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The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] lands in the security area of the [[Citadel]]. Commander [[Hilred]] immediately impounds it and orders the arrest of its owner. The Doctor leaves a note on the console warning of his premonition and sneaks out of the TARDIS into the Citadel. He is cornered by a guard, who is shot dead by an unknown assailant. | The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] lands in the security area of the [[Citadel]]. Commander [[Hilred]] immediately impounds it and orders the arrest of its owner. The Doctor leaves a note on the console warning of his premonition and sneaks out of the TARDIS into the Citadel. He is cornered by a guard, who is shot dead by an unknown assailant. | ||
The arrival of an unregistered TARDIS in a high-security area raises the tension of an already tense day | The arrival of an unregistered TARDIS in a high-security area raises the tension of an already tense day – the President is resigning and is about to name his successor. The [[Castellan]] [[Spandrell]] berates Hildred for his incompetence in letting the Doctor, a renegade who apparently is also a murderer, run loose in the capitol. | ||
Hildred transducts the TARDIS into the capitol, unaware the Doctor has sneaked back and hidden himself on board. Meanwhile, his movements are being monitored by a dark, robed figure and an unknown associate. | Hildred transducts the TARDIS into the capitol, unaware the Doctor has sneaked back and hidden himself on board. Meanwhile, his movements are being monitored by a dark, robed figure and an unknown associate. | ||
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=== Part four === | === Part four === | ||
The Doctor throws him off and escapes from the Matrix. He revives in Spandrell's office. He informs the shocked Castellan of the assassin's identity. They trace the location of their lair, where they find the Master's lifeless body | The Doctor throws him off and escapes from the Matrix. He revives in Spandrell's office. He informs the shocked Castellan of the assassin's identity. They trace the location of their lair, where they find the Master's lifeless body – he seems to have taken his own life. Goth, himself near death, admits he was power-hungry and bitter on learning he wasn't to be the President's successor. He had found the dying Master on planet [[Tersurus]], his body at the end of his [[regeneration]] cycle, and brought him to Gallifrey to help him fulfil his scheme. Goth dies before he can reveal just what the Master's plan was. | ||
Cleared of all charges, the Doctor still has lingering doubts. He wants to know the Master's plan. He doubts the Master would accept death so easily. He reasons that the solution lies in the ceremonial relics given to the President on induction, the [[Sash of Rassilon|Sash]] and [[Rod of Rassilon]], and researches their links to ancient Gallifreyan mythology. | Cleared of all charges, the Doctor still has lingering doubts. He wants to know the Master's plan. He doubts the Master would accept death so easily. He reasons that the solution lies in the ceremonial relics given to the President on induction, the [[Sash of Rassilon|Sash]] and [[Rod of Rassilon]], and researches their links to ancient Gallifreyan mythology. | ||
