4b.6 remembrances

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Doctor Who IVB Episode 6 "Remembrances"

Written By:

Dan Harma

Doctor Who,BBC

Doctor who, the tardis allcopyright the BBC

Story, "Remembrances"copyright Dan Harma, 2010.

Thanks to:Blink

&CaptinFranko


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1 EXT. DEAD SPACE -- DAY

WIDE SHOT: Just empty blackness,somewhere in space. Nostars, no planets, just space.

Its quiet, so quiet...

And there, hanging; floating, not really moving:

A SPACE CAPSULE- very contemporary, very ordinary, just atube, like a baked bean can.

Quite far out, small, NOT FILLING FRAME

Beat.

Just a few seconds, no noise, absorb the sights. Then...

NEWSREADER (V.O)

And, there, we can see some livefootage now, directly from our longrange telescopes, the B-16 spacecapsule, part of OPERATION CHECKMATE. It is the first manned spacemission to the planet Ravenna for21 years. Conventional methods offaster than light travel are ofcourse impossible because of thelong term ion storm, and so thesebrave astronauts have embarked onthis five year journey, against theodds, to extend the hand of

friendship to the strandedpopulation, and re-establish theirlinks with the empire...

Newsreader, nice, old man, calm voice, maybe a nice accent,a Geordie?

During his speech were PUSHING IN on space capsule.

ON: WORDS on the side of the ship, registration number, nameetc: HES EXPLORER, 14.32.2997.AAR.3

PUSH THRU TO:

2 INT. SPACESHIP -- DAY

MUSIC ROAD TO HELL [BOTH PARTS] by CHRIS REA

The COCKPIT, nothing modern, cramped, metal, again quitecontemporary

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CONTINUED: (2) 2.

Inside three ASTRONAUTS, relaxing, nice, bit of a drink in asqueezey silver carton- lovely.

Two astronauts; HARVEY, ZURAB, playing CHESS.

All wrapped up, nice and warm, in space suits; very B-movie

sci-fi, all orange and fat, and boiler suit-like, insulated.No helmets on, though.

The Chess board is magnetic or something, bit weird, bitclunky.

Another astronaut, John, bit of a geek, nice silverframeless glasses, not much hair at the front, littlemoustache.

Hes heating up some food, silver packages, in a heater:hole in the wall, cash machine type thing, standing,waiting, doing a little tap-tap-tappedy-tapp thing with his

finger.

SOUND FX: whirring, microwave-ish sort of noise, bit sci-fi

CU: John, still waiting...

Beat.

Then- Pingg!- food done. John takes it out- mind, its hot!-walks over to the others [Harvey, Zurab], plonks it on thetable.

Both nod; bit awkward, concentrating on the game, they dont

get on that well.

JOHNGood game?

ZURAB(concentraing, not listening)

Yes, good nutri-packs thanks!

JOHNOh! Um, thanks, I guess. Its nothard.

HARVEY(Doesnt much like John)

No, its not, I- Check mate!

ZURABAah... yes, you are right. Welldone...

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CONTINUED: (3) 3.

HARVEYFive in a row now!

JOHNWell done! On a roll now, got theluck when you needed it as well, Iguess...

HARVEY(Angrily, looking for a fight)

Its not luck-

Hssssss.....

Interrupted by...

SOUND FX: a hissing, static sound, filtered through thespeakers. Carries on throughout dialogue, scene, etc

They ignore it for a bit, still talking about the game- its

all a bit confrontational, a bit provovative

Hssssssss.....

Again! Louder!

The astronauts look up, nervously, a bit. Frown. Nothingdramatic, just a bit unexpected. Bit creepy: Brrrr, bitchilly!

John bounces -floats?- over to a PANEL

ZURAB(Partly to break up theargument)

Well? Whats that noise?

JOHNJust checking...

John touches a few buttons, and...

Beat...

SOUND FX: A beep, a whirl, a little whistle. All very

2001..

Beat. Reading, understanding... or not. Doh! What is it?!

