Cheer up. DOCTOR: We must prevent the reenactment. DOCTOR: Well, if I can lock the signal conversion unit onto the frequency of the psychic energy feeding it, I might be able to direct the Malus. HUTCHINSON: It is time at last! He knows it's the only way for the Malus to be fully activated. The Malus is pure evil. They're not real. To destroy. WOLSEY: Now listen to the Doctor.
Plan: A: The Malus; Q: What is forcing the towns people to preform the re-enactment? A: fruition; Q: What is the word for the Malus' plans coming to pass? Summary: The Malus is forcing the towns people to preform the re-enactment for real as it needs the psychic forces created by the suffering of war to feed off of and recharge it's energies. It is up to the Doctor to prevent the Malus plans from reaching fruition.