Doctor Who (1963) s07e07 Episode Script
The Silurians, Part Three
Doctor Who Season 7 Doctor Who and the Silurians 3 of 7 Oh, it's you? Front door was open.
What do you want? I wanted to know if you're alright.
Doctor Lawrence has been asking where you are.
There are more important things than Doctor Lawrence.
Ah, here we are.
What are you doing.
Look.
They gave it to me.
- What on earth is it? - The product of another civilisation.
- It's a communications device.
- You've seen them? No, but they trust me and they want me to help them.
- How? - That fool Baker wounded one of them.
I have to get it back to the caves, it will respond to this.
That must have been what the soldiers were searching for.
What? The Doctor and the Brigadier rushed down to that farm by the research centre.
Why? Do you know why? Something happened there, someone was hurt.
Squire's Farm? There's a cave opening near there, perhaps it Yes, it must have come up from the cave opening and made it's way straight to the farm.
That's it, that must be it.
- What do I tell Doctor Lawrence? - Tell him what you like.
- Captain Hawkins.
- Sir.
Alright, I want you search this place.
Alright, panic over there's nothing there.
It must be somewhere, sir, the door was bolted on the inside.
Alright officer, we can manage.
- What happened? - Well, give her a moment, she's just coming round.
I saw it.
Sir.
Over here, look.
I want the whole area searched.
The fields, out buildings, everywhere.
Right sir.
Now Liz, this thing, what did it look like? It's like a reptile, but it walked upright, like a man.
Here Liz, come and sit down on this.
Here we are.
How do you feel now? Well, thanks.
Head is a broken.
Well, I'm not surprised.
What's happening? Doctor Quinn, how did you get here? I was on my way back to the research center, I saw all the police and soldiers outside.
So you're feeling better then? Better? I understood you didn't feel too well.
Oh, yes, yes, I went back to my cottage, I'm alright now.
Whereabouts is your cottage? By the lake, just north of the center.
What's happened to you? Are you alright? - Something attacked me.
- What sort of a thing? - Like a - Well, we don't know yet.
Everything's organised, the chopper's already up.
Well, I'd better get out of the way, clearly you're all very busy.
- One moment, Doctor Quinn.
- Yes.
Just a thought, you may be able to help us.
You know this district, if you wanted to hide, where would you go? Watchdog to Windmill One, Two, Three.
How do you read me? Over.
Loud and clear watchdog.
Have searched area one.
No sign of anything.
Commencing search of area two.
Over.
Watchdog to Windmill One Two Three.
Message understood, over and out.
I'm sorry I can't be more help.
There's a lot of wild country round here.
Well, thanks anyway, we'll cover the whole area.
Well, I really must be getting back to the centre.
Doctor Quinn.
I wonder if you would mind giving Miss Shaw a lift.
- I'm sorry I can't.
- But I thought you were going straight back.
I'm going to the garage in the village first.
There's something wrong with my car, it might take some time.
Not to worry, I'll send her back in a police car.
Oh, I'm go on then, excuse me.
Yes, well, I'll get it laid on.
Doctor, look at the map.
Doctor Quinn's cottage here, and the village is here.
Well? This farm is miles out of his way.
Windmill One Two Three to Watchdog.
Watchdog to Windmill One Two Three.
Message understood, over and out.
Any luck, Captain? Well, not quite sure, sir.
The helicopter reports seeing a man standing by his car in the north west sector of area two, sir.
Well? Apparently he just waved, and drove off.
Probably another potholer.
Yes, sir.
But there is something else.
Yes? A moment ago I thought I heard a funny kind of a noise, sir.
What kind of noise? Rather like that sound we heard in the cave, sir.
What direction did that come from? Well, that also came from the north west sector of area two, sir.
That noise.
It stopped.
Yes.
I'm sure it came from over there, lets go and have a look.
Doctor, stop! Look at these.
Are these the same footprints as you saw in the cave? No, these are smaller, these are the footprints of a biped.
