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By chance, the Doctor witnesses a person covered in a blanket being abducted by men in black. The Doctor and Rose hop on a [[The Doctor's Moped|scooter]] and race after the car. The car passes through a gated doorway which slams shut and a market stall arranged in front of the gate, making it look like a dead end. The Doctor and Rose arrive shortly after, mystified by the car's disappearance. They decide to investigate. Posing as Royal inspectors, with the help of the Doctor's [[psychic paper]], they arrive at the home of the Connollys. Mr. Connolly has bullied his family into ignoring Gran after her face was stolen. The Doctor convinces Rita Connolly to bring him to Gran. As the Doctor examines Gran, two men burst into the house, knock out the Doctor and hustle Gran away. The Doctor gives chase but Rose stays behind. She notices the television set is giving off electrical sparks. Later at the dump site, the Doctor finds people whose faces have been stolen locked in a cage. As they begin to surround him, the investigators shine a light into the cage. | By chance, the Doctor witnesses a person covered in a blanket being abducted by men in black. The Doctor and Rose hop on a [[The Doctor's Moped|scooter]] and race after the car. The car passes through a gated doorway which slams shut and a market stall arranged in front of the gate, making it look like a dead end. The Doctor and Rose arrive shortly after, mystified by the car's disappearance. They decide to investigate. Posing as Royal inspectors, with the help of the Doctor's [[psychic paper]], they arrive at the home of the Connollys. Mr. Connolly has bullied his family into ignoring Gran after her face was stolen. The Doctor convinces Rita Connolly to bring him to Gran. As the Doctor examines Gran, two men burst into the house, knock out the Doctor and hustle Gran away. The Doctor gives chase but Rose stays behind. She notices the television set is giving off electrical sparks. Later at the dump site, the Doctor finds people whose faces have been stolen locked in a cage. As they begin to surround him, the investigators shine a light into the cage. | ||
[[File:Magpiedoctorrose.jpg|thumb|The Doctor and Rose with Magpie]] | [[File:Magpiedoctorrose.jpg|thumb|The Doctor and Rose with Magpie]] | ||
Rose reads the name on the television's tag: Magpie. She heads for the television shop where Mr. Magpie, who seems to be extremely stressed, tries to get her out the door before The Wire is alerted to her presence. Rose insists on asking Magpie about the televisions he's sealing. The Wire appears on a screen, confusing Rose as to if a broadcast was being played, but the Wire declares it is sentient by telling Rose its name and declaring that it's hungry. The Wire begins sucking Rose's brainwaves and face into its television as Rose desperately pleas for help. Magpie only apologises, claiming Rose had brought it upon herself. | |||
Detective Inspector Bishop begins to interrogate the Doctor but the tables are turned as the Doctor asks him questions he can't answer. He convinces the DI that he can help. As Bishop begins to share information, an agent brings in another victim: Rose. The Doctor rages at Rose's condition. They return to Floridel Street. The Doctor and Bishop ask Tommy what happened with Gran the night her face was stolen; she was watching television. The three head to Magpie's shop, but Magpie is gone. The Doctor discovers a handheld portable TV as well as external power source, which should not exist yet on Earth. He discovers the people's missing faces as they appear on the screens in the shop. On one of the screens is Rose's face, calling over and over for the Doctor. Magpie enters, and the Doctor demands to know who is really in charge. The Wire appears, briefly turning the black and white television to colour, telling the Doctor that it was executed by its own people, but fled to Earth were there was enough mental energy for it to reconstitute its physical form. The Doctor wonders when this will be and the Wire cryptically says her "crowning achievement", causing Bishop to realise that it plans to feed while people watch the coronation. The Wire then beings to feed on Bishop, the Doctor and Tommy. The Doctor is able to stop threaten the Wire by brandishing the higher alien technology: his sonic screwdriver. Realising the Doctor is an offworlder as it is, the Wire stops its feeding after completely draining Bishop, but not the Doctor and Tommy. | Detective Inspector Bishop begins to interrogate the Doctor but the tables are turned as the Doctor asks him questions he can't answer. He convinces the DI that he can help. As Bishop begins to share information, an agent brings in another victim: Rose. The Doctor rages at Rose's condition. They return to Floridel Street. The Doctor and Bishop ask Tommy what happened with Gran the night her face was stolen; she was watching television. The three head to Magpie's shop, but Magpie is gone. The Doctor discovers a handheld portable TV as well as external power source, which should not exist yet on Earth. He discovers the people's missing faces as they appear on the screens in the shop. On one of the screens is Rose's face, calling over and over for the Doctor. Magpie enters, and the Doctor demands to know who is really in charge. The Wire appears, briefly turning the black and white television to colour, telling the Doctor that it was executed by its own people, but fled to Earth were there was enough mental energy for it to reconstitute its physical form. The Doctor wonders when this will be and the Wire cryptically says her "crowning achievement", causing Bishop to realise that it plans to feed while people watch the coronation. The Wire then beings to feed on Bishop, the Doctor and Tommy. The Doctor is able to stop threaten the Wire by brandishing the higher alien technology: his sonic screwdriver. Realising the Doctor is an offworlder as it is, the Wire stops its feeding after completely draining Bishop, but not the Doctor and Tommy. | ||
