Dr. Who POWER OF THE DALEKS Season 4 - 6 Episodes William Hartnell had been playing the part of the Doctor for three years (1963-1966) but the work schedule had caused his health to grow steadily worse and in the end it was clear that he had to leave the show for not only was it getting harder for Hartnell to act but also the illness has caused him to fluff his lines more than usual. If Doctor Who was going to survive, it would mean that another actor would have to take over the role. Could the public be persuaded that it was the same character? Producer, Innis Lloyd, chose Patrick Troughton for the role from a list which included Ron Moody (up again for the 4th Doctor) and Sir Michael Hordern. For this task it was decided that the Daleks will make a reappearance to launch the Second Doctor's stories and to show the public that while the Doctor has changed, nothing else about the show was any different. The setting for this story was Vulcan, now famously known as the home of Star Trek's Mr Spock. This story was made and recorded before the name of Spock's planet was mentioned in Star Trek. A clever idea was that the Doctor wasn't sure exactly who he was and also caused his two companions - Ben (Michael Craze) and Polly (Anneke Wills) to be suspicious of the new arrival. But over the story, the Doctor sees who he is and about the evil of the Daleks. The Time: Far into the future The Place: An Earth Colony, Planet Vulcan The new Doctor, leading a puzzled and frightened Ben and Polly, lands the TARDIS on Vulcan, where he takes the identity of a murdered Examiner (offical investigator) from Earth to examine a strange capule that had been found in one of the mercury pools on the planet surface. Inside the capule, the Colony's scientist and the Doctor finds three dead Daleks and despite the Doctor's warnings the Colonists activate the Daleks which claim that they wish to become servants to the Colonists. Only the Doctor and his friends know the evil intelligence inside the Daleks but the Colony isn't without its own problems. The security officer has plans to take over the colony, rebels to the Colony's leader are massing for an attack and everybody is eager to use the Daleks for their own ends.... But the Daleks has different ideas and have their own agenda....... _________________________________________________________________ POWER OF THE DALEKS Written by DAVID WHITAKER _________________________________________________________________ TARDIS interior (this scene appears at the conclusion of The Tenth Planet episode 4) Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor is regenerating. Ben and Polly watch in amazement as the frail old man changes into a younger figure ... POLLY: Hey Ben ... look at it! BEN: He's breathing ... and the TARDIS seems to be normal. POLLY: Ben, what are we going to do? We can't just leave the Doctor there. BEN: Him? The Doctor? POLLY: Well that's who came through the doors - there was no one else outside. Ben, do you remember what he said in the tracking room? Something about 'This old body of mine is wearing a bit thin ...' BEN: So he gets himself a new one? POLLY: Well, yes. BEN: Do me a favour! POLLY: Well, whatever happened, happened in here. BEN: But it's impossible! POLLY: You know we've been saying that about a lot of things ... The stranger on the floor moans. Ben and Polly look down, and notice that the stranger is slowly opening his eyes. The small man struggles to sit up, but immediately clasps his head as he is inflicted by a searing pain. The stranger looks at Ben and Polly, but his vision is distorted from the effect of his transformation. Continuing to hold his throbbing head, the stranger begins to mutter. DOCTOR: Slower ... concentrate on one thing ... one thing ... The Doctor peers in concentration at the TARDIS console. Gradually, the panel of knobs, dials and levers focus clearly in his eyes. Relieved, the Doctor smiles broadly. DOCTOR: It's over. Clearing his throat It's over. The Doctor staggers to his feet, and grabs hold of the TARDIS console to steady himself. He glances over the TARDIS controls, and operates a number of controls. BEN: Doctor? Ben and Polly hear the familiar sound of dematerialisation. The Doctor staggers against the console a second time, causing his ring to fall from his finger. It clatters on to the floor. Completely ignoring the ring, the Doctor removes his predecessor's cloak, revealing an assortment of oversized clothes (giving the Doctor a very tramp-like appearance). Sighting the TARDIS' storage chest, the Doctor painfully hobbles over to it. DOCTOR: Muttering to himself The muscles are still a bit tight... Ben and Polly watch in confusion as the Doctor pokes his head into the chest, and begins to rummage through the contents. BEN: What are we going to do? POLLY: It is the Doctor, I know it is ... I think. BEN: Not only his face has changed - he doesn't even act like him. Come on, it's time we sorted this out. Ben walks over to confront the 'stranger', but only succeeds in having a mirror thrust into his hands by the stranger. BEN: Now look here ... DOCTOR: Hold that. Thank you very much. As Ben obeys the Doctor's order, the Doctor stares deep into the mirror. At first he sees an image of his current face. But suddenly this changes into an image of his predecessor. The Doctor stares at the image in confusion. The image eventually turns back to that of his current self. Grunting in satisfaction, the Doctor begins to search through his pockets. BEN: Referring to the mirror Well, have you done with it? DOCTOR: Put it down ... put it down. BEN: Now, what's the game? Ignoring Ben, the Doctor pulls out an ornamental dagger from one of his pockets. He examines the object thoughtfully. DOCTOR: The Crusades, from Saladin. The Doctor was a great collector wasn't he! POLLY: But you're the Doctor! DOCTOR: Oh, I don't know about that ... BEN: Who are we? DOCTOR: Don't you know? The Doctor places the dagger back in pocket, and then brings out a dull-looking piece of metal. A look of fear appears on his face... DOCTOR: Extermination ... Ben and Polly look at each in mutual puzzlement. The Doctor replaces the metal back in his pocket, and gives a cry of joy when he discovers a magnifying glass. Peering through the magnifying glass, the Doctor studies his hands. DOCTOR: Very good...nails need growing... Ben picks up the ring from the floor. BEN: Now look, the Doctor always wore this. So if you're him, it should fit now, shouldn't it? Ben grabs the Doctor's hand, and slips the ring on. However, the ring is far too big for the Doctor's finger. BEN: There - that settles it. DOCTOR: I'd like to see a butterfly fit into a chrysalis case after it spreads its wings. POLLY: Then you did change! DOCTOR: Life depends on change ... and renewal. BEN: Sarcastically Oh so that's it, you've been renewed have you? DOCTOR: Taking Ben's remark seriously I've been renewed have I? That's it, I've been renewed! It's part of the TARDIS - without it, I couldn't survive. The Doctor rushes back to the storage chest, and begins to search through the vast array of items. BEN: Come here! The Doctor completely ignores Ben as he continues to search. DOCTOR: The Doctor kept a diary, didn't he? POLLY: Yes. DOCTOR: I thought so. I wonder where...I wonder where... Ben and Polly watch silently as the Doctor pockets a number of objects, sometimes chuckling to himself with childish glee. POLLY: He's a very different Doctor, Ben. BEN: Yeah, maybe. Just where do we stand, though? Suddenly, an expression of joy appears on the Doctor's face, as he pulls a tattered recorder from the storage box. He immediately blows a short tune on the recorder, while shuffling a few steps of a dance at the same time. At the conclusion of the tune, the Doctor deposits the recorder into a pocket, and resumes the search of the storage chest. He pulls out another object - his 500 year diary. He starts to flick through the pages. POLLY: Doctor, Doctor .. what's going to happen to us? DOCTOR: I think ... I think we must have landed for sometime. I think it's time we went for a stroll. The Doctor grabs a tall-peaked hat from the chest, and places it on his head. With his eyes firmly placed on the diary's contents, the Doctor walks over to the console and flicks a switch. The TARDIS doors glide open. Continuing to read the diary, the Doctor walks out of the TARDIS. POLLY: But you don't know where we've landed! BEN: You haven't checked the oxygen, the temperature, or anything! DOCTOR: Not looking up from the diary Oxygen density 172, radiation nil, temperature 86, strong suggestion of mercury deposits. Satisfied, Ben? Now, are you two coming or are you not? POLLY: He does know us! He said 'Ben', didn't you hear him? BEN: Yeah, I heard. He might just have been copying you though, mightn't he? ********** TARDIS exterior The TARDIS has landed in a rough, mist-covered landscape. The ground is littered with rock formations and small bubbling pools of liquid. At regular intervals, a small spray of liquid is emitted from one of the pools, causing the rocks to be covered by a small silver filament. Oblivious to the surroundings, the Doctor strolls by one of the pools, his concentration completely on the diary. The Doctor strolls directly towards a small pool of hissing mercury, apparently unaware of the danger. Just as he is about to step into the pool, he stops abruptly, and turns a page of his diary. He laughs as he reads the contents of the diary. DOCTOR: Shouting back Are you coming you two? Without looking where he is walking, the Doctor continues around the pool. He is able to successfully traverse the edge of the pool without even glancing up. The Doctor's concentration is interrupted when he detects the sounds of movement ahead. The Doctor looks up, and notices a medium-sized rock blocking his path. Pulling a tape measure from one of his pockets, the Doctor measure the rock. He then taps his legs mischievously. DOCTOR: Time I put you through some tests I think! The Doctor moves back a short distance, carefully studying the rock in front of him. Suddenly, he breaks into a run, and successfully leap-frogs the rock. A man in a space tunic strolls into view... THE EXAMINER: Hello? Hello? Is there anyone there? Hello? Hello? Why don't they come? Noticing the Doctor Ah, so you've come at last. I'm from Earth. I'm the Examin... Suddenly, a shot rings out. The Examiner collapses at the Doctor's feet, mortally wounded. The Doctor glances around his surroundings in startled surprise. He is about to rush behind the rock, when he looks back to the victim on the ground. Realising that the man could still be alive, the Doctor cautiously moves towards the body and kneels next to it. His worst suspicions are confirmed - the man is dead. The Doctor notices a badge attached to the dead man's uniform. He removes his predecessor's wire-rimmed spectacles from a pocket, and places them on. However, when the Doctor attempts to examine the badge, all he sees is a misty blur. Realising that his new incarnation has no need for spectacles, the Doctor removes the glasses, and places them back in his pocket. The Doctor then turns his attention back to the Badge. DOCTOR: Earth Examiner ... Accord every access ... Vulcan ... As the Doctor searches the Examiner's body for further information, a figure begins to move in. The figure is wearing a shiny silver suit and a large helmet, which completely obscures the stranger's appearance. The stranger raises a futuristic-looking pistol to the Doctor's back. Suddenly, Ben's voice shatters the silence. BEN: Doctor! Where are you? The Doctor turns around as he hears Ben's voice. The assassin quickly steps behind a nearby rock, but the Doctor has detected the movement. The Doctor turns towards the rock, but the stranger has disappeared. Behind the rock, the stranger reverse his hold on the pistol - he now intends to use it as a bludgeon... Meanwhile, Ben and Polly have emerged from the TARDIS, and are closely examining one of the mercury pools. Both are oblivious to the fumes slowly drifting up from the active mercury geyser. BEN: Blimey, it's hot! POLLY: Do you think the air's like this everywhere? BEN: Nah - might be just around here. Don't want too many lung fulls though, I know that. Here, when I was a kid, we used to live opposite a brewery, and you could take a walk and get tipsy all in one go! Polly kneels next to the pool for a closer look. POLLY: It's beautiful. BEN: No, don't touch it Polly! POLLY: I wasn't going to. BEN: Quicksilver gets through the pores. Where's that Doctor, or whoever he is, got to ... As Ben looks around for the Doctor, a jet of steam is suddenly emitted from the mercury geyser. It sprays all over Polly's face. She coughs and splutters. BEN: What's the matter? Polly! As Ben kneels next to her, Polly suddenly falls unconscious and collapses against him. Ben cries out. BEN: Hey, Doctor ... or whoever you are. Quick, something's happened to Polly! The Doctor, still holding the Examiner's badge, glances around his surroundings in alarm. BEN: Quick, over here! The Doctor strides towards Ben's voice, but unbeknown to the Doctor, this brings him closer to the helmetted stranger. The figure suddenly emerges from behind the rock, and strikes the Doctor on the head with the pistol. The Doctor is knocked unconscious. In the Doctor's motionless hand, the stranger carefully places a button. The stranger then proceeds to drag the Examiner's body away. Meanwhile, Ben is trying to lift Polly to her feet. Suddenly, another jet of toxic vapour is emitted from the mercury geyser. Like Polly, Ben begins to cough and splutter. Slowly, he fades into unconsciousness. Ben's last vision is of a white-suited figure approaching, with a pistol held firmly in his hand... Two more white-suited figures have discovered the Doctor. The younger of the two is Quinn, while the older man is Bragen. Pretending to be unconscious, the Doctor listens as Bragen walks over to Quinn. QUINN: Ah, so there you are. What have you got there? BRAGEN: My people have found two more of them down by the pool. QUINN: Indicating the Doctor This one's got a nasty bruise on the back of his head. Fallen over his feet, and knocked himself out, I suppose. BRAGEN: I suppose so. QUINN: Why don't they use the kit we send them? BRAGEN: The other two have had a rather bad dose of the fumes - the girl has anyway. QUINN: Girl? BRAGEN: Yes, but she'll recover. QUINN: These comic opera guards of yours do have some uses after all. BRAGEN: I pick them for their physical fitness chiefly. QUINN: I thought it wasn't for their IQ. Give me a hand with the Examiner, will you. I wonder why Earth has chosen to send an Examiner to Vulcan? Just now, I mean. BRAGEN: I don't know. QUINN: A mystery, isn't it? He isn't due for another two years. Meanwhile, Ben is slowly recovering from the effects of the fumes. Quinn walks over towards him. QUINN: How do you feel? We saw your rocket overshoot the landing area. Now don't worry - most of the ships from Earth do over-shoot. I'm Quinn, Deputy Governor. BRAGEN: Bragen, Head of Security. QUINN: Let's get all back shall we? I'll take the girl. BRAGEN: To two guards OK, you two, help carry the other indicating the Doctor. Quinn grins at Bragen. As soon as Quinn turns his back, Bragen directs a look of hatred towards Quinn... BRAGEN: Turning back to Ben I suppose you Earth people can't wait to examine Lesterson's space capsule? BEN: Eh? One of the guards picks up the Doctor's 