ben and the Doctor to cover the assailant's escape with the body, and introduces the colony's hidden violent enforcer amid rising paranoia

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments