How deep in the permafrost was it? That's it. He is Richard Dunbar of the World Ecology Bureau.) (Unable to sit in his own chair as the Doctor would be almost on top of him, he walks all the way around the far side of the desk and sits in the chair usually provided for the visitors.) It's a mysterious unidentified pod recently discovered by one of our expeditions. CHASE: Mr. Dunbar. CHASE: Come. (They leave.) A long weed-like vine grows out from the pod and attaches itself to Winlett's arm! You must be the Doctor. MOBERLEY: Anything up to a dozen, but of course we're down to three at the moment. How long before a medical team arrives? (Stevenson and the Doctor walk in.) Plant bacteria. (They leave.) DOCTOR: I don't know Sarah. SARAH: Well, what is a Krynoid? STEVENSON: They were flying a private plane. KEELER: Sorry to be such a nuisance. DOCTOR: Yes well the arm's the source of the infection - it might stop it spreading.
Plan: A: a centuries-old seed pod; Q: What do the members of the World Ecology Bureau discover? A: centuries-old; Q: How old is the seed pod that the World Ecology Bureau discovers? A: Antarctica's permafrost; Q: Where was the seed pod found? A: soil; Q: What is the seed pod growing without? A: a photo; Q: What did the World Ecology Bureau send to London? A: Richard Dunbar; Q: Who shared the photo of the seed pod with the Doctor? A: Sarah; Q: Who does the Doctor fly down with to Antarctica? A: a leak; Q: What is Dunbar's job at the W.E.B.? A: the bureau; Q: What is Dunbar a leak in? A: the discovery; Q: What did Harrison Chase want to verify? A: Harrison Chase; Q: Who is the rich plant fanatic who was tipped off about the discovery? A: one; Q: How many men are turned green by the Krynoid? A: the pod hatches; Q: What happens to the pod before anyone arrives? A: the tendril-like life form; Q: What part of the pod attaches itself to one of the men? Summary: Members of the World Ecology Bureau discover a centuries-old seed pod buried deep in Antarctica's permafrost. It seems to be still alive, growing without soil. They transmit a photo to London where Richard Dunbar of the W.E.B. shares it with the Doctor. Wary of what it might be, the Doctor immediately flies down with Sarah. They don't know that Dunbar is a leak in the bureau and has tipped off the discovery to a rich plant fanatic named Harrison Chase. Chase sends a thug and a plant expert down to verify the discovery and fetch it back by any means possible. But before anyone arrives, the pod hatches and the tendril-like life form within attaches itself to one of the men, turning him green. It's as The Doctor feared: they're dealing with a Krynoid.