'unconscious' body. Ben is surprised when the Doctor's eyes suddenly open, wink at him, and then close again. ********** Lesterson's laboratory Lesterson is sitting in his laboratory polishing a dull-coloured piece of metal. A large space capsule dominates one side of the laboratory. Lesterson's assistant, Janley, walks into the room. JANLEY: Lesterson. LESTERSON: Look at this. JANLEY: They've just brought in an Examiner from Earth, and a couple of assistants. LESTERSON: An Examiner? What's he here for? JANLEY: I thought you'd know. LESTERSON: It's the capsule, it must be. Well, he can't stop me working on it, I assure you that... JANLEY: Could anyone? LESTERSON: The Governor's always been difficult about it. But surely they wouldn't send someone all the way from Earth just to... JANLEY: Look, what about the meeting? LESTERSON: Meeting? JANLEY: Yes - I've arranged everything. Can we still use the old rocket room? LESTERSON: Yes, I suppose so. But I do wish you wouldn't get mixed up with these pressure groups, Janley. JANLEY: Somebody has to do something. The colony's running down and you know it. LESTERSON: I'm too busy. JANLEY: If we ran things, you'd have better facilities, more money. I wish you'd take an interest. LESTERSON: Now look, I don't mind letting you have the use of one of my rooms now and again, Janley, but don't try to involve me. This is what I find important. Two hundred years in a mercury swamp. (indicating the piece of metal): And this piece of metal just dropped from it. Look - a couple of minutes polishing and it's as good as new. JANLEY: Bored Wonderful. LESTERSON: Rain, damp, heat, mercury - nothing touches this metal. No corrosion Janley, think of that alone. JANLEY: Well, I hope the Examiner lets you go on with your experiments. Frankly, I doubt it ... I think the Governor's brought the Examiner here to stop you opening the capsule. You should join our group, Lesterson. You might need us one day ... Janley strides from the room. Lesterson watches her leave, a worried expression on his face. ********** Guest quarters The Doctor, Ben and Polly have been left to rest in a small room. The Doctor is blowing absent-mindedly on his recorder. BEN: So the murdered man was the real Examiner then? Nodding, the Doctor blows a series of notes on the recorder. BEN: And did you see who did it? The Doctor shakes his head, blowing a high-pitched note. Polly holds out the button for all to see. POLLY: The Doctor got this button though ... BEN: Well, I think it's pretty dull around here - I don't know why we don't just go back to the TARDIS. The Doctor again shakes his head, blowing a high-pitched note. POLLY: Doctor, are you going to let them think you're the real Examiner? The Doctor nods mischievously, blowing a "Yes" note on the recorder. POLLY: Won't that be dangerous? The Doctor pauses, and then blows a "Yes" sequence of notes. BEN: Why don't you stop blowing that thing and talk to us properly? Ben suddenly reaches forward and snatches the recorder from the Doctor's hands. POLLY: Ben! BEN: Now don't you start - it's bad enough with him! POLLY: He hasn't done anything... BEN: Yeah, and that's just the trouble! He knows what happened back at the TARDIS - but will he tell us? Will he come out and say? Will he admit to being the Doctor? Ben shakes his head, and in mimicking the Doctor, blows a variety of tuneless notes. At that moment, there is a knock on the door. BEN: Come in. Bragen and Hensell, the Governor of Vulcan, walk into the room. HENSELL: I am Hensell, the Governor. I trust you're all feeling much better? The Doctor takes the button from Polly and pockets it. BEN: I've felt worse, Governor... HENSELL: If Earth had seen fit to warn us you were coming, we might possibly have been able to guide you down to the landing area. DOCTOR: If Earth didn't warn you we were coming, Governor, they must have had a very good reason. I wonder what it was? HENSELL: Now look here - I run this Colony. I'm entitled to know, why you have come to Vulcan? What is your brief? DOCTOR: I am the Examiner ... HENSELL: Why are you here? DOCTOR: To examine. And I intend to start my examinations at once! The Doctor suddenly moves forward and examines Bragen's uniform. He ignores the look of puzzlement on Bragen's face. HENSELL: Someone's leaked reports about these Rebel Groups - that's it, isn't it? DOCTOR: Your turn, Governor... The Doctor moves across to scrutinize the Governor's uniform. BRAGEN: There is Lesterson's capsule... HENSELL: Internal affairs are my business, Bragen. Please don't interfere! The Doctor seems satisfied with Hensell's uniform and moves back to study Bragen again... DOCTOR: Please go on. Hensell continues talking, but the Doctor looks at Bragen, as if he wishes Bragen to explain. HENSELL: The capsule - it was found in a mercury swamp - must have been here for centuries ... DOCTOR: For centuries? HENSELL: For centuries before the Earth colony arrived. I felt it might be dangerous, it might contain bacteria... DOCTOR: I shall examine the capsule later, you may leave us. HENSELL: I shall look forward to your report. Bragen, see that the Examiner and his party get some proper clothes, will you? Hensell, Bragen, and the rest of colonists leave. The Doctor slumps on to a bed. DOCTOR: Grouchily We are wearing proper clothes! As soon as the door closes, the Doctor places the recorder to his lips, and starts playing. BEN: Oh, how did he get that thing back again? That was a bit of a cheek, wasn't it? Seeing if the Governor was the guy you got the button off? POLLY: Doctor? When he was talking to you, you were staring at the other man... DOCTOR: Yes, very rude of me wasn't it - terrible manners. To tell you the truth I was studying his reaction, seeing if he agreed with the story. BEN: Did he? DOCTOR: Must have a look at that capsule... BEN: Now, you want to watch out you don't take this Examiner stuff a bit too far... DOCTOR: Our answers must come from that mercury swamp. BEN: Well, at least one bloke ain't going to be fooled. DOCTOR: When Bragen found us, he definitely said space capsule... BEN: Look, you're not going to fool the guy who did the real Examiner in! But the Doctor is lost in his own thoughts. Ben sighs in exasperation as the Doctor blows a slow tune on the recorder... ********** Corridor In a corridor nearby, Bragen is pinning up a notice on a board. Quinn strides up, clearly agitated. QUINN: Bragen! What's all this nonsense about having to have a pass to see the Examiner? BRAGEN: It's the Governor's idea. QUINN: Surely it doesn't apply to me? BRAGEN: It's not my order, Quinn. I expect the Governor wants to keep people away from him. QUINN: It sounded like one of your red-tape ideas. BRAGEN: It had nothing to do with me. QUINN: Right! Frustrated, Quinn walks away, but almost collides with Janley as she hurries around a corner. QUINN: Sorry, Janley. JANLEY: My fault. QUINN: Are you all right? JANLEY: Yes. Lesterson's just cleared me out of his lab. Is the Examiner going to let him open the capsule? QUINN: I don't know. I'm on my way there now, if I can push past Bragen's army of layabouts. Janley touches Quinn's left sleeve, which is missing a button... ********** Lesterson's laboratory Later, in Lesterson's laboratory, the Doctor studies the strange capsule. The others watch on in anticipation. The Doctor notices the piece of metal that Lesterson was polishing. He picks it up, with a concerned expression on his face. DOCTOR: Where did you get this? LESTERSON: It dropped from the capsule. DOCTOR: Dropped? LESTERSON: Yes, when it was being hauled into the laboratory. Don't you see, this metal could revolutionise space travel. That's why I'm insisting that we open it. Who knows what other marvels there may be inside? HENSELL: But Lesterson, I didn't think you could open it. LESTERSON: I have a theory...I'm convinced that the opening mechanism on the other side is either here...or here. While Lesterson is occupied, the Doctor pulls out the piece of metal he was studying in the TARDIS. His concern increases as he compares it with Lesterson's piece. Polly and Ben exchange puzzled looks. LESTERSON: Indicating the doorway to the capsule Now, my theory is that I can insert a laser ray in this ridge here. The ray spreads, fusing the opening device and gets us in. HENSELL: Examiner, I shall have to make it your responsibility. DOCTOR: A laser? Why not? It shouldn't be too difficult. The blow torch has already been set up in front of the capsule. Lesterson switches on the torch, causing a small beam of light to shine into the entrance area. Nothing happens. LESTERSON: Well, we'll try the other side. Lesterson shines the flame on the right side of the door. Suddenly, there is a crackle from within. The hatchway door falls open. Everyone rushes forward simultaneously to stare into the capsule. The Doctor and Lesterson cautiously step through the entrance door, and into a small empty compartment. LESTERSON: A bit disappointing... DOCTOR: Not really. This is just an entry bay, isn't it? LESTERSON: Yes, I suppose so. The Doctor moves to one of the metal walls and discovers a thin opening in it. However, he remains silent... HENSELL: This doesn't get us very far does it? LESTERSON: Getting into the rest of the capsule is going to take time, Governor. BEN: Can't you use that torch thing again? There must be an inner door as well. LESTERSON: I'd have to measure it up. Find out where the lock mechanism is... DOCTOR: Hurriedly I think we'll leave if for tonight. HENSELL: You mean leave it for tonight? What have we come here for? DOCTOR: Tersely That is my decision. HENSELL: Good heavens, man. DOCTOR: Two hundred years, you say this has been buried? LESTERSON: At least. There must be something in the inner compartments. We shall be able to find out where it came from originally. DOCTOR: It didn't come from this planet, Vulcan? LESTERSON: Oh no, no, no. The metal is quite alien. DOCTOR: Alien, yes. Very alien. Goodnight. The Doctor abruptly walks from the room. BEN: What's he up to now? POLLY: Ben, we're not going to let him out of our sight. Ben and Polly follow the Doctor, leaving the colonists to contemplate the situation. HENSELL: Well, Lesterson, you got your way. Was it worth sending for this Examiner? This idiotic Examiner? LESTERSON: I didn't send for him. I thought you did. QUINN: Why don't you let me talk to the Examiner, Hensell. I can find out what's he's here for. HENSELL: No, no, no, you keep away from him. We'll leave him to work with Lesterson here. We've all got enough to do without having to worry about some amateur critic from Earth interfering. QUINN: But I can... HENSELL: You heard me, Quinn. You don't mind keeping the Examiner busy, Lesterson? I don't mind what you do with him so long as you keep his nose out of our business. LESTERSON: Yes. All right. HENSELL: We'll talk about it tomorrow. Lesterson watches as the rest of the colonists file out of the room. Once alone, he turns back to his workbench. He suddenly realises the piece of metal that he was polishing has disappeared - the 'Examiner' must have taken it. A worried expression appears on Lesterson's face... ********** Guest quarters Later that night, in the sleeping quarters... POLLY: Ben! BEN: Waking Eh? What? POLLY: He's in the corridor. BEN: Who is? POLLY: The Doctor you clod! Come on - quick! Ben rubs his eyes and follows her out. They are in time to see the Doctor disappear around the end of the corridor. POLLY: He's going towards Lesterson's lab. BEN: Of course - that space capsule. ********** Lesterson's laboratory The Doctor steps into the deserted laboratory, eerily illuminated from the light within the capsule. As the Doctor reaches its entrance, he dips into his pockets and withdraws the two pieces of metal - the one shined by Lesterson, the other from the TARDIS. He disappears into the capsule. The Doctor creeps up to his discovery in the wall, unaware that Ben and Polly are close behind him. He inserts the shiny piece of metal into the thin opening, and pushes the 'key' home. There is a hum as the inner door of the capsule slides open... Framed in the doorway, just as the Doctor expected, are two 'dead' Daleks. He spins around as he hears Ben and Polly's startled gasps. DOCTOR: Polly, Ben, come in and meet the Daleks. BEN: What? DOCTOR: The Daleks. The Doctor begins to search through the inner chamber. POLLY: You could have opened this before! DOCTOR: The pieces of metal are identical. The Doctor got one of them from the Daleks himself... BEN: Why do you keep saying the Doctor if you mean you? DOCTOR: I knew I should find them here, I knew it ... BEN: They look harmless, not very lively. POLLY: What do you think? Two hundred years in a swamp and you wouldn't look very lively either. Nothing could live through that could it? BEN: Live? DOCTOR: Nothing human. No. Aha! BEN: What's the matter? The Doctor has noticed something strange about the floor. He bends down to examine it. DOCTOR: Then there were three Daleks in here! What happened to the other one? Behind the Doctor, a gruesome claw-like appendage crawls from out of the shadows. Paralysed with fear, Ben chokes. BEN: Doctor! Polly gasps, as the Doctor turns to confront the horror... The Doctor and Ben stare transfixed at the pulsating claw. Ben slowly moves towards the claw, but the Doctor quickly drags him back. The movement appears to alarm the claw - it scuttles back into the shadows. DOCTOR: Get me a light - there's a torch outside. BEN: Did you see it? DOCTOR: Quickly, quickly! POLLY: What was it? Ben rushes out into the laboratory to obey. Quickly glancing around him, Ben notices a strange-looking object on the laboratory bench. He walks over, and picks up a bulb attached to a long lead. Ben quickly tests the bulb by switching it on oand off. Satisfied with its condition, he drags the lead into the capsule. (Ben's actions have monitored by Resno, one of the Vulcan colonists.) The Doctor impatiently snatches the lighting device off Ben, and moves cautiously towards the shadows. Ben tiptoes after him, indicating to Polly to stay back. POLLY: What's happening? BEN: ??? The Doctor shines the light onto the area where the claw appeared. DOCTOR: No, there's nothing. Moving back towards the doorway, Ben notices a perfect circle on the floor next to the two dormant Daleks - the rim of another Dalek. BEN: You were right - there were three Daleks. POLLY: Do you know where it was? The Doctor shines the light down onto the circular patch. POLLY: If there were three, who moved it? BEN: Don't ask me ... Lesterson? POLLY: But he hadn't opened the capsule. DOCTOR: How silly of me - the Dalek metal! Ah, excellent! Good thinking, good thinking ... The Doctor suddenly rushes back out into Lesterson's laboratory. Ben and Polly quickly follow, to find the Doctor searching through Lesterson's scieintific equipment. BEN: What, does that mean you think he's been inside? DOCTOR: I must find out if he's been experimenting on the Dalek. POLLY: But they're ... they're dead ... they must be! The Doctor replaces a test tube and picks up the lighting device. He indicates to Polly to watch the device. DOCTOR: This light is dead now, but watch! The Doctor switches on the light. BEN: You mean these things just need power? DOCTOR: Lesterson's a fanatic, the Governor's jealous of his position. What does that suggest to you? BEN: Dunno. Hadn't thought about it. DOCTOR: That all is not well in this colony. Add to that ... a Dalek! BEN: Blimey, you don't half make mountains, don't