Doctor Who (1963) s07e17 Episode Script

Doctor Who Transcript Project Doctor Who Season 7 The Ambassadors of Death 6 of 7 Large unidentified object converging with Mars Probe 7 on collision course.
Estimated speed: Doctor, a large unidentified object is approaching you on collision course.
Take evasive action.
Doctor, can you see the object? What is it? Some kind of space ship, it's enormous.
- Can you evade it? - I'll try.
- He hasn't got the speed.
- He's still linked to Mars Probe 7.
How much fuel has he got for manoeuvring? Precious little, what he's got he'll need for re-entry.
It's closing in too fast.
I can't They've collided.
If they had, the capsules would be smashed to fragments.
You are not in danger.
Where am I? You are on board our spacecraft.
Open your hatch and leave the capsule.
What's happened to our three astronauts? They are unharmed.
Open your hatch and leave the capsule.
Very well.
You will not need your life support systems.
An environment has been prepared for you.
Go to the light.
- Oh no, another open goal.
- Did you see it? I could have scored that.
Rubbish, why aren't you playing then? - I don't need to we're a goal ahead.
- Yeah, but there's still time for us.
He had all the time in the world.
Why didn't he shoot? Why indeed? That's what I want to know.
- We might as well get another team.
- Hello, come on in.
Do you happen to know how long we're gonna be kept here? What are you talking about? Hey did you see this? Look, look you're missing the game.
- Never mind that.
Turn it off.
- What do you mean turn it off? - We were losing anyway.
- Oh, come on.
- But we still might - You've got no chance.
I say, there any idea when we're going to see our families? Do you know where you are? - Why?, you ought to know.
- Please, do you know where you are? I brought these two fellows back from Mars Probe 7.
They slapped us in extended quarantine.
You think you're on Earth, at the Space Centre? - Whatwhat do you think that is? - Just what do you want? I came to take you back to earth.
- Oh yes! - Back to earth?! - Who let him in here? - Now, please, listen to me.
You're not on Earth nor are you at the Space Centre.
You're prisoners in an alien spaceship.
- Oh come on! - Now you came up here in Recovery 7, but you never made the journey back, something happened.
- Something happened? - Yes.
- Van Lyden? - They cannot hear you.
You've conditioned their minds.
It was necessary to for their health.
They were deteriorating.
Why have you taken them prisoner? Why have you not returned our ambassadors? Ambassadors? An agreement was made.
You have betrayed us.
Unless our ambassadors are returned, we shall destroy your world.
Ambassadors! Radio telescope report from Jodrell Bank: computer analyses as discoid half a mile in diameter.
Half a mile wide.
Must be a meteor.
Meteors don't stand still.
It's quite obviously an alien spacecraft.
We must attack and destroy it.
What about the Doctor? If that is a spacecraft, he may be on board.
He must be dead by now.
We could use missiles with atomic warheads.
- Until we know for certain - We do know.
I've got a plane to catch.
There's an emergency meeting of the Security Council in Geneva in an hours time.
The Security Council? Yes, this object has been spotted by observers all over the world.
What are you going to tell the council sir? I shall recommend an immediate all out attack! We must defend ourselves while there is still time.
The man's mad.
Not necessarily.
We don't know what that thing is there.
Then surely we should find out.
Perhaps someone's found out already.
What do you mean? I have a feeling that General Carrington knows a good deal more than he's telling us.
He went on a Mars probe himself, remember.
Perhaps he discovered something.
- Then why doesn't he tell us? - I don't know.
Are you supporting his plan to attack blindly? No, but I think we should wait.
But there's only one hope left to us: That the Doctor is still alive.
What you tell me is appalling.
The authorities on earth had no knowledge of this.
- That is difficult to believe.
- Nevertheless, you must believe me.
Now, let me go back to Earth and I'll give you my personal assurance that your ambassadors will be returned to you.
But you do not even know where they are.
