Arachnids in the UK (TV story): Difference between revisions

At the hotel, Frankie has become fed up with Robertson's lack of concern; she walks down a basement corridor, unaware of the large amount of webs. She opens a door marked out of bounds to the public and enters. Frankie uses her mobile phone to record a testimony to reveal a secret Robertson has been keeping from the public. However, she notices something further in that scares her; exclaiming in fear, Frankie is grabbed by a spider off-screen and pulled away. Her phone is left behind with the image of spider webs covering the cavern walls.  

In the meantime, Robertson shows Najia and Yaz a room covered in webs, which he blames on her for poor housekeeping. He fires her again, noting it's time for his scheduled bathroom break; he and Kevin head for the next room. Robertson tells them that once he's done, Kevin will escort them off the premises. Najia tells Yaz that the room wasn't like this the previous day. Suddenly, both her scuttling sounds from the wall. Yaz slowly walks over and leans on the wall to listen, unaware that a large spider is on the other side. Najia gets a call, telling Yaz its a doctor; Yaz takes the call, knowing its the Doctor. The Doctor asks Yaz if she can let her group in.

In the bathroom, Robertson is washing up. He hears an odd sound coming from the tub but dismisses it. Suddenly, the tub starts cracking. The tub "explodes" with Robertson backing up to the door; he yells in panic as a giant spider crawls out. Kevin opens the door, gun ready; Robertson shuts him in with it. In the lobby, the Doctor greets Najia with a hug; she tells her that she made an awesome human. Everyone hears gunshots, immediately racing to find the source. Robertson asks Kevin through the door if he killed the spider; he cracks open the door to see the spider on top of Kevin and silently closes the door in terror. He then realizes in horror that his phone was in there; unfortunately, Kevin grabs it in his futile attempts to escape as the spider drags him back into the hole.

Robertson runs back into the hall, where the Doctor uses the [[psychic paper]] to pass herself off as a "Crisis Investigator". She asks for a full explanation about what he just saw; Robertson recaps ''very'' clearly what happened. The Doctor takes Yaz with her to investigate. Robertson remains with the group, being recognized by Graham and Ryan. In the bathroom, the Doctor decides to poke her head down the hole to see what's down there. Hearing a skittering, she turns to see a spider and rushes back out of the hole; she pulls Yaz with her back to safety. The Doctor tells everyone they need to get somewhere bright and not so abandoned for some safety against the spiders. However, Robertson and Ryan are for leaving altogether. Everyone agrees and starts running. Robertson asks Graham who they are, being told that "run now, ask questions later" is the best way to stay alive. Everyone reaches the lobby, only to find that the spiders have webbed up the entrance to trap them. Robertson tries passing this off as some kind of Eco-protest against his hotel but isn't fooling himself. Realizing the spiders intend to trap them as prey, the Doctor asks Najia where the brightest room is in the hotel - the kitchen.