Doctor Who (1963) s11e26 Episode Script

Doctor! Doctor, the crystal! Yes, yes, Sarah - all in good time.
Come in.
This is the Doctor, K'anpo.
I know.
You are welcome.
My friend, Sarah Jane Smith.
It is kind of you to come and visit an old man.
You speak Tibetan? A little, sir, yes.
What did you just say? I apologised to the Rinpoche for not bringing him a cotton scarf.
You friend knows not only our language, but also our customs.
The ceremonial gift merely symbolises friendship.
We have no need for symbols - you and I.
I I think I'd better keep a watch outside.
If if the others get out of the cellar? As yet they haven't managed it.
They may soon though.
Thank you, Tommy.
Pray be seated.
Thank you, sir.
Now, Doctor, you have a story to tell me.
Yes, well, I have a strange feeling that you already know most of it.
Erm, you see, I I found a crystal, a blue crystal Found? Well, perhaps, "stole" might be a better word.
Forgive me, have we met before? The recognition of friends is not always easy.
Tell me about this crystal you "stole".
Yes, well it didn't occur to me that I had stolen it - at the time.
You see We must separate.
We must search - he can't have gone far.
No, no, I don't want anything more to do with this! I'm going! You will stay.
You will do as I wish.
You will obey me! Yes yes anything stop it! Stop it! What are we supposed to do? I can see I can see a blue crystal.
Yes, we must find the crystal at any cost.
Concentrate - all concentrate.
I I can see it too.
It it's that way.
Yes! Yes, we can feel the vibrations! It is near! Come on then! So you see, the crystal was even more important than I thought.
They want it very badly.
Then perhaps they should have it.
No, sir, never.
Once they get a hold of that crystal, nothing can stop them taking over the Earth.
Or even the universe itself.
Or even the universe itself.
I wish I knew where that crystal was at this moment.
Tommy brought it to me.
It was the crystal which cured him.
Thank heavens it's safe.
Give it to me! Sarah, what's the matter with you? Give me the crystal! I must have it! I must! Give it to me! Sarah, what's come over you?! Stay! Sarah, what has the Queen Spider done to you? What has she done?! It's no use.
See through my eyes - look! Good grief! The crystal is in that room! Get out of the way.
You can't go in there.
What are we going to do? We Be quiet! Stand back you! Keaver, Land - get him out of the way! Come on now, Tommy.
Now! No, no! I'm sorry, Mr.
Barnes.
Kill him! Sarah - listen to me! Struggle against the spider, Sarah - fight it! I am the Queen! No! You are Sarah Jane Smith! I I You are free! You don't have to be dominated! Look into your mind and see that you are free! Sarah look at the crystal.
Look at it! Look deep into its blue light.
No no! I will not! See that you are free now! I am the Queen! No, I'm free free The Queen must live! Help me! I shall die! I'm frightened! Concentrate, Sarah! Concentrate! You are free! Doctor! Wait! We're not getting anywhere.
I agree.
And I.
And I.
We need more power.
Concentrate! Concentrate! Oh, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Doctor! I What have you got to be sorry about? You did very well.
You should be proud of yourself.
To let that creature take me over like that.
I I mean I actually volunteered.
We are all apt to surrender ourselves to domination - even the strongest of us.
Do you mean me? Not all spiders sit on the back.
Well, I don't understand.
You're not saying they've taken over the Doctor, are you? Oh no, Sarah, no.
No, he's talking about my greed.
Greed? You? Yes, my greed for knowledge, for information.
He's saying that all this is basically my fault.
If I hadn't taken the crystal in the first place I know who you are now You were always a little slow on the uptake, my boy! It's been a long, long time.
You know each other? Ah, yes.
Yes, he was my teacher.
My my guru if you like.
In another time, another place.
Another life.
Oh no! Don't tell me you're a Time Lord too? I am.
But the discipline they serve was not for me.
No, nor for me.
I wouldn't have chosen your alternative.
To borrow a TARDIS was a little "naughty", to say the least.
Yes, well, I had to get away.
I hadn't your power.
Indeed.
I regenerated and came to Earth - to Tibet.
Regenerated? Yes.
Yes, when a Time Lord's body wears out her regenerates - becomes new.
That is why he can live such a long time.
I see.
Well what about Cho-Je? Is he a Time Lord too? In a sense.
In another sense, he doesn't exist.
You've lost me! Me too, I'm afraid.
Cho-Je is a projection of my own self! Mr.
Yates? Mr.
Yates? Where am I? Oh, that spider There's not a moment to lose - come.
What's going on? We are sending power to our sisters on Earth.
But what about that crystal? Be silent! What's he doing? As I thought - the moment approaches.
What moment? The moment I have been waiting for - the moment of truth, if you'll forgive a cliché.
The moment of truth for us both.
You know what you have to do? No, I I think you do, my son.
What is it you most fear? Is that fear I can feel in your mind? You are not accustomed to feeling frightened, are you, Doctor? You are very wise to be afraid of me.
I is is there no other way? None.
Very well.
Give me the crystal.
W what are you going to do? Take the crystal to the Great One.
