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[[Chief Inspector]] '''Robert Lines''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (novelisation)|The Lost Boy]]'') worked for the [[West Ealing Police]] and was responsible for the missing person case of [[Ashley Stafford]].
'''Bob Lines''' was a [[policeman]]. As a [[sergeant]] in [[Smallmarshes]], he filled in the [[Third Doctor]] on the disappearance of [[Marc Marshall]] and the emotional state in which they found [[Barbara Redworth]]. However, he would not let the Doctor see the cottage where Redworth was found until the following morning. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')


In [[2008]], [[Dax Fex Fize Slitheen]] and [[Bloorm Vungah Bart Slitheen]] posed as [[Jay Stafford|Jay]] and [[Heidi Stafford]], and, after they went to the police and reported their son "[[Luke Smith|Ashley Stafford]]" (actually [[Luke Smith]]) as missing, the Chief Inspector took responsibility for the case. He conducted a missing persons report on BBC television together with the disguised Slitheen. [[Chrissie Jackson]] recognised Luke on the television and called the police, leading the West Ealing Police and the Chief Inspector to arrive at [[13 Bannerman Road]], and separated Luke from Sarah Jane, and Luke went to live with who the Inspector believed were the parents of "Ashley". He then took Sarah Jane Smith in questioning at the police station.
Some time after becoming a detective inspector for the [[Brighton]] CID, the [[Sixth Doctor]] helped him to thwart [[the Master]]'s attempt to hack into Dow-Jones and Fort Knox. In return, he aided the Doctor's fight against [[SenéNet]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'')


After reading files on Sarah Jane from [[UNIT]], he suspected her "powerful friends" of a cover up, but had no real evidence to hold her, so Sarah Jane was allowed to leave, so long as she didn't try to contact "Ashley". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') Even though Lines investigated Sarah Jane Smith and Luke's life with her, he did not think about investigating the past of the Stafford family. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (novelisation)|The Lost Boy]]'')
Later, he met with [[Melanie Bush]] when she returned to [[Earth]] after her years of travel with [[the Doctor]]. He listened to her describe her experiences, then assured her that her parents missed her and would be "overjoyed" that she was home. He offered to take her home. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)|Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]'')


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Two years after Mel returned, Bob Lines retired from the police. On his retirement day, [[Trey Korte]] came, seeking safety from the [[Magnate]]. When Trey fell into a self-induced coma, Lines contacted the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'')
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A version of Lines, known as Praetor Linus, existed in an [[alternate timeline]] where the [[Alternate Rome|Roman Empire never fell]]. He was stationed in [[Sussex]] and knew that timeline's [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'')
 
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Revision as of 17:06, 23 August 2022

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Bob Lines was a policeman. As a sergeant in Smallmarshes, he filled in the Third Doctor on the disappearance of Marc Marshall and the emotional state in which they found Barbara Redworth. However, he would not let the Doctor see the cottage where Redworth was found until the following morning. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)

Some time after becoming a detective inspector for the Brighton CID, the Sixth Doctor helped him to thwart the Master's attempt to hack into Dow-Jones and Fort Knox. In return, he aided the Doctor's fight against SenéNet. (PROSE: Business Unusual)

Later, he met with Melanie Bush when she returned to Earth after her years of travel with the Doctor. He listened to her describe her experiences, then assured her that her parents missed her and would be "overjoyed" that she was home. He offered to take her home. (PROSE: Missing, Part One: Business as Usual)

Two years after Mel returned, Bob Lines retired from the police. On his retirement day, Trey Korte came, seeking safety from the Magnate. When Trey fell into a self-induced coma, Lines contacted the Doctor. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)

A version of Lines, known as Praetor Linus, existed in an alternate timeline where the Roman Empire never fell. He was stationed in Sussex and knew that timeline's Sixth Doctor. (PROSE: Spiral Scratch)