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The TARDIS materialises on the dock outside of Venice. The Doctor goes on to explain how Venice was founded by refugees running from [[Attila the Hun]], and lists some of the many people who liked the city. Remembering [[Casanova]], the Doctor quickly checks his watch; luckily, Casanova is not born for another 140 years. The Doctor does not want to run into him because he owes Casanova a chicken due to losing a bet. | The TARDIS materialises on the dock outside of Venice. The Doctor goes on to explain how Venice was founded by refugees running from [[Attila the Hun]], and lists some of the many people who liked the city. Remembering [[Casanova]], the Doctor quickly checks his watch; luckily, Casanova is not born for another 140 years. The Doctor does not want to run into him because he owes Casanova a chicken due to losing a bet. | ||
When they try to enter | When they try to enter the city, they are stopped at the gate and asked to present their papers; Venice has been quarantined at the suggestion of the city's patron, Rosanna Calvierri, to protect the citizens from the [[Black Death|plague]]. The Doctor is immediately suspicious; the plague died out years ago. They present the [[psychic paper]], and are admitted to the city, where they see Guido interrupt a procession of Calvierri school girls, demanding to know where Isabella is. He locates her in the procession, but she does not seem to recognise him and he is immediately warded off by another girl, who bares fangs at him. Amy asks the Doctor what he thinks of the situation, only to find that he's already gone. | ||
The Doctor catches up to Guido, asking why he wants to get Isabella out of Rosanna's school. Guido explains that something evil happens to the girls in the school; Isabella didn't recognise him, and the girl who pushed him away had a face like an animal. Intrigued, the Doctor walks with Guido back towards the school, telling him it's time he had a talk with Rosanna. | The Doctor catches up to Guido, asking why he wants to get Isabella out of Rosanna's school. Guido explains that something evil happens to the girls in the school; Isabella didn't recognise him, and the girl who pushed him away had a face like an animal. Intrigued, the Doctor walks with Guido back towards the school, telling him it's time he had a talk with Rosanna. | ||
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Elsewhere, Guido feigns another attempt at breaking into the school to retrieve Isabella while the Doctor sneaks in through a side gate. He comes across a group of Rosanna's girls, noting that they have no reflection in a mirror. He realises they must be [[vampire]]s. They threaten to call the steward unless he leaves, if he's lucky. They bare their fangs at him as he backs up to the exit, thanking them for the mystery. The Doctor meets up with Amy and Rory where they watched Guido previously; he and Amy are excited at having discovered vampires in Venice, which appals Rory. | Elsewhere, Guido feigns another attempt at breaking into the school to retrieve Isabella while the Doctor sneaks in through a side gate. He comes across a group of Rosanna's girls, noting that they have no reflection in a mirror. He realises they must be [[vampire]]s. They threaten to call the steward unless he leaves, if he's lucky. They bare their fangs at him as he backs up to the exit, thanking them for the mystery. The Doctor meets up with Amy and Rory where they watched Guido previously; he and Amy are excited at having discovered vampires in Venice, which appals Rory. | ||
The Doctor takes Amy and Rory to meet Guido, and they begin to strategise infiltrating the school. Guido suggests blowing their way in with [[firearm|gunpowder]], which he has stacked in barrels, but the Doctor discards the idea. Amy proposes dressing in Isabella's clothing and having the Doctor pose as her [[fiancé]]; she will be admitted to the school, and, once inside, will open a trap door that leads down to the river, allowing them inside. However, Rory objects as he doesn't want others to think ''the Doctor'' is her fiancé. Amy counters that they've already seen the Doctor, but they haven't seen Rory, and offers to go with him as his brother. Rory again objects as they are dealing with vampires, to which the Doctor replies that they "hope" they are | The Doctor takes Amy and Rory to meet Guido, and they begin to strategise infiltrating the school. Guido suggests blowing their way in with [[firearm|gunpowder]], which he has stacked in barrels, but the Doctor discards the idea. Amy proposes dressing in Isabella's clothing and having the Doctor pose as her [[fiancé]]; she will be admitted to the school, and, once inside, will open a trap door that leads down to the river, allowing them inside. However, Rory objects as he doesn't want others to think ''the Doctor'' is her fiancé. Amy counters that they've already seen the Doctor, but they haven't seen Rory, and offers to go with him as his brother. Rory again objects as they are dealing with vampires, to which the Doctor replies that they "hope" they are vampires. Amy catches onto the Doctor's train of thought: if they're not really vampires, what could be so bad that they don't mind being mistaken for them? | ||
