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Susan and Veklin prepare to pilot the [[Diplomatic TARDIS]] and discuss the culture of the Sensorites whilst Ian finds a [[clothes machine]] to smarten up. Susan is surprised when Veklin implies that protection of the Sense Sphere will be withheld until they can reach an agreement, saying that the Time War should be fought to protect all species. | Susan and Veklin prepare to pilot the [[Diplomatic TARDIS]] and discuss the culture of the Sensorites whilst Ian finds a [[clothes machine]] to smarten up. Susan is surprised when Veklin implies that protection of the Sense Sphere will be withheld until they can reach an agreement, saying that the Time War should be fought to protect all species. | ||
On the Sense Sphere, the [[Second Elder (Sphere of Influence)|Second Elder]] informs his colleagues of the [[First Elder (Sphere of Influence)|First Elder]]'s decision that the delegates will be confined to the palace. When the delegation arrives, he explains to them that the First Elder is in trade talks on the [[Ood Sphere]] and that the [[Investigator (Sphere of Influence)|Investigator]] will give them a tour of the palace. The Investigator asks them not to leave the palace or speak to anybody that does not have her approval so as to avoid consternation, which Ian believes sounds [[paranoia|paranoid]]. [[Guard (Sphere of Influence)|A | On the Sense Sphere, the [[Second Elder (Sphere of Influence)|Second Elder]] informs his colleagues of the [[First Elder (Sphere of Influence)|First Elder]]'s decision that the delegates will be confined to the palace. When the delegation arrives, he explains to them that the First Elder is in trade talks on the [[Ood Sphere]] and that the [[Investigator (Sphere of Influence)|Investigator]] will give them a tour of the palace. The Investigator asks them not to leave the palace or speak to anybody that does not have her approval so as to avoid consternation, which Ian believes sounds [[paranoia|paranoid]]. [[Guard (Sphere of Influence)|A Guard]] will be stationed outside of their rooms for their safety. | ||
Veklin goes to the Investigator's office, waiting for her to discuss security arrangements, whilst Susan and Ian wait in their communal area and talk about how the Sensorites have changed since their first meeting, seeming more hostile. Susan tells Ian that she has met the Doctor several times since leaving him and that she is alone now, having lost [[David Campbell|David]] and [[Alex Campbell|their son]]. The Investigator finally returns to her office, telling Veklin that there had been concern that news of the delegates' arrival had leaked to [[the Interior]] and thus become accessible to all Sensorites. | Veklin goes to the Investigator's office, waiting for her to discuss security arrangements, whilst Susan and Ian wait in their communal area and talk about how the Sensorites have changed since their first meeting, seeming more hostile. Susan tells Ian that she has met the Doctor several times since leaving him and that she is alone now, having lost [[David Campbell|David]] and [[Alex Campbell|their son]]. The Investigator finally returns to her office, telling Veklin that there had been concern that news of the delegates' arrival had leaked to [[the Interior]] and thus become accessible to all Sensorites. | ||
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The Second Elder says that the [[War Council]] have already impressed upon him the threat that the Daleks represent to the entire universe, but remains unswayed by Susan, particularly when she says that the Time Lords tried to prevent the Daleks' creation. The guard bursts into the conference hall and fires at Susan. He misses and Veklin uses a [[sonic weapon]] to disable him, after which he is taken to a cell. Ian goes to speak with the Investigator to ask about her opinion whilst Veklin remains to protect Susan. | The Second Elder says that the [[War Council]] have already impressed upon him the threat that the Daleks represent to the entire universe, but remains unswayed by Susan, particularly when she says that the Time Lords tried to prevent the Daleks' creation. The guard bursts into the conference hall and fires at Susan. He misses and Veklin uses a [[sonic weapon]] to disable him, after which he is taken to a cell. Ian goes to speak with the Investigator to ask about her opinion whilst Veklin remains to protect Susan. | ||
The Investigator apologises to the Second Elder and offers her [[resignation]], taking full responsibility for the failure to properly vet the | The Investigator apologises to the Second Elder and offers her [[resignation]], taking full responsibility for the failure to properly vet the Guard but denying any involvement in the attempted [[assassination]]. The Second Elder decides that he will consider whether or not to accept her resignation once the delegation has departed and can detect that the Guard's mind is curiously blank. Ian enters the office and asks the Investigator to be honest with him and his colleagues; he tells her about the two Battle TARDISes in order to get her trust and explains that the Guard had overheard him and Veklin discussing this before the attack. The Investigator thanks him. | ||
Veklin becomes suspicious of Susan and decides that she cannot be trusted and must be removed. She fires her [[staser]] at her, saying that the Time Lords made a mistake in sending her, but Ian and the Second Elder arrive and come to Susan's help. The Second Elder uses his mental powers to disable Veklin after she refuses to drop her weapon. | |||
The Guard tells the Investigator that he acted alone and did not decide to attack Susan until today. However, he was not aware of the Battle TARDISes as Ian had believed. The Investigator looks into his mind for answers. | |||
The Second Elder invites Susan to the conference hall and asks her to explain what happened with Veklin. She believes that Veklin was being controlled by a Sensorite and invites him to investigate the matter as he is the Guard, but he deems it a matter for Gallifrey. Susan and Ian prepare to leave the Sense Sphere and look for Veklin. They learn from the Investigator that there is an alien influence in the Guard's mind which reached him through the Interior, not having disconnected from it as the Investigator had ordered. Without any proof and believing that the Elders could also be under the influence, she does not plan to bring this to the Elders until the influence has been eradicated. To do this, she needs the delegates to stay. | |||
Ian and the Investigator visit Veklin and advise her to invoke a clause in a local galactic treaty and insist that she is tried on the Sense Sphere, requiring Susan and Ian to remain as [[witness]]es. Veklin agrees and Susan informs the Second Elder, who considers it to be abuse of a technicality. Nonetheless, the Investigator recruits Susan to assist her in the investigation and takes her and Ian to the [[portal]] to the Interior. | |||
Susan and Ian enter it and search through the chaos for the mind of the Guard. They enter and see that he is thinking about what he should have done during the attack to be successful. The Guard sees them and fires. They retreat to another mind and find themselves in a Sensorite's fears, namely the burning of the Sense Sphere. In another, they see a ruined city and determine that the alien influence is spreading these images to provoke fear and paranoia. Daleks attack the city. | |||
The Investigator visits Veklin and says that she now feels that the Sensorites are already a part of the Time War. | |||
Susan and Ian see worries of the Time Lords coming to the Sense Sphere and taking the Sensorites away in droves to pacify other worlds. They find themselves in a dark and noisy area, which they realise would be the perfect place to hide something from the Sensorites. With focus, they are able to see what looks like a child's diseased lung; Susan senses that it is part-Sensorite and part-Dalek, a genetically-engineered organism capable of manipulating the Interior and spreading fear. | |||
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