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On one day of the trial, the First Doctor declared that he "had no choice". On this day, the [[foreman]] of the [[jury]] was Mr [[Sutcliffe (The Juror's Story)|Sutcliffe]], which also included the Fifth Doctor (under the pseudonym of [[The Doctor's aliases#Known_uses_of_John_Smith_5|Dr Smith]]), Dr [[Harris (The Juror's Story)|Harris]], Mr [[Asher (The Juror's Story)|Asher]], Mrs [[Martin (The Juror's Story)|Martin]], Miss [[Mills (The Juror's Story)|Mills]], Mr [[Eastman (The Juror's Story)|Eastman]], Mr [[Hopkins (The Juror's Story)|Hopkins]], Miss [[Nichol (The Juror's Story)|Nichol]], Mr [[McKee (The Juror's Story)|McKee]], Mrs [[Preston (The Juror's Story)|Preston]], and Mrs [[Taylor (The Juror's Story)|Taylor]]. | On one day of the trial, the First Doctor declared that he "had no choice". On this day, the [[foreman]] of the [[jury]] was Mr [[Sutcliffe (The Juror's Story)|Sutcliffe]], which also included the Fifth Doctor (under the pseudonym of [[The Doctor's aliases#Known_uses_of_John_Smith_5|Dr Smith]]), Dr [[Harris (The Juror's Story)|Harris]], Mr [[Asher (The Juror's Story)|Asher]], Mrs [[Martin (The Juror's Story)|Martin]], Miss [[Mills (The Juror's Story)|Mills]], Mr [[Eastman (The Juror's Story)|Eastman]], Mr [[Hopkins (The Juror's Story)|Hopkins]], Miss [[Nichol (The Juror's Story)|Nichol]], Mr [[McKee (The Juror's Story)|McKee]], Mrs [[Preston (The Juror's Story)|Preston]], and Mrs [[Taylor (The Juror's Story)|Taylor]]. | ||
After the jury retired to discuss the [[verdict]], the Fifth Doctor argued that the killing of Roberta Sampson by Dr Foreman had been in self-defence. While the other | After the jury retired to discuss the [[verdict]], the Fifth Doctor argued that the killing of Roberta Sampson by Dr Foreman had been in self-defence. While the other jurors expressed their doubt, he later backed up his claim with evidence presented at the trial, suggesting that it was proof that Sampson was a [[werewolf]]. | ||
Without the other | Without the other jurors knowing or noticing, the coming days saw several of the Jurors were replaced by further incarnations of the Doctor, including the [[Third Doctor]] (under the name of [[The Doctor's aliases#Other aliases 3|Dr Noble]]), the [[Eighth Doctor]] (under the name of [[The Doctor's aliases#Other aliases 8|Dr Bowman]]), and the [[Second Doctor]] (under the name of [[The Doctor's aliases#Other aliases 2|Dr Mason]]). Each Doctor presented their logical arguments for the existence of werewolves, and evidence that werewolves were involved in this instance, with more and more jurists voting "not guilty" by each passing day. | ||
The eventual verdict of the trial was "not guilty", and at its conclusion the First Doctor was rushed at by his granddaughter Susan, and the pair [[hug|embraced]]. While leaving the building, the | The eventual verdict of the trial was "not guilty", and at its conclusion the First Doctor was rushed at by his granddaughter Susan, and the pair [[hug|embraced]]. While leaving the building, the juror Dr Harris became disoriented. The Eighth Doctor helped to steady him with a hand on his shoulder, saying: | ||
{{Quote|This is the thing people just don’t get about time travel - once you let yourself think 'Oh, it’s all right, if it goes wrong I’ll just hop back and fix it' you never stop and before you know it you’ve overwritten the timelines so many times they’re all sort of falling to bits before your eyes.|The [[Eighth Doctor]] explaining the influence of time travel on the trial.|The Juror's story (short story)}} | {{Quote|This is the thing people just don’t get about time travel - once you let yourself think 'Oh, it’s all right, if it goes wrong I’ll just hop back and fix it' you never stop and before you know it you’ve overwritten the timelines so many times they’re all sort of falling to bits before your eyes.|The [[Eighth Doctor]] explaining the influence of time travel on the trial.|The Juror's story (short story)}} | ||