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[[Magnus Greel]], the Supreme [[Minister of Justice]] of the [[Supreme Alliance|Supreme Alliance of Eastern States]], is presiding over the Star Chamber in [[Peking]], [[China]]. He sentences [[Ragan Crezzen]] (Prisoner 100742) to life imprisonment in a labour camp for the attempted murder of a government official, namely [[Sa Yy Findecker|Dr. Sa Yy Findecker]], whom he blames for the death of his friend Sasha. However, he is immediately placed in Findecker's time chamber for experimentation. | [[Magnus Greel]], the Supreme [[Minister of Justice]] of the [[Supreme Alliance|Supreme Alliance of Eastern States]], is presiding over the Star Chamber in [[Peking]], [[China]]. He sentences [[Ragan Crezzen]] (Prisoner 100742) to life imprisonment in a labour camp for the attempted murder of a government official, namely [[Sa Yy Findecker|Dr. Sa Yy Findecker]], whom he blames for the death of his friend Sasha. However, he is immediately placed in Findecker's time chamber for experimentation. | ||
The Doctor attempts to materialise the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] | The Doctor attempts to materialise the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] at Tegan's father's [[sheep]] farm near [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] in [[June]] during the [[1980s]] in order to witness the sheep shearing. However, the TARDIS encounters turbulence in the [[Time Vortex]] shortly before being struck by a [[Zygma beam]], which begins to carve up its dimensions. The Doctor and Tegan remain in the TARDIS's console room while Nyssa and Turlough are transported to a frozen tundra in the [[51st century]]. However, the Doctor believes that they may have been lost in the Vortex. | ||
Shortly after Nyssa and Turlough's arrival, a portal opens up above them and a dessicated man falls to the ground. He recognises Nyssa and Turlough immediately, telling them that Findecker's time experiments resulted in him being thrown back in time three years. Although he appears to be an elderly man, he claims that he was only 23 years old before he was placed in the time chamber. He dies shortly after telling Nyssa and Turlough that all he wanted was to see Sasha's face one more time. | Shortly after Nyssa and Turlough's arrival, a portal opens up above them and a dessicated man falls to the ground. He recognises Nyssa and Turlough immediately, telling them that Findecker's time experiments resulted in him being thrown back in time three years. Although he appears to be an elderly man, he claims that he was only 23 years old before he was placed in the time chamber. He dies shortly after telling Nyssa and Turlough that all he wanted was to see Sasha's face one more time. | ||
Having successfully materialised the TARDIS in the 51st century, | Having successfully materialised the TARDIS in the 51st century, the Doctor tells Tegan that that there was another [[Ice Age]] during this era, which is "justly notorious" for using [[Zygma energy]] to conduct time travel experiments. Tegan recognises the lie of the land as Spring Hill in Brisbane. | ||
While sheltering from the cold, Nyssa and Turlough are discovered by a woman named Sasha Dialfra, a member of the [[Earth Free Media]], who offers them thermal blankets. She recognises the corpse of the man from the future as her friend Ragan, whose younger self is back at their base. She realises that he allowed himself to be a victim of Findecker's time experiments in order to prove his theory that the people appearing in the Brisbane Dead Zone are from the future. | While sheltering from the cold, Nyssa and Turlough are discovered by a woman named Sasha Dialfra, a member of the [[Earth Free Media]], who offers them thermal blankets. She recognises the corpse of the man from the future as her friend Ragan, whose younger self is back at their base. She realises that he allowed himself to be a victim of Findecker's time experiments in order to prove his theory that the people appearing in the Brisbane Dead Zone are from the future. | ||
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After being attacked by a mutated creature, the Doctor and Tegan are rescued by Sasha and Ragan. However, the Doctor is captured almost immediately by other mutated creatures in the employ of Findecker. | After being attacked by a mutated creature, the Doctor and Tegan are rescued by Sasha and Ragan. However, the Doctor is captured almost immediately by other mutated creatures in the employ of Findecker. | ||
