TEXT: The Ambassadors of Death 5:15pm - 5:40pm [SCENE_BREAK] 1: INT. SPACE CONTROL. MAIN CONTROL ROOM (An astronaut - Charles VAN LYDEN - appears on a large monitor screen. Wearing a ribbed beige space-suit, he is shown within a cramped space capsule. A man speaks to him in a strong French accent.) TALTALIAN: And one degree. Are you reading? VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) I'm reading okay. One degree - now. (VAN LYDEN is seen to flick a switch. There is a noise of course adjustment from the capsule which quickly dies down.) VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) Manoeuvre completed. (VAL LYDEN is being closely watched by Professor RALPH CORNISH - a dark haired good-looking gently spoken man.) RALPH CORNISH: You overshot, Charlie. Make a two second correction to port. VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) Two second correction to port - now. (Once again, there is a noise of movement from the capsule.) VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) Error rectified. RALPH CORNISH: You're doing fine, Charlie. VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) What is my distance from Mars Probe 7? (CORNISH passes on the request to TALTALIAN...) RALPH CORNISH: Distance computation, please? TALTALIAN: Distance - five-eight-zero miles. Seven minutes, three seconds to objective. VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) Confirmed. RALPH CORNISH: Charlie, how's it going? VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) No problem, everything's fine. No contact yet? RALPH CORNISH: There's been no contact for seven months. VAN LYDEN: (On monitor.) How do we know they're still alive? RALPH CORNISH: They took off from Mars manually - they must have been alive then. VAN LYDEN: (On
SUMMARY:
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.