At Amy's suggestion, Rory acts as her brother and uses the psychic paper to fake having references from the [[King]] of [[Sweden]]. After being admitted, Amy meets Isabella inside. Isabella tells her of the school: she is taken regularly in the middle of the night and strapped to some sort of chair, and a process then occurs that Isabella can never remember. All she knows is that the [[sun]] now burns her skin. Amy promises to help her escape. That night, she sneaks down to the courtyard and unlocks the trap door, but is caught by the steward. | At Amy's suggestion, Rory acts as her brother and uses the psychic paper to fake having references from the [[King]] of [[Sweden]]. After being admitted, Amy meets Isabella inside. Isabella tells her of the school: she is taken regularly in the middle of the night and strapped to some sort of chair, and a process then occurs that Isabella can never remember. All she knows is that the [[sun]] now burns her skin. Amy promises to help her escape. That night, she sneaks down to the courtyard and unlocks the trap door, but is caught by the steward. | ||
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Rosanna heads to the courtyard, where she calls her staff together. She announces that "the storm" is coming. She attempts walking down the stairs but her perception filter begins going on the fritz, scaring her attendant back. Francesco wonders what's wrong; Rosanna deduces that the device was damaged by Amy's kick. She smacks the perception filter until her human disguise comes back into place and tells Francesco to gather the girls as there's a job for them. | Rosanna heads to the courtyard, where she calls her staff together. She announces that "the storm" is coming. She attempts walking down the stairs but her perception filter begins going on the fritz, scaring her attendant back. Francesco wonders what's wrong; Rosanna deduces that the device was damaged by Amy's kick. She smacks the perception filter until her human disguise comes back into place and tells Francesco to gather the girls as there's a job for them. | ||
Back at Guido's house, the Doctor heals Amy's bite wound and begins going over the facts. He comes to the conclusion that Rosanna is going to sink Venice and repopulate it with her transformed girls, as there is no way [[Saturnynian]] | Back at Guido's house, the Doctor heals Amy's bite wound and begins going over the facts. He comes to the conclusion that Rosanna is going to sink Venice and repopulate it with her transformed girls, as there is no way [[Saturnynian]]s can stay on land indefinitely. Rory reminds the Doctor that blokes are needed for that, prompting Amy to tell them that Rosanna mentioned "10,000 husbands waiting in the river". The Doctor concludes that only Rosanna's sons survived the trip and that they are waiting in the canal until their mum can make some compatible mates for them, grimacing at the idea. | ||
Hearing a bang from upstairs, the Doctor comments that the neighbours are awfully noisy but Guido tells him that there are no people upstairs. The Doctor is unsurprised by this and pulls out his UV wand for defence. Suddenly, Rosanna's girls appear in the window, to which a disbelieving Rory points out is on the second floor. They smash the window and try climbing in. The Doctor points his [[sonic screwdriver | Hearing a bang from upstairs, the Doctor comments that the neighbours are awfully noisy but Guido tells him that there are no people upstairs. The Doctor is unsurprised by this and pulls out his UV wand for defence. Suddenly, Rosanna's girls appear in the window, to which a disbelieving Rory points out is on the second floor. They smash the window and try climbing in. The Doctor points his [[sonic screwdriver]] at them, cancelling perception filters; the girls are now fully Saturnynian, with no trace of their humanity or individuality left — they are primal but loyal to Rosanna. | ||
The Doctor, Amy, Rory, and Guido run down the stairs to the exit, with the Doctor holding back the girls with his UV wand. However, the moment the time travellers get outside, Guido demands the UV wand. He locks them out and heads back upstairs to the gunpowder. He ignites it, blowing up his home, taking himself and the girls with it. Realising the danger that lies ahead, the Doctor orders Amy back to the TARDIS for her own safety. Rory thanks him before following her. | The Doctor, Amy, Rory, and Guido run down the stairs to the exit, with the Doctor holding back the girls with his UV wand. However, the moment the time travellers get outside, Guido demands the UV wand. He locks them out and heads back upstairs to the gunpowder. He ignites it, blowing up his home, taking himself and the girls with it. Realising the danger that lies ahead, the Doctor orders Amy back to the TARDIS for her own safety. Rory thanks him before following her. | ||