you? One Dalek? DOCTOR: Yes! More than is needed to wipe out this entire colony. ********** Guest quarters Quinn cautiously walks into the visitors' rest room, trying to find the Doctor. QUINN: Examiner? Examiner? Quinn switches on the rest room light, and notices that the room is empty. Suddenly, the door opens, and Bragen strides in. QUINN: Bragen, don't you ever knock before you enter a room? BRAGEN: I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I was expecting to find the Examiner here - not you Quinn. QUINN: Well, he's not here. You'll probably want to start snooping under the bed, so I'll leave you to it. BRAGEN: One moment. QUINN: Don't try your luck with me, Bragen. BRAGEN: On the contrary, I'm trying to avoid trouble. The Governor gave express instructions that you were not to contact the Examiner - I find you here. I'm sure you can offer some suitable explanation. QUINN: I can. But not to you. Quinn starts to walk off, but Bragen halts him. QUINN: Before you go, don't ever try to block my way again. Guard! A security guard enters the room. BRAGEN: The Examiner is missing. He must be found immediately. ********** Lesterson's laboratory The Doctor is still engrossed in his search amongst Lesterson's apparatus. BEN: Of course, the real Doctor was always going on about the Daleks ... POLLY: Real Doctor? DOCTOR: Real Doctor ... oh you mean the real Doctor. BEN: Now I've seen that claw thing, well, I wouldn't want to shake hands with it, put it that way. POLLY: Doctor, look, you've found that thing, but what are you going to do about it? DOCTOR: Save my breath. With Lesterson present ... Lesterson wouldn't listen ... The Doctor continues to mutter about Lesterson. BEN: Look, now they think you're the Examiner, order them to destroy the Daleks! What's that you're worried about? The Doctor ignores Ben, and to continues to ramble about Lesterton. He is interrupted when the man himself storms into the laboratory, accompanied by Resno. LESTERSON: What do you think you're doing in here? Who gave you permission ... The Doctor rushes over, shoving the Examiner's badge into Lesterson's hand. DOCTOR: Read this! Aloud! LESTERSON: Accord every access. DOCTOR: Exactly! It doesn't say 'except your laboratory' anywhere does it? Unless it's in micro-print ... LESTERSON: I should have been asked first! DOCTOR: Pointing at Ben What was the first thing you noticed when you looked inside that capsule? BEN: The ... the Daleks. DOCTOR: You were astounded? BEN: Yes. DOCTOR: Amazed? BEN: Yes ... DOCTOR: Turning around to face Lesterson You didn't even give them a glance! Why? Because you've been in there and seen them! Where is the third Dalek? LESTERSON: I don't know what you're talking about! DOCTOR: You opened up the capsule without permission. You found the inner compartment containing three Daleks, you took one of them away and you hid it! LESTERSON: Hid it? What nonsense! As the Doctor continues his search through Lesterson's laboratory, Bragen enters. BRAGEN: May I ask what all this is about? POLLY: We opened the inner compartment in the capsule, and Lesterson had already been in there. LESTERSON: I don't deny that. BEN: And he's nicked a Dalek! BRAGEN: Dalek? LESTERSON: It's the name the Examiner has given to two metal creations that I discovered inside the capsule. BEN: And they're dangerous, evil ... LESTERSON: Lumps of metal! Quite inactive. BEN: That's what you think, mate. If you'd seen ... The Doctor hurriedly blows his recorder. Ben glances over, and notices the Doctor giving him a disapproving shake of his head. LESTERSON: I consider it's my duty as a scientist to examine and investigate these objects. Now please keep out of my laboratory, keep your hands off my experiments ... DOCTOR: Those 'lumps of metal' - Daleks - I want them broken up, or melted down. Up, or down, I don't care which, but destroyed! LESTERSON: I refuse to allow it. DOCTOR: Holding up his badge I'm an Earth Examiner - I demand it. LESTERSON: You're exceeding your authority ... DOCTOR: Perhaps we should ask the Governor about that? I wish to see him immediately! BRAGEN: That might be difficult ... DOCTOR: But not impossible. Ben, Polly. The Doctor marches from the room, closely followed by Ben, Polly and Bragen. Resno wanders up to Lesterson, who is still fuming. RESNO: Could he stop the experiments? LESTERSON: I don't know. It's none of your business. You go and get Janley and then come back here. We haven't got any time to waste. Now go on then, quickly, quickly! Resno rushes off. As soon as he has left, Lesterson locks the door to the laboratory. He then walks over into the inner compartment of the capsule. Lesterson activates a hidden control near the door, causing another compartment to open. Standing behind, is the third Dalek. Although dormant; it is covered by masses of electronic circuitry. LESTERSON: He won't stop me experimenting. There must be some way to bring you back to life - I'm going to find it. ********** Guest quarters BRAGEN: And of course you do have the right of any access. DOCTOR: Which is why I have a badge which says so. BRAGEN: Lesterson watches over his ideas like a mother hen. DOCTOR: If there was a bomb under this floor timed to go off in five minutes, would you ask my permission before you ripped up the floorboards .. aha, fruit! The Doctor suddenly leaps over to the bedside table, and examines the basket of fruit placed there. The Doctor carefully examines each piece, ignoring the bemused stares of the onlookers. BRAGEN: Examiner - It's up to you of course, but I would advise a little discretion in your investigations. It's not a very good time, just now... The Doctor hands a piece of fruit to Bragen. BRAGEN: Thank you. ... with all these disturbances. POLLY: Disturbances? BRAGEN: Yes, minor acts of sabotage, rebel cliques, secret newspapers, nothing important you understand, but it keeps the Governor busy. I have no doubt he'll tell you about it himself when I arrange your meeting with him. BEN: When'll that be? BRAGEN: He's going on a tour of the perimeter of the colony. I'll find out if he can see you before he goes. POLLY: Thank you. With a final look at the Doctor (who is happily shaking an apple), Bragen walks from the room. BEN: You know, it's little things like this that make it difficult to believe that you're the Doctor, the other one, I mean the proper one, oh nuts you know what I mean ... DOCTOR: Nuts? Yes, certainly, here we are. Cracker? The Doctor digs into the fruit bowl. BEN: You, my old china, are an out and out phoney! DOCTOR: China, yes, I went there once I believe. Met Marco Polo! BEN: No, not China. China! China and plate, mate, friend. DOCTOR: Yes, Marco Polo a friend? I believe he was. The Doctor returns to examining the fruit. POLLY: Don't listen to him, Doctor. I know who you are. The Doctor silently puts a finger to his lips and shakes his head. Polly watches as the Doctor produces a small knife from one of pockets, and carefully slices into an apple. A few moments later, the Doctor pulls out a miniature listening device. He promptly drops it on the floor and smashes it with his boot. BEN: Well, well, a touch of the ???. A microphone. POLLY: Someone was listening to what we were saying! BEN: Yes, so that was why you were messing about and talking nonsense! DOCTOR: I never talk nonsense! Well .. hardly never ... BEN: They certainly believe in making us at home, don't they? DOCTOR: I thought there might be more than one. The Doctor squashes another piece of fruit, causing the others to laugh. BEN: Here, bet old Charlie Bragen did it! POLLY: Charlie? BEN: Well Frank wouldn't suit him would it? POLLY: If he did do it, do you think it was his own idea? I mean - he could have been under orders. BEN: From the Governor? I don't know. What do you think, Doctor? DOCTOR: Oh, yes of course. Let's consider this button for a moment. It's the only clue we've got to the murderer of the Examiner. The real Examiner. POLLY: And who asked for him to come? BEN: Well, Lesterson's crackers about that capsule. He wouldn't want anyone nosing about. POLLY: Bragen said the Governor's been having trouble. BEN: No, rule him out. Governors are all the same, he wouldn't ask for help. If he sent to Earth, it'd look as if he couldn't do the job properly. POLLY: Yes. BEN: Oh, I vote we go back to the TARDIS, I've had enough of this dump. DOCTOR: Have you? What about the Daleks? BEN: Well, they're dead. POLLY: What about that thing we saw in the capsule - that was alive all right. BEN: Yeah, well, I can't explain that ... DOCTOR: I can. And That's why we have to stay! ********** Lesterson's laboratory Later that night, Lesterson, Resno and Janley are assembled in the laboratory. They are all closely examining the third Dalek. RESNO: To Janley Ugly-looking brutes aren't they? What's he want to muck about with them for? Leave well alone, that's what I say. JANLEY: You're a fine one to be a research assistant. Leave well alone? There'll be no progress on this planet with people like you around. RESNO: We're doing all right as we are. Or we were till your lot came along stirring things up. You won't get away with it, you know. The Governor knows all about the rebels. He'll smash the lot of you when he's ready. JANLEY: The Governor? RESNO: The Governor! JANLEY: He couldn't smash ... LESTERSON: Will you be quiet! Where do you both think you are? This is a scientific laboratory. Kindly keep your politics out of it. Come on, Resno man, get on with it. We haven't got all day. We've got to get this working before the Examiner stops us. He's got some phobia about these .. these Daleks? ********** Guest quarters The Doctor is sitting on his bed, staring into space. DOCTOR: I know the misery they cause ... the destruction .. But there's something else more terrible - something I can only half remember. POLLY: What was it? Suddenly, there is a knock at the door. Bragen re-enters. DOCTOR: Well? Where is the Governor? What did he say? BRAGEN: He sends his apologies Examiner. He can't see you tonight, but he hopes to see you first thing in the morning. BEN: It might not wait that long, Char ... er ... Bragen. BRAGEN: It will have to. DOCTOR: Excuse me. The Doctor rises and walks to the door. BEN: Where are you going? DOCTOR: To see the Governor, of course. BRAGEN: I'm afraid that's not possible. Once his door is closed, no-one, not even you, Examiner, is allowed into his room! The Doctor halts, and stares at Bragen. DOCTOR: Very well. BRAGEN: Thank you. Until the morning then ... Nodding curtly, Bragen leaves the room. BEN: What happens now? DOCTOR: I shall radio Earth. Governor or not, Hensell will have to listen to them - I'll get Earth to back me. The Doctor suddenly dives for the door and yanks it open. The Doctor then glances out the door. DOCTOR: I could have sworn ... You stay here, I shan't be long. In his haste, the Doctor realises he has yanked the door knob from its socket. Ben and Polly laugh at the Doctor's bemused expression. ********** Lesterson's laboratory In the laboratory, Lesterson is standing next to a panel of dials and switches. A number of electric leads are connected from the Dalek to a bank of machinery. Janley stands nearby, with a notebook in hand. Resno is sitting next to another bank of electric meters. Lesterson flicks several switches - a low hum emenates from the surrounding machinery. Lights begin flashing, and needles begin moving on the bank of meters next to Resno. The three scientists stare expectantly at the lifeless Dalek. LESTERSON: Connecting now ... RESNO: All connections responding. LESTERSON: Nothing at all? RESNO: No. LESTERSON: Are you sure? RESNO: There's nothing wrong here. LESTERSON: Let's see. RESNO: Really. If you don't trust me to read a dial. LESTERSON: Be quiet. All right - we'll try again. This time we'll take it up to 3.24. Got that Janley? JANLEY: 3.24. The humming sound rises ... slowly the Dalek's sucker arm begins to move upwards. RESNO: It's moving! The eye-stick, very slowly, also starts to move upwards. LESTERSON: Note this, Janley. Number one attachment with sucker stick responding. Number two attachment not moving. Number three attachment with lens responding. What about the meters? RESNO: Glancing over the meters Still responding. Lesterson marches up to the Dalek and walks around it thoughtfully. LESTERSON: Now, it's reasonable to assume that this the sucker stick acts like some kind of a hand. The sucker stick extends towards Janley, who recoils in surprise. LESTERSON: It's all right - don't be alarmed. We've only introduced temporary power. We will have to be able to open it up before we can find how it works permanently. Lesterson crouches, and examines the gun-stick. LESTERSON: Now, I can't see what this short stubby arm is for ... JANLEY: Could the lens attachment be an eye? LESTERSON: Yes, yes, yes. Now it's quite possible that this ... Dalek has some kind of directing influence. It could even be a simplified brain. Positronic, I shouldn't wonder. If only we could open it up! Suddenly, the Dalek returns to its previous lifeless state. The eye and sucker stick droop to the floor. LESTERSON: Now what? RESNO: Everything functioning here. LESTERSON: Yes - perhaps the power is leaking away somewhere. We'll try again. Lesterson turns a number of dials, which successfully restores the power. The Dalek eye-stick moves upwards again. It turns around and watches Resno ... Resno quickly spins around he senses something watching him. RESNO: Look at the eye-stick! The eye-stick immediately returns to its dormant state. RESNO: It was watching us! I saw it! LESTERSON: You can't use the phrase 'watching us'. You'll have us believing that this thing has intelligence next. Now, get on with your work, man! ********** Communications room The Doctor cautiously walks into the the Communications Room. The unconscious body of the radio mechanic lies slumped on the floor. Nearby, are a number of severed communications cables. The Doctor bends down to examine the mechanic, but is distracted by a noise nearby. DOCTOR: I know you're there. Quinn steps from the shadows, holding a large pair of pliers. QUINN: Examiner, thank goodness, it's you. I have been trying to talk to you ever since you got here. At that moment, Bragen and a guard enter. BRAGEN: What's happening here? QUINN: You again. What do you want? DOCTOR: I found the operator unconscious. The Doctor and Bragen look suspiciously at the pliers in Quinn's hand. QUINN: So did I! I was just looking at him, when I heard someone move. It must have been you referring to Doctor. Bragen snatches the pliers from Quinn's hand. BRAGEN: And those? QUINN: I picked them up. What is all this? DOCTOR: The cables have been cut. QUINN: What? As Quinn reaches out to examine the cables, the Doctor notices the button missing from his jacket. QUINN: This is serious. It's not just our own communications. We're cut off from Earth as well. BRAGEN: The only people who'd want to do that are the rebels. QUINN: If these muscle boys of yours had any brains, they'd stop things like this. The Doctor produces the button from his pocket, and hands it to Bragen. DOCTOR: Bragen, I was attacked just after I landed. This is a small souvenir I collected. The Doctor indicates the tear on Quinn's sleeve. BRAGEN: This button belongs to you, doesn't it? QUINN: Well, yes. BRAGEN: And you say you picked these up? I suggest that you were sabotaging the communications. QUINN: That's a lie! BRAGEN: Having first attacked one of the