Who Killed Kennedy ( novel ) Who Killed Kennedy was a DWU novel published by Virgin Books . It was written by David Bishop . It is often considered by fans to be a part of the Virgin Missing Adventures series , although it was released as a standalone novel without ties to any of Virgin ' s ranges . " Who Killed Kennedy " was the first true Doctor - lite novel . It revolved around how journalist James Stevens ' investigations into the Kennedy assassination led him into the world of the Doctor . This allowed the author to explore a number of televised stories from the perspective of a neutral observer , much as the character of Elton Pope would later be used in the television story " Love & Monsters " . The book is further notable — perhaps even infamous — for a subplot involving the attempted rape , near - wedding and murder of former companion Dodo Chaplet . However , this aspect of the story has often been conflated with aspects of " The Man in the Velvet Mask " . As a result , many fans wrongly believe that " Kennedy " tells the story of Dodo dying from syphilis — something that never happens in either book . Stylistically , author David Bishop unusually attempts to present the story as genuine journalism . In pursuit of realism , he even allows Stevens front cover credit for writing the book . Publisher ' s summary . The shocking secret linking a Time Lord and a President . President John F . Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas , Texas on 22 November , 1963 . Now , the publication of this volume reveals frightening new information about the assassination , the real reasons why the President of the United States had to die and an incredible plan to save the man known as JFK ! These stunning revelations involve an ultra - secret military force disguised as a minor off - shoot of the United Nations and an international terrorist leader who has twice brought the world to the brink of nuclear conflict . For more than three decades the public has been fed lies , half - truths and misinformation . Now — despite government attempts to halt the publication of this volume — the complete , shocking story can be told . Read the book they tried to ban ! Plot . October 1969 . James Stevens is a " Daily Chronicle " writer , obsessed with the John F . Kennedy assassination . He is annoyed today that he has to answer the phone . The caller is a man named Mullins , a porter at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital , trying to sell the newspaper a news story . The day before , there was a heatwave across Essex and meteorite s fell in Oxley Woods . Furthermore , a man with inhuman blood was found in the woods . Stevens soon found himself driving to Essex in one of the " Chronicle " s vehicles . He arrived to find the hospital swarmed with news reporters , as well as members of UNIT . They were met at the door by Captain Munro , who informed them that he could tell them nothing about the man or why they were there . Stevens noted as a brigadier and his female aide walked into the hospital . Minutes later , James saw the Brigadier driving away , avoiding their questions . Noticing the hospital ' s phone was in use , James went to a pub to call the paper . He returned to the register , where he turned the apparently boring story into an eighteen - page - long " sexy " article " of deadly debris from space and sinister cover - up scaremongering " . At 7 : 00 p . m , he was ready to go home , but was hesitant , due to his unhappy relationship with his wife , Natasha . The next day , he was surprised to see the word " UNIT " had been replaced with the phrase " the authorities " instead . He asked who had done this and learned that an editor had changed it right before it went out . He was also shocked to see all of the other newspapers reacting with stories covering up the scene , calling the inhuman blood a " . . . prank gone wrong . . . " Soon after , however , he received a phone call from an telling him that someone tried to kidnap the alleged alien man . He called around and found one nurse who had seen the incident . She told him she had heard a gunshot and had looked outside , but had been warned to keep quiet . She refused to tell him any more and hung up . He soon realised that the target for this story shouldn ' t be the man , but UNIT . He went to the reference library , but was surprised to find that both " UNIT " and " Lethbridge - Stewart , Alistair Gordon " had folders , but each were empty , as if the contents had been removed . The following day , one of the most infamous terrorist attacks of the 1960s occurred . During the early hours of Black Thursday , terrorists began attacking helpless citizens in the street . They also turned off all power and disabled TV and radio stations , cutting off media . If the attacks had not stopped within the hour , the terrorists might have achieved their goal . Stevens was late that day , and was shocked when told of the incident . Unlike his fellow reporters , he doubted the story , as it claimed there were only a few terrorists out of the hundreds of attackers . Despite this , the paper continued to print the official government story . Throughout the week , however , many people called the paper claiming to have been attacked by shop