JOHNIt says that...I dunno where itscoming from? Not anything wrongwith the systems. Notfrom...anywhere. It doesnt exist.

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CONTINUED: (4) 4.

HARVEYDont be ridiculous, it must be.Check again.

Meanwhile...

HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

SOUND FX: The static increases in pitch, like the windhowling through the loft in your grandmothers drafty,creaky, bump-in-the-night-y house.

Spooky...

Almost like a murmuring...

John presses a few buttons.

Again,

SOUND FX: Bit of beeping, a whistle.

JOHNNope, still there. Or not there.Whatever I do to the scanners

ZURABDid anyone else- did you hear that-

Interrupted.

HARVEY

(big man, trys to hide it, butbit scared)

It must be, it is there, I can hearit. Stop it, just... turn thespeakers off, or something.

ZURAB(Bit anxiously now)

No, but really, did anyone hearthat?

The pitch of the noise increases, and just, just maybe....words? A moaning sound, a groaning, a... voice?!?!

VOICEAt.....

HARVEY...What the hell...?

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CONTINUED: (5) 5.

VOICEAt last...

HARVEYJohn? John, for gods sakeman, do something!?!

ZURABMake it stop, I dont likeit, really...

John hammers at the panel, talking, fast-fast:

JOHNMayday! Mayday! I repeat, mayday!Can anyone hear us?

VOICE...no-one can

The voice is detached, emotionless, perfectly blank.

The other... are not. Real panic, talking, noise, fear,

adrenaline. Jolly good!

JOHNI repeat, Can anyone hear us? Areyou listening control?

CU: John steels himself

CU:Zurab and Harvey exchange a terrified look

Then, John...

JOHN(Stronger)

What are you?

VOICE(Its not heard them)

...After so long... we have flesh!

HARVEYWhat the hell is this? Sir, I amasking you a question. What areyou? Are you an angel?

VOICEAngel....No, we are gods, and wehave flesh again...

HARVEYHow do you have flesh? What doesthat mean? Youre just... anothing, a trick of the radio, asignal, nothing.

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CONTINUED: (6) 6.

VOICEWe have flesh. It means you,humans, Harvey. John, Zurab, aredisposable. It means for once inyour puny, stunted lives, you haveworth. It means you are a part of

me now. And, I suppose, it means...you are dead.

CU: Harvey. Terrified. Literally, pants-wettingly terrified.

HARVEY(babbling)

No...No, no what do you mean. Icant die, not yet, who are you...

CU: Zurab. Out of his depth, confused, scared.

CU: John. Sad. really, just so sad.

Beat.

Then, it happens...

CU: The SPEAKERS

FX: A GOLDEN LIGHT, glowing, a gentle trail, spirals aroundthe room, in a thin stream.

FX: the light, gathers, more and more, than spreads out:three streams. Each one winds across the room- not scary,gentle, graceful-

Then each one FORCES itself down the throat of one of theastronauts, VIOLENT, nasty.

Immediately they fall to the floor, three bodies.

Thump!

Beat. Long pause. HIGH ANGLE over the bodies

HIGH ANGLE (CRANE?): Then, one by one, they pick themselvesup, stand up, in a ring, a circle, Three of them.

O.S: HARVEY: the other two astronauts, in a ring, eyesclosed, heads bowed.

SLOWLY PAN ROUND outside the circle, slowly, behind then:Harvey, Zurab, John, Harvey again, Zurab...

Waiting.

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CONTINUED: (7) 7.

Theyre just standing there, not moving, not looking, not...anything.

Long pause, few seconds. Nasty, chilly music, (a bitspaghetti western maybe?), threatening.

Then...

Snap!

All of their heads snap up, bolt upright, looking ahead.Butwe cant see their faces, one of the heads- Harveys?

Then, they all look up, at the ceiling, and beyond, lookingfurther...

HIGH ANGLE: (CRANE): Looking down at them, and...

FX: all of them have that same glow in their eyes, the same

yellow light. Oooh! Nasty!