Tegan is [[transmat]]ted to Earth Free Media's base, the Correspondence Club, is in close orbit of [[Earth]], 250 cliques above the surface of the planet. On a television monitor, she witnesses Magnus Greel meeting with [[Ingrid Bjarnsdottir]], the Commissioner of the [[Icelandic Alliance]], in Peking. Greel introduces Bjarnsdottir to his "devoted bride-to-be": Nyssa. | Tegan is [[transmat]]ted to Earth Free Media's base, the Correspondence Club, which is in close orbit of [[Earth]], 250 cliques above the surface of the planet. On a television monitor, she witnesses Magnus Greel meeting with [[Ingrid Bjarnsdottir]], the Commissioner of the [[Icelandic Alliance]], in Peking. Greel introduces Bjarnsdottir to his "devoted bride-to-be": Nyssa. | ||
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Sasha and Ragan tell Tegan that the former discovered Nyssa and Turlough in the Brisbane Dead Zone three years earlier and that the two of them were given new identities. Tegan comments that Nyssa, who uses the alias "Nyssa Traken," has clearly done well for herself. Following an attack on Greel's air saloon on his estate, Nyssa is wounded, though Greel himself is unharmed. Fortunately, it is a merely a slight [[staser-gun]] wound to her left arm. | Sasha and Ragan tell Tegan that the former discovered Nyssa and Turlough in the Brisbane Dead Zone three years earlier and that the two of them were given new identities. Tegan comments that Nyssa, who uses the alias "Nyssa Traken," has clearly done well for herself. Following an attack on Greel's air saloon on his estate, Nyssa is wounded, though Greel himself is unharmed. Fortunately, it is a merely a slight [[staser-gun]] wound to her left arm. | ||
Findecker, an expert in cybernetics, tells the Doctor that he has augmented various dingoes with advanced technology, substantially increasing their intelligence and giving them the ability to speech. He names one of them "Chops. | Findecker, an expert in cybernetics, tells the Doctor that he has augmented various dingoes with advanced technology, substantially increasing their intelligence and giving them the ability to speech. He names one of them "Chops". Having been given a tour of Findecker's laboratory, the Doctor is chained up and offered to the mutated troll which he and Tegan encountered in the Dead Zone as food. However, Findecker spares his life when the Doctor tells him that he is a [[Time Agency|Time Agent]] and he therefore knows from personal experience that time travel is possible. While Findecker orders Chops to chain the Doctor up elsewhere, the Doctor is able to reprogamme Chops to obey his orders instead. | ||
Turlough is working on Greel's estate as Nyssa's secretary. While he converses with Nyssa following the attempt on Greel's life, the Minister of Justice tells Commissioner Duplessis that he strongly believes in a united Earth but not as a republic. | Turlough is working on Greel's estate as Nyssa's secretary. While he converses with Nyssa following the attempt on Greel's life, the Minister of Justice tells Commissioner Duplessis that he strongly believes in a united Earth, but not as a republic. | ||
Nyssa and Turlough are plotting to reveal that Greel is importing illegal substances to Earth. They are aided in their efforts by Nyssa's cyborg servant Kaori, a present from Greel which she has reprogrammed to work for her. | Nyssa and Turlough are plotting to reveal that Greel is importing illegal substances to Earth. They are aided in their efforts by Nyssa's cyborg servant Kaori, a present from Greel which she has reprogrammed to work for her. | ||
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Nyssa's attempts to reprogramme Kaori were not as successful as she believed, given that the cyborg had actually been spying on the behalf of Findecker. Kaori reveals to Greel that Nyssa and Turlough have been passing information about his affairs to the Icelandic Alliance. | Nyssa's attempts to reprogramme Kaori were not as successful as she believed, given that the cyborg had actually been spying on the behalf of Findecker. Kaori reveals to Greel that Nyssa and Turlough have been passing information about his affairs to the Icelandic Alliance. | ||
While scaling the outside walls of the Justice Ministry with Chops, the Doctor is reunited with Turlough. Shortly afterwards, Chops recognises Tegan's scent and brings her to the Doctor and Turlough, who are hiding in a | While scaling the outside walls of the Justice Ministry with Chops, the Doctor is reunited with Turlough. Shortly afterwards, Chops recognises Tegan's scent and brings her to the Doctor and Turlough, who are hiding in a stationery cupboard. | ||
Nyssa travels to the office of Commissioner Duplessis with the intention of revealing Greel's attempts to seize control of the Supreme Alliance. However, she is captured by Greel before she can do so. | Nyssa travels to the office of Commissioner Duplessis with the intention of revealing Greel's attempts to seize control of the Supreme Alliance. However, she is captured by Greel before she can do so. | ||
