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=== The Justice of God (2) === | === The Justice of God (2) === | ||
''to be | At Don Miguel's house, the Doctor, Susan and Barbara finally meets the man. He presents himself as one who used to work for the Church, until he got hold of some unwanted money; now he works for the crown as a provider of food and supply for the fleet. Hearing that, Barbara asks whether the fleet is landed at [[Cadiz]], while the Doctor has an idea. The next morning, as Ian and Esteban are led out of the prison to be put to trial and then executed in an [[auto-da-fe]] (a public trial and execution of multiple heretics) the Doctor and Susan disguises themselves as a [[Cardinal (religious title)|Cardinal]] and his monk servant and present themselves to King Philip II as messengers from [[Rome]], from the [[Pope]]. | ||
The Doctor brings with himself a fake manuscript with the seal of the Pope, where he has only written Ian's name. He manages to talk to the king, avoiding his secretary, [[Idi Arguez]], and tells him Ian is working for him, and has important information about the English fleet, which would get lost if he's executed. The suspicions of the secretary, however, are not easily put to rest, and eventually the Doctor sends Susan back to Don Miguel's house to tell Barbara they need to create a diversion, using some of the [[Smoke bomb|smoke bombs]] they previously used in [[Peking]] [[Marco Polo (TV story)|in a similar situation]]. Susan returns to the house but, when confronted on her whereabout by Barbara (who knew nothing), Don Miguel (who only now realises they are Englishmen) and a friend of his, [[Lorenzo]] (an actor, the one playing Elisabeth I the day before), is so distraught she almost forgets. | |||
In the square, Ian and Esteban are put to trial, whipped and finally sentenced to be burnt alive at the [[Torquemada|Grand Inquisitor]]'s presence. Suddenly, the King arrives with the Doctor in tow, but, as the latter one starts demanding Ian's release, Father Richard also arrives and whispers something at the Inquisitor's ears. The Inquisitor then grabs the Doctor by the collar and tears open his robe, revealing his ruse. The Doctor tries to appeal to the people, but in vain: as Susan, Barbara and Don Miguel arrive with the bombs, the Doctor too is now chained and about to be put to death. | |||
=== The Doleful Knight (3) === | === The Doleful Knight (3) === | ||
