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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
On a distant planet, a huge sandminer vehicle, Storm Mine 4, is slowly scraping the surface of a vast, barren desert in search of precious [[mineral]]s. The sandminer is manned by nine humans and numerous robots - black '[[Dum]]s' that cannot speak, pale green '[[Voc]]s', and a silver '[[Super-Voc]]' which controls all the 'Dums' and 'Vocs'. The robots conduct a routine scan of the area and locate a large [[sandstorm]], which the | On a distant planet, a huge sandminer vehicle, Storm Mine 4, is slowly scraping the surface of a vast, barren desert in search of precious [[mineral]]s. The sandminer is manned by nine humans and numerous robots - black '[[Dum]]s' that cannot speak, pale green '[[Voc]]s', and a silver '[[Super-Voc]]' which controls all the 'Dums' and 'Vocs'. The robots conduct a routine scan of the area and locate a large [[sandstorm]], which the Commander, Uvanov, decides to pursue, as the storm will bring heavier and more valuable minerals such as [[lucanol]] to the surface. | ||
One the crew, the disliked scientist Chub, is going to collect a instrument package. | |||
Uvanov is angered at Chub taking so long, and Poul goes to look for him. | |||
The package is stuck, and Chub sends for a robot. V45 arrives, but is acting strange. V45 strangles Chub, killing him. | |||
In the corridor, Poul hears Chub scream. He finds Chub's body. Poul goes to the control deck, and tells Uvanov about the murder. Uvanov does not want to go to investigate it, as they will loose the storm, but the other crew make him go to investigate. They find a strange object on Chub's hand — a corpse marker. | |||
At about this time, the TARDIS materialises in one of the scoops. After the Doctor and Leela emerge from the TARDIS, it is removed by a large mechanical arm as it is blocking the scoop. Later, the Doctor and Leela are brought out of the scoop by two robots and locked in a room. The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock the door, and goes in search of the TARDIS, while Leela finds Chub's body being taken away by some robots. | At about this time, the TARDIS materialises in one of the scoops. After the Doctor and Leela emerge from the TARDIS, it is removed by a large mechanical arm as it is blocking the scoop. Later, the Doctor and Leela are brought out of the scoop by two robots and locked in a room. The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock the door, and goes in search of the TARDIS, while Leela finds Chub's body being taken away by some robots. | ||
The human crew suspects the two time travellers of murdering Chub, and tensions increase when it is found that they have left the room in which they were locked. The Doctor and Leela are separated, with the Doctor finding a second dead man, | The human crew suspects the two time travellers of murdering Chub, and tensions increase when it is found that they have left the room in which they were locked. The Doctor and Leela are separated, with the Doctor finding a second dead man, Kerrill, in a hopper which starts to fill with sand that buries them both... | ||
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The Doctor survives by using a blowpipe poking up through the sand which he breathes through. Both he and Leela, who has found a third dead man, [[Cass (The Robots of Death)|Cass]], and a 'Dum' robot which can secretly speak, are recaptured. Commander [[Uvanov]] orders them to be locked up in the robot storage bay, on suspicion of killing all three humans. | The Doctor survives by using a blowpipe poking up through the sand which he breathes through. Both he and Leela, who has found a third dead man, [[Cass (The Robots of Death)|Cass]], and a 'Dum' robot which can secretly speak, are recaptured. Commander [[Uvanov]] orders them to be locked up in the robot storage bay, on suspicion of killing all three humans. | ||
Poul believes the Doctor and Leela to be innocent, so he frees them and shows them where Chub was murdered. There, the Doctor convinces Poul that a robot may have killed the meteorologist. While this is happening, a female crewmember named [[Zilda]] is murdered, who accuses Uvanov of murder over the tannoy system. Poul - sent to Uvanov's quarters to investigate - finds the Commander bending over Zilda's body. He has him confined to his quarters on suspicion of murdering Zilda. | |||
Shortly afterwards, the engineer, [[Borg (The Robots of Death)|Borg]], who is responsible for controlling power to the motors is found dead, and the sandminer's engines begin to run out of control, threatening the vehicle with destruction. A frantic [[Toos]] shrieks "She's going!!" | Shortly afterwards, the engineer, [[Borg (The Robots of Death)|Borg]], who is responsible for controlling power to the motors is found dead, and the sandminer's engines begin to run out of control, threatening the vehicle with destruction. A frantic [[Toos]] shrieks "She's going!!" | ||
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The Doctor goes to see the 'Dum' robot that Leela claimed could speak, D84. The robot reveals that it and Poul are undercover agents for the [[Kaldor City Company|mining company]]. They were placed on board the miner as a precaution to threats of a "robot revolution" by a scientist called [[Taren Capel]], who was raised by robots and considers himself to be one. D84 itself is unique in the fact that it can function autonomously from Super Voc SV7's commands, and appears to possess a high level of logical reasoning. | The Doctor goes to see the 'Dum' robot that Leela claimed could speak, D84. The robot reveals that it and Poul are undercover agents for the [[Kaldor City Company|mining company]]. They were placed on board the miner as a precaution to threats of a "robot revolution" by a scientist called [[Taren Capel]], who was raised by robots and considers himself to be one. D84 itself is unique in the fact that it can function autonomously from Super Voc SV7's commands, and appears to possess a high level of logical reasoning. | ||
The Doctor and D84 search | The Doctor and D84 search for proof that Taren Capel is on board, and find a secret workshop where the robots' programming has been changed to enable them to kill humans. The Doctor arranges for all the remaining humans to go to the command deck. Uvanov arrives after escaping confinement to confront the Doctor, but is surprised to see a robot enter the workshop. It proves to have orders to kill the Doctor, and grabs him by the throat... | ||
=== Part four === | === Part four === | ||