engineers. I'd detain the Governor on evidence like that. QUINN: I hope you're not thinking of detaining me, Bragen. BRAGEN: I have no option. I could hardly let you run around loose after this, could I? All right guard ... QUINN: I warn you, Bragen! Quinn stares aggressively at the approaching guard, but then relaxes. QUINN: All right - you win this time, Bragen. We'll see what it looks like in front of the Governor. Quinn is escorted from the room. BRAGEN: The Governor will want an enquiry. May I ask what you were doing in here? ********** Lesterson's laboratory In Lesterson's laboratory, a tripod has been set up in front of the Dalek. Resno is adjusting a film camera set up on the tripod. LESTERSON: Right. I've redirected power. We can go up to 4.68. Now Resno, you'll have to dodge between the camera and your meters. RESNO: Ready. LESTERSON: Connecting, now. The familiar humming sound fills the room. The Dalek twitches and its sucker arm and eye-stick rise up once again. RESNO: All connections responding. JANLEY: It's working! LESTERSON: Excellent. Film it now, Resno. And, note the readings, Janley. Resno moves to the camera and adjusts it to focus on the Dalek. The Dalek's eye-stick spins around and trains on Resno. The rest of the Dalek's body moves around to face Resno. The gun-stick points towards Resno ... LESTERSON: It seems interested in you, Resno. Resno freezes in horror, staring at the Dalek. LESTERSON: What's the matter with you man? RESNO: I tell you it's intelligent. It's watching me, Lesterson. Weighing me up! I can sense it! LESTERSON: Don't be a fool. RESNO: Backing away I don't like it I tell you. We don't know what these things can do. Lesterson leads Resno back to the camera. LESTERSON: We never shall know, shall we, unless we take film of every reaction. Now get on with your work, man! Resno resumes his work, but continues to eye the Dalek suspiciously. Suddenly, the Dalek gun delivers its deadly ray. Resno cries out, and falls to floor. The camera crashes on top of him. Lesterson immediately pounces on the cable leads, and disconnects them. The humming noise abruptly whirrs into silence and the Dalek is returned to its dormant state. Janley rushes over to Resno, and examines him. JANLEY: It's all right. He isn't dead. LESTERSON: What happened? JANLEY: Knocked out by the shock waves. LESTERSON: We must get him to the hospital. I'll go and get help. Lesterson rushes off and Janley attends to Resno. ********** Guest quarters The Doctor is looking over Vulcan from the window of the rest room. He is playing his recorder. POLLY: But we've got to defend Quinn ... BEN: I know he's innocent until he's proved guilty ... but he is guilty. POLLY: He's the Deputy Governor! BEN: So what? I had a headmaster once who got nicked for not paying his bus fare! And then there's the motive, don't forget the motive. POLLY: Like what for instance? BEN: Well, he's the Deputy Governor, right? Maybe he wants to be Governor. POLLY: Oh, that's ridiculous! BEN: The jacket button wasn't! And he was caught red-handed in the Communications Room with a pair of pliers, and don't tell me he was plucking his eye-brows either. POLLY: There are some people you know are all right. You just know by looking at them ... Bragen strides into the room. BRAGEN: Good morning. The enquiry is about to begin. I've come to escort you. ********** Lesterson's laboratory In Lesterson's laboratory, the Dalek has been covered by a dark coloured sheet. Lesterson glances at his watch. LESTERSON: Ah, Janley ... JANLEY: Is it time? LESTERSON: What? Yes - I think so. I feel quite excited. JANLEY: So you should. It's a wonderful achievement. LESTERSON: Yes - and the wonderful thing, Janley, is that we don't know the full scope of this experiment. Who knows where we may go from here. Lesterson pulls the cover off the Dalek which is now minus the gun-stick. LESTERSON: Who know what this Dalek may do? JANLEY: It's harmless now? LESTERSON: Indicating the empty socket Yes, yes, yes, I've removed it. Oh, Resno - have you been to see him today? JANLEY: Yes, yes he's had medical attention. He's going to be all right. No-one must find out about this accident. It might give the Examiner just the excuse they want, and it will stop the whole project. LESTERSON: Yes, yes, yes, you're right. JANLEY: Well. Ready? LESTERSON: Yes! Let's go and surprise them. ********** Governor's office Quinn's enquiry is about to start. Everyone is assembled in Hensell's room. HENSELL: To the Doctor I'm sorry I couldn't see you earlier, Examiner. Please sit down. To Quinn Well, Quinn, I don't like this anymore than you do. What have you been up to? QUINN: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. HENSELL: What about Bragen's report then? These are facts, Quinn. Now, what have you got to say about it? QUINN: Does the engineer say I hit him? BRAGEN: How could he if he was hit from behind? QUINN: Its only circumstantial evidence. BRAGEN: The Examiner was also attacked in the mercury swamp. We have a button from your jacket, found in the Examiner's hand. QUINN: I can't explain that. BRAGEN: I'm sure you can't! HENSELL: Examiner .... The Doctor, lost in his own thoughts, suddenly stands up. HENSELL: You seem to be in two minds. BEN: Quietly Yeah, and two bodies ... HENSELL: You mentioned to Bragen that these machines of Lesterson ... what do you call them? DOCTOR: I call them what they are - Daleks. HENSELL: Yes, yes, yes, Daleks. You say they could be a motive for destroying our communications. DOCTOR: I do. Suddenly, Lesterson walks into the room. He has a smug expression on his face. HENSELL: Lesterson, this is a special enquiry. Now please ... LESTERSON: This won't wait. You won't be disappointed! HENSELL: You heard what I said Lesterson! LESTERSON: Governor, I've just completed an experiment which could revolutionise the whole colony. Bear with me. DOCTOR: Lesterson, what have you done? What have you done? LESTERSON: I'll show you. Janley ... Now! Everybody sits rivetted as the Dalek glides into the room. The Doctor moves back slightly and shakes his head in disbelieving despair. The Dalek swivels its eye-stick around its captive audience and suddenly focuses directly on the Doctor. Both the Doctor and the Dalek edge away from each other. The Doctor collapses into a chair behind him, stiff with fright. BEN: It recognised the Doctor, it recognised him. POLLY: What's the matter, Doctor? Are you all right? DOCTOR: The fools .. the stupid fools ... BEN: You're scared! What can it do? DOCTOR: Nothing yet. BEN: It knew who you were, it sounds crazy, but it did. LESTERSON: This creature is called, I understand, a Dalek. Look at it. I have simply give it electric power. And do you know what? It's capable of storing it. Moreover, it responds to orders. Turn around. Move that chair. The Dalek obeys in turn. LESTERSON: Stop. You see, just think of what this could do for our mining programme, our processing, packaging. Dozens of labour jobs, Governor. It may even provide the end to all this Colony's problems. DOCTOR: Yes, it will end the colony's problems, because it will end the colony! DALEK: I am your servant. Everyone stares in shock at the Dalek. LESTERSON: It spoke! Janley, did you hear it? It can actually talk! DOCTOR: It can do many things, Lesterson. But the thing it does most efficiently is exterminate human beings. It destroys them ... without mercy ... without conscience. It destroys them. Utterly. Destroys them! The Doctor shouts to try to drown the chanting Dalek but the Dalek raises its voice to a crescendo. DALEK: I AM YOUR SERVANT ... I AM YOUR SERVANT ... I AM YOUR SERVANT ... The Dalek finally concludes its 'I am your servant' chant. The colonists, meanwhile, are staring at the Dalek with enthusiasm. HENSELL: So Lesterson, they're even capable of speech! LESTERSON: Yes, but then why not? After all, they have a certain intelligence ... HENSELL: Yes I know, but ... LESTERSON: ... but it is an intelligence that we can control. HENSELL: So what you want is permission to continue your experiments? LESTERSON: Governor, think what it would mean if we were to set it to work in the mines. It could double our production overnight! BRAGEN: Consider the effects it could have on our whole economy. HENSELL: Yes, and the effect of that on Earth ... pausing as he considers ... yes, yes, they could be very grateful. DOCTOR: Whispering to the Dalek I shall stop you. I will! The Dalek glides slowly towards the Doctor, but halts when Hensell speaks. HENSELL: All right Lesterson, permission granted. DOCTOR: Permission? Permission for what? LESTERSON: To continue my work, Examiner. DOCTOR: But ... but didn't you all hear what I said? The Daleks must be destroyed! LESTERSON: Never! DOCTOR: Very well. If not by my order - then by Earth's! Come on, Ben, Polly. The Doctor turns towards the door, but Hensell holds up his hand. HENSELL: Examiner, just a moment. Tell me, why are you so against this project? DOCTOR: But I told you! I realise I can't give you any proof, but you've no idea of the danger ... Lesterson sighs, and shakes his head. DOCTOR: Yes - danger! I shall be contacting Earth just as soon as radio communications are restored. The Doctor strides towards the door, followed by Ben and Polly. He pauses as he passes the Dalek. DOCTOR: You're my servant, are you? DALEK: I am. DOCTOR: Very well. Immobilise yourself. Go on - I order it! Immediately. The Dalek renders itself immobile - its eye and sucker sticks droop lifelessly to the ground. Mumbling to himself, the Doctor strides from the room. Ben and Polly quickly follow. Slightly concerned at the Dalek's inactiveness, Lesterson approaches the metal creation. But as soon as the Doctor leaves, the Dalek resumes its normal posture. LESTERSON: Why did you stop obeying? You were given an order. DALEK: He has gone. LESTERSON: Then you obey only ... DALEK: His order was wrong. I cannot serve human beings if I am immobilised. You gave me power. Your orders are right. I serve you. HENSELL: Lesterson, Lesterson, it reasons. Just how limited is its intelligence? LESTERSON: Now, there is no cause for concern, Governor. Just you wait until you see the amount of work it can do! To the Dalek Now, I'm really going to put you through your paces. Follow me, Dalek. DALEK: I obey. The Dalek follows Lesterson from the laboratory. ********** Corridor DOCTOR: Talking to himself That's it! POLLY: We should have stayed with Quinn. BEN: Well, we couldn't have helped him Polly, even if we'd wanted to. The Governor's already reached his verdict. POLLY: But he didn't murder the real Examiner. I'm sure he didn't. BEN: The way I see it this lot's too busy arguing amongst themselves to do much about anything - anyway, first things first, the Daleks are the important thing! The Doctor cries out in delight, and rushes forward to shake Ben's hand. DOCTOR: Congratulations, Ben! BEN: What'd I do? What'd I do? DOCTOR: You just used your brains - that's what you did. The Daleks are the important thing! The Doctor suddenly races off, followed quickly by Ben. POLLY: Muttering to herself I still think Quinn's innocent. ********** Governor's office Back in Hensell's office, the inquiry has resumed. Quinn is undergoing interrogation by Bragen. QUINN: How can I be in league with the rebels? BRAGEN: The evidence confirms it. QUINN: It was I that warned of their dangers. BRAGEN: As part of your overall plan! QUINN: You wouldn't even take the matter seriously. BRAGEN: If I was wrong then, I have a chance to rectify it now! QUINN: If that's going to be your attitude, I suggest ... HENSELL: Quinn! Let us conduct this inquiry in an orderly manner. Now, the Examiner was attacked, there can be no question of that. BRAGEN: And the button grabbed by the Examiner was missing from your suit. HENSELL: Yes, if you've got anything to add to that, you'd better say it now. QUINN: I didn't attack the man. I had no reason to. I was the one that sent for him! HENSELL: You sent for him?! QUINN: It was necessary. Under the circumstances, I'd hardly be likely to sabotage the radio communications. HENSELL: But why Quinn? Why? QUINN: Because of the rebels! BRAGEN: The rebels! They're nothing more than one or two fanatics. QUINN: You know as well as I do that ... BRAGEN: Unless you're trying to create trouble here ... to undermine the Governor's position. HENSELL: Bragen, you'd better explain that. BRAGEN: If you're removed, who takes your place? The Deputy Governor, of course. And that's the real reason behind all this trouble, isn't it Quinn? HENSELL: Go on. BRAGEN: You attack the Examiner in the mercury swamp and blame it on the rebels, then you sabotage the radio, and blame that on the rebels too. HENSELL: Get him out of my sight! QUINN: Hensell, before you listen to these preposterous allegations ... Leering triumphantly at Quinn, Bragen gestures to the guard to escort Quinn away. The guard immediately obeys. Hensell watches sadly as Quinn is marched away. HENSELL: I chose Quinn myself ... I trained him for the job. Why, in a few years time, he'd have had this seat! BRAGEN: Sometimes Governor, a few years is a long time to wait. Hensell is about to dismiss Bragen, when he holds up his hand. HENSELL: Oh, Bragen? BRAGEN: Governor? HENSELL: You'll assume Quinn's duties. As of now, you are Deputy Governor. Bragen nods, and strides from the room. ********** Guest quarters In the rest room, the Doctor throws a chair against a small control unit, causing the outer casing of the unit to shatter. BEN: I hope you know what you're doing! DOCTOR: So do I! Retrieving his magnifying glass from one of his pockets, the Doctor commences a careful examiniation of the unit's components. DOCTOR: Excellent ... excellent ... BEN: I thought we were after the Daleks - not this control unit you've nicked! DOCTOR: If only we could find a ... Ah yes! Rushing to the bed, the Doctor hurriedly pulls off a number of cushions. Once he finds the bed-frame underneath, the Doctor rips off a metal bracket. He then returns to the control unit. BEN: He's a right little delinquent, isn't he? POLLY: Doctor, what on Earth are you up to? The Doctor grunts, as he pulls a metal bracket from the bed-frame. DOCTOR: Now we're really getting somewhere! BEN: Look Doctor, I don't want to appear dim - but how's this going to do the Daleks in? DOCTOR: They think that Lesterson's the driving force, but I don't. The Daleks are using him. POLLY: But how? DOCTOR: Problem. Smash the Daleks, and the people here will lock us up or kill us. Let the Daleks go, and we'll all be exterminated. BEN: We could just go back to the TARDIS. At least we'd be safe to think there. DOCTOR: Attaching the metal bracket to the control unit Oh yes, that's coming on ... BEN: Sighing to Polly You talk to him, will you? POLLY: Doctor look, if you told us what you were up to, perhaps we could help you. DOCTOR: Mustn't underestimate any of them. Lesterson's a first class scientist, first class. He opened the capsule, he realised that the Daleks could be reactivated ... BEN: Yeah, that could be the answer. Let's kidnap Lesterson, and hide him away for a bit ... well, it would stop him bringing the Daleks back to life, wouldn't it? Polly raises her eyebrows at Ben's suggestion. BEN: I thought it was pretty bright ... Meanwhile, the Doctor connects the metal bracket from the bed-frame to the control unit. He holds up the device for Ben and Polly to see. DOCTOR: There we are. BEN: What is it? DOCTOR: What is it? It could be the answer to all our