(To Jackie). 10 DOWNING STREET, CABINET ROOM
The Doctor, Rose and Harriet are crowded around the phone, listening to him. But not into space because there's nothing there. Fire. He will speak to the nations of the world. JACKIE (contemptuously): Harriet Jones. JACKIE: Is she safe? Look at that! MICKEY'S FLAT, KITCHEN
They slam the door, trying to bar it shut with a chair and a dustbin as the Slitheen throws its weight against it. OVER LONDON
The missile soars over London. ROSE (to Mickey): Come with us. ROSE: Hide! ROSE: They can smell adrenaline. SLITHEEN / ASQUITH: The Slitheen race? THE DOCTOR: And the Slitheen go nuclear. THE DOCTOR: You get the codes, release the missiles. That narrows it down to one planet! The Doctor crashes in and blasts a fire extinguisher in the Slitheen's faces. The Earth is safe! The United Nations has gathered. The crouch in a corner, Rose and Harriet either side of the Doctor. They stare at each other. Vinegar! What for?
Plan: A: The Doctor; Q: Who helps Mickey fire a missile at 10 Downing Street? A: commercial profit; Q: Why are the Slitheen raiding Earth? A: national security; Q: What do the Slitheen claim is a threat to? A: request; Q: What do the Slitheen do to the UN to get the nuclear code? A: the United Nations; Q: Who do the Slitheen ask to release the nuclear activation code? A: London; Q: Where is the ship that the Slitheen want to destroy? A: World War III; Q: What does the Doctor think the Slitheen will start? A: cheap spaceship fuel; Q: What do the Slitheen plan to sell the irradiated remains of Earth as? A: Mickey's flat; Q: Where does a Slitheen break into? A: a non-nuclear missile; Q: What does Mickey fire at 10 Downing Street to destroy the Slitheen? A: 10 Downing Street; Q: Where are the Slitheen gathered? A: MP Harriet Jones; Q: Who is the MP that the Doctor and Rose hide with? A: a reinforced room; Q: Where did the Doctor, Rose, and Harriet Jones hide? A: Jackie's trust; Q: What does the Doctor earn that allows Rose to continue travelling with him? Summary: The Doctor learns that the Slitheen are not invading Earth, but rather raiding it for commercial profit. The Slitheen claim there is a threat to national security and request that the United Nations release the nuclear activation code, so they can strike down a dangerous ship hovering over London. The Doctor speculates they will fire at other countries and start World War III , which the Slitheen respond in the affirmative, explaining that they will sell the irradiated remains of Earth as cheap spaceship fuel. Meanwhile, another Slitheen breaks into Mickey's flat where the acetic acid in vinegar is used to destroy it. The Doctor helps Mickey to fire a non-nuclear missile at 10 Downing Street to destroy the Slitheen gathered there. The Doctor, Rose, and MP Harriet Jones manage to hide in a reinforced room and survive. Meanwhile, the Doctor has earned Jackie's trust and she allows Rose to continue travelling with him.