- A terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance?
- In the Nothingness, the Doctor talks to herself to prove she's still alive.
On Daniel's plane, Yasmin, Ryan, and Graham hang on as the plane goes down after the explosion. Ryan falls and finds a metal plate with his name on it, on one of the chairs. There are more signs with arrows pointing to the other signs further along.
The Doctor's sonic doesn't work, and energy starts moving along the columns and the floor, and a woman calls to her.
Ryan finds a sign saying "40 Seat Pocket". Inside the pocket he finds a manual on how to land a plane without a cockpit, and waves it to Ryan and Yasmin.
The Doctor finds the woman, Ada, who says that everything will soon pass and she'll recover momentarily.
Graham grabs the instructions and reads them, and Ryan opens a panel in the floor and connects the cable that he finds to his phone. A video of the Doctor starts and she tells them that she's a recording and shouldn't panic. The recording explains that the plane's computers are beneath the cabin floor and instructs Ryan on how to access them via his phone. The Doctor tells them to close the cockpit door first, and a power surge scrambles the recording as Graham climbs to the door. He closes the door and slides back down the aisle, and Ryan pilots the plane via his phone.
Ada tells the Doctor that the paralysis will fade, and explains that her earthly aspect is paralyzed. She introduces herself and says that they're in her mind, and notes she hasn't met anyone there before. The Doctor explains that she's the Doctor and is real, and Ada says that she's been there before but finds herself back in her body when the paralysis fades. Energy flows across the columns, surrounding Ada, and Ada says that they're always there with her and place a word in her mind: "Kasavin".
One of the aliens--the Kasavin--appears and Ada tells the Doctor that it's her guardian. The Doctor wonders if they went through the Kasavin and are in their separate universe, and Ada offers her hand so they can leave the Nothingness together. Ada holds out her hand and the Doctor takes it, and the Kasavin energy causes them both to disappear.
Ryan levels off the plane and discovers that Daniel programmed in a flight pattern before he left the plane. The phone automatically hacks into it, and Graham figures they have to figure a way to stay on the plane until it figures out how to land.
The Master's TARDIS travels through the Vortex, and the Master gloats to Daniel about how the Doctor didn't know who he really was. Daniel says that it had better work, and the Master tells him that when everything comes together, they'll both have what they want. Daniel complains about the last-minute changes, and the Master says that a little chaos is a wonderful thing as he looks at a figurine similar to the one in Daniel's office. The tech magnate is notified via phone that his plane is about to land at its programmed destination and complains that the Master told him to plan to kill the Doctor's companions was foolproof. The Master advises him to watch his tone, and an alarm goes off revealing the Doctor's location. The Master pounds on the panel in frustration and wonders how the Doctor got there, and tells Daniel that he can deal with it. He tells Daniel that he'll drop him off to deal with the Kasavin while he handles the Doctor.
The Doctor wakes up and realizes that she's in mid-19th century London at an inventors' convention. Ada is there and a man greets her by name. He wonders how they appear out of nowhere, and the Doctor announces that she's the Apparating Lady. The guests applaud and the man tells the Doctor that it's 1834.
Daniel arrives at the airfield and an airport worker tells him that there no one onboard when they checked and the jet landed itself by automation. The worker assumes that Daniel was testing a new system and says that he'll have to do some smoothing over with the Civil Aviation Authority. Yasmin, Ryan, and Graham watch from a nearby hangar and Ryan works out that they're in Britain near Essex. Graham assures Yasmin that the Doctor will be all right, but Yasmin convinced after what she saw of the Nothingness. Ryan still has access to Daniel's electronic diary, and confirms he's giving a keynote speech in London the next night. They have to get there without Daniel knowing that they're alive, and head out. Meanwhile, Daniel calls into his people to track the trio electronically.
