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|series = ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' | |series = ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' | ||
|number = Chapter One | |number = Chapter One | ||
|main character = [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] | |main character = [[Romana II]], [[Leela]], [[K9 Mark I]] | ||
| | |featuring = K9 Mark II{{!}}K9 Mark II | ||
| | |featuring2 = Irving Braxiatel | ||
| | |featuring3 = Narvin | ||
|enemy = [[ | |featuring4 = Andred (Weapon of Choice){{!}}Torvald | ||
|setting = [[Gallifrey]], [[Gryben]] | |featuring5 = Darkel | ||
|featuring6 = Mephistopheles Arkadian{{!}}Arkadian | |||
|enemy = [[Nepenthe]] | |||
|setting = [[Gallifrey]], [[Gryben]] [[3553]] | |||
|writer = [[Alan Barnes]] | |writer = [[Alan Barnes]] | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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Romana has K9 stun the Monans, who have come for the device. However, the device's tamper switch has been engaged and the countdown is accelerated. When Romana asks out loud what the device is for and what it means, K9 gives the [[dictionary]] definition of "device" including the obsolete forms "a conceit; a mask", making her realise that the device is a fake. She further accelerates the countdown and, when it gets to zero, the fusion failsafe is engaged and the device dematerialises. | Romana has K9 stun the Monans, who have come for the device. However, the device's tamper switch has been engaged and the countdown is accelerated. When Romana asks out loud what the device is for and what it means, K9 gives the [[dictionary]] definition of "device" including the obsolete forms "a conceit; a mask", making her realise that the device is a fake. She further accelerates the countdown and, when it gets to zero, the fusion failsafe is engaged and the device dematerialises. | ||
Romana has K9 inform his counterpart that Braxiatel needs to stand the missiles down and tells Nepenthe that this debacle was never about Free Time; somebody wanted to ruin Romana's career by forcing her to kill refugees and attack the Monans, forcing her to resign. Nepenthe refuses to tell Romana who helped her pass through Gryben's transduction barrier and shoots herself. The group part ways with Arkadian and Narvin and Braxiatel arrive in a TARDIS, telling her of the judicial inquiry which Narvin has instigated. Romana welcomes the inquiry, suggesting that many things might come to light as a result, and appoints Leela as her [[bodyguard]] when she suggests that she might remain on Gryben. When Leela asks what K9 Mark I's position will be, Romana appoints him as her [[security advisor]]. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The [[ | === Arts and literature === | ||
* K9 Mark II plays a "ghastly" recording of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' | |||
* A guard quotes Act 1 Scene 5 of ''[[Hamlet]]'' and K9 Mark I completes it. | |||
* Braxiatel hums Mozart's [[Horn Concerto]]. | |||
=== Earth === | |||
* Arkadian says that his language occasionally strays into that used on the [[Clapham Autobus]]. | |||
* Braxiatel compares the hypothetical stampede of Gryben to the women-and-children-first policy of the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]''. | |||
=== Gallifrey === | |||
* Torvald mentions [[Vortex Ops]]. | |||
* In the [[Drylands]] are [[pigbear]]s, [[horsecat]]s and [[batsnake]]s. | |||
* Braxiatel says "[[Thalia]]'s bones". | |||
* The [[Gryben Initiative]] was devised by Romana after outlawing the "far less civilised" process previously employed. | |||
* Arkadian addresses Romana as [[Imperiatrix]]. | |||
* Narvin orders [[Time Control]] to send [[Battle TARDIS]]es armed with [[null space missile]]s to Gryben. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* The Third Moon is unclaimed, even by the [[Kikrit]]s. | * The Third Moon is unclaimed, even by the [[Kikrit]]s. | ||
