Scaroth's Temporal Heist
Count Scaroth, a fragmented alien, obsessively pursues the Mona Lisa and other art treasures across time to complete a temporal heist. Bill Duggan's criminal art thefts lead to evidence of alien technology and scrambled time streams. The Doctor and Romana thwart Scaroth's plans as he manipulates allies like Kerensky and the Countess.
Arc Timeline
Season 17
31 eventsDavros emerges from slumber in the shattered remnants of Level 4, his first words not of relief but command, demanding the whereabouts of his Daleks. The Doctor meets him with …
The Doctor strategically corners Davros in his bunker lair, wielding a primed explosive as leverage to delay his universal conquest. Davros dismisses mortality yet reveals intact Dalek leadership plans, boasting …
The Daleks breach the bunker, confronting the Doctor and Davros. The Doctor quickly devises a desperate plan, threatening to detonate an explosive device strapped to Davros. This forces the Daleks …
Count Scarlioni secures immediate funding for his secret time-manipulation project by liquidating priceless historical artifacts, demonstrating his ruthless prioritization of ambition over preservation. He placates Kerensky’s financial demands with a …
Kerensky presents a concerning update on the temporal heist’s progress, citing unexpected side effects. Scarlioni responds by demanding a far greater time span, dismissing scientific caution with blunt pragmatism. When …
Romana notices they are being followed by Duggan after their investigation at the Louvre. The Doctor casually reveals he was equipped with a micromeson scanner from an encounter with a …
Scarlioni presses the Countess about her mishandling of surveillance on Duggan and her strange encounter in front of the painting. When she casually reports the loss of the bracelet, his …
Scarlioni receives the long-awaited artifact but immediately dismisses the operatives who risked everything to retrieve it. In a single ruthless turn he sentences them to death, then pivots his sights …
Scarlioni reinforces his absolute control by ordering the execution of two bumbling operatives who failed to secure the compromised bracelet. He then pivots to a calculated threat, instructing the Countess …
Duggan and the Doctor continue their investigation into Count Scarlioni’s art fraud while Romana probes the scientific anomalies behind the forged masterpieces. The Doctor seizes on information about the Countess’s …
The Countess arrives at the laboratory to find its door securely locked. She calls out to Scarlioni, her voice shifting from casual inquiry to growing unease as the barrier confirms …
The Doctor, Romana, and Duggan are violently ushered into the opulent drawing room by Hermann at gunpoint, their forced entry immediately establishing the Scarlionis' ruthless control. The Countess frames them …
The Doctor, Romana, and Duggan are marched into the Count and Countess Scarlioni’s drawing room at gunpoint after their theft of the bracelet is exposed. Despite the Doctor’s attempts to …
The Doctor discovers six hidden Mona Lisas behind wooden doors in the Count’s secret room, confirming the Scarlionis’ plan to replace the Louvre’s painting with a seventh forgery. Duggan scoffs …
Professor Kerensky enters a hidden cellar chamber and discovers Scarlioni unconscious. As he checks the vital signs of the man he believes to be the Count, Scarlioni suddenly snaps awake …
Scarlioni stands transfixed before a mirror, basking in the stolen Mona Lisa’s attainment until his Jagaroth consciousness intrudes. His boastful reflections on having shaped entire civilizations give way to the …
The Doctor enters the drawing room with disarming charm, disarming a henchman with casual insults and unlikely Shakespearean anecdotes. He shifts focus to the Countess, probing her blind loyalty while …
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Scaroth’s escape into the time machine forces the Doctor, Romana, and Duggan to confront the full scale of their mission’s peril. The astronomical scale of the temporal jump—400 million years …
As Scarlioni’s armed agents close in across Paris, the Doctor, Romana, and Duggan abandon stealth for desperate speed. Racing from the Champs Elysees through the Boulevard Saint Germain, they weave …
The Doctor and companions burst into the Paris gallery, fleeing the unraveling timeline as Scarlioni’s crimes unfold. Romana and Duggan maintain outward composure while the Doctor slips into the TARDIS, …
As the TARDIS dematerializes within the Denise René Gallery, the Doctor and his companions vanish without ceremony, leaving Duggan isolated among the wreckage of Scarlioni’s failed temporal ambitions. The abrupt …
Duggan discovers a forgery of the Mona Lisa deliberately marked as such and threatens to expose it, but the Doctor and Romana challenge his obsession with authenticity. Their debate about …
With the immediate threat of Scarlioni neutralized by Hermann’s intervention, the Doctor and Romana prepare to depart the Eiffel Tower. Their brief exchange with Duggan about authenticity and artistry masks …
Nimon confronts Soldeed over the failed tribute, dismissing his excuses with merciless precision. The Nimon’s accusations expose Soldeed’s desperation as the tyrant reinforces the strict terms of their pact. With …
Soldeed confronts the co-pilot over discrepancies in the tribute delivery after Romana accuses him of lying about the damaged engines and missing crystals. The co-pilot's efforts to deflect blame only …
Soldeed the Skonnon leader probes the TARDIS exterior with distrusting scrutiny, captivated by its contradictory appearance—a primitive facade masking advanced alien engineering. Sorak voices interest in dismantling the vessel for …
Soldeed enters the Nimon’s lair and collapses into a posture of submission before the unseen entity, addressing it as Lord Nimon. His obeisance signals the complete collapse of his earlier …