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The Doctor and Rose enter a cafeteria where the Doctor orders two teas, only to be disappointed that only biscuits are sold in the cafeteria instead of blinis with sour cream. At the table, Ace notes that it's much warmer inside than it is on the streets, but the Doctor is more interested in the flags that the people were putting up on the street. Ace asks if it's May Day, but the Doctor says that it's the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution even though it's November. He explains that the revolution went on for quite a long time, ultimately ending in November with the downfall of the Tsars. Unfortunately, not much improved after the revolution, to which the Doctor states that he believes that the Russians sometimes seem to be addicted to suffering. The Doctor tells Ace that she should have met Ivan the Terrible who, according to him, was terrible but not as bad as Josef Stalin who was the worst Tsar of all. | The Doctor and Rose enter a cafeteria where the Doctor orders two teas, only to be disappointed that only biscuits are sold in the cafeteria instead of blinis with sour cream. At the table, Ace notes that it's much warmer inside than it is on the streets, but the Doctor is more interested in the flags that the people were putting up on the street. Ace asks if it's May Day, but the Doctor says that it's the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution even though it's November. He explains that the revolution went on for quite a long time, ultimately ending in November with the downfall of the Tsars. Unfortunately, not much improved after the revolution, to which the Doctor states that he believes that the Russians sometimes seem to be addicted to suffering. The Doctor tells Ace that she should have met Ivan the Terrible who, according to him, was terrible but not as bad as Josef Stalin who was the worst Tsar of all. | ||
The duo are approached by | The duo are approached by Lemayev who notices that they are both English, and Ace wishes him a happy anniversary for the revolution. As the Doctor introduces himself and Ace, Lemayev reveals that he already knows who they are and that he heard that they would be in Russia. He introduces himself to them and asks them if they should be at their hotel, to which the Doctor replies that he and Ace were taking in the sights of Russia. Ace notices that Lemayev is shaking, most likely due to the cold. The Doctor invites Lemayev to join them for tea and biscuits, but Lemayev asks if they are with Markus Kreevy who he heard would bring two experts with him, but it may be too late as he thinks that the old plan may have to be abandoned. | ||
Kerenskaya tells Kreevy that they have 2 hours to spend together at the hotel before the reception begins, remarking that it has been 15 weeks since they were last together. Markus is assured that the man who is driving them to the hotel doesn't speak english, so they are safe as long as they talk in public due to the hotel room possibly being bugged. Markus is looking forward to sharing a bottle of vodka with Kerenskaya in the hotel room, but Kerenskaya has had to give up drinking for reasons that she will tell him about later. She then tells Markus to look his best at the reception and to talk about fur, something that Markus isn't too well-experienced in talking about. Luckily for him, Kerenskaya will serve as his translator and cover his mistakes, remembering that her grandfather worked as a trapper in Ukraine. | |||
Durong the parade tomorrow, Markus and Kerenskaya will slip away and get busy with their own project. Markus asks if the Doctor and his companion have arrived yet, to which Kerenskaya responds in the negative, hoping that he would have known where they were. Markus believes that they will have had to have made contact at the hotel, but Kerenskaya prefers people she knows. She tells Markus that Yevgeni will be driving as he has the codes to the vault and once he gives them the go-ahead, Markus and Kerenskaya will leave with their collected treasures. When asked he has any weapons, Markus replies that she will be surprised with the weapons he has. | |||
Before Kerenskaya can tell Markus something very personal, Markus spots something standing on the frozen river. It appears to be a London Police Box. | |||
In the café, Ace asks Lemayev if someone is following him, but the Doctor assures Lemayev that no one is behind him. Lemayev shows the Doctor and Ace what looks like a large jeweled egg known as a Fabergé, but the Doctor notices that its applique is quite different from a regular Fabergé. Ace notices that the object has diamonds embedded in it and the clusters are linked. On top of that, it also appears to have some sort of electrical properties to it, making Ace ask Lemayev if it's a weapon. The Doctor asks Lemayev if it's dangerous to walk around Moscow with the object, to which Lemayev explains that the object is part of a trove of objects that the defense group has been studying for months. | |||
Lemayev also explains that he is working for the defense group and he believes that it is part of what the Doctor and Ace are here to steal, so he couldn't help but take it for himself. He says that the sooner the Doctor, Ace and Kreevy get it away from them, the better. The Doctor asks what else is in the trove and what the group is developing, but before Lemayev can answer, the object suddenly becomes primed. Lemayev commands the Doctor to tell Kreevy that he is sorry before running out of the café with the object. | |||
=== Part two === | === Part two === | ||