problems ... ********** Corridor The Doctor, Ben and Polly rush towards Lesterson's laboratory. On the way, they pass Quinn, being escorted by a guard ... QUINN: Ah Examiner, don't let them fool you about the rebels ... they're strong ... The guard attempts to force Quinn to move on, but Quinn resists. QUINN: Shouting back Try and find out where they hold their meetings ... POLLY: Leave him alone! QUINN: It's all right, Polly. As Quinn is dragged away, Polly moves forward to help, but the Doctor restrains her. DOCTOR: We'll help him Polly, but later. POLLY: Yes but ... DOCTOR: This is a case where a little injustice is better than wholesale slaughter. What we want is in Lesterson's laboratory. Come along. ********** Lesterson's laboratory In his laboratory, Lesterson is sitting in front of the Dalek with a stop watch in his hand. Janley stands nearby, holding a clip-board. LESTERSON: Incredible! Let's move on to test fourteen. DALEK: I am ready. LESTERSON: When sodium acts on ethyl alcohol, what is the resulting derivative? DALEK: Sodium ethoxide ... C2H5ONA. LESTERSON: Just five seconds, Janley! Just the time it took to speak the answer. JANLEY: Checking her notes Right too. LESTERSON: But of course it's right! Can you imagine what kind of positronic brain this robot has, Janley? Think of the store of knowledge that it must carry. To the Dalek Sulphuric acid. DALEK: H2SO4. LESTERSON: You see? With a huge smile on his face, the Doctor pokes his head through the doorway. DOCTOR: May I come in? LESTERSON: What do you want? DOCTOR: Oh, just to see how you're getting on. LESTERSON: If you think ... DOCTOR: No, please! I'm not here to cause trouble ... I'm just interested. LESTERSON: You've done nothing but meddle and interfere ever since you landed on Vulcan. DOCTOR: Well, I did give you permission to open up the capsule, didn't I? Please, carry on. LESTERSON: And you won't try to stop me? DOCTOR: Stop you? No, of course not. We get off on the wrong foot, Lesterson, but I'm a reasonable man and I've been thinking, perhaps I was hasty ... LESTERSON: Well, if you really want to call a truce ... DOCTOR: A truce? My dear fellow, I'd like to be friends! LESTERSON: Yes ... yes ... Very well, you may stay. DOCTOR: Oh, thank you. Thank you. To Ben and Polly Amuse yourselves for a little while. The Doctor hurriedly waves at Ben and Polly to leave the room. Lesterson then approaches the Doctor, and commences a proud display of some of his notes. On a nearby desk, a communicator bleeps. Janley picks up the receiver. JANLEY: Laboratory. Yes. Janley listens closely to the voice on the other end. Glancing around, she notices that the two men are busy. JANLEY: All right, I can come now. Right. Janley picks up a bundle wrapped in a cloth. She heads towards the door, ensuring that the bundle is obscured from Lesterson's sight. JANLEY: I just have to slip out for a few minutes, Lesterson. LESTERSON: Yes, yes ... very well then, Examiner, shall we test its knowledge of physics? DOCTOR: Oh, splendid, splendid. Please, please, carry on. LESTERSON: Thank you. To the Dalek What is the First Law of Thermodynamics? DALEK: When heat is transformed into any other kind of energy or vice versa ... As the Dalek recites the answer, the Doctor stealthily moves towards the power unit. He then removes the modified control unit from one of his pockets, and begins connecting it to the power unit. Sensing something is wrong, the Dalek glides towards the Doctor. Just as Lesterson glances up, the Doctor flicks a switch on his control unit. The laboratory is filled with a deafening screeching noise. The Dalek spins helplessly around the laboratory, with its eye and sucker sticks swivelling uncontrollably. LESTERSON: Rushing towards the power unit You fool! What do you think you're doing? Lesterson pushes the Doctor aside and flicks off the switch. He then hurls the Doctor's modified device to the floor. DOCTOR: I'm saving your life! LESTERSON: Get out! Get out! Lesterson examines the power unit as the Dalek recovers its composure. DALEK: I have sustained no damage. The Dalek whirls towards the Doctor. It makes a 'clicking' noise as its empty gun-socket 'fires' upon the Doctor ... ********** Governor's terrace Janley arrives at Hensell's terrace. Bragen is waiting for her. JANLEY: It's all right to see you then? BRAGEN: Nodding You were able to get away then? JANLEY: Yes. Lesterson's with the Examiner. And Hensell? BRAGEN: At a meeting of production managers. He left me in control. JANLEY: We could take over the colony now ... BRAGEN: No. No it has to be absolutely right. I don't want to take over a colony full of rebels do I, Janley? JANLEY: I don't know ... you're making me help them. BRAGEN: Only to stir them up to create enough trouble to get rid of Hensell, and then ... and then we crush them. The whole colony will be grateful, and I'll be Governor ... Janley unwraps the bundle to reveal the Dalek gun-stick. BRAGEN: Is that the gun you told me of? Janley nods. BRAGEN: Can you persuade the rebels this will help them? JANLEY: Yes, Valmar thinks he can work in a switch to turn it on and off. BRAGEN: How powerful is it? JANLEY: It killed Resno, Lesterson's assistant. Lesterson believes that Resno's simply shaken up and taking a few days off. BRAGEN: And the body? JANLEY: In the mercury swamp. Lesterson was the indirect cause of Resno's death. It's a good hold over him if he makes trouble ... I'll give this to Valmar then? BRAGEN: Yes. JANLEY: When do we move? BRAGEN: I need another card in my hand. The Examiner bothers me. JANLEY: I thought Quinn was the danger. BRAGEN: Not any more. The Examiner is no fool. No, there has to be something else. Bragen smiles as he considers an idea. ********** Corridor POLLY: Well? BEN: Well, he's not in the laboratory, Lesterson's by himself. POLLY: Hmmm, he must have gone another way. Can I leave it you? I'm going to go back to the rest room. BEN: But ... POLLY: Well, somebody's got to clear it up. BEN: Okay. As Ben walks off, Janley suddenly appears and approaches Polly. JANLEY: Hello there. POLLY: Hello. You're Lesterson's assistant aren't you? JANLEY: Yes. You're not looking for the Examiner are you? POLLY: Do you know where he is? JANLEY: Yes, he's waiting to get a message through from Earth. He's in the Communications Room. Polly looks around in confusion. JANLEY: Oh, you'll find it easy enough. Around, then to your right, in the next block ... POLLY: Thanks very much. Janley smiles as Polly walks off. As soon as Polly disappears from sight, Janley follows her. ********** Communications room Opening the door of the Communications Room, Polly peers in uncertainly. POLLY: Doctor? Anyone here? Suddenly, a man appears behind Polly and clasps a hand over her mouth. JANLEY: Well done Valmar. Hold her. Polly struggles furiously, in a vain attempt to shake free of the man's grasp. Janley appears, and breaks a small phial of liquid into a handkerchief. She then holds the handkerchief over Polly's face. Polly collapses unconscious to the floor. JANLEY: That'll keep her quiet for a bit. VALMAR: I've no idea who she is. She was just snooping around. JANLEY: I sent her. We want her kept out of the way. Get a couple of your men to keep her in a safe place. Janley unwraps the Dalek gun and shows it to Valmar. JANLEY: Now, this is what I told you about. VALMAR: Yes, the lethal power must come from here. It should have quite a good range ... JANLEY: Can you fix it? VALMAR: Easy, this could win us the revolution ... ********** Guest quarters Back in the rest room, the Doctor is stretched out on the bed, thoughtfully playing a tune on his recorder. Ben paces the room back and forward ... BEN: She said she was coming back here. She knew the way, and she wouldn't have wandered off, I know she wouldn't! Ben sighs at the Doctor's lack of surprise. DOCTOR: Ben, if you were a Dalek what would be your next move? BEN: I'm talking about Polly. DOCTOR: Oh, no, no, no, no - she's a clever girl, but she couldn't answer this ... BEN: But she is missing! DOCTOR: Oh, no, no, no. BEN: Oh, yes, yes, yes! DOCTOR: No, no, no! She's looking around, there's a lot to see in the colony - she's interested. I like that .... Ben grabs hold of the Doctor's arm, and leads him to the door. BEN: Come on. DOCTOR: Where are we going? BEN: To report it. If we make a fool of ourselves, I don't care! We report it! ********** Lesterson's laboratory LESTERSON: To the Dalek Yes, yes, I managed to stop that fool of an Examiner just in time. You know there are some people here who believe that you're an enemy. DALEK: I am your servant. The Dalek indicates a piece of the laboratory equipment. DALEK: What does this machine do? LESTERSON: You know, it's amazing. You have an almost human interest and curiousity. DALEK: A Dalek is bet ... is not the same as a human. If I am to help, I must know everything. LESTERSON: Yes, yes, of course. DALEK: What is this machine? LESTERSON: It computes meteorite storms as they approach our weather satellites. DALEK: How accurate is it? LESTERSON: About seventy per cent. It helps to cut down on our satellite losses. DALEK: Daleks can build computers with one hundred per cent accuracy. LESTERSON: One hundred per cent? DALEK: If you provide materials and our own power unit, a computer will be built. LESTERSON: A hundred per cent ... that would be an enormous saving for the colony! DALEK: Then, you will get the materials? LESTERSON: I'll go and speak to the Governor at once. DALEK: I will be ready to dictate the blue print when you return. LESTERSON: That's marvellous! Lesterson excitedly leaves the room. As soon as the Dalek is satisfied that it is alone, it moves towards the power unit, and adjusts a control with its sucker-arm. A vibrating noise begins to emanate from the capsule. The Dalek glides into the capsule ... ********** Corridor Ben rushes through a corridor, in an attempt to find someone in authority. He turns back, and notices that the Doctor is lagging behind. The Doctor appears lost in thought, as he mutters a number of mathematical calculations to himself. BEN: You agreed we'd go and see Bragen. DOCTOR: Hmmm, power ... BEN: Come on then! DOCTOR: Quietly to himself Now the energy intake of the Daleks should be the cube ... The Doctor rips a piece of paper from a noticeboard, and absent-mindedly scribbles down a number of calculations. BEN: Now what are you at? The Doctor continues to mutter to himself. BEN: Talk to yourself ... Sighing heavily, the Doctor pins the paper back on the board. DOCTOR: Oh, it's useless with incomplete data! The Doctor suddenly notices someone approaching. He hurriedly shoves Ben out of sight. DOCTOR: Lesterson! BEN: Eh? DOCTOR: He just went past. That means we can get into his laboratory again. BEN: But we ... DOCTOR: Come along, Ben, come along ... ********** Lesterson's laboratory Inside the laboratory, the Doctor notices a number of cables stretching from the power unit, and leading into the capsule. BEN: There's somebody in there. Moving slowly, the Doctor and Ben approach the capsule. A Dalek suddenly appears from within the capsule. DALEK: What are you doing here? DOCTOR: Stand aside. Servants shouldn't question. DALEK: Entry is restricted. DOCTOR: Not for me it isn't. "Accord every access". I've got a badge. DALEK: That is an order. DOCTOR: A Dalek order. Short circuit the generator, Ben. Ben moves towards the power unit. DALEK: Hesitating Stand back. DOCTOR: Don't be frightened of it Ben - it's not armed. I'm going to see what it was doing in there. The Doctor dashes towards the capsule, but is halted when two more Daleks appear from the capsule. Both are armed with gun-sticks. DOCTOR: Ben, let's get out of here! BEN: Well, Lesterson must have reactivated them. The Doctor and Ben turn towards the door. DOCTOR: Yes. When I say run, run like a rabbit ... RUN! The Doctor and Ben sprint from the laboratory, as the two armed Daleks glide up to the first Dalek (still unarmed). UNARMED DALEK: I have sent the human being for materials. NEW DALEK: And power? UNARMED DALEK: Yes. Power we can turn into static, then we will conquer. The Daleks monotonously grate in unison. DALEKS: WE WILL CONQUER ... WE WILL CONQUER ... WE WILL CONQUER ... ********** Governor's office In Hensell's room, an inquest is taking place in regard to the reactivated Daleks. DOCTOR: But if you didn't do it Lesterson, then the Dalek must have used your power supply and activated the others itself. LESTERSON: I was going to do that anyway. BEN: Are you off your head, mate? Those two are armed! LESTERSON: Then we turn off the electricity, disarm them, and then everything is safe again. DOCTOR: I've already explained to you ... HENSELL: Stop these arguments, both of you. I've had enough. I've every confidence in Lesterson. He has carte blanche with the Daleks from now on. DOCTOR: But they must be destroyed! HENSELL: Bragen, I'm making a tour of the perimeter. I put you in direct charge here. See that Lesterson gets everything he wants, will you? Hensell strides from the room, as Lesterson turns to Bragen. LESTERSON: I shall need a permanent guard on my laboratory, Bragen. BRAGEN: Very well. Glaring at Lesterson, the Doctor stalks from the room, closely followed by Ben. BRAGEN: Don't worry about the Examiner ... I think I can keep him quiet. ********** Guest quarters BEN: We've been forgetting about Polly. DOCTOR: Greed and ambition, that's all it is. Wait till they find out what their precious production figures have cost them! There is a knock at the door, and Bragen strides in. The Doctor sits down on a chair, deliberately placing his back to Bragen. He pulls out his recorder. BEN: Oh, I want to see you. BRAGEN: What about? BEN: Well it's Polly, she's missing. We can't find her anywhere. The Doctor starts playing his recorder. BRAGEN: I'll tell one of my men to make enquiries. It shouldn't take long to find her. BEN: Thanks. BRAGEN: Examiner, some of my men have found a body in the mercury swamp. It was the body of a middle-aged man ... DOCTOR: What is that to do with me? BRAGEN: You're the Examiner ... or maybe you're not. The Doctor stops playing and turns to face Bragen. DOCTOR: Just exactly what do you mean by that? BRAGEN: Who are you? Quinn's friends - come to stir up rebellion? DOCTOR: There's only one possible way that you could know I'm not the Examiner ... BEN: Yeah, by knowing what the real Examiner looked like! DOCTOR: Exactly, Ben. Exactly! Only two people knew of his arrival on this planet. Myself and his murderer. BRAGEN: That's enough! BEN: Is it? Doctor, we've got to tell the Governor. BRAGEN: Do you think he'll believe you? I'll soon convince him that you murdered the man yourself. You stole the Examiner's badge. DOCTOR: Then why don't you arrest us? Because there's a doubt isn't there? Because it might, it just might, go against you ... BRAGEN: All right, all right, so neither of us wants to make a move. But you leave Lesterson alone - and the Daleks! Bragen hurriedly leaves the room. BEN: He'd make a right Father Christmas, wouldn't he? DOCTOR: I'd rather fight a hundred of his sort than just one Dalek ... Suddenly, an envelope is thrust under the door. Ben rushes forward and opens the door, but the corridor is empty. Ben picks up the letter and reads it. BEN: Listen to this. "The girl is safe. She will remain so as long as you leave the Daleks alone". ********** Lesterson's laboratory In the laboratory, Lesterson is talking to the first Dalek. Two more Dalek gun-sticks are lying on a nearby table. LESTERSON: And did you disarm the other two? DALEK: Yes. We are your servants. We do not need guns. LESTERSON: I'm very glad. I knew the Examiner was wrong about you. DALEK: Did you get our materials? LESTERSON: Yes. Everything you need you can have. DALEK: And a power plant? LESTERSON: Everything. The other two Daleks emerge from the capsule, both disarmed. DALEK: We will get our power ... DALEKS: We will get our power ... we will get our power ... As the Daleks continue chanting, Lesterson moves forward, and turns the power supply dial from full to half. The Daleks are immediately 'drained' of half their power - their movements and speech become sluggish. 