And the thing can't be far from here.
Hey, look at these.
Car tracks.
Anyone bringing a car here would be miles out of his way.
What's that? Oh, nothing, just thought.
I'll get the man.
UNIT commander, to all sections.
All parties to converge on the south-west sector of area three.
I repeat, all parties to converge on south-west sector area three.
Major Baker.
It's alright.
- How are you? - How are you? Oh, alright.
Thanks.
- Did the Brigadier get my message? - Yes, he asked me to come and see you.
- And? - You're to stay here till you're better.
- How's the arm? - It's perfectly alright.
Look, I have got to get out of here.
Just as soon as Doctor Meredith says so.
There's still a chance you may have concussion.
Rubbish! How much do you remember of what happened to you? Everything.
I saw this man, he must have been a saboteur.
I took a shot at him, and then And then everything went black.
Look, isn't the Brigadier taking any action? I'm sure he is.
Just leave it to him.
You can't go.
Miss Shaw, please.
I have got to see the Brigadier.
No, I'm sorry.
Yes? I thought you were going straight back to the research centre.
Yes, yes I am.
Only I saw your car was still parked outside.
I thought perhaps you might have been taken ill again.
No, no, I'm perfectly alright, thank you.
I just had to come back for something, that's all.
What a charming place.
Charming.
Lovely old grandfather clock.
Is this the living room? Oh, yes, very nice.
Very nice.
Had the place long, have you? Oh, no, I bought it a few months after I got the job here.
Look, Doctor, I'm sorry, but I really have to be - Central heated too, hey? - It gets very cold up here.
Yes.
Still you do keep it very warm though, don't you? Yes, well the thermostat's jammed, you see, I've I'm having it fixed.
Perhaps you'd like me to look at it for you, - I like tinkering with these things.
- That very nice of you but I've already sent for the people who installed it.
Good, good.
Only it is rather like the reptile house at the zoo, isn't it? What do you mean? Hey? What do you mean? Nothing, I was just referring to the temperature of the room.
Doctor, I'm sorry, but I really must ask you to leave.
There's something very urgent I have to do before I go back to the centre.
Yes, yes of course.
I'm so sorry to have taken up so much of your time.
Not at all.
I'm only sorry that I seem to have My word, it's just as hot out here, isn't it? You really, must get that thermostat fixed, you know.
Anything wrong? No.
You'd save yourself a lot of trouble if you'd let me help you.
They didn't catch it, you know.
Look, what exactly we looking for? Anything.
I must know more about Doctor Quinn.
Hand me that paper knife, isn't it? It's here.
What do you think you're doing? Breaking open the cabinet, me dear.
He's not likely to leave anything immportant just lying around, is he? There we are.
Now then, what have we got here? Pitons, notes, what's this? - Let's have a look at these.
- What's that? Some kind of a ball with markings on it, have a look.
It's a globe.
Surely that's the west coast of America.
No.
No, the land masses are all bunched together.
What's that? Let me have a look at that.
Of course, this is the world as it was before the great continental drift, two hundred million years ago.
And these notes are the calculations on the age of the earth, with particular reference to the Silurian era.
What are you doing in here? This is Doctor Quinn's private office.
I shall have to inform the Director about this.
That won't help Doctor Quinn, will it? What are you talking about? I'm talking about the caves, Miss Dawson.
What about them? There's something down there, and I think Doctor Quinn knows what it is.
Now look, you must tell me what you know Miss Dawson.
Before anybody else gets killed.
Maybe the Doctor Quinn.
- I'wont him - "I'wont him", wont about what? I promise that I tell him The Doctor Quinn is in danger, I Doctor, would you go with me? Yes, Miss Dawson.
I'm sorry Doctor, I can't help you.
And now excuse me.
What was all that about? Never mind Lethbridge-Stewart, it's too late now.
What do you want? That Doctor, the one of UNIT, I caught him in your office.
