"When in Rome...!" Caesar Nero's court. I take in washing too! IAN: Where are Barbara and Vicki. OUTSIDE THE DOCTOR'S ROOM
(ASCARIS approaches a curtained doorway. ROAD (NIGHT)
(The DOCTOR and VICKI walk down a road on their way to Rome and approach a statue.) ROADSIDE
(The sound of the laughter reaches IAN as he tries to undo the chains that bind him and BARBARA to the wheel of the cart. They are slave traders.) They find the body of MAXIMUS PETTULIAN.)
Plan: A: a rare holiday; Q: What do Ian and Barbara take? A: the Doctor; Q: Who is taken to the court of Emperor Nero? A: adventure; Q: What do the Doctor and Vicki set off to pursue? A: slave traders; Q: Who kidnapped Ian and Barbara? A: Maximus Pettulian; Q: Who does the Doctor imitate? A: Emperor Nero; Q: Who was the Emperor of Rome in A.D. 64? A: a part; Q: What does the Doctor play in deciding the course of history? Summary: Landing in Rome, A.D. 64 the travellers take a rare holiday. While Ian and Barbara are happy to relax, the Doctor and Vicki set off to pursue adventure. However, adventure soon finds Ian and Barbara too as they are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...