Then...

HARVEY & ZURAB & JOHNAt last! I have flesh! And I amreborn!... I will rule again! Wewill reclaim our galaxy!

MUSIC ROAD TO HELL FADE OUT.

CUT TO TITLES

CUT TO:

3 INT. PERFORMANCE ARENA -- DAY

AUDIENCE P.O.V: A big, wooden, ring type construction, allnicely upholstered seats, usual thing, the CAMERA is sittingquite high up, near the top

PRAC: LIGHTS off, we cant see the center of the ring.

Gradually people filing in, sitting down: no humans, allvarieties of ALIENS, a real assortment, maybe someBLATHAREEN, the rest are new.

Gradually the noise dies down, like it does...

BLAMMMM!!!!! The lights come on, and we can see the center,its... just sand, not much, all flat where people havetrodden on it.

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CONTINUED: (2) 8.

Then, MUSIC. Sad, haunting, just one or two FEMALE VOICES,unseen, quiet, bit like the SONG OF FREEDOM, 4.3, orDOOMSDAY, 2.13.

And, from a small entrance, the PERFORMERS enter.

These are the GNAECIANS, a nice typical alien: quite shortlizard-men, standing upright on short, powerful hind legs,blue scales, knobbly and lumpy, but shiny, like pearls,reflecting all the different colors. Forked tongues as well,of course.

All dressed differently, very diverse: the performance is abit like a ballet, or a carnival, all very nice. Most ofthem in all different colored silks, all floaty and lovelyand ballerina-y, a few in crepe paper-ish stuff. Lots ofheaddresses, all long and dangly, feathers everywhere ofcourse, and lots of bangles, got to have bangles, bracelets,more feathers, beads- the works. Theyre quite a tribal

society, sort of Native American meets Masai, probably quitea lot of piercings...Oh, and maybe have some wearing skins,leopard skins, something like that. AND, if possible, itwould be good to have some riding some other creatures likehorses but I dont know, with... eight legs? Human tophalves? Wings? Something cheap?

There should probably be about five or so GNAECIANS in asort of CHINESE DRAGON costume, bamboo scaffolding proppingup a great big colorful costume of a dragon-thing.

The Gnaecians start dancing round and round, in circles,again influenced by tribal dances, a few standing in the

middle, or at the side, with musical instruments, but stillSOUNDLESS apart from MUSIC, the same haunting singing, withINSTRUMENTAL BACKING now though.

Its really spectacular, breathtaking- just so alien foronce, a nice proper alien civilization.

MUSIC CONT:

VOICEOVER: A (gnaecian) Journalist XERISPHOD, artscorrespondent.

XERISPHOD (O.O.V)Good evening, this is meXerisphod, GINCs arts andliterature correspondence, and Imhere reviewing the dance of ourpeople. This is the dance of theGnaecians. A precise ritual,repeated a multitude of times downthe generations by our people, a

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XERISPHOD (O.O.V) (contd)ripple in time from the incidentknown as Occurrence TARDIS,thousands of years ago. Know ideawhat that means, havent got theclearance to get near the bally

files, what. Starts off with thesinging. This part is so moving italways brings members of theaudience to tears. Then, thedancing, elegant steps, perfectlyco-ordinated through centuries ofpractice and refining. Some of thedancers wear feathers from theDelhian birds, priceless relicsfrom a forgotten people, theirbodies turned to skeletons, theirskeletons to sediment, theirsediment to dust, and their dust

buried under boiling seas andflaming skies, heaving with theweight of the neer sleepinguniverse, remembered by few savethose who study them. Their passinginto extinction was marked by few,mourned by less. They were destinedto die, when the human race, barelyevolved enough to walk, just a fewmillennia since it crawled out ofthe primordial soup that gave birthto them, in whose pregnant bellythey swelled up, stumbled upon

them....

...VOICEOVER FADE OUT

...MUSIC FADE OUT

Most of the Gnaecians exit, gradually, leaving just a FEWGNAECIAN SPIRITSINGERS, all women, in the center.

