The Ultimate Foe

All video evidence has been presented in the Doctor's trial, and it is nearly time for the verdict.

The Inquisitor asks the Doctor if he has any witnesses. The Doctor states that any witnesses are scattered throughout time and space, and would be difficult to find.

The Doctor has also maintained throughout the trial that the matrix evidence has been tampered with, to which the Inquisitor summons the Keeper, who states that it is impossible for anyone to get into the Matrix, let alone change the events.

At that moment the Master appears inside the Matrix, and he confirms that some of the events have been altered. On the subject of witnesses, the Master has taken the liberty of obtaining some on the Doctor's behalf - Mel and Glitz.

The Doctor cross-examines Glitz, and finds a conspiracy by the Time Lords: The three sleepers of Earth had found a way of breaking into the Matrix, and stealing facts, equations - secrets. The Time Lords, in an attempt to stop this, moved Earth two light years across space where it became known as Ravalox.

The Doctor also learned that the trial was organised by the Time Lords. The deal was that if the Doctor was found guilty then his remainig lives would be forfeit to the Valeyard - who is also known as 'the Doctor'.

The Valeyard disappears into the Matrix, and the Doctor and Glitz, and later Mel, follow. The Doctor finds a trap has been laid by Valeyard, and he gets Mel to rush back to the trial room to warn those present. When the Valeyard\'s TARDIS explodes, the Doctor returns to the trial room, where the Inquisitor has learnt that the evidence of Peri's death was false, and that she was living as a warrior Queen alongside King Ycarnos.

• The Valeyard: Michael Jayston;
• The Inquisitor: Lynda Bellingham;
• Sabalom Glitz: Tony Selby;
• The Master: Anthony Ainley;
• The Keeper Of The Matrix: James Bree;
• Mr. Popplewick: Geoffrey Hughes;


• UNCREDITED CAST:
• The Jury: David Backe, John Buckmaster, Rodney Cardiff, James Delaney, David Eynon, Peter Gates Fleming, Gary Forecast, Leslie Fry, Bob Hargreaves, Johnny Lee Harris, Jack Horton, Lew Hooper, Derek Hunt, Guy Matthews, Ken Pritchard, Roy Seeley, John Shereton, Kenneth Thomas, Leslie Weeks, Geoff Whitestone, David Wild, Llewellyn Williams;
• Clerk Of The Court: Ian Marshall Fisher;
• Court Guards: John Capper, Gary Forecast, Kevin O'Brien;