* | * Romana says that K9 Mark II might have to go to [[Salzburg]] to learn to recognise beauty. | ||
* | * Arkadian says that the finest sight in the galaxy is the [[sunset]] over the [[Rings of Darzen]]. | ||
* Romana threatens to send somebody at Time Control to the [[Putrid Wastes]]. | |||
* [[Gryben]] is a [[bubble world]] located at the [[Despon Irregularity]]. | |||
* K9 Mark I pretends to be a vicious robot criminal from the [[Fifth Galaxy]]. | |||
* When Leela eats some sort of [[meat]], Torvald says that it could be anything in the [[Seven Galaxies]]. | |||
* [[Sunset]] on Gryben is the colour of [[bile]]. | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
* Arkadian forgets if one should pass [[port]] to the left or right. | |||
* Arkadian is wanted for, among other crimes, [[fraud]], [[identity theft]], [[espionage]], [[sabotage]], [[insider trading]] and [[arms dealing]]. He has also been convicted of eleven counts of [[blackmail]]. | |||
* Torvald rhetorically asks if Andred [[desertion|deserted]]. | |||
* Braxiatel will one day be given [[K9 (Weapon of Choice)|a K9]] by a friend that he does not yet know. | |||
* Arkadian says that he is as bent as a [[six zargon note]]. | |||
* Romana jokes that Braxiatel did not start the [[Third Space War]]. | |||
=== Science and technology === | |||
* Ba'aruk says that they will need a [[cipher override]] to get past the lock on the hangar. | * Ba'aruk says that they will need a [[cipher override]] to get past the lock on the hangar. | ||
* Torvald uses a [[staser]]. | * Torvald uses a [[staser]]. | ||
* [[Black light rod]]s can be used to feed a [[chronon reactor]]. Upon being sufficiently depleted, they could be used as a [[black light core]] for a Timonic Fusion Device. | * [[Black light rod]]s can be used to feed a [[chronon reactor]]. Upon being sufficiently depleted, they could be used as a [[black light core]] for a Timonic Fusion Device. | ||
* A source of [[black light]] can be used as a sub-space [[beacon]]. | * A source of [[black light]] can be used as a sub-space [[beacon]]. | ||
* Torvald finds residual [[chronon energy|chronon]] traces. | * Torvald finds residual [[chronon energy|chronon]] traces. | ||
* The [[Timonic Fusion Device]] is kept inside of a [[briefcase]] protected in a [[containment chamber]]. | * The [[Timonic Fusion Device]] is kept inside of a [[briefcase]] protected in a [[containment chamber]]. | ||
* Narvin gives Torvald a [[translocation beamer]]. | * Narvin gives Torvald a [[translocation beamer]]. | ||
* | * K9 Mark II is [[muzzle]]d with a [[zybenium band]] which prevents him from using his weapon or contacting the Time Lords. | ||
* Arkadian stole an experimental [[Monan timeship]]. | * Arkadian stole an experimental [[Monan timeship]]. | ||
* Fusion takes forty-five [[microspan]]s. | |||
* Romana says that she was about to rescind the banning of the [[mind probe]]. | |||
=== Temporal Powers === | |||
* The [[Temporal Powers]] include the [[Monan Host]], the [[Nekkistani]], the [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Warpsmith]]s. | |||
* Sardinopoulos is the [[Lower Archon of Phaidon]]. | |||
* Warpsmiths are non-corporeal and inhabit the bodies of their [[bondsperson|bondspeople]]. | |||
* The [[Monan Host]] have pasty blue skin. | |||
* Arkadian says that the Monans have torture instruments which would offend even an [[inquisitor]]. | * Arkadian says that the Monans have torture instruments which would offend even an [[inquisitor]]. | ||
* [[Monan Interception 5]] is an [[intelligence]] [[satellite]]. | * [[Monan Interception 5]] is an [[intelligence]] [[satellite]]. | ||
* [[Amendment 949 Subsection 3]] reads, "Emergency powers. Security forces may inspect any dominion at any time and without prior warning if a clear and present danger is suspected." | * [[Amendment 949 Subsection 3]] reads, "Emergency powers. Security forces may inspect any dominion at any time and without prior warning if a clear and present danger is suspected." | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
