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* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Nyssa]]
* [[Nyssa]]
* [[David Ghosthorpe]]
* [[David Gosthorpe]]
* [[Ellen Carter]]
* [[Ellen Carter]]


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* Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about [[tea]] and [[cake]].
* Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about [[tea]] and [[cake]].
* The Doctor says he's from [[UNIT]] to avoid being questioned about a death.
* The Doctor says he's from [[UNIT]] to avoid being questioned about a death.
* David Gosthorpe died of a stroke in [[Naples]], [[Italy]] in [[1987]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] now that they are on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'')
* Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] now that they are on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'')
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Past Reckoning was the fourth story in the anthology Decalog 3: Consequences. It was written by Jackie Marshall. It featured the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.

Summary

The Fifth Doctor visits his old friend David Gosthorpe, a scientist who made some of the greatest inventions in the universe. David's inventions are threatened when his evil sister starts to use them for her own pleasure. With Nyssa trapped inside her evil games, the Doctor must find a way to stop Ellen Carter's new power from spiraling out of control.

Characters

References

  • Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about tea and cake.
  • The Doctor says he's from UNIT to avoid being questioned about a death.
  • David Gosthorpe died of a stroke in Naples, Italy in 1987.

Notes

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Continuity

  • Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see Tegan now that they are on Earth. (TV: Time-Flight)