He had no right.
You can't go on it.
Is don't you realise? People are being killed, and it's your fault.
You get to tell someone.
No, not until I'm ready.
John, please.
Please, let me tell this Doctor.
You believe me, he want to help you.
He is a scientist too, he only want is too the credit for my discoveries.
What discoveries? If they haven't told you anything yet.
And then they will know, I can make them.
You can't make them do anything.
I've got one of them here.
The one of the hunting.
I've got it locked up.
But it might kill you, it's already killed that farmer.
That criature is nearest the scientist, for the knowledge it can get me, I can do They won't give anything.
Unless I get it that gets back to the caves it will die.
And I won't take it back until it tells me what I want to know.
I tell you, gentlemen, the interference is definitely coming from this caves.
Exactly Doctor.
This centre is being sabotaged.
Major Baker, you are supposed to be in the sick bay.
I'm perfectly right, thank you.
I propose we move down there in forcer.
That, Major Baker, is precisely why be must not to the present time.
I insist do you take some positive action.
I should decide what action I should take.
And you Major Baker will return to sickbay and remain there till I send off you.
And that will be all, Major Baker.
Captain Hawkins, you will take Major Baker back to the sick bay, - and see that he remains there.
- Sir.
Do I now take it you have arrested my security officer? Mayor Baker isn't himself.
I must say, Brigadier, that I am delighted that you didn't agree with him.
But I do.
I attend to send more men in a full scale search into those caves.
- Look, just give me a little more time.
- I'm sorry, Doctor, my mind is made up.
I advise you do your best to achieve some kind of results, in the time available to you.
So? Masters, the Permanent Under-Secretrary is coming down here to conduct personal the investigation.
Unless you can impress him more than you impress me, you may well find yourself transferred to some simpler duties, more within your scope.
Doctor Lawrence, as I believe I have told you before Stupid bumbling idiots, the pair of them.
Now, where are you going? To see Doctor Quinn.
I must persuade them to trust me, before is too late.
Doctor Quinn? Doctor Quinn? Quinn? Quinn!
What do you want? I wanted to know if you're alright.
Doctor Lawrence has been asking where you are.
There are more important things than Doctor Lawrence.
Ah, here we are.
What are you doing.
Look.
They gave it to me.
- What on earth is it? - The product of another civilisation.
- It's a communications device.
- You've seen them? No, but they trust me and they want me to help them.
- How? - That fool Baker wounded one of them.
I have to get it back to the caves, it will respond to this.
That must have been what the soldiers were searching for.
What? The Doctor and the Brigadier rushed down to that farm by the research centre.
Why? Do you know why? Something happened there, someone was hurt.
Squire's Farm? There's a cave opening near there, perhaps it Yes, it must have come up from the cave opening and made it's way straight to the farm.
That's it, that must be it.
- What do I tell Doctor Lawrence? - Tell him what you like.
- Captain Hawkins.
- Sir.
Alright, I want you search this place.
Alright, panic over there's nothing there.
It must be somewhere, sir, the door was bolted on the inside.
Alright officer, we can manage.
- What happened? - Well, give her a moment, she's just coming round.
I saw it.
Sir.
Over here, look.
I want the whole area searched.
The fields, out buildings, everywhere.
Right sir.
Now Liz, this thing, what did it look like? It's like a reptile, but it walked upright, like a man.
Here Liz, come and sit down on this.
Here we are.
How do you feel now? Well, thanks.
Head is a broken.
Well, I'm not surprised.
What's happening? Doctor Quinn, how did you get here? I was on my way back to the research center, I saw all the police and soldiers outside.
So you're feeling better then? Better? I understood you didn't feel too well.
Oh, yes, yes, I went back to my cottage, I'm alright now.
Whereabouts is your cottage? By the lake, just north of the center.
What's happened to you? Are you alright? - Something attacked me.
- What sort of a thing? - Like a - Well, we don't know yet.
