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While he is waiting by Mr Chandra's office, Clyde has another clown sighting. He tries to laugh it off, but he is shaken when his friend Dave ducks into a small art closet for supplies and doesn't come out. The art closet is empty; Dave has vanished into thin air. | While he is waiting by Mr Chandra's office, Clyde has another clown sighting. He tries to laugh it off, but he is shaken when his friend Dave ducks into a small art closet for supplies and doesn't come out. The art closet is empty; Dave has vanished into thin air. | ||
Sarah brings the new family [[tea]] and biscuits as a welcoming gift, but when [[Gita Chandra]]'s back is turned, she performs a scan to check that no alien "residue" remains from the Jacksons' previous inhabitancy, because of Clyde's earlier remark. Only Gita Chandra is there — her husband and daughter are at school, she explains — so the two women share tea. Gita describes her family. She is thrilled to learn that Sarah is an investigative journalist | Sarah brings the new family [[tea]] and biscuits as a welcoming gift, but when [[Gita Chandra]]'s back is turned, she performs a scan to check that no alien "residue" remains from the Jacksons' previous inhabitancy, because of Clyde's earlier remark. Only Gita Chandra is there — her husband and daughter are at school, she explains — so the two women share tea. Gita describes her family. She is thrilled to learn that Sarah is an investigative journalist because her daughter [[Rani Chandra|Rani]] wants to become one herself. | ||
[[File:RaniAndLukeTDOTC.jpg|thumb|Luke makes a new friend — in [[Maria Jackson|Maria]]'s old bedroom]] | [[File:RaniAndLukeTDOTC.jpg|thumb|Luke makes a new friend — in [[Maria Jackson|Maria]]'s old bedroom]] | ||
Clyde and Luke are walking home from school when Clyde sees another clown. Though Luke doesn't see anything, the boys give chase. They encounter only Rani, who has ''also'' been seeing clowns. Rani wonders if there is an extraordinary or supernatural explanation of the disappearances. The three are deep in discussion when they reach Bannerman Road and find Rani's dad is [[Haresh Chandra|Mr Chandra]]. | Clyde and Luke are walking home from school when Clyde sees another clown. Though Luke doesn't see anything, the boys give chase. They encounter only Rani, who has ''also'' been seeing clowns. Rani wonders if there is an extraordinary or supernatural explanation of the disappearances. The three are deep in discussion when they reach Bannerman Road and Luke and Clyde find out that Rani's dad is [[Haresh Chandra|Mr Chandra]]. Mr Chandra is not pleased to see his daughter with Clyde, whom he has pegged as a troublemaker. On the other hand, he is delighted she has made friends with Luke, one of Park Vale's most gifted students. | ||
Luke helps Rani unpack. In her room, they continue their talk of the missing children. The mention of clowns jogs Rani's memory: she remembers taking a ticket to see a [[Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus|circus museum]]. Rani decides to investigate. Luke feels he has no choice but to follow. | Luke helps Rani unpack. In her room, they continue their talk of the missing children. The mention of clowns jogs Rani's memory: she remembers taking a ticket to see a [[Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus|circus museum]]. Rani decides to investigate. Luke feels he has no choice but to follow. | ||
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=== Part 2 === | === Part 2 === | ||
Spellman frightens Sarah Jane Smith with insights on her childhood whilst Clyde, Luke and Rani try to escape from the museum. Luke and Clyde get outside whilst Sarah remains terrified inside the circus. Rani's phone rings and she is confronted by a dilemma as ''Mum'' appears on the screen. While the phone rings, Spellman freezes. After a few seconds, Rani declines the call and runs out of the circus. Sarah Jane follows and the gang get inside Sarah's car to drive back to Bannerman Road. | Spellman frightens Sarah Jane Smith with insights on her childhood whilst Clyde, Luke and Rani try to escape from the museum. Luke and Clyde get outside whilst Sarah remains terrified inside the circus museum. Rani's phone rings and she is confronted by a dilemma as ''Mum'' appears on the screen. While the phone rings, Spellman freezes. After a few seconds, Rani declines the call and runs out of the circus. Sarah Jane follows and the gang get inside Sarah's car to drive back to Bannerman Road. | ||
[[File:SJSGivesRaniAChoiceTDOTC.jpg|thumb|Sarah gives Rani a choice.]] | [[File:SJSGivesRaniAChoiceTDOTC.jpg|thumb|Sarah gives Rani a choice.]] | ||
Once there, Sarah gives Rani a choice: live across the road and not interfere with her life, or go with Sarah and a whole world of adventure. Rani chooses to join Sarah and says she will explain to her mum that she is completing some work experience with her. | Once there, Sarah gives Rani a choice: live across the road and not interfere with her life, or go with Sarah and a whole world of adventure. Rani chooses to join Sarah and says she will explain to her mum that she is completing some work experience with her. | ||
Sarah, Rani, Luke and Clyde go into Sarah's house. Rani is amazed at the alien gear in Sarah's attic, particularly alien supercomputer [[Mr Smith]]. The new team quickly determines the history of the [[Pied Piper]] is traceable to a [[meteorite]] that fell to [[Earth]] in [[1283]]. The extrasolar meteorite originated in the [[Jeggorabax Cluster]], a region of space known to house entities that feed off of emotions. To confirm this, Mr Smith will need a sample of the meteorite. Fortunately, it is on loan from the [[University of Munich]] to the [[Pharos Institute]]. | Sarah, Rani, Luke and Clyde go into Sarah's house. Rani is amazed at the alien gear in Sarah's attic, particularly the alien supercomputer, [[Mr Smith]]. The new team quickly determines the history of the [[Pied Piper]] is traceable to a [[meteorite]] that fell to [[Earth]] in [[1283]]. The extrasolar meteorite originated in the [[Jeggorabax Cluster]], a region of space known to house entities that feed off of emotions. To confirm this, Mr Smith will need a sample of the meteorite. Fortunately, it is on loan from the [[University of Munich]] to the [[Pharos Institute]]. | ||
