(He turns and starts to walk back sighing to himself.) (Next is a Dalek which is facing a mirror which gives visitors the ability to enter and pretend to be a Dalek.) (The name causes the DOCTOR to drop his book.) Ah, there's the kettle. But we better find it. CHRIS: Professor Chronotis? Cambridge. Daniel Hill, I heard he become manager of a old people's home. He has no more power then the others. He is with the Doctor. He reaches out to touch it then withdraws as if burnt.) He returned to his room a few minutes ago. Indeed. It's "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. It's Chris Parsons. Krarg? Long time ago you know. PROFESSOR'S ROOM
(All three Time-Lords now have tea and biscuits.) PROFESSOR: An oversight. PROFESSOR: Time? Professor, that book dates back to the days of Rassillon... RIVER CAM
(At the back of the college, The DOCTOR and ROMANA are in a punt. ROMANA: What for? ROMANA: Who? SKAGRA: Feed me! SKAGRA: I want Chronotis. STUDENT: Over there. Shada! Skagra absorbed massive of information about me and then informed the Commander of the flag ship via the communicator that he would be joining him soon and that the universe should prepare itself. TOM: And no sooner as Chris switched on the Spectrographic Analyser to examine the book then smoke start to pour out of it, and then he tried to x-ray the book which immediately started to glow. The DOCTOR is now back in his brown coat and scarf and is carrying the paddle that he used to row the punt ashore.) WILKIN: He will not want to be disturbed. WILKIN: Professor Chronotis? When Time Lords get to my age they tend to get their tenses muddled up. Who? [This is mostly confirmed with what is shown after and TOM's link:]
TOM: (over the car) Skagra opened the bag and the sphere emerged, attaching itself to the Driver's forehead.
Plan: A: Romana; Q: Who is with the Doctor when he visits Chronotis? A: Chronotis; Q: Who is the retired Time Lord who needs help finding a book? A: Cambridge; Q: Where does Chronotis live? A: Rassilon; Q: When was the book Chronotis lost from? A: student Chris Parsons; Q: Who accidentally borrowed Chronotis's book? A: an extraordinary text; Q: What does Chris Parsons discover about the book? A: The book; Q: What is sought by the evil scientist Skagra? A: the evil scientist Skagra; Q: Who wants to find the book that Chronotis accidentally lent to Chris Parsons? A: Skagra; Q: Who wants to use Chronotis's book to reach Shada? A: its victims' minds; Q: What does Skagra's sphere draw out of its victims? A: Shada; Q: Where is the Time Lord prison that even the Time Lords have forgotten? A: the criminal Salyavin; Q: Who was imprisoned in Shada? A: Salyavin; Q: Who was Chronotis forced to admit he was? A: punishment; Q: Why did the Time Lords imprison Salyavin? A: his powers; Q: What did Chronotis use to cause the Time Lords to forget about his prison? A: his crimes; Q: What has Chronotis repented of? A: a quiet, peaceful life; Q: What does Chronotis want to live? A: Chronotis's mind; Q: What does Skagra drain to acquire the ability to transfer his own mind into other bodies? A: his crystalline servants; Q: Who are the Krargs? A: the Doctor; Q: Who is able to turn Skagra's slaves against him? A: the resonance; Q: What does the Doctor use to turn Skagra's slaves against him? A: Skagra's possessed slaves; Q: Who does the Doctor use to turn against Skagra? A: his own Ship; Q: Who imprisons Skagra? A: Earth; Q: Where does Chronotis return to after he defeats Skagra? A: his peaceful retirement; Q: What does Chronotis want to resume after he's defeated Skagra? Summary: The Doctor and Romana visit Chronotis, a retired Time Lord living in Cambridge, who admits that he's lost a book dating back to the time of Rassilon and needs their help to find it. In fact, he's accidentally lent it out to graduate student Chris Parsons, who soon realizes that this is an extraordinary text indeed. The book is also sought by the evil scientist Skagra, who has developed a sphere capable of drawing its victims' minds out of their bodies. Skagra needs the book to reach the Time Lord prison Shada, which even the Time Lords have forgotten. Long ago they imprisoned the criminal Salyavin there, as punishment for using his powers to transfer his mind into other people's bodies. Chronotis is eventually forced to admit that he himself is Salyavin; he escaped long ago and used his powers to cause the Time Lords to forget about his prison. However, he's now repented of his crimes and wishes to live a quiet, peaceful life. Skagra drains Chronotis's mind and thus acquires the ability to transfer his own mind into other bodies; with the aid of the sphere and his crystalline servants, the Krargs, he will spread his own mind throughout the Universe and become immortal. However, when the Doctor pretends to be stupid, the sphere fails to drain his mind completely. He thus survives, and since there's a copy of his mind inside the sphere, he is able to use the resonance to turn Skagra's possessed slaves against him. Skagra is imprisoned by his own Ship, and Chronotis returns to Earth to resume his peaceful retirement.