TEXT: THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN by MERVYN HAISMAN and HENRY LINCOLN first broadcast - 14th October 1967 [SCENE_BREAK] 1. MAIN GATE (The sphere at the Gate starts to beep and move again...) [SCENE_BREAK] 2. COURTYARD (...and inside, the sphere, on the statue, hearing the beeping of its brother starts to beep too and begins, purposefully, to roll off in the direction of the captured Yeti...) [SCENE_BREAK] 3. COUNCIL ROOM DOCTOR: Jamie, when you captured this creature, you must have dislodged it's control unit. JAMIE: Then it must still be lying out there. DOCTOR: Precisely! (They move towards the exit of the room but KHRISONG blocks their path.) KHRISONG: Where are you going? DOCTOR: To have a look outside the gates. I want that unit. Come on, Jamie. (KHRISONG stands his ground.) KHRISONG: No! I will not allow it. DOCTOR: But why not? KHRISONG: I trust no one to leave the monastery. You say this creature is not a real Yeti. DOCTOR: It's metal. It's been made. KHRISONG: And sent against us. Why? Why does someone wish harm to the monks of Detsen. I will trust no stranger until these questions are answered. JAMIE: Ah, but we're on your side! Have we not convinced you yet? KHRISONG: I am convinced of nothing. VICTORIA: The Doctor knows all about this sort of thing. Why not let him help you? DOCTOR: Well if you don't trust us at least send Thomni, or one of your other warriors. KHRISONG: No! I will not allow the gates to be opened! DOCTOR: If you want us to help... KHRISONG: I do not need your help! Thomni, guard them! (With that, KHRISONG storms out of the room.) DOCTOR: Oh dear, a very obstinate
SUMMARY:
While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.