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The localised temporal shift is more local than he thought, it seems. He has suddenly, in the middle of the trial, been transported to the 17th century, to the dock of the Old Bailey court. Here he is being confused with someone else, but there’s no convincing the judge of that. The judge—“Hanging” judge Jeffreys—admits he may have met the Doctor before, but will not meet him again. Before he has the Doctor removed, the Doctor insists that the judge is not really Jeffreys, based on inconsistencies in his statements. While the Doctor is still present, the next prisoner is brought into the dock: a flamboyant young woman called “Spring-Heeled Sophie”, Sophia Shepherd, a tightrope walker who boasts about her skills while slipping her shackles. | The localised temporal shift is more local than he thought, it seems. He has suddenly, in the middle of the trial, been transported to the 17th century, to the dock of the Old Bailey court. Here he is being confused with someone else, but there’s no convincing the judge of that. The judge—“Hanging” judge Jeffreys—admits he may have met the Doctor before, but will not meet him again. Before he has the Doctor removed, the Doctor insists that the judge is not really Jeffreys, based on inconsistencies in his statements. While the Doctor is still present, the next prisoner is brought into the dock: a flamboyant young woman called “Spring-Heeled Sophie”, Sophia Shepherd, a tightrope walker who boasts about her skills while slipping her shackles. | ||
Lucie has become lost while shopping, and stranger still, the city has gone dark. She is nearly run down in the streets by a tram, before encountering an oddly yellow-skinned woman calling herself “Yellow Beryl”. Beryl explains that the strange | Lucie has become lost while shopping, and stranger still, the city has gone dark. She is nearly run down in the streets by a tram, before encountering an oddly yellow-skinned woman calling herself “Yellow Beryl”. Beryl explains that the strange colour is from the TNT that she works with in a munitions factory, and that England is fighting the Germans and Austrians. To Lucie’s surprise, it is the year 1917. They are forced to take shelter as zeppelins fly over and begin dropping bombs. | ||
Sophie denies involvement in the robberies of which she is accused; the Doctor comes to her defence, trying to prevent her from being hanged, but is shouted down. As the guards subdue him, he is knocked out. Sophie is sentenced to death, and the judge orders the court’s Turnkey to take the Doctor and Sophie to Newgate to await their hanging. They are temporarily placed in the condemned cell at the Old Bailey, where they introduce themselves to each other, with Sophie flirting with the Doctor. She offers to help him find Lucie if they can escape, and they pool their resources to try to bribe the guard. However, the Doctor is surprised to see Sophie’s contribution—a box made of telmonium, a non-terrestrial metal. The box is filled with flashing control lights, which Sophie calls fairies. He tells her it comes from a world called Quagreeg, which is inhabited by reptilian creatures; it seems they are dealing with a more serious problem now. She admits that she has pressed the buttons on the box, which concerns the Doctor greatly; he explains that it controls a system of tractor beams, which may have brought him here through time. He is sure the owner of the box will want it back, and may be dangerous. | Sophie denies involvement in the robberies of which she is accused; the Doctor comes to her defence, trying to prevent her from being hanged, but is shouted down. As the guards subdue him, he is knocked out. Sophie is sentenced to death, and the judge orders the court’s Turnkey to take the Doctor and Sophie to Newgate to await their hanging. They are temporarily placed in the condemned cell at the Old Bailey, where they introduce themselves to each other, with Sophie flirting with the Doctor. She offers to help him find Lucie if they can escape, and they pool their resources to try to bribe the guard. However, the Doctor is surprised to see Sophie’s contribution—a box made of telmonium, a non-terrestrial metal. The box is filled with flashing control lights, which Sophie calls fairies. He tells her it comes from a world called Quagreeg, which is inhabited by reptilian creatures; it seems they are dealing with a more serious problem now. She admits that she has pressed the buttons on the box, which concerns the Doctor greatly; he explains that it controls a system of tractor beams, which may have brought him here through time. He is sure the owner of the box will want it back, and may be dangerous. | ||
