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At the [[Caverhurst Seedbank and Research Facility]] in [[Hampshire]], [[Barnaby Andrews|Dr Andrews]] finds that all of the [[butterfly|butterflies]] in Greenhouses A-D have gone missing and that the floors are covered in [[caterpillar]]s. He reports to head botanist and site manager [[Winston Grange|Dr Grange]], who asks him to examine one of the caterpillars; when he does, the caterpillar bites him and he ages backwards. | At the [[Caverhurst Seedbank and Research Facility]] in [[Hampshire]], [[Barnaby Andrews|Dr Andrews]] finds that all of the [[butterfly|butterflies]] in Greenhouses A-D have gone missing and that the floors are covered in [[caterpillar]]s. He reports to head botanist and site manager [[Winston Grange|Dr Grange]], who asks him to examine one of the caterpillars; when he does, the caterpillar bites him and he ages backwards. | ||
[[Jean-Paul Savarin|Sergeant Savarin]] shows [[Winifred Bambera|Brigadier Bambera]] around the new [[UNIT]] base in [[Central London]] when [[Louise Rix|Dr Louise Rix]], appointed by [[UNIT Central Control|Central Control]] as the new [[scientific adviser]], calls and tells her about goings on at the CSRF. Rix tells her that she needs to come and investigate, which Bambera does not appreciate, and she is pulled away from the [[payphone]] by security. Bambera and Savarin head to the CSRF to meet her and learn that Dr Andrews has gone missing and that [[Amy Flynn | [[Jean-Paul Savarin|Sergeant Savarin]] shows [[Winifred Bambera|Brigadier Bambera]] around the new [[UNIT]] base in [[Central London]] when [[Louise Rix|Dr Louise Rix]], appointed by [[UNIT Central Control|Central Control]] as the new [[scientific adviser]], calls and tells her about goings on at the CSRF. Rix tells her that she needs to come and investigate, which Bambera does not appreciate, and she is pulled away from the [[payphone]] by security. Bambera and Savarin head to the CSRF to meet her and learn that Dr Andrews has gone missing and that research student [[Amy Flynn]] has died, although the staff seem unable to comprehend what happened to her. | ||
Bambera, Savarin and Rix meet with Dr Grange and are told that the [[quarantine]] was apparently initiated in error and, in any case, would only be to protect the [[seed]]s. Bambera is content to leave the matter upon learning that Dr Andrews' funding for his [[pollination]] project was pulled and that he may have committed [[suicide]], but Rix insists on investigating the greenhouses where | Bambera, Savarin and Rix meet with Dr Grange and are told that the [[quarantine]] was apparently initiated in error and, in any case, would only be to protect the [[seed]]s. Bambera is content to leave the matter upon learning that Dr Andrews' funding for his [[pollination]] project was pulled and that he may have committed [[suicide]], but Rix insists on investigating the greenhouses where Flynn was last seen. | ||
The trio find that the butterflies are missing and that there is a pile of clothes inside, but the [[bee]]s seem to be cowering and Rix suggests that they review the camera footage rather than enter. They watch as the butterflies are fed [[synthetic pollen]] and turn first into [[chrysalis]]es and then into caterpillars before biting Flynn, causing her to age backwards into nothing. Bambera is initially sceptical about what they have just watched but changes her mind after the caterpillars swarm around them and has the area isolated with a view to firebomb the building. | |||
Rix looks at Dr Andrews' files and tries to find the [[nectar]] re-sequence code whilst Savarin has electrified containment panels placed around the facility and begins destroying the caterpillars with [[flamethrower]]s. Bambera and Savarin head to [[Compsham]] upon learning that five-hundred chrysalises have been moved by [[Tyfield Tech]] and Rix looks for Dr Grange. She finds him and learns that he was married to [[Marjorie Gower]], who died from [[cancer]], and that he has created butterflies which will carry the re-sequencing code. The chrysalises at Tyfield are in a loop of growth and reversal. | |||
[[Operations manager]] [[Sylvia Brooks]] shows Bambera and Savarin to the CSRF shipment. A butterfly escapes and erases a [[plant]] before Savarin shoots it and calls [[Eyrie Nine]] to have the shipment incinerated. Bambera finds an [[AMRAC]] disk and Dr Grange's initials on the invoice, so she and Savarin quickly return to the CSRF. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The UNIT base is in [[Central London]], between a [[theatre]] and a [[language school]]. It has the following facilities: | * The UNIT base is in [[Central London]], between a [[theatre]] and a [[language school]]. It has the following facilities: | ||
** | ** A shooting range on Level -3. | ||
** A 24/7 [[canteen]], which serves [[fish and chips]] on Fridays, on the first floor. | |||
** | ** A Control Centre, where the [[Telephone Surveillance Team]] listen out for keywords on calls to the emergency services and where the [[computer]] [[genius]]es work, on the first floor. | ||
** A main briefing room on the first floor. | |||
** | ** A main meeting room on the second floor. | ||
** | ** [[Human Resources]] on the second floor. | ||
** | ** [[Archive]]s on the second floor. | ||
** [[Weapon]]s on the second floor. | |||
** A [[gym]] on the top floor. | |||
** A [[garden]] on the roof. | |||
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* Savarin's [[call sign]] is [[Seabird Two]]. | * Savarin's [[call sign]] is [[Seabird Two]]. | ||
* [[UNIT Central Control]] appointed Rix as Bambera's [[scientific adviser]]. | * [[UNIT Central Control]] appointed Rix as Bambera's [[scientific adviser]]. | ||
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* Rix has access to the CSRF's [[chat room]]s. | * Rix has access to the CSRF's [[chat room]]s. | ||
* [[Amy Flynn]] was a research student. | * [[Amy Flynn]] was a research student. | ||
* Savarin quotes [[Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun]], a French [[poet]]. | |||
* [[Butterfly|Butterflies]] taste with their feet. | |||
* Dr Andrews has a copy of ''[[DNA: The Way We Grow]]'' by M. Gower (i.e. [[Marjorie Gower]]), published in [[1979]]. Gower died of [[cancer]]. | |||
* Dr Andrews uses [[AMRAC]], a computer program, to re-sequence [[nectar]]. | |||
* [[Tyfield Tech]] is a cryogenic storage facility. In addition to Sylvia and [[Dave (Time Flies)|Dave]], who transported the shipment of chrysalises, [[Gary (Time Flies)|Gary]] and [[Chris (Time Flies)|Chris]] work there. | |||
* [[Compsham]] is ten minutes from the CSRF. | |||
* Rix has a medical degree but is a [[scientist]]. | |||
* Tyfield have invoices for medical projects from the [[University of Sherborne]] and [[Cleris Institute]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