As the Doctor looks around the exhibition hall, Ada demands answers. The Doctor says that she's a traveler in space and time, and was attacked by an old enemy and exiled to the Nothingness. She explains that the conspiracy she was investigating involves the Kasavin, and they're allied with a renegade from the Doctor's home planet. The man listens in with interest while the Doctor says that 186 years in the future, the Kasavin are assassinating spies.
The Master comes in wearing period garb and shows off his "shrinking device". He opens fire with his tissue compression device, killing two people, and the Doctor sends Ada and the man off. Meanwhile, the Master orders everyone to put their hands on their heads. The Doctor tells him to let the guests go and he can have her, and the Master tells her that he's got her anyway. The Master kills a woman and talks about the buzz he gets from killing humans. The Doctor asks him what he wants, and the Master tells her to kneel or the other guests will die. Once she does, the Master tells her to call him "Master". She does , and the Master wonders how she survived. The Doctor realizes that he isn't in control of the Kasavin or even know what they are. The Master tells her that they have interest in common and brings news from Gallifrey.
Ada grabs an experimental Gatling gun and fires at the Master. She wounds the Master in the shoulder, and the Doctor says that she doesn't approve. The Master tells the Doctor that she won't get far without a TARDIS, and the Doctor says she has an Ada.
Daniel calls Ryan, Graham, and Yasmin and tells them that he knows they stole his jet. He boasts that he knows all about them from their electrical profiles, and tells them that all of the credit cards have been frozen. Ryan smashes his phone and tells the others to do the same, and Yasmin calls Najia to warn her. Ryan smashes Yasmin's phone as well and says that they have to go dark, and the three of them run off.
The Doctor and Ada meet with the man, Charles Babbage, in his study and tell him that the authorities won't be of any help. Amazed, the Doctor recognizes Charles and his Difference Engine. She realizes that Ada is Ada Lovelace, another great mind of the 19th century. The Doctor figures that they're clues because they're important, and sees another of the figurines. Charles calls it the "Silver Lady" and explains that he received it as a gift from a young man from his master. The man says that it moves and on occasion projects a beam of light, and the Doctor finds a book that its beam charred.
Ada says that her first paralysis was when she was 13, and she was transported to the Nothingness and saw her "guardian". The same effect has occurred repeatedly down through the years, and the Doctor figures the Kasavin can't say in Earth's reality for long. They've taken Ada to study her, and the Master has been helping them by building a machine stabilizing them in reality. Then they plant spies in multiple time periods rather than Earths,
The Doctor tells Ada and Charles that the Master will be coming for them and sonics the figurine. A Kasavin appears and the Doctor says that she needs to get back to the 21st century and the Kasavin might throw her there. Ada grabs the Doctor's hand and they both disappear.
Ryan and the others go to an empty construction site with no CCTVs. They hole up in an empty buildi9ng and Yasmin wonders what they do if the Doctor doesn't come back. Ryan figures that they have to find Daniel and stop the Kasavin, Graham agrees with him, much to Ryan's surprise, and pieces together what the Doctor has said about regeneration. He says that they'll ask where the Doctor is from when they see her again, and they agree the Doctor must be safe. Ryan and Graham both kept a few of the spy gadgets from MI6, including rocket cufflinks and laser shoes. Graham calls Ryan and Yasmin "doughnuts" but admits there's no one he'd rather be on the run with.
The Kasavin materialize outside.
The Doctor finds herself and Ada laying in an alley in wartime. A woman runs up and tells them not to move, and the Doctor assures her that they're not hostile. The Doctor asks where they are, and the woman explains that they're in Paris 1943. A German patrol approaches and the woman gets them inside a nearby building to hide. Nazi soldiers pull up with the Master, disguised as a Nazi officer, leading them. He calls out that he knows the Doctor is there and promises to find her.
The Kasavin materialize in the building and the trio run out via a scaffold. More Kasavin appear, cutting off their escape, and Graham sets off his laser shoes despite not having read the instructions. The laser beams hit the Kasavin, causing them to glow with excess energy.
