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This starts the Doctor's eleventh [[regeneration]]. The astronaut shoots again, killing him before the transformation completes, then returns to the water as the Doctor's companions run to his body. River announces he is truly dead, devastating Amy. The stranger brings a container of gasoline, introducing himself as [[Canton Everett Delaware III]]; the Doctor told him they would need it. River explains that a Time Lord's body is one of the most sought-after things in the universe. They can't just leave him. Spotting a boat moored across the lake, Rory performs a Viking-style funeral to burn the Doctor's corpse. Delaware shows River his invitation, labeled with the number 4. He says he won't be seeing them again, but they will be seeing him

River, Amy and Rory return to the cafe. Rory and River wnt to know what the Doctor planned. Amy insists that it doesn't matter anymore. Across the cafe, Rory spots another invitation on a table, labeled number 1. It must be addressed to the person the Doctor trusted most. The Doctor steps into the room and greets them happily, surprised they are all here. River slaps him in fury. He seems blind to the emotional turmoil they have just endured. It is only when he mentions that he is nine hundred and nine that they realize the version of the Doctor they saw die at the lakeside was a future version. River says they have been hired by someone who trusts him to investigate something involving space 1969, and a man called Canton Everett Delaware III.

While researching the street maps, Amy sees [[The Silence (species)|a mysterious, suited alien]] standing in the doorway of the Oval Office, and remembers their encounter on the shore of the lake; when she looks away, she forgets again. Feeling ill, she is escorted to the bathroom, where she finds the alien waiting for her. A woman who is also in the bathroom is vaporized by the alien after seeing it and forgetting it numerous times. Amy, realizing the alien's power, takes a picture of it with her camera phone. It cryptically informs her that she will tell the Doctor "what he must know, and what he must never know". Amy flees and immediately forgets the encounter.

They materialize in a warehouse in Florida, just a few miles from [[Cape Kennedy]]; Jefferson, Adams, and Hamilton are the three streets which cross right outside the window. As they explore the warehouse, the Doctor admits they have likely walked into a trap. Meanwhile, Rory attempts to explain the TARDIS and time travel to a stunned Canton, who eventually recovers. They discover a console made of cables and coated in some sort of slime and many boxes of Apollo space equipment. Amy suggests to River that they find some way to kill the astronaut now to prevent it from killing the Doctor in the future;. River admits time can be rewritten, but it is very complicated and doesn't work in the way that Amy hopes.

River finds a drain leading into a tunnel network below the warehouse. Below, she sees many hibernating aliens, the same ones Amy interacted with. She forgets them as soon as she climbs back. She says that it is safe but that she wants to take another look. The Doctor sends Rory down with her. They discover a maintenance room. She succeeds in unlocking the door, opening it to find a large control console like the TARDIS. Behind Rory, electricity crackles and something approaches.

They find him further up the corridor, unconscious. As they examine him, Amy tells the Doctor she is pregnant. Before he reacts to this, he spots the astronaut approaching them. Amy recognizes it from the lakeside. Her back is turned when the the astronaut lifts its faceplate, revealing the little girl is inside. Despite the Doctor's protests, Amy turns back and shoots.

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