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Sarah-Jane informs her captors that this is 'Doctor Daft' and that 'he's simple, nutty ... er .... dotty. Oh, not all there.' The Doctor puts on a slow country drawl and tells the men to let them go or he will call the police. The men tell the Doctor to shut up. | Sarah-Jane informs her captors that this is 'Doctor Daft' and that 'he's simple, nutty ... er .... dotty. Oh, not all there.' The Doctor puts on a slow country drawl and tells the men to let them go or he will call the police. The men tell the Doctor to shut up. | ||
Sarah-Jane notices one of the foreign agents nodding off, before she too loses consciousness. She is woken by the Brigadier who says, 'Come on, old girl. The party's over.' (The | Sarah-Jane notices one of the foreign agents nodding off, before she too loses consciousness. She is woken by the Brigadier who says, 'Come on, old girl. The party's over.' (The foreign agents are not mentioned again.) | ||
The Doctor explains he concealed the metal box in his posy of wild flowers. Sir William Dakins, now freed, reveals that the device is GUARD — standing for Guided Ultra-frequency Anti-terrorist Radio Defence — which he developed (with the Doctor's help) to stop airline hijacking by emitting zorin knock-out gas. GUARD also has a range-finder which homed in on Dakin's wristwatch, thus enablng the Doctor to locate the airfield where the kidnapped scientist was held. | The Doctor explains he concealed the metal box in his posy of wild flowers. Sir William Dakins, now freed, reveals that the device is GUARD — standing for Guided Ultra-frequency Anti-terrorist Radio Defence — which he developed (with the Doctor's help) to stop airline hijacking by emitting zorin knock-out gas. GUARD also has a range-finder which homed in on Dakin's wristwatch, thus enablng the Doctor to locate the airfield where the kidnapped scientist was held. | ||