Daniel shows a captive woman a copy of the Silver Lady and the woman says nothing. Her son figures that it can't be about him moving to the States because he still texts and emails. Mrs. Barton asks why she's there, and Daniel insists that he's changed the world. Daniel wonders what he has to say to get her to tell him "well done", and his mother sarcastically says "well done". He tells her that he wanted her there on the "last day" so that she could be the first. Kasavin appear and shoot energy into Mrs. Barton, and Daniel smiles.
The Master and the Nazi soldiers barge into an apartment and the woman asks them what they want. The Doctor is hiding beneath the floorboards with Ada, and the Nazis aim their guns at the woman. They fire into the floor on the Master's command, and then he orders them out. After a moment the Master goes with them, and once they leave the woman removes the floorboards off to the side. The Doctor and Ada are there, and the Doctor notes that there is also British radio equipment there. She figures the woman is a British spy, and has recognized her as Noor Inyat Khan: the first female wireless operator dropped behind enemy lines.
Once the Doctor and Ada come up, Noor asks how the Doctor knows so much about her. Ada wonders how the Master can be there, having recognized his voice, and the Doctor explains that he's in league with the Kasavin. Looking out the window, Ada sees the Eiffel Tower and says that she always wanted to return to Paris. Noor talks about how war has come again, and the Doctor assures her that they're her allies. Ada realizes that she's in her future, and the Doctor tells her that the dark times don't sustain. Noor admits that she's a pacifist and doesn't have any weapons except her radio equipment, and the Doctor gets an idea and tells Noor and Ada that they're a big part of it.
Yasmin goes to a phone booth and calls Sonya, and tells her to tell their father not to worry. Daniel's people trace the call, and Yasmin tells Sonya not to go with anyone who comes for her. A SUV pulls up and three armed men order Ryan and Yasmin to get down on the ground. Graham steps out behind them, fires warning shots with the laser shoes, and the three men quickly get down on the ground. Ryan tells the men the plan to lure them in and take their phones, and Yasmin tells him not to tell them the plan. They get in the SUV and drive off.
The Doctor sends out a "personal code" on Noor's wireless: the rhythm of two hearts. The Master hears it on the Germans' equipment responds back. The Doctor senses him and makes mental contact with her nemesis, and she agrees to meet him as long as he comes alone. The Master agrees and the Doctor tells him that they'll meet where he expects.
Later, the Master awaits atop the Eiffel Tower. The Doctor arrives by elevator and the Master boasts that he's using a perception filter to convince the Nazis that he's German. He says that he hijacked the MI6 car and assassinated C, and explains that the Kasavin are embedded as spies across the universe. The Master says that he suggested a better plan to the Kasavin.
Yasmin and the others drive to the hangar in the countryside where the men were supposed to take them. Mrs. Barton's body is there, and Daniel's face comes up on a screen. He tells the trio that he has a significant announcement to make, and says that he let the Kasavin test a tiny part of him. He tells the trio to look after his mother and ends the call, and Ryan sees the Silver Lady and recognizes it from Daniel's office.
Noor sends a signal on her wireless equipment back to London, just like the Doctor asked. When she wonders why they're trusting the Doctor, Ada says that the Doctor is wise and unafraid, and she believes in her. She takes out the cell phone that the Doctor gave them, and they leave the building. They find something anomalous as the Doctor told them to, and Noor has Ada use the cell phone.
The Doctor's cell phone rings, and she lets it go to voice mail while secretly activating her sonic. The Master wonders why she didn't die when the Kasavin attacked her, and the Doctor figures that she and Yasmin were both filled with artron energy. Since the Doctor's DNA wasn't human, the Kasavin took her to study and they're not as stable in the real world as they'd like to be. The Master says that he should the Kasavin Daniel and what was possible, and he wants maximum carnage. In the end, the Master will get rid of Daniel and the Kasavin once they do what the Master wants. The Doctor asks him when the games and betrayal stop for him, and the Master says the did it all to get the Doctor's attention. He explains that he returned to Gallifrey and found it burned and pulverized. Someone destroyed it, killing everyone.