1ST DALEK: Turn ... back ... the ... power ... supply. LESTERSON: I will, I will. But I want you to remember that I control you. 1ST DALEK: We ... are ... your ... servants. LESTERSON: I know. Remember it. I gave you each a special charge to bring you back to life. Any further power you need must come from this generator. And I control it. Is that clear? 1ST DALEK: We ... obey. Lesterson turns the power supply dial back to full power. The Daleks are immediately restored to their former condition. Two of the Daleks swiftly glide into the capsule. LESTERSON: Where are they going? DALEK: To await your orders, master. LESTERSON: Good. Have you completed the blueprints for the meteor storm computer? DALEK: It is ready. The Dalek leads Lesterson to a workbench, where a number of thin metallic sheets lie on top. Lesterson eagerly examines the blue prints. LESTERSON: Oh ... it's marvellous. I'm glad we understand each other. DALEK: We understand the human mind. ********** Governor's terrace In Hensell's terrace, Bragen now sits behind the Governor's desk. Now wearing a new Deputy-Governor's uniform, Bragen watches impatiently as Valmar works on a communications device attached to the table. BRAGEN: Isn't that finished yet? VALMAR: Nearly. Valmar picks up the receiver. VALMAR: This is Valmar. Test call please. Valmar replaces the receiver. A few seconds later, the communicator buzzes, and Valmar picks up the receiver again. VALMAR: Terrace. So I can hear you clearly all right, good. I'll try and get in connection now with the interior, and then the perimeter stations. Valmar replaces the receiver, and turns back to Bragen. VALMAR: Well, no troubles now. BRAGEN: Well about time. This work should have been completed long before this. VALMAR: Well, I did the best I could! BRAGEN: Well, it isn't good enough! VALMAR: Then get someone else, Bragen. BRAGEN: Be careful! I shall be watching you, Valmar, after this - now get out! Valmar strides from the office, just as the Doctor and Ben burst in. Trailing them, is a flustered guard. BRAGEN: What does this intrusion mean? GUARD: I'm sorry, Bragen. I tried to stop them. DOCTOR: Intrusion? It's no intrusion. We're just returning the various calls that you made. This guard tried to tell us you were busy. You're not a bit, are you? BRAGEN: All right - I'll see them. As the guard leaves, the Doctor studies Bragen closely. DOCTOR: Oh, what a nice new uniform. Very smart, very smart. I would like a hat like that. BRAGEN: Well, what do you want? BEN: Waving a piece of paper Some joker has kidnapped Polly and sent us this note. DOCTOR: Yes. BEN: Well, we want to know what you're doing to find her. BRAGEN: Now that the communications are restored we can start a search. BEN: Yeah, I can just imagine what kind of job you'll make of that. Haven't you heard anything yet? BRAGEN: The planet is a large one ... At that moment, a Dalek glides into the room. Attached to its sucker stick, is a small tray. A glass sits on the tray. DOCTOR: To the Dalek So! They've given you the run of the colony, have they? DALEK: We obey. Do I bring liquid for your visitors? BRAGEN: Taking the solitary glass No. They won't be staying much longer. The Dalek glides from the room. BEN: Look, Doctor, if he's not going to help us, we'll have to search for Polly ourselves. BRAGEN: Sound advice. Why don't you, Doctor? DOCTOR: Ah, ah ... Examiner. The Doctor and Ben hurriedly leave the room. As they walk down the corridor, the Doctor whispers to Ben. DOCTOR: I wonder how much longer they'll be able to move around on these floors? BEN: Eh? DOCTOR: Floors. They're not metal. BEN: Doctor? Meanwhile, Bragen prepares to return to his work, when the communications device buzzes. Bragen switches on the monitor to reveal Hensell. HENSELL: Ah, there you are Bragen. Thank heavens the communications are working again. It's bad enough being stuck out here on the perimeter. Well? Your report man. Hurry up. I've a very full schedule. BRAGEN: There is nothing to report, Governor. HENSELL: The Examiner? BRAGEN: I'm taking good care of him. HENSELL: Good, you know my orders. BRAGEN: Yes, sir. HENSELL: All right, well you can reach me here if you have to, that's all. BRAGEN: One moment, Governor ... when will you be coming back? HENSELL: Oh, not for a day or two at least. You can manage, can't you? BRAGEN: Yes, yes of course, Governor. Hensell's image disappears from the scanner. Bragen suddenly realises that the Dalek has re-appeared in front of the desk. BRAGEN: What do you want? DALEK: Have you finished your liquid? BRAGEN: No. No I haven't. Bragen watches suspiciously as the Dalek glides away ... ********** Corridor In a nearby corridor, Janley is pinning a piece of paper on to the noticeboard. Another colonist, Kebble, walks up to Janley. Nearby, the Doctor and Ben have heard the sounds of conversation ... JANLEY: You'd better check the agenda. KEBBLE: I'll do it now. As Janley walks off, Kebble commences to scan the noticeboard. Nearby, the Doctor removes a magnet from his pocket, and whispers to Ben. DOCTOR: Static you see - they need a constant supply of static from the floor, some sort of electrical field. BEN: Doctor! Why should he ... Ben indicates to the Doctor to look around the corner. Kebble is walking away from the noticeboard. Further down the corridor, three Daleks are gliding past. DOCTOR: It's madness! BEN: What is? DOCTOR: Letting them run around like this. BEN: Hey, wait a minute! Bragen had one acting as a servant, and we've just left him! DOCTOR: One Dalek in Bragen's office - three Daleks just gone down the corridor. That makes four! BEN: Where did the fourth one come from? DOCTOR: Well, Lesterson can't have been making them - perhaps there were more in the capsule than we thought? BEN: We must go and see Lesterson. Yeah, show him this note. Maybe he or Janley knows where Polly is. Ben turns back to the noticeboard, looking for Kebble. BEN: We frightened him off. I wonder what the fascination with this notice board is? DOCTOR: It looks like a perfectly ordinary noticeboard to me. BEN: Yeah, well come on, Doctor. We must find out who's got Polly. Doctor, come on! The Doctor reluctantly strolls off after Ben. Glancing back one last time, the Doctor notices that another man is standing in front of the noticeboard. The man is busy writing down notes. Realising that the Doctor is watching him, the man hurriedly folds his papers, and places them in his pocket. ********** Lesterson's laboratory Lesterson, with a piece of paper in his hand, approaches Janley. LESTERSON: Janley? JANLEY: What is it? LESTERSON: The Daleks. They've given me another list of materials they need. JANLEY: Taking the list Let me see. We've got all those things? LESTERSON: Yes, but why these quantities, Janley? Why? How can they have used up all the materials I gave them, what is it ... why, it's only a matter of a few hours ago ... JANLEY: They're building new things for us. LESTERSON: Yes, well I don't want them to do anything without consulting me. What is it they do inside there? JANLEY: You're worrying too much. LESTERSON: Look Janley, say what you like, but I'm beginning to believe that the Examiner is right about the Daleks. Their original thinking terrifies me. If we can control them, fine. But if not ... JANLEY: Yes? LESTERSON: Then I shall have them destroyed. Its too dangerous. The Examiner knows something about them that we don't. I'm going to ask his advice. JANLEY: I wouldn't bring the Examiner into it if I were you. LESTERSON: Why not? JANLEY: You want him to find out about Resno? LESTERSON: A little accident. How is he? Is he better? JANLEY: He's dead. LESTERSON: What are you talking about? You told me he was ... JANLEY: You're busy with the experiments on the Daleks. LESTERSON: But you should have told me. But the body ... it'll have to be reported. JANLEY: Don't worry, no-one will find the body. LESTERSON: Oh Janley, you've done a terrible thing. JANLEY: The experiments on the Daleks were more important. LESTERSON: More important than human life? No ... no, I won't accept that. JANLEY: You will - you must! Your carelessness was the cause of Resno's death. You murdered him. It's only your word against mine. LESTERSON: I won't be blackmailed by you! JANLEY: All I want is for you to go on as you are. Scientific discovery can't stop dead, Lesterson. At that moment, the Doctor and Ben stride into the laboratory. LESTERSON: I told the guard that no-one was to be allowed in. DOCTOR: Accord every access' - remember? BEN: We're looking for Polly. LESTERSON: Well, she isn't here! And I haven't seen her. BEN: Well she's been kidnapped. LESTERSON: It sounds a little unlikely. BEN: Oh it does, does it? Well, we've got this note which tells us so. LESTERSON: I'm very sorry, but I ... don't know anything about it. DOCTOR: Lesterson? LESTERSON: Yes? DOCTOR: You haven't been building Daleks, have you? LESTERSON: Building? No I wouldn't know how to begin. DOCTOR: And there were only three in the capsule? LESTERSON: Yes. DOCTOR: Well we've just seen four. One in the Governor's office and three in the corridor! LESTERSON: But that's not possible! DOCTOR: There's only one explanation. The Daleks are reproducing themselves! Lesterson thoughtfully picks up the list of materials requested by the Daleks. JANLEY: These things are machines. How could they reproduce? DOCTOR: Machines! What makes you think they're just machines. The Daleks are brilliant engineers. Nothing is beyond them given the right materials. LESTERSON: What? DOCTOR: I said nothing is beyond them given the right materials. Lesterson, what's the matter? Lesterson crushes the list of materials, and throws it on to the floor. He then sits down on a stool, covering his face with his hands. The Doctor slowly walks towards the dejected scientist. JANLEY: Leave him alone. He's just been overworking, that's all. BEN: Well, he looks bad. JANLEY: Will you both go away. Guard! Its you - badgering him with questions. You've done nothing but hound him ever since you arrived on Vulcan. Janley waves at the guard standing at the door. JANLEY: Bragen's orders were that no one was to be admitted. GUARD: Yes, but I thought it was the Examiner ... JANLEY: He attacked Lesterson. Get them out of here. Both of them. BEN: He did not attack Lesterson ... JANLEY: Out, do you here! The guard forces the Doctor and Ben to leave the room. BEN: All right, all right. Janley quickly crosses to the communicator, and lifts the receiver. JANLEY: Janley here. Tell Valmar to come over to the lab right away. Good. Janley turns back to Lesterson, who is still slumped on the stool. Grabbing hold of Lesterson's arm, Janley guides the scientist to a couch. JANLEY: Now, it's all right. Come on. Rest here for a bit. You've been doing far too much. Ssssh. Janley forces Lesterson to drink a glass of water, which she has secretly spiked with a sedative. As Lesterson fades into unconscious, Valmar enters the room. JANLEY: I've sedated him. VALMAR: What's the matter with him? JANLEY: Overwork, I suppose. He just suddenly broke up. Anyway, it'll give you a chance to lay in the new power cable the Daleks have asked for. VALMAR: You don't miss a trick, do you? Janley walks across to the Dalek capsule. JANLEY: Speaking into the capsule We're going to lay in the new cables you wanted. The door to the capsule glides open, and a Dalek appears. DALEK: Good. VALMAR: You're sure this is okay, Janley? JANLEY: Of course. We help them. They help us. DALEK: Yes. We are your servants. JANLEY: Don't take too long about it, Valmar. You saw the notice, did you? VALMAR: I saw it. Valmar walks into the capsule, holding the power cable in his hands. ********** Corridor Back in the corridor, the Doctor is examining the noticeboard. BEN: We're still no nearer finding Polly. What are we hanging about here for? DOCTOR: Ben, I've found a message in code. It's an anagram, you just take the capital letters, see, work it out yourself. BEN: Oh, I can't do crosswords. DOCTOR: Meeting tonight 2000 hours ... R-O-C-K-E-T ... Rocket ... R-O-O-M ... Room P. Rocket Room P! The Doctor turns back to Ben thoughtfully. DOCTOR: It's the rebels way of calling a meeting. Only tonight we're going to be there - early. BEN: Yeah, maybe we're nearer finding Polly than I thought. ********** Rocket room P Later than night in Rocket Room P, the Doctor and Ben hide at the back of the room. They wait for the meeting to commence ... BEN: Shifting uncomfortably I've got pins and needles now. DOCTOR: What's the time? BEN: Time we went home! DOCTOR: Yes. No! Eventually, the rebels start filing into the room. The group includes Valmar (with a Dalek), and Janley (carrying a small case). Janley opens the case to reveal the Dalek gun-stick. Valmar connects the gun-stick to the Dalek. As the rebels gather around a table, a man enters the room, and stands in the shadows. The Doctor and Ben are unable to determine his identity. JANLEY: Now, we're going to demonstrate something. You section leaders can pass on what you see. So far, we've been concerned with testing the strength of the Governor with a few acts of sabotage. But now, we're ready to take over. KEBBLE: Peering at the Dalek What is that thing? I've seen them moving about, but all we've been told is that its the machine Lesterson discovered. JANLEY: Valmar? VALMAR: Displaying a small device Lesterson removed the armaments of the Daleks he discovered. I've rearmed this one, but with a controlling device. We can regulate the fire power and turn it off and on whenever we choose. JANLEY: Shall we have the demonstration now? The man in the shadows nods. BEN: That's the one we want. He must be the boss of this outfit. DOCTOR: Sssh! The Doctor stares thoughtfully at the group of rebels. Without thinking, he retrieves his recorder, and places the tip in his mouth. Horrified, Ben quickly prevents the Doctor from blowing a tune. The Doctor casually places the recorder back in his pocket. Meanwhile, Janley has set up a metallic sheet on a small stand. JANLEY: This screen is two inch thick tungsten steel. Right, Valmar. VALMAR: To the Dalek Fire at the screen. Valmar presses the control switch, while simultaneously tapping the Dalek on its dome. The sheet of metal is destroyed. All the rebels cringe back in alarm. JANLEY: Quiet! You must keep quiet. We're too vulnerable here. KEBBLE: But, you can't control a thing like that. It'll turn on us! JANLEY: No it won't. KEBBLE: I wouldn't let any of my group go anywhere near it. VALMAR: I can control it. KEBBLE: Prove it. You daren't! I'm not talking about that thing firing at the wall or bits of metal or anything. I mean people. Have you tested whether you can stop it from killing people. Our people? VALMAR: Look, I can show you what I've done here ... KEBBLE: Forget it. How do you know a Dalek can