When the Doctor released Medok from his cell, the Pilot accepted his ignorance of the law and had him and his companions sent to visit the pits instead to learn more about the colony. When the Doctor was found with Medok, the Pilot was unable to accept that they had seen Macra but believed Medok's claim the Doctor had been trying to make him give himself up. He oversaw the attempts to "correct" Medok but, when he resisted, sent him to the pits for life.