Everything's organised, the chopper's already up.
Well, I'd better get out of the way, clearly you're all very busy.
- One moment, Doctor Quinn.
- Yes.
Just a thought, you may be able to help us.
You know this district, if you wanted to hide, where would you go? Watchdog to Windmill One, Two, Three.
How do you read me? Over.
Loud and clear watchdog.
Have searched area one.
No sign of anything.
Commencing search of area two.
Over.
Watchdog to Windmill One Two Three.
Message understood, over and out.
I'm sorry I can't be more help.
There's a lot of wild country round here.
Well, thanks anyway, we'll cover the whole area.
Well, I really must be getting back to the centre.
Doctor Quinn.
I wonder if you would mind giving Miss Shaw a lift.
- I'm sorry I can't.
- But I thought you were going straight back.
I'm going to the garage in the village first.
There's something wrong with my car, it might take some time.
Not to worry, I'll send her back in a police car.
Oh, I'm go on then, excuse me.
Yes, well, I'll get it laid on.
Doctor, look at the map.
Doctor Quinn's cottage here, and the village is here.
Well? This farm is miles out of his way.
Windmill One Two Three to Watchdog.
Watchdog to Windmill One Two Three.
Message understood, over and out.
Any luck, Captain? Well, not quite sure, sir.
The helicopter reports seeing a man standing by his car in the north west sector of area two, sir.
Well? Apparently he just waved, and drove off.
Probably another potholer.
Yes, sir.
But there is something else.
Yes? A moment ago I thought I heard a funny kind of a noise, sir.
What kind of noise? Rather like that sound we heard in the cave, sir.
What direction did that come from? Well, that also came from the north west sector of area two, sir.
That noise.
It stopped.
Yes.
I'm sure it came from over there, lets go and have a look.
Doctor, stop! Look at these.
Are these the same footprints as you saw in the cave? No, these are smaller, these are the footprints of a biped.
And the thing can't be far from here.
Hey, look at these.
Car tracks.
Anyone bringing a car here would be miles out of his way.
What's that? Oh, nothing, just thought.
I'll get the man.
UNIT commander, to all sections.
All parties to converge on the south-west sector of area three.
I repeat, all parties to converge on south-west sector area three.
Major Baker.
It's alright.
- How are you? - How are you? Oh, alright.
Thanks.
- Did the Brigadier get my message? - Yes, he asked me to come and see you.
- And? - You're to stay here till you're better.
- How's the arm? - It's perfectly alright.
Look, I have got to get out of here.
Just as soon as Doctor Meredith says so.
There's still a chance you may have concussion.
Rubbish! How much do you remember of what happened to you? Everything.
I saw this man, he must have been a saboteur.
I took a shot at him, and then And then everything went black.
Look, isn't the Brigadier taking any action? I'm sure he is.
Just leave it to him.
You can't go.
Miss Shaw, please.
I have got to see the Brigadier.
No, I'm sorry.
Yes? I thought you were going straight back to the research centre.
Yes, yes I am.
Only I saw your car was still parked outside.
I thought perhaps you might have been taken ill again.
No, no, I'm perfectly alright, thank you.
I just had to come back for something, that's all.
What a charming place.
Charming.
Lovely old grandfather clock.
Is this the living room? Oh, yes, very nice.
Very nice.
Had the place long, have you? Oh, no, I bought it a few months after I got the job here.
Look, Doctor, I'm sorry, but I really have to be - Central heated too, hey? - It gets very cold up here.
Yes.
Still you do keep it very warm though, don't you? Yes, well the thermostat's jammed, you see, I've I'm having it fixed.
Perhaps you'd like me to look at it for you, - I like tinkering with these things.
- That very nice of you but I've already sent for the people who installed it.
Good, good.
Only it is rather like the reptile house at the zoo, isn't it? What do you mean? Hey? What do you mean? Nothing, I was just referring to the temperature of the room.
