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The three head to Magpie's shop, but Magpie is gone. The Doctor discovers a handheld portable TV, which should not exist yet on [[Earth]]. He also discovers the televisions in the shop are holding the people's missing faces, silently calling out for help. On one of the screens is Rose's face, calling over and over for the Doctor. Magpie enters, and the Doctor demands to know who is really in charge. The Wire appears, briefly turning the black-and-white television to colour, telling the Doctor that it was executed by its own people, but fled to Earth, where there is enough mental energy for it to reconstitute its physical form. The Doctor then sourly notes that the Wire has been taking more than it should, gorging itself "like a great, overfed pig." | The three head to Magpie's shop, but Magpie is gone. The Doctor discovers a handheld portable TV, which should not exist yet on [[Earth]]. He also discovers the televisions in the shop are holding the people's missing faces, silently calling out for help. On one of the screens is Rose's face, calling over and over for the Doctor; he quietly promises that he will save her. Magpie enters, and the Doctor demands to know who is really in charge. The Wire appears, briefly turning the black-and-white television to colour, telling the Doctor that it was executed by its own people, but fled to Earth, where there is enough mental energy for it to reconstitute its physical form. The Doctor then sourly notes that the Wire has been taking more than it should, gorging itself "like a great, overfed pig." | ||
Bishop calls Magpie out for allowing the Wire to feed on innocent people, but Magpie declares that he had no choice; the Wire allowed him to keep his face and has promised to release him at "the time of manifestation." Tommy asks what the time of manifestation means, and the Wire cryptically says it will be her "crowning glory"; Bishop then immediately realises it is talking about the coronation. The Doctor adds that the coronation will be the first time in history that millions of people will be gathered around a television set | Bishop calls Magpie out for allowing the Wire to feed on innocent people, but Magpie declares that he had no choice; the Wire allowed him to keep his face and has promised to release him at "the time of manifestation." Tommy asks what the time of manifestation means, and the Wire cryptically says it will be her "crowning glory"; Bishop then immediately realises it is talking about the coronation. The Doctor adds that the coronation will be the first time in history that millions of people will be gathered around a television set; thus giving the Wire the perfect opportunity to feast on them all. The Wire then begins to feed on Bishop, the Doctor and [[Tommy Connolly]]. It revels in feeding off the Doctor, calling him "delicious" and declaring that it will have "lashings of him". However, the Doctor is able to stop the Wire by brandishing the higher alien technology: [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]]. Realising the Doctor is "armed and clever", the Wire withdraws from its feeding after completely draining Bishop, but not the Doctor and Tommy. The Wire transfers itself into the portable TV and orders Magpie to take it to [[Alexandra Palace]]. | ||
The Doctor and Tommy regain consciousness; together, they construct a device with parts in the shop. They race to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to pick up one more part then run to the Palace's broadcast centre. The Doctor orders Tommy to keep the device he's plugged into the broadcasting system operating no matter what. Grabbing a spool of wire, he heads for the top and begins to climb the tower. He manages to get past security with the [[psychic paper]]; to his own shock, it says he's the King of [[Belgium]]. Magpie is at the top, begging the Wire to stop the pain in his head, as it promised him peace after its physical reconstitution. Complying with Magpie's wish for peace, the Wire disintegrates him with a bolt of electricity. At the same time, people watching the coronation, and even animals in the room are having their faces sucked off. | The Doctor and Tommy regain consciousness; together, they construct a device with parts in the shop. They race to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to pick up one more part then run to the Palace's broadcast centre. The Doctor orders Tommy to keep the device he's plugged into the broadcasting system operating no matter what. Grabbing a spool of wire, he heads for the top and begins to climb the tower. He manages to get past security with the [[psychic paper]]; to his own shock, it says he's the King of [[Belgium]]. Magpie is at the top, begging the Wire to stop the pain in his head, as it promised him peace after its physical reconstitution. Complying with Magpie's wish for peace, the Wire disintegrates him with a bolt of electricity. At the same time, people watching the coronation, and even animals in the room are having their faces sucked off. | ||