window dummies . This was written off with the heading " Black Thursday Brings Mass Hysteria " . November 1969 . Things soon return to normal . Stevens has become the correspondent for the upcoming Mars Probe flights that would occur soon . Inspired by Britain ' s increasing space program , James begins writing a new column for the paper on scientific breakthroughs , and starts off by interviewing Ralph Cornish and Professor J . P . Kettlewell . He also had an appointment scheduled with Frederick Masters , but that was cancelled because Masters was unavailable . The next day , a virus spreads through London . In the middle of the chaos , Stevens receives another call from . He tells him that Frederick Masters had been the first to die from the plague sweeping London . Stevens receives Wenley Moor ' s phone number from the tipper , and calls the Research Centre . The Brigadier answers , but on discovering Stevens is a reporter , demands to know how he got this number before hanging up . Stevens is still able to write a good story , and the next day the " Chronicle " is surrounded by reporters . Apparently , his story had caused controversy in the government . Two officials already planned to quit . That night , he and his friends go to a bar to celebrate . Stevens ends up sleeping with a red - haired girl he meets , named Natasha . Stevens returns home after his one - night - stand with the stranger . His wife , Natasha Stevens , is infuriated that he was home late , having made him a meal to celebrate that she may have been pregnant . He became enraged at her , since he had said that he had not wanted kids . He angrily left the house . Stevens then decided that it was time to research further into this UNIT group . . . December 1969 . The Mars " Recovery 7 " went up into space to retrieve " Mars Probe 7 " . It lost communication for a brief while , and came down without anyone in it . Days later , a second recovery mission went up , and Stevens then noticed Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart at the Space Centre on his TV set . After finally receiving the permission to investigate UNIT , he finds a link between the group and C19 , another group , which served as a link between UNIT and the government . In his research , Stevens soon found that UNIT also had an address , and he ventured there to try and meet the brigadier . He had no such luck . After his trip to UNIT H . Q . , Stevens began getting threatening mail and phone calls . Information was harder to get , and one day someone called suggesting he stop , or else he may end up in " the Glasshouse . " The phone calls also soon began being sent to Natasha , who was informed that the caller had " . . . personal habits [ of James ] she might find very revealing . " Stevens compared stories with his wife , and soon discovered that C19 had been trying to threaten him . Stevens decided to investigate the group further . Unable to talk to most of his previous contacts anymore , Stevens found only one individual willing to talk him , a local fashion photographer infamous for her stories of an alien invasion , Isobel Watkins . Most had denounced her as a fraud , including Stevens , but he was interested in the fact that she also claimed UNIT and the Brigadier were involved in her invasion . Stevens is shocked to discover that Isobel is not only not a raving insane person , but is also pretty and intelligent . She tells him of the alien invasion that she had witnessed , and describes the people she saw there , including the Brigadier , Zoe , Jamie and Doctor John Smith , or just " the Doctor . " Stevens shows the most interest in the Doctor . Walking home , Stevens notices a C19 car parked across the street from Isobel ' s house and runs — fearing that he is being followed . January 1970 . Stevens spent most of January 1970 secretly researching UNIT and placing it into a timeline , entitled " The UNIT Dossier . " February 1970 . After typing his three - thousand word essay on UNIT , James returns to work on the newspaper . He renames his science column " Bad Science , " due to all of the mistakes in science projects that had happened recently . He soon discovers another science project that had failed called the Inferno Project . In a pursuit of what had happened there , Stevens tracks down Greg Sutton who , after becoming drunk , tells about how the Inferno project had failed . He also tells him about another man named " Doctor John Smith " who had claimed to have gone to a parallel universe where the Inferno Project had caused the destruction of the planet . More shocking is that this man ' s appearance matches that of the individual who went up in the second " Recovery 7 " mission to save " Mars Probe 7 " . Shortly before publishing the first section of " Bad Science " , Stevens once more receives a call from his . The tipper had called to congratulate Stevens on a job well done recently , but he hangs up once Stevens mentions C19 and the Glasshouse . The next day , Stevens is shocked to find that his article has been pulled . He finds that his friend Michael had been trying to salvage it by rewriting , but with no success . He was sent to the editor ' s room , where he was offered a double - raise , and up to £50 , 000 on the spot if he