Doctor, I'm sorry, but I really must ask you to leave.
There's something very urgent I have to do before I go back to the centre.
Yes, yes of course.
I'm so sorry to have taken up so much of your time.
Not at all.
I'm only sorry that I seem to have My word, it's just as hot out here, isn't it? You really, must get that thermostat fixed, you know.
Anything wrong? No.
You'd save yourself a lot of trouble if you'd let me help you.
They didn't catch it, you know.
Look, what exactly we looking for? Anything.
I must know more about Doctor Quinn.
Hand me that paper knife, isn't it? It's here.
What do you think you're doing? Breaking open the cabinet, me dear.
He's not likely to leave anything immportant just lying around, is he? There we are.
Now then, what have we got here? Pitons, notes, what's this? - Let's have a look at these.
- What's that? Some kind of a ball with markings on it, have a look.
It's a globe.
Surely that's the west coast of America.
No.
No, the land masses are all bunched together.
What's that? Let me have a look at that.
Of course, this is the world as it was before the great continental drift, two hundred million years ago.
And these notes are the calculations on the age of the earth, with particular reference to the Silurian era.
What are you doing in here? This is Doctor Quinn's private office.
I shall have to inform the Director about this.
That won't help Doctor Quinn, will it? What are you talking about? I'm talking about the caves, Miss Dawson.
What about them? There's something down there, and I think Doctor Quinn knows what it is.
Now look, you must tell me what you know Miss Dawson.
Before anybody else gets killed.
Maybe the Doctor Quinn.
- I'wont him - "I'wont him", wont about what? I promise that I tell him The Doctor Quinn is in danger, I Doctor, would you go with me? Yes, Miss Dawson.
I'm sorry Doctor, I can't help you.
And now excuse me.
What was all that about? Never mind Lethbridge-Stewart, it's too late now.
What do you want? That Doctor, the one of UNIT, I caught him in your office.
He had no right.
You can't go on it.
Is don't you realise? People are being killed, and it's your fault.
You get to tell someone.
No, not until I'm ready.
John, please.
Please, let me tell this Doctor.
You believe me, he want to help you.
He is a scientist too, he only want is too the credit for my discoveries.
What discoveries? If they haven't told you anything yet.
And then they will know, I can make them.
You can't make them do anything.
I've got one of them here.
The one of the hunting.
I've got it locked up.
But it might kill you, it's already killed that farmer.
That criature is nearest the scientist, for the knowledge it can get me, I can do They won't give anything.
Unless I get it that gets back to the caves it will die.
And I won't take it back until it tells me what I want to know.
I tell you, gentlemen, the interference is definitely coming from this caves.
Exactly Doctor.
This centre is being sabotaged.
Major Baker, you are supposed to be in the sick bay.
I'm perfectly right, thank you.
I propose we move down there in forcer.
That, Major Baker, is precisely why be must not to the present time.
I insist do you take some positive action.
I should decide what action I should take.
And you Major Baker will return to sickbay and remain there till I send off you.
And that will be all, Major Baker.
Captain Hawkins, you will take Major Baker back to the sick bay, - and see that he remains there.
- Sir.
Do I now take it you have arrested my security officer? Mayor Baker isn't himself.
I must say, Brigadier, that I am delighted that you didn't agree with him.
But I do.
I attend to send more men in a full scale search into those caves.
- Look, just give me a little more time.
- I'm sorry, Doctor, my mind is made up.
I advise you do your best to achieve some kind of results, in the time available to you.
So? Masters, the Permanent Under-Secretrary is coming down here to conduct personal the investigation.
Unless you can impress him more than you impress me, you may well find yourself transferred to some simpler duties, more within your scope.
Doctor Lawrence, as I believe I have told you before Stupid bumbling idiots, the pair of them.
Now, where are you going? To see Doctor Quinn.
I must persuade them to trust me, before is too late.
Doctor Quinn? Doctor Quinn? Quinn? Quinn!