TEXT: The Massacre (of St. Bartholomew's Eve) by John Lucarotti first broadcast - 12th February, 1966 [SCENE_BREAK] 1: INT. DE COLIGNY'S RESIDENCE (It is the next morning. GASTON has joined NICHOLAS at the ADMIRAL DE COLIGNY'S house.) GASTON: (Exasperated.) I tell you, Nicholas, he refuses to take any precautions. Our noble lord, Henri of Navarre, will not believe that the Catholics are plotting to kill him! NICHOLAS: That so surprising? He is married to the King's sister! He must put on a show of trust in the Cath... GASTON: (Interrupting.) Trust in them! You know how far we can do that! You told him what that girl overheard? NICHOLAS: Yes! GASTON: What did he say? NICHOLAS: He refuses to pay any attention to a servant girl's story. GASTON: But we must convince them! Nicholas, you are the man's secretary. Now speak to de Coligny again, now tell him... NICHOLAS: (Interrupting.) I've done what I can! No... I must wait until we find out something more... or for the Catholics to make a move... GASTON: Their move is likely to be a knife in Navarre's back. (GASTON paces then suddenly thinks of something...) GASTON: What happened to that Englishman, Steven? NICHOLAS: He's gone back to the tavern to find his friend. [SCENE_BREAK] 2: EXT. TAVERN (STEVEN pounds on the tavern door. There is no answer. STEVEN goes to question an old man passing by.) STEVEN: Excuse me, I wonder if... (The door to the tavern is suddenly opened. STEVEN goes inside...) [SCENE_BREAK] 3: INT. TAVERN STEVEN: Landlord, has anyone asked for me? LAND
SUMMARY:
Missing episode The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befriended by a group of Huguenots from the household of the Protestant Admiral de Coligny. Having rescued a young serving girl, Anne Chaplet, from some pursuing guards, the Huguenots gain their first inkling of a heinous plan being hatched at the command of the Catholic Queen Mother,Catherine de Medici.