Unable to kill the creature, Quilter had instead secretly reared the beast and educated it, eventually making him his assistant and giving him the name Alfred Emerson. Quilter seemed to ultimately be under the control of the creature, convulsing in pain at times apparently due to the presence of Emerson. PROBE began to investigate the BEAGLE project after a series of deaths involving missing organs — much like the death of the guard in 1975 — including that of the visiting Dr Lancaster. After Quilter's death while under questioning, Rutherford called to the home of Quilter to pay his respects. There, Emerson held Rutherford captive while he revived the body of Quilter, perhaps intending to harvest Rutherford's organs to help the process. Only the intervention of Liz and Col Ackroyd saved t