hands over all his evidence from his UNIT article . He refuses , and is fired automatically . He soon receives a call from the man from C19 who had been threatening him , who tells him that a surprise awaits him at home . Stevens arrived at home to discover that his notes and tape reels had been thrown amongst the room . On his bed he finds images of him with the woman he had a one - night stand with , with Natasha ' s handwriting written over it : " HOW COULD YOU ? " Stevens tries to call Natasha , but she hangs up after admitting that she is pregnant . Worried , Stevens begins a trip to Castle Howarth to talk to Natasha . This is a long and cold journey , with all of the schools in that area shut down . A blizzard breaks out , and Stevens accidentally crashes his car into a tree . He walks the rest of the way . Upon arriving Stevens meets Natasha ' s father , Lord Howarth , who tells him that the divorce papers have already been processed , and that if he ever talks to Natasha again , Howarth will have him killed . Stevens begins to protest , but before he can Howarth begins beating him up , to the point what he can barely move . The police arrive to beat him up and to take him to a hospital . He sees a pregnant Natasha weeping before blacking out . He does not wake for thirty - six hours , and does not leave the hospital for another week . He decides to continue on his search for the truth about UNIT . April 1970 . After finding a new home to live in during March , Stevens began his work as a freelance writer in April . Despite the " Daily Chronicle " ' s attempts to ruin his name , he still won an award for his journalism , and was able to begin his new carrier , hearing enthusiasm from " Metropolitan " ' s editor Sally Lincoln . Following his success , he is commissioned to write a book , also entitled " Bad Science " , based on his newspaper articles . The book , although not yet released , is having record - breaking preorders , and Stevens begins considering new ideas . He tells Henry Spencer , the person who commissioned the last book , that he had had two new book ideas , a sequel to " Bad Science " , and a book on the mystery of JFK ' s murder and the possible outcomes of it if he had lived entitled " What if JFK Had Lived " , cashing in on both the anniversary and the controvoursey behind Edward Kennedy ' s accidental killing of Mary Jo Kopechne . Stevens begins writing the two books , which come together in the deal . He finds out many new interesting stories about UNIT , including that they recalled a batch of plastic flowers , but was forced to put these aside as his " Kennedy " novel ' s deadline became closer . June - November 1970 . The " Bad Science " book is printed just around an election , and many news publishers criticises his book for trying to change the election . After a show where he talked off Alex MacIntosh , he goes to a bar with an old friend named Vincent Mortimer , who tells him that if he ever needs a TV appearance , just to call him . Due to both the publicity of " Bad Science " and the research and writing of his JFK book , Stevens became behind on his UNIT papers . Four months after turning his second book in , however , Stevens is able to continue to work on his research . He is able to contact Martha , a worker at the Ministry of Science who is able to give him access to the first viewing of the Keller Process after he " makes it worth her while . " Three days later , he goes to see the process in action . There he sees for the first time one of the " Doctor " operatives and his companion . He witnesses and notes as the Doctor continuously interrupts Professor Kettering , mocking the Keller Machine during its presentation . Stevens keeps an active transcript . He sees the machine acting upon a patient , only this time failing , causing the patient to begin twitching in pain . The scientists are dismissed , but Stevens stays , pretending to study the Keller Machine , but actually listening to the Doctor , who tells Kettering that he believes the Keller machine to be the kind of unearthly evil that UNIT looks into . After the Doctor had left , a guard threw Stevens out . Bothered by the Keller Machine , Stevens began researching it . Not two days later , riots began breaking out and Kettering was dead . He contacted Sally Lincoln , who agreed to print his story in the " Metropolitan . " It was a popular scheme amongst newspapers to print shocking reports that were only barely outlined , so that other newspapers would do further research , thus giving the original high - praise . In an attempt to learn more about UNIT , Stevens also name - dropped Glasshouse , in hopes that someone would contact him about it . December 1970 . For several weeks , Stevens receives multiple calls about hypnotism , including one from an old lady who claims not only that she was attacked by a killer plastic flower , but also that " Atropa belladonna " — or Deadly Nightshade — was not very deadly at all . He nearly gives up on Glasshouse , until one day he receives a letter from a resident who writes in halting , hesitant scrawl , yet still answers many questions he needed answered about Glasshouse . The name left was " Dodo " , and it had a phone number left for contact . Stevens calls the