Beat.

Gradually, they arrange themselves up, a line, seven or soin a line.

And they sing.

Like the MUSIC we heard earlier, but more powerful- moresinging, and so sad; quiet, haunting, a nice MURRAY GOLDwhats it.

And as they sing...

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CONTINUED: (4) 10.

FX: Gradually, an IMAGE appears, floating in the air highup, above their heads, floating, coalescing in the air, allin 3-D, made up of smoke, and light, so, so beautiful.

They have sung this into existence; an image of their songs,bit like going to the cinema for us; they sing up a story.

The image is of PEOPLE: two people, hard to see properlythough.

VOICEOVER RESUMES...

XERISPHOD (O.O.V)Their dance continues, labyrinth,complicated, spirals andpirouettes. And they sing, stillthey sing. And as they sing, theirwords, their thoughts, theirdreams, their hopes, are projected

into the air, a huge image, in fourdimensions, a moving, crystal clearpsychic resonance, showing theirstory, their song.

VOICEOVER FADES OUT...

PUSH IN: Closer to the image, front row seats level now, butup in the air.

PUSH IN: Closer to to the image, we might recognize thepeople...

PUSH IN: IMAGE fills FRAME, semi-transparent, all greens andblues and sepia...

THE DOCTOR! And Florence! In the cinema-type-thing! (Theyrein the TARDIS, moving round it, talking.)

VOICEOVER CONCLUDES...

XERISPHOD (O.O.V)Their whole lives they are singingthis song. They sing such abeautiful song. They sing the songof the doctor...

NB: ALL SCENES FROM NOW ARE FLASHBACK, THE SAME STORY THEGNAECIANS ARE WATCHING, BUT LIVE...

FADE TO:


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11.

4 INT. TARDIS - CONSOLE ROOM -- DAY

B/G: The DOCTOR, running round like a mad thing, hittingbuttons, levers. But this is all B/G.

F/G: CU: Florence, a bit oblivious, hardly noticing him,

standing LEFT FRAME, staring out AT CAMERA, thinking, bitsad.

SOUND FX: (Recap/REPEAT: From IVB.3; Where the freakishcreatures play;)

FLORENCEYouve told me nothing. Who youare, where your from. If youralien, or scientist, or... Youvekept secrets, and told me nothing.Not asked about me, or my family.And then, when it stops being fun,

when theres no-one to show off to,you tell me Im a mistake. Anaccident. Thats not fair.

THE DOCTOR(so hurt, because he knowsits true)

Get out!

FLORENCEBut-

THE DOCTOR

No! Get! Out! Were going back toearth, right now, Florence, and youare walking out those doors, neverto come back in. Were going. Now!

Then, the doctor stops, straitens up, coughs. Walks over.

PULL AWAY to HIGH SHOT: The Doctor walks up to her, knowsthere is something a bit wrong...

THE DOCTORFlorence? Are you okay? Somethingwrong?

FLORENCE...No. No, Im fine.

THE DOCTORGood! Okay-dokey then, where do youwanna go? Anywhere in the wholegalaxy! The whole of time! The

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CONTINUED: (2) 12.

THE DOCTOR (contd)whole of history, at the touch. Ofa button.

FLORENCE(Shes been thinking about

this, almost says it withoutthinking)Erm... the year 3000. Home.

THE DOCTOR(Sudden change; hurt,offended, forced brightness)

Okay. Fine.

FLORENCENot permanently, just to see... myboyfriend doesnt even know where Iam, doctor.

THE DOCTORGood. Sure.

FLORENCEIs that a problem?

THE DOCTORNo! Why would it be a problem?

FLORENCE(feels she owes him anexplanation)

Cos, when I woke up, in the year3000, I had nothing, but... well,he was there for me. And then, hehad to go. He was an astronaut, andhe had to go on this mission, to aplanet, that had been trapped bythis... ion storm, so no-one hadbeen able to go there for ages, hewas on the first ship to go backthere.