From the information that you've given me, I'll find them.
Now, please, you must let me try.
Very well.
But if our ambassadors are not returned, we shall use our weapons to destroy your world.
These three men, can I take them back with me? They will remain here until our ambassadors are returned.
Now, you can go back to your spaceship.
Something happened? Yes, look, I'll I'll see what I can do about getting you out of quarantine as soon as I possibly can.
- The sooner the better.
- Oh, good.
Send us something in to eat will you? Yesyes, all right.
Don't worry.
I'll look after everything.
- Thanks - Thanks very much.
- We might just catch the end of this game.
- Should do? That's better one all.
The American space agency are now preparing to launch an unmanned capsule to observe the unidentified object.
What's the estimated launch time? Will check.
Nancy Radio Telescope reports they have detected radio pulses being emitted by the object.
Frequencies similar to those emitted by pulsars.
Estimated launch time for American unmanned capsule, six hours.
Anything happening? The Americans are sending up an unmanned satellite.
This man Lennox, tell you anything? He's been murdered.
In your own headquarters? Someone put an isotope in his cell.
You're not having a great deal of success, are you, Brigadier? No.
The Astronauts are still missing, Miss Shaw kidnapped, Doctor Taltalian killed and now, this man Lennox, murdered under your very nose.
- We're following up every possible clue.
- And what have you discovered? We've identified the two radioactive bodies that were found in that gravel pit in Hertfordshire.
They weren't foreign agents at all.
They were petty London criminals.
And the explosive that killed Doctor Taltalian, was the new H37 compound, which hasn't even been issued to the Army yet.
Then our own people could be involved? That was the Doctor's theory.
Also forensics have analysed the mud that was found on the shoes Lennox was wearing.
And what does that tell you? It could tell us where he'd been recently.
You see, there were elements of insecticide in that mud.
We're now checking all the areas where that insecticide is used.
This isotope that killed Lennox, have you checked on that? It was part of a consignment sold some months ago.
Who was the buyer? A bogus company with an address that doesn't even exist.
- You've been very thorough.
- Doesn't seem to have gotten me anywhere.
Urgent message: Pulses from unidentified object have ceased.
Hello, space control.
Can you hear me? Control to Recovery 7, we read you loud and clear.
- Doctor! Are you all right? - Yes thank you.
Doctor, have you found the Astronauts? Yes they're safe and well.
I'm not going to say any more at the moment, it's not safe.
- Doctor.
- I shall maintain radio silence until the necessary landing instructions.
Have you found out what's behind all this? Brigadier, put all your men on standby.
I shall explain everything to you when I land.
Doctor, what happened to my astronauts? Control to Recovery 7, do you read me? It's no good, Cornish.
He won't talk until he wants to.
I must get on to my headquarters.
This is control.
Recovery 7 is now approaching re entry orbit.
I repeat, Recovery 7 is now approaching re entry orbit.
What's the matter with you? Look! - Ugly looking fellow, isn't he? - You knew they weren't human.
- I had a pretty good idea.
- What have you got them here for? - I was paid to.
- Who by? That doesn't matter.
I've got a few ideas of my own.
Like robbing Fort Knox? Or the Bank of England or anywhere like.
Is that what this boss of yours wants you to do? It doesn't matter what he likes, we've got them.
We? There's a vacancy.
Doctor Lennox met with an accident at headquarters.
- You killed him.
- I never laid a finger on him.
Well? Are you offering me a job? - What about it? - What's the alternative? I kill you and buy myself another scientist.
Think about it.
Reegan? It's you, sir.
Doctor's on his way down, is he? I did my best to stop him going up.
You're sure you want him dead? He could be useful to us.
All right, I'll see to him.
Your friend the Doctor's on his way back from a little journey.
I'm going to be his reception committee.
Drop speed now thirty miles per hour and reducing.
Capsule drifting on course.
No rectification needed.