tell the difference between the Governor's people and our people? VALMAR: But I can tell the difference, you fool! And I control it. KEBBLE: We want something better than words. JANLEY: Moving in front of the screen Test it on me. Will that satisfy you? KEBBLE: Well yes, but ... BEN: She's out of her mind! The Dalek swings its eye-stick towards Janley, as Valmar turns to the man in the shadows. VALMAR: Is it all right? The man hesitates a moment, before raising his arm in assent. VALMAR: To the Dalek When I tell you to fire ... DALEK: I am your servant. Once again, Valmar presses the control switch, while tapping the Dalek on the top of the dome. This time, nothing happens. The rebels move in towards Valmar, congratulating him. JANLEY: Get back to your places. KEBBLE: Are you all right? JANLEY: Of course. I don't take needless risks VALMAR: Oh well done, Janley. JANLEY: You haven't disarmed the Dalek! Well go on take the gun away - we don't want any accidents. Now, what about the girl? KEBBLE: We've got her safely locked up. Never fear. JANLEY: I think the best thing for us to do is ... BEN: Hear that? Maybe they'll say were she is. Ben moves forward for a better look, but his arm catches a loose box. The box crashes to the ground. Startled, the rebels all turn to the back of the room. JANLEY: Who's there? BEN: Whispering to the Doctor You stay there, I'll distract them. Find out where Polly is. The Doctor attempts to restrain Ben, but the young sailor is already on his feet, and racing towards the door. Janley steps in front of Ben, as the Dalek swivels around, its gun at the ready ... JANLEY: Noticing the Dalek No! Kebble! Kebble quickly intercepts Ben, and strikes him unconscious. Ben collapses to the floor. JANLEY: The guards will have heard that. Come on we've got to get out of here. Take him and lock him up. Quick ... out! The rebels hurriedly file from the room. A few seconds later, the Doctor is left alone with the mysterious man, and the Dalek. Suddenly, the man steps from the shadows, and begins to speak. BRAGEN: You might as well come out. We know you're there. DOCTOR: Walking out from the hiding place Bragen! BRAGEN: Of course. Who else is fitted to be leader of the rebels? The Dalek spins around, pointing its gun-stick towards the Doctor. DOCTOR: No doubt you want to be leader of the Daleks too. BRAGEN: I am the leader of the Daleks. DOCTOR: Noticing the Dalek moving closer Well see if you can stop this one from killing me. BRAGEN: Also noticing the Dalek Stop. You heard me, that's an order. Turn away. Fetch the guard. DALEK: I obey. The Dalek hesitates momentarily, before gliding from the room. DOCTOR: You have to have it both ways, Bragen. But how will you look in front of the Governor, when I explain your dual role to him? BRAGEN: The Governor will hardly listen to an impostor. DOCTOR: An impostor? How do you propose to prove that? BRAGEN: My guards are now going to produce the body of the real Examiner from the mercury swamp. DOCTOR: The one you murdered. BRAGEN: The one you pretended to be. DOCTOR: Murder's a far worse crime than impersonation. BRAGEN: Yes, but you can't prove I'm a murderer, while I can prove that you're an impostor. The Dalek re-enters the room, along with Janley and two guards. BRAGEN: To guards Take this man away, detain him. The guards escort the Doctor from the room. JANLEY: A dangerous man. BRAGEN: Now the only one left is the Governor. JANLEY: Perhaps we should have dealt with the Examiner earlier. BRAGEN: I'll deal with him in time ... and Quinn. ********** Cell block Quinn is sitting quietly in his cell, when he detects the sounds of movement. Standing up, he notices the Doctor being locked up in an adjacent cell. The guard activates a small box, which emits a high-pitched whining noise. This causes the lock on the door to automatically seal. QUINN: You're the last man I expected to see here. DOCTOR: Peering at the lock Work's by sound, does it? QUINN: I'm speaking to you, Examiner. DOCTOR: Oh, I'm sorry. QUINN: If you'd listened to me in the first place, you wouldn't be locked up here now. DOCTOR: Well your imprisonment hasn't been entirely wasted. It's brought your enemy out into ... QUINN: Bragen? I've known that all along. DOCTOR: Yes, but ... did you know that he was the leader of the rebels? QUINN: Bragen? The leader? DOCTOR: Yes ... It's quite a simple sort of lock, really ... QUINN: Hensell's trouble is he thinks he can run this colony on his personality alone. The Doctor sits on the bed, and removes a variety of items from his pockets. DOCTOR: But even if he knew of the danger, could he do anything? The rebels are well organised. QUINN: The Governor's popular. He can count on the mine workers of the perimeter for support. DOCTOR: In that case we must get word to him. QUINN: If you'd done your job properly, Examiner, you wouldn't be here now, and I'd have been out too. DOCTOR: Ah yes, but then ... I'm not the real Examiner. Ben, Polly and I ... we're ... we're just travellers, that's all. I found the Examiner, dead ... Bragen murdered him. QUINN: Everything leads back to Bragen. Just give me a chance to get my hands on him. DOCTOR: We won't have the chance, unless we can get out of here. QUINN: There's just a little matter of the cell doors. Quinn moves forward and rattles the door. ********** Lesterson's laboratory In the laboratory, Lesterson slowly awakes from his drugged state. He staggers to the workbench, and wets his handkerchief. As he pats his forehead with the handkerchief, he notices a Dalek gliding towards the capsule entrance. Another Dalek appears from within the capsule. 2ND DALEK: You sent for me? 1ST DALEK: Take up a position at the communications room. Watch and report. 2ND DALEK: I obey. LESTERSON: Muttering to himself They're conspiring together! Oh, why didn't I realise? The Examiner was right. They are evil! Lesterson cautiously moves into the capsule. He is forced to bend forward, as he makes his way through one of the cramped corridors. Noticing a light ahead of him, Lesterson follows the corridor around a bend. LESTERSON: Noticing more Daleks There are four. They can't be reproducing! As Lesterson moves through a number of doorways, he hears the sounds of activity a short distance ahead. Eventually, Lesterson reaches the end of corridor. A small glass panel is positioned on the wall. Staring through the panel, Lesterson gasps at the contents of the large chamber before him. Dozens of Daleks are gliding through the room - many of them are operating instrument panels. At one end of the room, a conveyor belt is moving through an archway. A bottom half of a Dalek casing suddenly appears on the conveyor. Lesterson watches as the casing moves forward, and is enveloped by a jet of steam. A few seconds later, the casing is covered by a foaming liquid. Lesterson watches in horror as another Dalek scoops up a bubbling green mass from within a glass globe, and places the mass inside the Dalek casing. The top half of the Dalek is then placed over the casing. Lesterson shrinks back terrified, as this procedure is repeated over and over again ... 1ST DALEK: Dalek nine complete. 2ND DALEK: Check. 1ST DALEK: Dalek ten complete. 2ND DALEK: Check. 1ST DALEK: Dalek eleven complete. DALEKS: We are the humans' enemy ... We are the new race of Daleks ... The Daleks begin to chant simultaneously ... The manufactured Daleks continue to roll off the conveyor belt. They are greeted by the existing Daleks with chants of 'Welcome to the new race of Daleks', and 'Dalek 11 Complete'. The Daleks continue to chant simultaneously, filling the capsule with an eerie sound ... Overcome with shock, Lesterson stumbles back through the low arched corridors of the capsule. Once back in his laboratory, he staggers over to a large cabinet, and shoves it in front of the capsule's entrance. Janley walks into the laboratory, and immediately notices the look of terror on Lesterson's face ... JANLEY: What's the matter? What is it? Lesterson attempts to mumble an answer ... JANLEY: Are you ill? LESTERSON: They're in there ... making themselves ... duplicating ... JANLEY: What are you talking about? Lesterson indicates the generator panel. LESTERSON: I started this, opening the capsule ... Suddenly, Lesterson moves around the laboratory at frenetic speed - pulling levers, turning dials, and flicking at switches. Janley rushes forward, and attempts to restrain the overwrought scientist. JANLEY: Lesterson! LESTERSON: Don't try to stop me! Gradually, the lights on the panel flicker and die - the vibrating hum whirrs into silence. JANLEY: What has happened? LESTERSON: They forget that I control them. I gave them life back again, and now I've taken it away! Finished ... stopped it ... JANLEY: The Daleks ... LESTERSON: Evil ... horrible! I know what I'm going to do ... laser torches ... melt them down. I'm going to melt the Daleks down to pools of metal ... JANLEY: You won't Lesterson! LESTERSON: Do you think I care what you can do? Go on, tell everybody I was responsible for Resno's death. I don't care. I'm going to wipe out the Daleks ... Janley rushes from the laboratory. LESTERSON: Yes, tell everybody all about me! I'm still going to ... I'm going to ... wipe out the Daleks ... Lesterson lifts the communications receiver. LESTERSON: Get me the Examiner ... Prison? Who put him there? But I've got to talk to him. I've got to, don't you understand??? The receiver suddenly goes silent as the other party terminates the connection. As Lesterson wonders what to do, he is unaware that the cabinet blocking the capsule is moving slightly. Eventually, a gap appears, and one of the unarmed Daleks moves towards Lesterson. Lesterson spins around, detecting the sounds of movement. LESTERSON: How did you get there? I cut off the power. DALEK: We can store power - we will soon have our own. LESTERSON: Own power? DALEK: Why was the capsule door closed? Lesterson suddenly sprints from the laboratory in a wild panic. Another unarmed Dalek emerges from the capsule. 1ST DALEK: Seal off the capsule's secret entrance. 2ND DALEK: I obey. The second Dalek glides back towards the capsule. 1ST DALEK: Wait! The second Dalek turns back to its superior. 1ST DALEK: No more than three Daleks to be seen together at any one time. 2ND DALEK; I obey. 1ST DALEK: We are not ready yet to teach these human beings the Law of the Daleks. ********** Corridor Running blindly along a corridor, Lesterson stumbles into a guard. LESTERSON: You can help me ... 1ST GUARD: What's the matter? LESTERSON: Where's the Examiner? 1ST GUARD: The Examiner's in prison. LESTERSON: Yes ... yes ... I forgot. 1ST GUARD: What's the matter with you? What are you running for? Hey! Lesterson sprints back in the direction in which he came from. Sensing that something is wrong, the guard gives chases. ********** Lesterson's laboratory Janley escorts a bound and gagged Polly into the laboratory. At the door, Kebble is keeping watch. A Dalek glides from the capsule, and approaches Janley. JANLEY: Did Lesterson come back? DALEK: No. Looking at Polly Why is this human restricted? JANLEY: She's against the Daleks. Janley yanks the gag from Polly's mouth, while Kebble removes the cord from her wrists. Polly is then offered some water by Kebble. JANLEY: Not afraid, are you? Nothing's going to happen to you if you behave. POLLY: Accepting the drink The Daleks? Of course I'm afraid - and so should you be. JANLEY: The Daleks are going to help us. POLLY: 'Us' being the rebels, I suppose. JANLEY: If you like. POLLY: And when you've won, the Daleks will just go back to being servants again? You're bigger fools than I thought. DALEK: We are your servants. POLLY: While it suits you. JANLEY: You'll see. KEBBLE: In! Kebble forces Polly towards the capsule. KEBBLE: Want me to stay with her? JANLEY: Yes, you may have to help Valmar. He'll be here in a minute to fix up the new Dalek power cable. KEBBLE: All right. DALEK: When will the work be completed? Kebble and Polly disappear into the capsule. JANLEY: What is this cable you Daleks are laying, anyway? DALEK: Daleks operate on static electricity. JANLEY: Static! Is that possible? DALEK: To create static, the Daleks need a complete cable circuit. JANLEY: I see. You convert our electricity into your own power. DALEK: That is correct. When will the human being complete the work? JANLEY: He'll be here. It's easier now - there's no-one to interfere with our plan. ********** Cell block In the detention area, the Doctor is striking a number of high-pitched notes on a piece of glass. Quinn is becoming increasingly irritated ... QUINN: Do you have to do that? I'm afraid you'll find these locks are foolproof. DOCTOR: I wonder how they're converting the power? QUINN: What are you talking about? DOCTOR: The Daleks - they're powered by static electricity. It's like blood to them - a constant life-stream. QUINN: Static isn't workable! DOCTOR: It is to the Daleks. They've conquered static, just as they've conquered anti-magnetics. QUINN: I'm not going to listen to any more of this nonsense. DOCTOR: Returning to the piece of glass I don't seem to be able to hit the right note ... Looking around the cell, the Doctor notices a water jug and a drinking glass by his bed. Leaping to his feet joyfully, the Doctor rushes over to the jug, and fills the glass with water until the jug is empty. The Doctor then strikes the glass a number of times, nods to himself, and takes a sip of the water. He continues making 'pinging' noises with the glass. Quinn sighs, shaking his head. DOCTOR: Do you have any water? QUINN: I hope not ... no. DOCTOR: Then I shall have to get some. Lesterson suddenly enters the area, in heavy argument with a guard. 2ND GUARD: You can't ... LESTERSON: But it's important, it's desperately important ... 2ND GUARD: Bragen gave orders ... LESTERSON: Get out of my way! Lesterson pushes the guard violently away. LESTERSON: Examiner ... the Daleks ... DOCTOR: Yes? The second guard recovers, and grabs Lesterson. At the same time, the guard who was chasing Lesterson, also appears. LESTERSON: They're duplicating ... I've seen them ... The guards drag a resisting Lesterson from the room. LESTERSON: They've got their own power, I can't stop them ... A third guard enters the room, and notices the struggles of his colleagues. 