(With realisation). As he stands, he realises his helmet has broken and he gasps, a hand flying to his mouth. But how? EXPLORATION DECK
The Ood advance towards Jefferson, Rose and the other crew member. He pulls a lever and the Doctor and Rose watch the rotor rise and fall with smiles on their faces. IDA: But... Is it? ROCKET
ROSE (looking out of the window): It's the planet. ROCKET
The computer screen indicates the planet has fallen into the black hole, and then goes blank. ROCKET
The rocket begins to shake violently. ROSE: "The pit is open." Rose turns to him. TARDIS
Rose opens the door of the TARDIS. THE DOCTOR: And then what? THE DOCTOR: Call it an act of faith. THE DOCTOR: I believe... THE DOCTOR: No! THE PIT
The Doctor runs back down the tunnel, away from the Beast. THE VOICE OF THE BEAST: This is the Darkness. TOBY (in the Voice of the Beast): I am the rage...
ROSE: It's Toby, Zach, do something... TOBY (speaking very fast, obviously fearful): And the bile and the ferocity. The display on the screen changes to that of several of the Ood standing together, the Beast is using them to communicate. The rocket loses protection and falls into the black hole. We escaped. What about Ida and the Doctor? What for? You're just the body, the physical form!
Plan: A: the Doctor; Q: Who finds the TARDIS in the pit? A: the door; Q: What do Ida and the Doctor investigate? A: Rose; Q: Who releases Toby from the rocket? A: Toby's body; Q: What do Rose and the other members of the crew witness a force leaving? A: the Beast; Q: Who speaks to the Doctor in the dark pit? A: evil; Q: What religion does the Beast represent? A: several religions; Q: What religions does the Beast represent? A: the planet; Q: What is the Beast sealed inside? A: rope; Q: What does the Doctor run out of? A: the drop; Q: What does the Doctor believe he can survive? A: the news; Q: What distresses Rose about the Doctor's fall? A: the Ood; Q: Where did the crew escape from? A: an escape rocket; Q: What do the crew and Rose board and launch? A: the crash; Q: What does the Doctor discover he has survived? A: the physical form; Q: What does the Doctor find of the Beast? A: his consciousness; Q: What does the Doctor realize has managed to escape? A: faith; Q: What does the Doctor have in Rose? A: the sequence; Q: What does the Doctor trigger to send the Beast and the planet into the black hole? A: the Beast's consciousness; Q: What is inside Toby? A: the TARDIS; Q: What does the Doctor use to rescue Rose? Summary: Ida and the Doctor investigate the door and Rose and the other members of the crew witness a force leaving Toby's body and assume that he is no longer possessed. The Doctor descends into the dark pit and the Beast speaks to him, revealing he is the epitome of evil of several religions and has been sealed inside the planet, but is seeking to escape. The Doctor runs out of rope and believes he can survive the drop and falls, the news of which distresses Rose. Most of the crew and Rose escape from the Ood and board and launch an escape rocket. The Doctor discovers he has survived the crash and finds the physical form of the Beast. The Doctor realises his consciousness has managed to escape. Having faith in Rose, the Doctor triggers the sequence for the Beast and the planet to fall into the black hole, but as the Beast's consciousness is inside Toby the rocket begins to pull toward the black hole . Rose realises this and releases Toby from the rocket, and the Doctor finds the TARDIS in the pit and uses it to rescue Rose.