How long before he's down? Four point five minutes.
He's making a perfect descent, right on the touchdown pad.
I'll go and meet him.
He'll have to go through decontamination first.
- Well, how long's that going to take? - Under an hour.
- An hour? - Think yourself lucky, it used to take two days.
Drop speed now twenty-two miles per hour, reducing to eighteen.
Height one mile.
Drift rate three knots and still on course.
Radar contact lost.
Radar contact lost.
Visual contact, capsule approaching touchdown pad.
That's okay, carry on.
We have touchdown.
We have touchdown.
Disconnect parachutes.
Parachutes disconnected.
Astronaut now entering decontamination.
You can relax.
It won't be long now.
Right, I'm ready when you are.
Just a few minutes more, Doctor.
We're waiting for final test results.
Anything you say, Mr.
Cornish.
Decontamination report: all tests negative.
Good.
All right Doctor, you're cleared.
Doctor, do you read me? Doctor? Doctor, are you all right? I'm going over there.
Cornish? He's gone.
Maybe he's on his way back to Control.
No, look, there's gas in here.
Seal off all the gates.
Main gate? Are you sure he's been abducted? He could have left of his own accord.
There was a gas cylinder linked to the ventilation system.
It could be a blind to make us think he'd been kidnapped.
Now why should he do that? Did it occur to you that all these troubles only started when this Doctor came on the scene? With respect, sir, that is simply not true.
He insists on going up in Recovery 7, makes contact with the alien vessel, then disappears as soon as he lands, can you explain that? Do you really think that the Doctor is one of the people behind all this? What do you know about this Doctor, Mr.
Cornish? Only that he's an associate of the Brigadier.
Exactly.
Well, Brigadier? Where does this man come from? - That's difficult to explain sir.
- How long have you known him? Several years on and off.
On and off.
What's his job exactly? He's given my organisation a great deal of help in the past.
You're being deliberately unhelpful, Brigadier.
I intend to have this "Doctor" investigated.
We shall have to find him first, sir.
The sooner you do that the better.
If he has any explanation to offer as to what that object is, we need to know it at once.
Contact me as soon as you find him.
General? How did the Security Council meeting in Geneva go? Complete waste of time, they're still debating.
And what do you think they should do? Arm every available missile with atomic warheads - and blast that thing out of our skies.
- Isn't that a bit extreme? It's our moral duty.
I think the General's a bit overwrought.
I think he's insane.
No trouble at all.
Your Doctor friend's as dead as a doornail.
- Why do you say he's dead? - Because it suits me.
How is he? I'm none the better for your attentions.
Liz? Doctor, are you all right? Yes, and getting better by the minute.
How are you? Did they hurt you at all? No.
I don't much care for the company, though.
No, I don't blame you.
There they are.
Doctor, they're a completely alien species.
Yes, I know, I've been aboard their spaceship.
I've talked to their Captain.
How did you talk to them? They have some kind of translation machine.
Like this? Oh no.
No, that's a much simpler model.
That would only receive one-way signals.
Could you build me a better one so I could really talk to them? I daresay, if I had the proper equipment.
I was gonna build one, but I didn't get a chance to get round to it.
you've got your chance now.
You expect me to help you? It would keep you both alive.
Well, I shall need a lot of expensive equipment.
Make a list.
Very well.
Thank you.
Don't try it.
- Is there a way out? - I got out once, but they caught me.
Now they've doubled the guards.
- Right, let's get on with that list.
- Are you really going to help them? Well, if we can't get out to the Brigadier, we must bring the Brigadier to us.
- General Carrington.
- Miss Shaw.
How on earth did you find us? I think the General knew all along.
You're not surprised to see me? - Not particularly, no.
- I'm surprised to see you Doctor.
My instructions were that you were to be killed.
Then somebody disobeyed your instructions, didn't they? I shall have to attend to the matter myself.
I'm sorry, Doctor.
It's my moral duty.