Zaroff: Difference between revisions

With his initial plan derailed, the Doctor decided that the only way to stop Zaroff would be to evacuate the lower levels of Atlantis and flood them, submerging both the temple and Zaroff's laboratory. He and [[Ben Jackson]] infiltrated the generator station, increased the reactor power and broke down the sea walls separating Atlantis from the ocean outside. Meanwhile, the Fish People were convinced to start a revolution, which cut off Atlantis' ability to renew its perishable food supplies. Panicked, Zaroff's workers deserted their posts, but even this was not enough to stop Zaroff's experiment. The floodwaters eventually frightened away even the guards in his laboratory, so Zaroff sealed his console off from the rest of the lab with a transparent screen. The Doctor managed to switch off the power to his laboratory, but Zaroff was still confident that he could carry out his plan. What he did not count on was a temple priest hiding behind his console with a knife. Zaroff was forced to raise his screen in order to get to his gun and kill the priest; this gave the Doctor the opportunity to fiddle with Zaroff's console, changing the settings and buying time for the seawater to flood in. While the Doctor and Ben escaped the lab, Zaroff was trapped in it, and when the seawater flooded his laboratory, he was drowned. . ([[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]'')

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