Totem (short story)

Totem
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eighth Doctor Seventh Doctor]]
Main setting:	Spain, the early 20th century
Key crew
Writer:	Tara Samms
Release details
Printed in:	More Short Trips
BBC Books - Short Trips
Next →	Scientific Adviser

Summary

The Doctor wants to atone for the crimes of his past selves and begins to live with a poor Mexican farmwoman and doing hard labour on her homestead. One day while digging, the Doctor finds the body of her missing husband and concludes that he was murdered. The Doctor tells Senora Panstedas what happened to her husband and it gives her some closure. After her husband's funeral, the Doctor leaves.

Characters

• Eighth Doctor
• Senora Panstedas
• Seventh Doctor

References

• The Doctor argues with his previous self in his mind, but shouts in real life.
• The Doctor is travelling alone.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• This story occurs after ST: Greenaway
• This story occurs before ST: Second Contact