Luke confronts Sarah about her fear of clowns. Why should his mum, who has seen some of the strangest things in the universe, be frightened of clowns? Sarah explains that she was frightened of a clown marionette owned by her [[Lavinia Smith|Aunt Lavinia]] when she was a child. It was one of the few times she missed having parents she could call on for comfort. | Luke confronts Sarah about her fear of clowns. Why should his mum, who has seen some of the strangest things in the universe, be frightened of clowns? Sarah explains that she was frightened of a clown marionette owned by her [[Lavinia Smith|Aunt Lavinia]] when she was a child. It was one of the few times she missed having parents she could call on for comfort. | ||
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Sarah demands the children be brought back, but Spellman correctly [[deduce]]s she is still afraid of him and says he has been responsible for her lifelong fear of clowns. Spellman and she face off, unaware that Rani and Clyde have entered the building. | Sarah demands the children be brought back, but Spellman correctly [[deduce]]s she is still afraid of him and says he has been responsible for her lifelong fear of clowns. Spellman and she face off, unaware that Rani and Clyde have entered the building. | ||
Clyde faces Spellman unafraid. He begins to tell jokes. The humour loosens the grip that fear has on Sarah, which in turn weakens Spellman, who feeds on fear. Spellman weakens and Sarah forces him back into the fragment of the meteorite, which she puts into an alien box which nothing can escape from. | Clyde faces Spellman unafraid. He begins to tell jokes. The humour loosens the grip that fear has on Sarah, which in turn weakens Spellman, who feeds on fear. Spellman weakens and Sarah forces him back into the fragment of the meteorite, which she puts into an alien box from which nothing can escape from. | ||
Rani is a little shaken by her odd experiences, but vows to help Sarah, Luke and Clyde in their adventures. | Rani is a little shaken by her odd experiences, but vows to help Sarah, Luke and Clyde in their adventures. | ||
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* The [[Weserbergland meteorite]] falls to Earth in the [[Weserbergland Mountains]] of [[Lower Saxony]]. [[Hamelin]] is located near the mountains. | * The [[Weserbergland meteorite]] falls to Earth in the [[Weserbergland Mountains]] of [[Lower Saxony]]. [[Hamelin]] is located near the mountains. | ||
* [[Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus]] is a museum dedicated to the history of the circus. | * [[Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus]] is a museum dedicated to the history of the circus. | ||
* From [[1932]] and [[1940]] Odd Bob kidnapped children from | * From [[1932]] and [[1940]] Odd Bob kidnapped children from the [[Millhouse community]] in [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Littlewood]], [[Nebraska]]. | ||
* The [[Jeggorabax Cluster]] is a dark nebula located near the [[Bezeta-Vordak system]]. | * The [[Jeggorabax Cluster]] is a dark nebula located near the [[Bezeta-Vordak system]]. | ||
* The [[Weserbergland meteorite]] was preserved at [[University of Munich|the University of]] [[Munich]]. | * The [[Weserbergland meteorite]] was preserved at [[University of Munich|the University of]] [[Munich]]. | ||
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* The [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] encountered the [[Pied Piper]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''. They were present for the story told about him near the end of part one, and uncovered him as a practitioner of science, rather than of hypnotic flute playing. | * The [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] encountered the [[Pied Piper]] in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Challenge of the Piper (comic story)|Challenge of the Piper]]''. They were present for the story told about him near the end of part one, and uncovered him as a practitioner of science, rather than of hypnotic flute playing. | ||
* The [[Nestene Consciousness]] also used animated mannequins as attack drones. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | * The [[Nestene Consciousness]] also used animated mannequins as attack drones. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
* On Sarah's staircase there are | * On Sarah's staircase there are several framed newspaper cuttings, appearing to have been written by Sarah. One of them is about events at [[Deffry Vale High School]], regarding the "explosive results" involving it being blown up. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
* [[Haresh Chandra|Mr Chandra]] refers to the "mysteriously vanished" [[Greg Blakeman]], the previous head teacher, who was actually killed by the Slitheen and used as a skin suit by their leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | * [[Haresh Chandra|Mr Chandra]] refers to the "mysteriously vanished" [[Greg Blakeman]], the previous head teacher, who was actually killed by the Slitheen and used as a skin suit by their leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | ||
* Clyde refers to the [[Uvodni]] of [[Kudlak]], who were also involved with kidnapping children. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'') | * Clyde refers to the [[Uvodni]] of [[Kudlak]], who were also involved with kidnapping children. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'') | ||