THE DOCTORYup. Okay.

FLORENCECos its just, I dunno how to tellhim, I travel in time, but this...if we arrived before him, on theplanet, Ravenna, we were waitingfor him... would make it easier.

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CONTINUED: (3) 13.

BCU:: The doctor. He slowly walks over to the console, handsin his pockets; eyes are dark, a bit sad. Clever as well.Not again!

He fiddles with some switches, presses a button.

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)Done. On our way. Wont be long. Bea few minutes. Ill call you.

Florence looks at him, for a moment, knows theres somethingwrong, not sure what.

Beat.

She looks at him, thinking, how to ask, should she ask...

Then she leaves, walks out the console room...

Leaving the doctor alone, standing, leaning into the timerotor.

Alone again, inside...

FADE THRU BLACK TO:

5 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - LOWER LEVELS -- DAY

Chilly day, bit nippy, one of those bright-sun-but-Greydays, wind.

WIDE MATTE SHOT: Its on the outskirts of a CITY. LikeMarrakesh, or Kenya: All small, stone, tumble-down,paint-peeling CUBE BUILDINGS, all painted in bright colors,orange, yellow, red. Lots of SHACKS as well, corrugatediron, mud. Outside the buildings, braziers in the streets,trestles with food, fruit, carved wooden things on, massiveALIEN ANIMAL on a spit being cooked, that sort of stuff.Dirt/mud tracks.Lots of poverty, but no-one to be seen.Really exotic, nice, different. Not much plant life, butdefinitely alien; HUGE TREES here and there, strangeflowers.

Then, FX: The TARDIS arrives, with:

SOUND FX: wheezing, groaning engines.

MID-FRAME, facing us.

Beat.

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Then, the doors open, and Florence leaves, summery clothes:expecting good weather. She RUNS out the doors, laughing,barely able to stand up. Really happy!

She runs TOWARDS CAMERA, facing in the other direction,still babbling on to the doctor, and then, I say: Butyoure green! And he says; it doesnt make me a

slitheen!...

She FILLS FRAME, passes THRU, behind us now, but the CAMERAHOLDS. Still pointing at the TARDIS, one door open, waitingfor the Doctor.

SOUND FX: We can hear Florences footsteps getting furtheraway, she runs off, exploring.

Beat.

Then, quickly: CAMERA PANS, fast, about head height. PANSFORWARD, closer to the TARDIS, closer, then, INSIDE!

PAN TO:


...Still moving, up to the console, to...

THE DOCTOR! Standing there, by the console, where we lastsaw him. Has he moved? He looks up, right AT CAMERA.

PUSH TO CU: THE DOCTOR. So sad, so old.

CLOSE: The Doctors hand, rested on one particular button...

Then...

FLORENCE (O.O.V)Doctor! Doctor! Where are you?!?You coming?

THE DOCTORS P.O.V: The TARDIS doors, open, and outsideFlorence, coming back, looking confused.

FLORENCE (O.O.V)(CONTD)

Doctor? Youd really like John, youshould meet him, hes just like youreally...

CU: THE DOCTOR, looking so sad. So, so, sad. Because heknows what he has to do. Hes made a decision.

CLOSE: The Doctors hand. It twitches. The finger pressesthe button.

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CONTINUED: (2) 15.

THE DOCTORS P.O.V: The doors slam shut, just as Florencewas about to enter, slamming shut- thumppp!!!- shutting herout. Eh?!?

The Doctor reaches for another button, presses it, stilllooking so sad. Little Beep! as he presses it.

THE DOCTORFlorence. Listen to me. First ofall Im sorry. Im so sorry.

CUT TO:

7 EXT. RAVENNA CITY- LOWER LEVELS -- DAY

Florence outside, standing, pressed up against the TARDIS,desperately rattling the handle, shouting.

FLORENCEDoctor! Doctor, its not funny! Letme in! What are you doing! Doctor?

The TARDIS speaker systems cut in, with the Doctors wordsfrom PREVIOUS SCENE.