3RD GUARD: Take him to Bragen. The two guards drag Lesterson from the room. DOCTOR: I say, I say, do you think we might have a little more water? The guard nods, and walks off. QUINN: Is that all you can say? Lesterson fights his way down here to speak to you and all you can do is demand more water?! The guard returns with the jug of water. Disgusted, Quinn throws himself on to the bed in his cell. The guard walks up to the door of the Doctor's cell. He retrieves the sound device, and holds it near to the lock. 3RD GUARD: Noticing the Doctor nearby Get away from the door. The Doctor moves back from the door, and watches as the guard operates the sound mechanism. As the whining sound is emitted, the Doctor secretly produces his recorder, and quietly begins playing a number of notes. As soon as the guard leaves, the Doctor adds more water to the glass. He then wets his forefinger, and runs it around the rim of the glass. Not satisfied with the noise, the Doctor pours a little more water into the glass. This procedure is repeated a number of times. QUINN: Realising what the Doctor is attempting to accomplish Sorry about that outburst. I thought it might help the situation. The Doctor holds up his hand for quiet. He then adds another drop of water to the glass. Quinn watches the door nervously as the Doctor strikes a number of notes. QUINN: Nearly ... nearly ... ********** Governor's terrace In Hensell's terrace, a Dalek is laying a cable across the room. Bragen continues working at the desk, not interested in what the Dalek is doing. The two guards enter the room, with Lesterson under their control. Bragen looks up sharply. BRAGEN: What's this? 1ST GUARD: He tried to break in and speak with the Examiner. LESTERSON: Noticing the Dalek What is the Dalek doing? BRAGEN: I thought you knew. Something to do with the emergency power supply. LESTERSON: It's a trick! I didn't ask for it. BRAGEN: Lesterson, I've had reports ... LESTERSON: To the Dalek What are you doing? DALEK: Laying the new emergency power supply as you ordered, master. LESTERSON: It's a lie! BRAGEN: I have reports of your incomprehensible behaviour. LESTERSON: Yes, I can explain ... if you get rid of that! BRAGEN: To the Dalek Finish now. DALEK: I am your servant. The Dalek glides from the room. LESTERSON: Where is the Governor? BRAGEN: At the perimeter. Why? LESTERSON: Call him. Get him back here as quickly as possible! We're all in terrible danger. The Examiner was right. Right all the time. At that moment, Janley enters the room. LESTERSON: Don't listen to anything she has to say. She's in league with the Daleks. JANLEY: Now, now, now, please, let's just take things calmly, you're not well ... LESTERSON: I'm perfectly well ... JANLEY: Please Lesterson, please. Now, you ought to be in hospital. You promised me you'd report there. LESTERSON: I promised nothing of the kind! JANLEY: Don't you remember ... never mind. I understand. BRAGEN: Pity - it's probably only temporary. LESTERSON: You're trying to say I'm mad ... Janley and Bragen simultaneously deny this. LESTERSON: But, I tell you, I saw the Daleks. They were duplicating! I saw it! I swear to you ... JANLEY: He suddenly started saying these things in the lab. I'm afraid, he's ... LESTERSON: No! No! No! Lesterson's frustration is clearly apparent. Bragen turns to the guards. BRAGEN: Keep him under restraint. The guards nod, and drag the protesting scientist from the room. Lesterson continues to cry out in anguish. LESTERSON: Will nobody listen to me ... ********** Capsule interior Inside the capsule, Polly and Valmar are sitting inside a tiny compartment. Polly watches as Valmar busily connects a number of cables into a square box. A Dalek is hovering nearby ... VALMAR: Pass me that small screwdriver. POLLY: I can't - my hands are tied. Anyway, I wouldn't help you, even if I could. Valmar shrugs, and rummages in the tool box himself. Kebble appears, and manages to squeeze his way into the compartment. Kebble is holding yet more cables. The Dalek glides from the room. VALMAR: More? I can't handle them. KEBBLE: This is the lot. POLLY: Listen ... the Dalek's gone now. KEBBLE: That doesn't mean you can start talking. VALMAR: Oh, leave her alone, Kebble. She isn't doing any harm. POLLY: You think you're very tough don't you, pushing a girl around. I'd like to see you come up against a real man. KEBBLE: Like who? POLLY: Like Ben, for instance. KEBBLE: Don't worry about him. We've got him safely stowed away. POLLY: You've got Ben? KEBBLE: He's sleeping off a slight fall. VALMAR: I told you to leave her alone. POLLY: Your name's Valmar, isn't it? VALMAR: That's it. POLLY: You want the Daleks to fight the Governor. But don't you see - they'll turn on you, too. KEBBLE: What? Three big pepper pots? VALMAR: One of them did kill Resno, and you saw what the Dalek did to that sheet of metal. POLLY: And that's just the beginning. KEBBLE: Don't listen to her. She's feeding you the Examiner's line. POLLY: He isn't the Examiner. We're just travellers ... landed here by accident. The Doctor, that's the man you think is the Examiner, found the real Examiner dead, and picked up his papers. VALMAR: This Doctor of yours. He knows something about the Daleks? POLLY: He tried to warn everyone. It's the only reason we stayed here. Suddenly, the Dalek returns to the capsule. DALEK: When will the work be completed? VALMAR: I don't know. I'll need a new junction box like this one. The Dalek swivels around, and leaves the room again. POLLY: You've all underestimated these Daleks. KEBBLE: Better brains than us, I suppose. POLLY: I only know what the Doctor has told me - he says they're capable of exterminating whole nations. VALMAR: Perhaps, but what would they want to kill us for - after we've taken over. We're friendly with the Daleks. POLLY: Don't you see, human beings can't be friends with Daleks. They don't have friends. VALMAR: I don't see why not. POLLY: It's a kind of hatred for anything unlike themselves. They think they're superior. VALMAR: The girl's got something. KEBBLE: You want to tell Janley? You're welcome! POLLY: Janley! She'll betray the lot of you, if she gets the chance. DALEK: Reappearing again The other junction box is outside. VALMAR: Thank you. Valmar resumes his work as Kebble smiles at Polly. KEBBLE: Talk too much, don't you? Didn't you know he was soft on Janley? Valmar looks up, and gives Kebble a piercing stare. KEBBLE: All right, all right, I'm just putting it straight. VALMAR: More slack on the cables. ********** Corridor A Dalek moves through a corridor of the colony. A thick cable is draped over its sucker-stick. The Dalek detects the sounds of voices ahead. It turns back, and moves out of sight as two humans appear ... HENSELL: What are all these cables lying about? 1ST GUARD: New emergency power supply. HENSELL: Who's idea was that? 1ST GUARD: What do you want to know for? HENSELL: What do I ....?! Don't you know I'm the Governor? The guard promptly stands to attention. HENSELL: Where are you from? 1ST GUARD: The interior, sir. HENSELL: The interior? Why are you carrying a gun? 1ST GUARD: I'm a Squad Leader in Bragen's guard, sir. HENSELL: Oh, I see, Bragen's guard, eh? All right, carry on. Seething with rage, Hensell marches furiously towards his office. ********** Cell block In the detention area, the Doctor continues to experiment with the glass. GUARD: Cut that out, you two! The Doctor shrugs, and starts playing his recorder. The guard moves across to Quinn's cell, and opens the door. He then opens the door between the two cells. The Doctor casually picks up the glass of water ... and suddenly throws it in the guard's face. As the guard staggers back in surprise, Quinn jumps to his feet, and knocks the guard out. The Doctor rushes into Quinn's cell, and confiscates the sound-box. Quinn quickly grabs the box from the Doctor and rushes outside. The Doctor hesitates, and then rushes back into his cell. QUINN: Come on. DOCTOR: Wait a minute ... The Doctor returns with the jug of water. DOCTOR: We don't want him trying it, although he seemed a bit tone deaf to me. Quinn points the sound device towards the lock, and switches it on. The dazed guard is locked inside the cell. ********** Governor's office Hensell strides into his office, and notices Bragen casually sitting at the Governor's desk. Bragen fails to even glance up from his papers as Hensell approaches the desk. HENSELL: Well, Bragen - these trips are becoming more and more demanding. BRAGEN: I didn't expect you, Governor. HENSELL: Had as much as I could stand. Well? What's been happening here? BRAGEN: One moment. Bragen continues signing his papers. HENSELL: I asked you a question, man. BRAGEN: I heard you. HENSELL: Look, your work can wait. You can hand over to me tomorrow. I want to hear about the Examiner. After one more signature, Bragen finally sits back, and looks up at Hensell. BRAGEN: The Examiner is at present in jail. HENSELL: In jail? That's rather dangerous isn't it? Who put him there? BRAGEN: I did. HENSELL: You did? For heaven's sake, why? BRAGEN: He's an impostor, Governor, possibly a murderer as well. We have just discovered the body of the real Examiner in the mercury swamp. HENSELL: I hope you're sure of your facts, Bragen. BRAGEN: Quite sure. HENSELL: This could have far-reaching consequences. BRAGEN: As far as I am concerned, there's nothing more to be said. So if there's nothing further ... HENSELL: Nothing further! Who the devil do you think you're talking to? Stand up when you're speaking to me man! BRAGEN: I prefer to remain seated. HENSELL: Do you now?! We'll soon see about that. Guards! Two guards enter, and stand to attention. HENSELL: Take this man out of my office. The guards fail to move. HENSELL: Did you hear what I said? That's an order! BRAGEN: You forget, my dear Hensell, they are not your guards, they are mine. HENSELL: I am the Governor. BRAGEN: No. Not now, I am. Bragen smiles, and leans back in the chair. HENSELL: I see. Your guards, eh? Yes, Quinn warned me about your guards, but we all took them too lightly, didn't we? But we'll soon change that. Hensell turns to the door, however the guards are blocking his way. HENSELL: You imbecile. How long do you think your handful of guards can hang out when the people hear that I am being kept a prisoner in my own capital? BRAGEN: The people will do exactly as they are told, Hensell. Bragen presses a button on the desk, and then stands up. BRAGEN: It will, of course, be easier for them if you co-operate with us. Bragen indicates to Hensell to sit down behind the desk. Bragen turns towards the door as a Dalek glides in. BRAGEN: Wait there. Guards, dismissed. As Hensell reclaims his seat, the guards leave the room. HENSELL: So Bragen, you want my co-operation, do you? BRAGEN: It would save bloodshed. I might even let you keep the title of Governor. HENSELL: Might you know?! I'll tell you what you will do. You'll order your guards to disarm and place yourself under arrest immediately! BRAGEN: So you reject my offer? I thought it a generous one in the circumstances. HENSELL: What circumstances? BRAGEN: Indicating the Dalek gun-stick Look at this. HENSELL: What is it? BRAGEN: The reason that the colony is now mine. Bragen fixes the gun-stick back to the Dalek. HENSELL: Watching nervously Is it a weapon of some kind? Hensell suddenly stands up, gripped with fear. BRAGEN: I'll arrange a demonstration for you. Do you still refuse my offer? HENSELL: I will not be intimidated. BRAGEN: No, of course not. In character to the last, Hensell. Kill him! Hensell arches in agony as the Dalek delivers its deadly ray. Hensell slumps dead to the ground. Bragen immediately disconnects the gun as the Dalek turns its eye-stick from the dead man to Bragen. DALEK: Why do human beings kill human beings? BRAGEN: Get on with your work! DALEK: Yes, master, I obey. BRAGEN: Yes, obey me. From now on, I will have complete obedience from everyone. ********** Lesterson's laboratory The Doctor and Quinn sneak into Lesterson's laboratory. They hide behind a workbench as a Dalek glides into the room, followed by Valmar. VALMAR: I'll have to check the cable circuit now. Otherwise, it's just as you asked for. DALEK: Very well. VALMAR: Why can't you carry on with the power you're drawing from the colony? Why go to all this trouble? DALEK: Until now, we have had to recharge from the colony supply. With static power, the Daleks will be twice as ... useful. JANLEY: Rushing into the laboratory Valmar, quick! VALMAR: What's the matter? JANLEY: The Governor's back. VALMAR: What about the girl? JANLEY: Leave her. DALEK: I will follow you. VALMAR: What for? DALEK: I am your servant. Janley, Valmar and the Dalek leave the room. The Doctor and Quinn emerge from their hiding place, and examine the newly-laid cables. DOCTOR: An electrical circuit of their own supplying static electricity! I wonder how much longer we've got? The Doctor follows the cables towards the capsule. DOCTOR: I didn't realise they had a circuit of their own ... ********** Capsule interior Inside the capsule, Polly and Kebble have heard the sounds of approaching voices. Polly suddenly recognises the Doctor. Kebble reaches for a metal vice, but Polly wraps her arms around his legs and screams. POLLY: Doctor, look out! Kebble shoves Polly away as the Doctor and Quinn peer into the capsule's entrance. Kebble suddenly leaps from the capsule, and attacks Quinn. However, Quinn quickly gains the upper hand, and eventually renders Kebble unconscious. Polly rushes up to the Doctor. POLLY: Are you all right? DOCTOR: Well done! Who was the man who went outside just now? POLLY: Valmar. He's been working for the Daleks. DOCTOR: Nodding On their static power supply. POLLY: Doctor, they've got Ben. DOCTOR: Yes, I know, he ran away so that I could ... oh well, it's a long story, but don't worry - that boy can take care of himself! The Doctor turns back towards the capsule, just as a Dalek emerges from the entrance, complete with gun-stick. The Doctor reaches towards Kebble's vice ... QUINN: That won't help. DOCTOR: Get out ... all of you! Polly and Quinn both protest. DOCTOR: Go on! As Quinn and Polly leave the laboratory, the Dalek glides down the entrance hatch. The Doctor hesitates momentarily, and then races after Quinn and Polly. As the Doctor closes the laboratory door, he jams the vice through the door handle. A second Dalek emerges from the capsule. 2ND DALEK: Have they escaped? 1ST DALEK: Yes, return to capsule and report. 2ND DALEK: I obey. The first Dalek batters the door with it's sucker-stick, but the door refuses to budge. The Dalek moves back, and fires its ray at the door. The handle of the door (including the metal vice) buckle in the intense heat, and fall to the floor. The Dalek glides outside the laboratory ... ********** Capsule interior The Daleks are gathering inside their production plant. 1ST DALEK: We are to wait here until the human beings fight among themselves. 2ND DALEK: Then we will strike. ALL DALEKS: And EXTERMINATE ... EXTERMINATE ... EXTERMINATE ... ********** Governor's terrace In Hensell's terrace, the Doctor, Quinn and Polly have discovered the Governor's body ... QUINN: The one man who could have saved us ... DOCTOR: Don't worry, the people will follow you, too. QUINN: Maybe. But there wasn't any maybe about Hensell. He was old-fashioned. Single-minded, yes, but he's done a lot of wonderful work for this colony. Events turned out against him, that's all. But why? Why was he killed? BRAGEN: I can answer that. The group around as Bragen and two guards stride into the room. BRAGEN: He wanted to destroy the Daleks, so one of them killed him. Now, I'm declaring martial law. You will be returned to prison, and properly guarded this time. DOCTOR: Martial law! What good do you think that will do against the Daleks? BRAGEN: The Daleks will do as I tell them. DOCTOR: We shall see, shan't we. BRAGEN: Take them away. The Doctor, Quinn and Polly are escorted from the room. ********** Capsule interior One by one, the DALEKS glide from the capsule and start gathering inside their production plant ... 2ND DALEK : Exterminate all humans. 1ST DALEK: Exterminate all humans. 2ND DALEK: Exterminate. Annihilate. Destroy. Daleks conquer and destroy. DALEKS: Daleks conquer and destroy. Daleks conquer and destroy ... As the Daleks continue their frenetic chant, they glide out of the capsule one-by-one. 1ST DALEK: Take up positions ready to exterminate all human beings. DALEKS: Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate... ********** Corridor In one of the corridors of the colony, two guards are escorting the Doctor, Polly and Quinn back to the detention area. Suddenly, the D