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|first            = The Scales of Injustice (novel)
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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]].
|appearances      = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'', ''[[Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)|Missing, Part One: Business as Usual]]'', ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]''
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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 (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')


In [[2008]], [[Dax Fex Fize Slitheen]] and [[Bloorm Vungah Bart Slitheen]] posed as [[Jay Stafford|Jay]] and [[Heidi Stafford]]. They went to the police and reported their son Ashley Stafford as missing. Robert Lines was responsible for the case. He did a missing report on TV together with the Slitheen. [[Chrissie Jackson]] recognised Luke on the TV and called the police. Robert Lines came to [[13 Bannerman Road]] and sent Luke to Jay and Heidi Stafford. Then he arrested Sarah Jane Smith and drove with her to the police station. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'')  
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]]'')


However, Sarah Jane had powerful friends from [[UNIT]] so he had to release her. 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]]'')
 
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 05:49, 26 February 2019

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)