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The Brigadier tells Captain Munro to double the guard at the hospital, as the police box is now ''en route'' to UNIT H.Q. Munro shows him a broken-up meteorite and says it was destroyed when it hit the ground. It is lightweight and appears to be made of plastic. They discuss why whoever is behind this wants the Doctor. Munro shows the Brigadier a picture of Channing, the lead figure behind the attempted kidnapping. The only other detail that Munro can recall is that there was something odd about the kidnappers' faces. | The Brigadier tells Captain Munro to double the guard at the hospital, as the police box is now ''en route'' to UNIT H.Q. Munro shows him a broken-up meteorite and says it was destroyed when it hit the ground. It is lightweight and appears to be made of plastic. They discuss why whoever is behind this wants the Doctor. Munro shows the Brigadier a picture of Channing, the lead figure behind the attempted kidnapping. The only other detail that Munro can recall is that there was something odd about the kidnappers' faces. | ||
At the nearby [[Auto Plastics]] factory, salesman [[John Ransome]] visits the production manager, [[George Hibbert]], tailed by the mysterious Channing. Ransome argues with Hibbert over his sudden sacking and the cancellation of production of the new toy doll which Ransome had designed and sold to an [[American]] company. Ransome also demands to know why everything and everybody has changed in the factory; and asks what is going on inside his old workshop — which now has an | At the nearby [[Auto Plastics]] factory, salesman [[John Ransome]] visits the production manager, [[George Hibbert]], tailed by the mysterious Channing. Ransome argues with Hibbert over his sudden sacking and the cancellation of production of the new toy doll which Ransome had designed and sold to an [[American]] company. Ransome also demands to know why everything and everybody has changed in the factory; and asks what is going on inside his old workshop — which now has an <small>OUT OF BOUNDS</small> sign on the door. Hibbert tells him they have developed a new process and have a new policy: they have stopped manufacturing dolls, and have turned over to other work. Ransome asks why he can't get into his old workshop, and is then told by Hibbert to stay away from there and not go in, as it isn't safe; Ransome's personal tools and equipment will be sent on to him. He wants to know more, but Channing appears and Hibbert seems to go into a trance; he then comes to and tells Ransome there is nothing more to discuss before dismissing him. As he leaves, Ransome tries to investigate his workshop, but Channing again appears and Ransome has to depart. | ||
Back at UNIT H.Q., Liz is trying to identify the debris from space. It is definitely not a meteorite; it shows signs of having been manufactured. She is still sceptical about alien involvement, and even more so about the Brigadier's claims regarding the Doctor. | Back at UNIT H.Q., Liz is trying to identify the debris from space. It is definitely not a meteorite; it shows signs of having been manufactured. She is still sceptical about alien involvement, and even more so about the Brigadier's claims regarding the Doctor. | ||
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The commissionaire telephones the Brigadier and is told to allow the Doctor entry. The Doctor enters the lab. When asked how he knew where to find UNIT H.Q., he shows the Brigadier his [[TARDIS homing watch|wristwatch]], which doubles as a [[TARDIS magnet]]. | The commissionaire telephones the Brigadier and is told to allow the Doctor entry. The Doctor enters the lab. When asked how he knew where to find UNIT H.Q., he shows the Brigadier his [[TARDIS homing watch|wristwatch]], which doubles as a [[TARDIS magnet]]. | ||
The Doctor asks if the Brigadier has the key. The Brigadier says it does not fit, but the Doctor tells him that it will work for | The Doctor asks if the Brigadier has the key. The Brigadier says it does not fit, but the Doctor tells him that it will work for no-one but himself. The Brigadier has a lot of questions, but the Doctor explains that he has lost his memory. The Brigadier asks how is he to know that the Doctor is not an impostor; but the Doctor replies that only he knows that. The Doctor studies his new appearance in a mirror and thinks he looks very smart, opining that his new face would be quite useful on [[Delphon (planet)|Delphon]], whose inhabitants communicate with their eyebrows. The Brigadier introduces him to Liz Shaw, to whom he says, "How do you do?" He does so in Delphon — using his eyebrows! | ||
The Doctor examines the broken bits of the meteorite and finds them rather interesting: given the shape of the fragments, he [[deduce]]s that they were hollow spheres, transporting something to Earth. The Brigadier asks the Doctor to assist UNIT with the investigation, and the Doctor asks for the key to the TARDIS in return, to which the Brigadier replies, "Possibly." The Doctor asks him how many meteorites came down, and the Brigadier says there were fifty of them. The Doctor then asks how many have been found, and the Brigadier says only one — and even that has disappeared. The answer to the Brigadier's question is obvious to the Doctor: the meteorites had been collected and taken somewhere by the time the soldiers arrived to look for them. The question is: where? | The Doctor examines the broken bits of the meteorite and finds them rather interesting: given the shape of the fragments, he [[deduce]]s that they were hollow spheres, transporting something to Earth. The Brigadier asks the Doctor to assist UNIT with the investigation, and the Doctor asks for the key to the TARDIS in return, to which the Brigadier replies, "Possibly." The Doctor asks him how many meteorites came down, and the Brigadier says there were fifty of them. The Doctor then asks how many have been found, and the Brigadier says only one — and even that has disappeared. The answer to the Brigadier's question is obvious to the Doctor: the meteorites had been collected and taken somewhere by the time the soldiers arrived to look for them. The question is: where? | ||
