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=== On "Earth" === | === On "Earth" === | ||
In "[[Ireland]]", [[Patrick Bildbriain|a man]] finds [[Brendan Bildbriain|a baby]] in a basket abandoned in the middle of the road. He brings it home to [[Meg Bildbriain|his wife]]. They | In 1920s "[[Ireland]]", [[Patrick Bildbriain|a man]] finds [[Brendan Bildbriain|a baby]] in a basket abandoned in the middle of the road. He brings it home to [[Meg Bildbriain|his wife]]. They report the finding to a local [[Garda]] (policeman), but when the baby is not claimed, the couple adopt him and name him Brendan. | ||
Brendan grows up and joins the | Brendan grows up and joins the Gardaí. While chasing [[Michael (Ascension of the Cybermen)|a thief]], he is shot and falls off a cliff hundreds of feet high. He wakes up and is apparently unharmed even though the bullet holes passed through the chest of his uniform. | ||
Many years later, old Brendan retires, but as he is leaving the police station after his retirement ceremony, his father and the sergeant (who | Many years later, old Brendan retires, but as he is leaving the police station after his retirement ceremony, his father and the sergeant (who have not aged) appear and half-drag him back in. They strap him to a chair and attach some electronic equipment to his hands and head. When they turn it on, energy arcs around it and Brendan screams as his memory is wiped. | ||
=== In space === | === In space === | ||
