Mosley used Dr. Holford—a fellow fascist—to convince Tommy he was dying, hoping Tommy would take his own life to avoid a slow deterioration.
A recurring theme is that Tommy "died" in the tunnels of WWI in 1918, and everything since has been "borrowed time". [S6E4] Why Is Tommy Still Alive?
Beyond the medical fake-out, Tommy’s survival is also tied to his character's "immortality" through the war. Mosley used Dr