Nazis come up the stairs, and the Doctor tells the Master that she had Noor send a fake message designed to be intercepted. The Master grabs the Doctor by the throat and demands to know what she's done, and she says that the message claimed the Master was a double agent. She jams his perception filter, gets in the elevator, and goes down. The soldiers arrive and prepare to shoot the Master.
Daniel goes to an auditorium where people are waiting for his presentation.
The Doctor joins Noor and Ada, who have found the Master' TARDIS still disguised as O's home. They break in and the Doctor explains that the TARDIS is her way back to the 21st century. She has worked out the Master's map shows every significant person who has developed computer throughout history starting with Ada. The Doctor figures the Kasavin have planted spies on each person and realizes the aliens were testing human DNA.
Daniel takes the podium and thanks the audience for giving VOR total access to their lives. He says that they're data wasn't despite what they claimed, Now they can do anything with the data they have. Daniel sends a text and everyone on the planet receives it. The message says that humanity is over and they have three minutes to prepare.
The audience assumes that Daniel is joking, and Daniel tells them that he isn't. He says that humanity will repurpose as "hard drives" of DNA storage.
In the hangar, the Silver Lady starts turning inside its case. The Kasavin materialize in the thousands and then enter the Silver Lady, and the energy tendrils emerge from everyone's phones and enter their brains. Daniel says that a handful of humans will stay human to supervise and rebuild, but the rest of them have reached the ends of their lives.
Ryan and Graham try to destroy the Silver Lady but their spy equipment has no effect. The Master comes in and yells at them to move away, and says that he's lived through the most infuriating 77 years of his life. He explains that they're transmitting Kasavin energy through the Silver Lady around the world, erasing every human's DNA.
Energy tendrils spread from the screen into Yasmin, and the Master says that Ryan and Graham will soon be absorbed as well. The Silver Lady stops and the Kasavin energy with it, and Daniel slips offstage and calls for an extraction team.
The Doctor, Ada, and Noor arrive in the hangar, and the Doctor explains that she used the Master's TARDIS to travel through time, track the Silver Lady to Daniel's office, and plant a virus in it to shut down if the Kasavin ever massed. The Kasavin appear and the Doctor tells them that she rigged the Silver Lady to exile them to their own dimension. She plays back her recording of the Master saying that he was going to let the Kasavin do his dirty work and then betray them. The Kasavin are forced back to their home realm, taking the Master with them to the Nothingness.
Graham asks who Ada and Noor are and wonders if they're being replaced, and the Doctor introduces her new companions. When Ryan asks how the Doctor saved their lives, the Doctor goes back, programs Ryan's phone, makes the plates for Ryan, and records her video message. She then recovers her TARDIS and returns Noor and Ada to their proper times, Noor asks the Doctor if the fascists wins, and the Doctor assures her that they don't win as long as there are people like Noor. The Doctor then removes the memory of her from Noor's mind.
When the Doctor drops Ada off, Ada wonders if it has to be the end. She wants to see more, and the Doctor wipes any memory of what Ada shouldn't know from Ada's mind. When Ada passes out, the Doctor tells her that she'll be the first to see the potential and work out what could be with computers.
Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor remembers the Master asking her when she last went home. She travels to Gallifrey and finds the civilization in ruins. As she returns to 21st century Earth, a preprogrammed hologram of the Master activates in the TARDIS. The Master says that he destroyed the planet to make them pay for lying to them as the founding fathers of Gallifrey, and their whole existence is built on the lie of the Timeless Child. The Doctor clutches at her head and the Master says that the Timeless Child's memory is buried deep in their memories and identity. He refuses to tell her more and make it easy for her.
The Doctor picks up her companions, and Graham points out that she's never shared anything about herself. They point out that they know nothing about her, and Graham asks her who she is. She explains that she was born on Gallifrey, stole the TARDIS, and has been running ever since. Yasmin asks if they can visit Gallifrey, and the Doctor says that they will another time.
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