But you told me that if you went back there the cave of crystal would destroy you! Nevertheless, I have to go.
Enough.
Now! Take my hand! Quickly! No! Yates! Mr.
Yates! Doctor! The crystal - there it is! Where's he gone? Back to the cellar.
Come on! Welcome, Doctor.
Arak, Tuar.
Your attack was a success then? You can see for yourself.
Thanks to you, Doctor.
Look, I need your help.
I want to go into the mountain - into the cave of crystal.
You will die.
Well nevertheless I have to go.
Will you show me the way? There's more than one way into the caves - come.
He's dead.
Not quite.
Take him to K'anpo Rinpoche.
So, you lied.
Your attack failed.
Did you really believe these creatures could overcome the eight-legs? They have minds as easily controlled as their own sheep.
Why have you come back? To return the crystal.
You have the crystal?! Here?! Yes yes, of course.
Give it to me! No.
I shall return the crystal only to the Great One herself.
All praise to the Great One! Is there any among you would dare take it from me? I would dare! Stop, Lupton! Why do you stop me? Everything we've planned, everything we've dreamed of is there - in the palm of his hand! We dare not take the crystal.
The Great One is all seeing.
All praise to the Great One! The Great One is all knowing.
All praise to the Great One! The Great One is all powerful! All praise to the Great One! You have beaten us, Doctor.
It is good that you will die! You superstitious fools! Be silent, Lupton! I will not be silent! I've listened to you for too long! To think that I've lost my chance of power through a spider! A spider that I would crush underfoot, without a second thought! A spider! His compassion protected him - just as Tommy's innocence was his shield.
Hello, Sarah Jane.
Hi.
Hey, we thought you'd had it! Well not this time.
Oh, I feel fine.
Yeah? K'anpo! I'm afraid this old body has had it, Miss Smith No! Dear friends, please don't please don't What's happening? Please don't please Don't concern yourselves.
I am not dying - merely regenerating.
Cho-Je? No, Tommy - I am K'anpo.
Will you put this in your magazine, Sarah Jane Smith? Stop! Have you brought the crystal to me?! Well if I have not, why should I have returned? Very well! Very well! Advance! I've brought you the crystal.
Now why don't you just take it and leave the humans in peace - both here and on Earth? You think I care for the puny plans of my subjects? Earth? One paltry planet among millions? Give me the crystal! I thirst for it! I ache for it! Well, why is it so important to you? You see this web of crystal above my head? It reproduces the pattern of my brain.
One perfect crystal and it will be complete.
That is the perfect crystal I need! And then? My every thought will resonate within the web, and grow in power until until until! But you've built a positive feedback circuit! You're trying to increase your mental powers to infinity! Exactly! I shall be the ruler of the entire univerrrrsssseeee! Now listen to me listen.
I haven't got much time left.
What you're trying to do is impossible.
If you complete that circuit, the energy will build up and up until it cannot be contained.
You will destroy yourself! You waste the little time remaining to you! Even now the cave of crystal is destroying the cells of your body.
I will grant you one last favour - you may watch the completion of my triumph before you die! I am com plete! Now I am total power! All praise to the Great One! Stop! Stop! Don't you see what's happening to you?! All praise to the Great One! All praise to me! Bow down before me, planets! Bow down stars! Bow down o galaxies and worship the Great One! The me! The Great, all-powerful me! I hurt! Help me! I am burning! My brain is on fire! Help me! We're free! Are you coming, my brother? Hello, Miss Smith.
Oh, hello, Brigadier.
I'd I just thought I'd pop in and well, to tell you the truth, I don't quite know why I did pop in, actually.
To see if there was any sign of the old fellow, eh? Yes.
But there can't be, can there? I mean, he's been gone over three weeks now.
Oh, that's nothing.
One time I didn't see him for months.
And what's more, when he did turn up, he had a new face - could have been a completely different man.
No - he knew if he went back there he would destroy himself.
We'll never see him again.
Doctor! Hello, Sarah I I got lost in the time vortex the TARDIS brought me home Oh! Oh, Doctor, why did you have to go back? I had to face my my fear, Sarah.
I had to face my fear.
That was was more important than just going on living.
Please don't die.
A tear Sarah Jane? No, don't cry.
While there's life there's It's all right.
He is not dead.
Oh no.
I don't think I can take much more.
I am sorry to have startled you, my dear.
Won't you introduce me to your friend, Miss Smith? Oh, erm, yes.
This is the Abbot of no, it's Cho-Je.
I mean, it looks like Cho-Je but it is really K'anpo Rinpoche I think.
Thank you.
That makes everything quite clear.
The Doctor is alive.
You're wrong - he's dead.
All the cells of his body have been devastated by the Metebelis crystals, but you forget - he is a Time Lord.
I will give the process a little push and the cells will regenerate.
He will become a new man.
Literally? Of course, he will look quite different.
Not again! And it will shake up the brain cells a little.
You may find his behaviour somewhat erratic? Well when will all this happen? Well there's no time like the present, is there? Goodbye.
Look after him Now wait a moment! Look, Brigadier, look! I think it's starting.
Well, here we go again.