(Down in the sink the Doctor and Susan look up to see Ian and Barbara peering down at them from the sinktop.) (He picks up the briefcase and walks towards the door of the house.) As far as you're concerned Farrow left here to go to his boat. Both are vital to the growth of things. DN6 will wipe them out! DOCTOR: Quite so. FORESTER: That's sensible. IAN: Good, because the next problem is how to open the flap of the briefcase. IAN: Well, whatever killed those insects could easily kill us. IAN: Yes, I think they must be inventing a new insecticide and they've sprayed these seeds with it. It'll have to go to his head of department - but with a some slight amendments...
SMITHERS: Well, I don't want to know about that, I don't want to listen! SUSAN: It's not just an ordinary drainpipe is it? [SCENE_BREAK]
21, EXT: PATIO
(Smithers is scrubbing at the patch of blood on the ground with a cloth, he gets up, and Forester drops a pile of earth on the stain and works it in with his foot.)
Plan: A: TARDIS; Q: What ship's doors open of their own accord? A: control; Q: What does the TARDIS run out of when it materializes? A: the travelers; Q: Who finds the TARDIS has been reduced in size? A: a plot; Q: What do the Doctor and his friends stumble upon when they are reduced to a tiny size? A: a ruthless businessman; Q: What is Forester? A: Smithers; Q: Who is Forester's scientist colleague? A: a new insecticide; Q: What is DN6? A: DN6 - a product; Q: What is the name of the insecticide Forester and Smithers are trying to launch? A: agriculture; Q: What industry is Forester trying to destroy with DN6? A: civil servant Arnold Farrow; Q: Who discovers that Forester is willing to commit murder to ensure the success of his business? A: The criminals; Q: Who is brought to justice when the Doctor and his friends tamper with the telephone in Smithers' laboratory? A: the insecticide - tamper; Q: What is Barbara ill from? A: the suspicions; Q: What did the Doctor and his friends' tampering with the telephone in Smithers' laboratory fuel? A: Hilda Rowse; Q: Who is the local exchange operator? A: Bert; Q: Who is Hilda Rowse's husband? Summary: The doors of the TARDIS open of their own accord just before it materialises, running out of control. On emerging, the travelers find the ship has been reduced in size and they are now only about an inch tall. As tiny people, they stumble across a plot by a ruthless businessman,Forester, and his misguided scientist colleague, Smithers, to launch a new insecticide, DN6 - a product so destructive that it would kill not only those insects harmful to agriculture but also those vital to it. Forester is willing to commit murder to ensure the success of his business, as civil servant Arnold Farrow discovers to his cost. The criminals are brought to justice when the Doctor and his friends - hampered by the fact that Barbara is ill from the insecticide - tamper with the telephone in Smithers' laboratory, fuelling the suspicions of the local exchange operator, Hilda Rowse, who sends her police constable husband Bert to investigate.