"Sincro: wyxchari" "Go!" "I command you - go!" "I have come to give you the power you seek." "Power?" "Turn around." "Turn around, I say!" "Well, what did the man die of?" "Did the crystal kill him?" "No, I don't see how it could have done." "Well he was looking at it when he died." "The police have gone, sir." "The Inspector said he'd give you a ring later." "Right, thank you, Benton." "Well wait a minute." "Now there is a chance..." "A chance of what?" "Well, Professor Clegg was attached to this IRIS machine when he died." "Perhaps it recorded his thoughts?" "Spiders?" "What happened?" "That... spider!" "Where is it?" "Now go to your rooms." "But remember - not a word of this to a living soul." "Lupton, are you feeling alright?" "Of course, I am." "Never felt better." "Well, there's only one thing to do now." "Well, what's that, Doctor?" "I must look into the crystal myself." "Isn't that rather dangerous?" "I mean, look what happened last time." "I'll bear it in mind, Brigadier." "But, Doctor?" "Mmm?" "Well, wouldn't it be best for me to have a go first?" "I mean, I'm expendable and you're not." "Well I'm already responsible for the death of one man, Sergeant." "Thanks just the same." "Look, you're sure you won't come too?" "And if I went they'd guess I was onto them." "No, it's mu... much better you go by yourself." "Let the Doc and the Brig know what's going on." "Okay." "Hey, Mike!" "What?" "I don't know what is going on." "Just tell them everything you saw." "Off you go." "Well, what are you going to do?" "I'm going to try and get into the Abbot - tell him all about it." "Do be careful, hmm?" "This is only the first stage, you see?" "Well, I still don't understand what happened." "I'm only just beginning to understand myself." "And, that... that... that spider - what was it?" "One of those Tibetan demons Cho-je warned us about?" "Well, that's what he would say - but he'd be wrong." "Where did it go?" "It didn't." "It's still here." "Still there?" "Do you mean... you can still feel it on your back?" "Our minds are joined together." "If I... concentrate..." "I can hear it speaking to me." "This man is stupid." "Send him away." "Very well." "Was it speaking to you then?" "It was." "What did it say?" "It said you looked tired and you... should be in bed." "I'll never be able to sleep a wink." "To think I came here to get peace of mind." "Well, I'll see you in the morning, and don't worry, I know what I'm doing." "What is it?" "The crystal!" "I can feel it!" "Concentrate, Lupton - concentrate!" "What crystal?" "It is why I have come - to find the crystal and get it back." "It will give us power - the power we both seek - concentrate!" "I can see a man... staring into a blue light... the light of a crystal a blue crystal..." "Doctor?" "Good grief!" "Sergeant Benton?" "Yes, sir?" "Oh, there you are." "Looks as if we have an emergency on our hands." "I can't get him to come round." "Damn silly idea." "Thought so all along." "Give me the M.O. - quickly." "Oh, is that you, Sullivan?" "Get over to the lab straight away." "Absolutely beautiful." "What's that, Doctor?" "Oh, the smell of that coffee." "Thank you, Sergeant." "Forget it, Sullivan." "You know, I've always said that next to Mrs. Samuel Pepys you make the finest cup of coffee in the world." "Thank you very much, Doctor." "Actually the secret of it is, is to get the water..." "Yeah, look, never mind the dratted coffee!" "What about the spiders?" "Spiders?" "The ones in the crystal." "Oh yes." "You know, Brigadier, when I was a young man, there was an old hermit who lived half way up a mountain just behind our house." "Well, I spent some of the finest hours of my life with that old man." "What are you talking about?" "And it was from him I first learnt how to look into my mind." "The crystal, Doctor!" "And that's what I'm trying to tell you, Brigadier." "When I looked into that crystal, all I could see was the face of my old teacher..." "Go ta bed, Yates." "But I must see K'anpo." "K'anpo Tommy's friend." "He... he like to be alone." "Now go ta bed!" "But Tom...!" "I fetch Cho-Je, or I hit you!" "No, no... don't do that." "I won't go up." "Good." "Tommy don't like to hit you." "Oh, that's pretty!" "Here you are - yours." "For Tommy?" "Oh... ah... that's pretty." "Go ta bed... mister." "Go ta bed." "What excellent advice!" "Time for all good little boys to go to bed - don't you agree?" "Oh... yes, yes." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "Of course I'm listening, Sarah." "Go on - what happened next?" "Well, then we climbed in the building, you see, and went straight down to the cellar." "Hmm mm." "Oh, no, not straight down, because of Tommy." "Oh, but he's not really mixed up in this." "At least, I suppose he isn't." "Oh, that's fascinating." "Mmm?" "The crystal lattice is equally balanced from right to left." "Remarkable..." "You see, you're not listening to a word!" "Yes, of course I am." "You went down into the cellar to see if Tommy was still there - right?" "Half-right." "Oh please, do try to pay attention, Doctor?" "Probably analogous to the laser." "Well, go on!" "I'm listening." "Right." "So, there they all were in the cellar, chanting away like billy-o, and all of a sudden, this... giant spider appeared and