number , and discovers it belongs to a homeless shelter . There he eventually gets a hold of Dodo , who at first doesn ' t remember writing the letter , but eventually does . She agrees to meet him at a Café . The next day , Stevens waits for nearly an hour at the Café before deciding to leave . That is when he meets Dodo , who tells him her story . She suffers from blackouts and memory - loss , and she often has flashbacks to scenes which could not possibly have happened to her , such as being in the old west , meeting one - eyed monsters , and seeing giant dolls dance around her . This all first started to happen to her on C - Day , and since then she had suffered from blackouts and often woke up in hospitals . One day they put her in a psychiatric hospital . She has memories of shock therapy . Before she can finish her story past there , she breaks down in tears and Stevens takes her home to his office , agreeing to get her home by 6 : 00 , otherwise she won ' t have a bed to sleep in . They went to his house , and eventually they return to the discussion , with Stevens taping the conversation . Dodo explains that she was put in a mixed - sex ward for the mentally insane , and one day one of the men had tried to rape her . She had kicked his head , causing him to fall against the wall and crack it open ; the man dying as a result . The tape recorder clicks , indicating the tape was full . Stevens asks Dodo if she was hungry , telling her that it had passed six , and agreeing to her staying at his house . He lets her take a shower whilst he cooks dinner . Outside the bathroom door he places some of Natasha ' s clothes , which he figures will fit her . He eventually returns to knock on the door , astonished to see her come out fully transformed , in a simple blue dress . They eat dinner and discuss their childhoods , avoiding talking about Glasshouse entirely . The next day , Dodo and James continue their discussion on Glasshouse . Dodo had been sent there after she had killed the other patient , and had been strapped to a bed for her entire time spent there . She had been interrogated by a , who had constantly asked her about a doctor . She had presumed he meant the one who had given her shock - therapy , but bringing that up only made him more mad . One day after she began yelling that she wanted to be left alone , she was released , with the " evil man " telling her that she was well - trained , but that he would silence her . She had been here not seven months before , yet still could not remember where it is or any more details . She had been homeless since then . That night , James asks Dodo to stay and live with him , and Dodo agrees , as long as she gets to pull her own weight , put away his unopened packages , and gets to leave whenever she wants . Before entry went to their separate rooms , Dodo kissed James on the cheek . Dodo spends a fortnight working on on the house , repainting the ceiling and putting up new wallpaper . He returns home early one day , to find the house completely transformed . They go out to celebrate , and come home after drinking too much wine . Dodo finds her room much too dense with paint fumes to sleep in , and states that she has to now sleep on the couch . James is tempted to say something , but does not want to ruin their friendship . James goes to the bathroom , and when he emerges he finds Dodo trying to undo her dress . He helps her do so , and when he has , she asks him to help undo her bra as well . January - March 1971 . James goes to meet up with a source code - named " Cassandra . " He tells James about an incident where UNIT had been called in to the Nuton Power Complex to fight off terrorists . James soon realises that his book about UNIT was going nowhere , and that he needed to start it soon . Just when he was going to , he receives a call from Elisabeth Shaw , who he had been trying to contact for some time . She agrees to meet with him if he comes up to Cambridge . After celebrating the new chance to meet someone who worked at UNIT , James and Dodo return home to find that it had been broken into and ransacked . He , however , discovered that all his important files were still in his floor - safe . James leaves for Cambridge , where he meets Liz , who informs him that she can only confirm or deny what he has to ask her . He learns that she was a part of many of the events he researched in his book , although how he did not learn . When he mentions C19 , she looked shocked . She tells him that she did not support the group , and that UNIT spoke to the government through C19 . She threatens to leave if he does not change the topic , due to past bad memories with C19 . Liz also warns James that she believes that he has been misinterpreting UNIT , and that UNIT are actually the good of the government . She eventually leaves , and Stevens is approached by a C19 thug , who beats him up and tells him that he will be killed if he continues to research the organisation . May 1971 . " to be added " Characters . Other characters . UNIT personnel BBC Howarth family Newspaper employees Government officials Individuals connected to Black Thursday Individuals connected to the Inferno Project Individuals connected to Stangmoor Prison Alien invaders Unspecified Doctor