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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
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|range = Short Trips (series) | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|series in range = Short Trips | |series in range = Short Trips - Volume III | ||
|series number in range = 3 | |series number in range = 3 | ||
|number in series = 7 | |number in series = 7 | ||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = Short Trips - Volume III | ||
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|doctor = Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Stan Gorman]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Red River]]|[[St Saviour's Hospital]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Red River]]|[[St Saviour's Hospital]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andrew Cartmel | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | |read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
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|sound = [[Martin Montague]] | |sound = [[Martin Montague]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 11 May 2011 | ||
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[[Ace]] and the [[Seventh Doctor]] walk along the side of the Red River to a crime scene. There they meet reporter [[Walter Orpheus]]. The Doctor introduces himself as the Professor and is taken for an official person by the [[police]] who invite him to examine the evidence. | [[Ace]] and the [[Seventh Doctor]] walk along the side of the Red River to a crime scene. There they meet reporter [[Walter Orpheus]]. The Doctor introduces himself as the Professor and is taken for an official person by the [[police]] who invite him to examine the evidence. | ||
The Doctor hands Ace a [[newspaper]] clipping detailing a series of attacks on the bank of the river. This crime scene is that of the latest victim - a teenage girl, who has survived the attack, like every victim before her, and is in hospital. The attacker has been labelled as | The Doctor hands Ace a [[newspaper]] clipping detailing a series of attacks on the bank of the river. This crime scene is that of the latest victim - a teenage girl, who has survived the attack, like every victim before her, and is in hospital. The attacker has been labelled as "[[the Ripper]]", but the Doctor suggests that the attacker may be an animal, judging by the wounds. | ||
At [[St Saviour's Hospital]], the Doctor goes through the case histories of the victims with [[Leonard Milroy|Doctor Leonard Milroy]] and they discover that all have had an organ removed, but have never had the appropriate surgery. All the victims had medical issues that stemmed from the lost organ prior to their loss. | At [[St Saviour's Hospital]], the Doctor goes through the case histories of the victims with [[Leonard Milroy|Doctor Leonard Milroy]] and they discover that all have had an organ removed, but have never had the appropriate surgery. All the victims had medical issues that stemmed from the lost organ prior to their loss. | ||
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* [[Stan Gorman]] | * [[Stan Gorman]] | ||
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* [[Elsa Havenhand]] is one of the Ripper's victims. She suffered from [[hypersplenism]]. | * [[Elsa Havenhand]] is one of the Ripper's victims. She suffered from [[hypersplenism]]. | ||
* [[Stan Gorman]] owns a company called [[Gorman Construction]]. | * [[Stan Gorman]] owns a company called [[Gorman Construction]]. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/short-trips-volume-03-438|Short Trips - Volume III}} | |||
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[[Category:Short Trips: Volume 3 audio stories]] | [[Category:Short Trips: Volume 3 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 20 March 2024
The Riparian Ripper was a 2011 Big Finish Productions audio short story read by Sophie Aldred.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Ace investigate a series of terrifying attacks along the banks of the Red River.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Ace and the Seventh Doctor walk along the side of the Red River to a crime scene. There they meet reporter Walter Orpheus. The Doctor introduces himself as the Professor and is taken for an official person by the police who invite him to examine the evidence.
The Doctor hands Ace a newspaper clipping detailing a series of attacks on the bank of the river. This crime scene is that of the latest victim - a teenage girl, who has survived the attack, like every victim before her, and is in hospital. The attacker has been labelled as "the Ripper", but the Doctor suggests that the attacker may be an animal, judging by the wounds.
At St Saviour's Hospital, the Doctor goes through the case histories of the victims with Doctor Leonard Milroy and they discover that all have had an organ removed, but have never had the appropriate surgery. All the victims had medical issues that stemmed from the lost organ prior to their loss.
The Doctor and Ace spend the night at the university, where they sleep in student halls. The next day they are informed that the Ripper has been caught. There has been another attack, a man has suffered wounds to the thorax and was suffering from chest problems. Ace and the Doctor realise that the attacker is performing surgery on people, a misunderstanding having developed.
Stan Gorman, whose brother was a victim, has the Ripper cornered in a tunnel and is preparing explosives to kill him. The Doctor, Ace and Milroy enter the pipe. As a precaution, the Doctor has Ace cut the wire. Suddenly, a silver ship passes them and flies off into sky. The Doctor laments the loss of "our friend" and Milroy is left hoping for his return.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Elsa Havenhand is one of the Ripper's victims. She suffered from hypersplenism.
- Stan Gorman owns a company called Gorman Construction.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unlike the other stories including the reader's character, here Sophie Aldred narrates Ace in first person.
- The story's title is taken from a newspaper headline in a clipping the Doctor hands Ace.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Short Trips - Volume III page at bigfinish.com
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