jumped on Lupton's back!" "It's coherent thought!" "Oh, Doctor, really!" "A scientific pun." "What did you say?" "I said "really"!" "This is important but you're so interested in that wretched...!" "No, no, no, - be... before that." "What did you say before that?" "Did you say "spider"?" "That's right." "Now listen to me, Sarah - this is very important." "Tell me the whole story - right from the beginning!" "Oh...!" "'Scuse me, sir." "Can I help you?" "Oh, thanks very much." "Erm, where's the Doctor?" "Oh, the medical officer?" "Well, this time of the day, he'll..." "No, no, no, no, the... other Doctor." "Oh, yes, of course." "In his lab, I should think." "It's, er, through that door over there." "Thanks very much." "Oh, hang about, sir." "May I see your pass?" "Pass?" "Didn't they give you one at the main gate, sir?" "Oh!" "Yes, of course, how stupid of me!" "Here..." "So you see, it's after seeing these spiders that he died." "So there must be some connection." "Where did the crystal come from anyway?" "Oh, I brought it back some time ago from a planet called Metebelis Three." "I've never heard of it." "Well, you wouldn't have done." "It's also called the blue planet because the moonlight is blue, you see?" "Oh." "And did you just happen to stumble across the planet and find this crystal, accidental like?" "Oh no, I went there deliberately to fetch it." "It has strange properties, a Metebelis crystal." "It can affect the mind." "Mind?" "You mean it could drive someone mad?" "No, just the opposite usually." "It clears the mind and amplifies its power." "But it could be used for evil purposes?" "Oh, yes, of course - if the mind operating it was motivated by evil." "So, if the giant spiders on Metebelis Three wanted that crystal back...?" "But there aren't any giant spiders on Metebelis Three." "At least there weren't any when I was there." "Excuse me, sir?" "Yes?" "You have a pass, of course?" "Oh yes, of course." "Hey - wait!" "Wait a minute - there could be a time difference." "Come again?" "Oh, I get it!" "You mean the spiders come from an earlier era than your visit?" "Or a later one." "Well, what if you're wrong?" "No, just... wait a minute." "Give me a chance to work this thing out." "It's there!" "The blue crystal - it must be the one!" "Of course it is!" "You forget I can see through your eyes." "Now... concentrate!" "Concentrate!" "You know, this is barmy!" "Here am I, calmly discussing fabulous planets with blue moons, giant spiders, magic crystals, as if I was talking about... erm, pussycats, fish and chips and the Liverpool docks!" "Well, they're just as real." "Oh, I know but that's what gets me." "Doctor!" "Here!" "What are you doing...?" "What happened, Sergeant?" "Somebody attack you?" "Yes, and he's got that crystal of yours, Doctor - come on!" "Sir!" "Stop him!" "Put your hands in the air!" "No, no, Brigadier!" "You'll damage my car!" "Here you are, Doctor!" "Well done, Sergeant!" "Take me to the airstrip." "We'll spot him from the air." "Get after him, Lethbridge Stewart." "I'll contact you by R/T." "Move over, Benton." "Okay, sir." "Hello, Brigadier?" "Look, is this thing working?" "Can you hear me?" "Over." "Loud and clear, Doctor." "Have you had a sight of him?" "Over." "Yes, he's getting away from you." "Take the next right fork." "Try and cut him off." "Out." "Panda three to control." "I'm at the junction of Mallet Lane with Athenum Road." "Nothing to report, over." "Received, Panda Three." "Your message timed at ten-fifteen, out." "Panda Three to control" " I've just spotted a silver hovercraft being chased by an old crock at ninety miles an hour - and there's a little tiny helicopter after them both!" "I..." "I'm in pursuit, over!" "Thank you, Panda Three." "Signal if you need assistance." "What did you say?" "He's turned off to the right, Brigadier." "I say again - he's turned off to the right." "Look, he can't be far away, Brigadier." "We must spread out and search." "Now wait a moment." "I want a few particulars." "You must have touched ninety back there." "Not now, Constable." "Look, Doctor..." "We must escape in the flying machine." "I don't know how to fly it!" "The principle seems simple." "I will guide your hands - come!" "I think the answer is this..." "Doctor!" "He's got away!" "Oh no he hasn't!" "Hey, you're not going without me!" "Right, fasten your seatbelt." "But, Doctor, you'll never catch him - he's airborne!" "Stand well back, Brigadier." "Doctor!" "We're flying!" "Yes, of course we're flying." "Come on, Benton." "Panda Three to control." "You'll never believe this, Sergeant, but... oh, nothing to report, over." "I'm coming in." "I don't feel very well, over." "Now keep your eyes peeled for the gyroplane." "There he is!" "Right, hang on!" "Well, now you've caught up with him, what are you going to do?" "Nothing." "He can't last much longer." "He must be almost out of fuel." "We must return to the ground." "There is very little liquid left to burn." "You mean we've... got no fuel?" "We have enough." "Right, here we go." "Coming in to land." "Fantastic, Mr. Hopkins!" "If I had enough money, I'd buy twenty of them." "Look out!" "Hey!" "Come back!" "We've lost him!" "He'll catch us!" "I'll get help from Metebelis." "Concentrate!" "Concentrate!"