TEXT: The Smugglers 5:50pm - 6:15pm [SCENE_BREAK] 1. THE CHURCH CRYPT (The series theme music ends. The serial title appears on the screen over the image of SQUIRE'S hand, which is holding a pistol pointed at BEN.) THE SMUGGLERS (The serial title fades out. The writer credit appears.) by BRIAN HAYLES (The writer credit fades out. The episode title appears.) (The episode title fades out. The scene changes to a full view of the crypt.) (As BEN was about to leave the bound BLAKE behind in the crypt to go look for POLLY and the DOCTOR, he is stopped by the arrival of the SQUIRE, PIKE, CHERUB and POLLY, who is still bound as well. The SQUIRE holds out a pistol pointed at BEN.) SQUIRE: Recaptured again, eh lad? We'll have no tricks this time. BEN: He's the bloke that kidnapped the Doctor. PIKE: Wrong, lad. Don't deface the character of my dear friend. BEN: Look, Squire, why can't you believe this... SQUIRE: Hold your tongue! You're vagabonds, both of you, not to be trusted. Bind them, eh? CHERUB: Ah. (begins to tie up BEN and POLLY together to one of the crypt's pillars) BEN: What about this one? He's a right villain. SQUIRE: Hmm? These gentlemen are honest merchants. BLAKE: (Calling from below in the crypt.) Squire! Squire! (The SQUIRE walks down the stairs and looks for the source of the voice.) BLAKE: Here! SQUIRE: Blake! (Shocked.) What the blazes are you doing here? BLAKE: I'd be obliged if you'd release me, sir, before asking questions of me. SQUIRE: (Flustered.) Aye,
SUMMARY:
Polly and Ben are placed in the custody of Blake, who reveals he also has his suspicions about the Squire, while the Doctor and Kewper are forced to team up to escape from Pike's ship.