Immediately she stops moving, and listens.

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]Florence, I want to say... thanks.And sorry. Really, so sorry. Thankyou, cos traveling with you was

brilliant. I loved it. And sorry,because Im sorry of what Im aboutto do to you. Sorry Im leavingyou, like this, gone from yourlife... The ultimate sacrifice, forboth of us. Youll forget me, moveon, carry on with your life, withyour boyfriend. Your brilliantboyfriend. Whole new planet, justfor you! First new humans here, forhow long? Come on, thats brilliantas well! You dont belong in thetwentieth century, you belong here!

FLORENCEWhy?

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]Because people who travel with methey... they get hurt. Ive lost somany friends, so many brilliant,

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THE DOCTOR [O.O.V] (contd)brilliant friends, and I promisedmyself: no more. But then I metyou, and that was good, and thatwas great, but that was wrong. Itsdangerous... Im dangerous. You

travel with me, you get hurt. So,thats it. Im going.

FLORENCENo! Doctor, please, what are yousaying?! You cant do this, to me!You showed me.... everything!Youve got no right to take itaway! No right!

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]I know... Sometimes, the people youlove most, you have to leave. Ill

carry on. Alone. Ill still be outthere, fighting. I have... so muchpower. Too much. I could bring downa thousand empires, topple ahundred thousand dictators, shutdown a million super computers, andwipe out the dinosaurs, all beforetea. But on my own. Like it shouldbe. Take some time out.

FLORENCE(crying)

No, please, doctor, just think!

This is amazing, its perfect, Icant stop, I just wanted to seehim again!

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]Shhh. Getting too old for this.This universe... theres moredeath, and pain, than ever. It usedto be fun.

Through this, ON Florence.

No!!! He cant?!?

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]Go on Florence. Do the biggestthing of your life. Walk away. Turnaround, and walk. Keep on walking,dont look back. Be stronger than Iam. Be a bigger man than me.

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CONTINUED: (3) 17.

FLORENCEYou cant

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]But I have to.

FLORENCEThis is it?

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V](Gently)

Yep. This is it.

FLORENCEThen... goodbye doctor. Thank you.Thank you, cos Ill remember you, Iwill. I wont forget you, not ever.Rvery time I sleep at night, everychild I see on the streets, theyre

only alive because of you! Youvesaved us so many times. So, thankyou...

Stand waiting for a moment, like you do, for him to reply.He doesnt.

FLORENCEDoctor?

THE DOCTOR [O.O.V]Bye.

Beat.

For a moment, she just stands there, looking at it, theTARDIS, one last time.

Remembering; thinking...

[V/O] from episode 4b.3, Where the freakish creatures play,SOUND FX:

THE DOCTOR [V/O]You leave the Tardis, now, walk outthose doors. You could have been somuch, with me, you could have seeninfinity, could have had so much power, seen everything, and youthrew it all away!

Deep breath.

Then, she turns around. Head high.

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CONTINUED: (4) 18.

She can do this.

-Then, slowly, calmly, sadly-

-Walks away-

PULL AWAY to HIGH SHOT, behind, her back, as she walks away

FROM CAMERA, smaller, and smaller.

Further and further away. Then...

Gone.

PULL AWAY TO:

8 INT. TARDIS SCANNER -- DAY

This same image, REPEATED on the SCANNER, the edges just

visible, edge of FRAME.

PULL AWAY TO:


The DOCTOR, hunched over, watching this on the SCANNER, eyesso close to the screen, longing, wet.

Stands up.

Sighs.

Flicks a switch.

SOUND FX: With the familiar dimensional trumpeting...

Gone.

FADE TO:


Florence is walking towards a big, posh looking BUILDINGS:nice, neo-classical facades, colonial type, green and white.

Walks up the big wide marble steps, towards the DOORS: big,heavy, wooden, bolts, the works.

She looks at them, a bit puzzled: theres no handles, norknobs, no nothing... Eh?!?! Fiddles around a bit, pullingpushing, prodding, but... no way in.

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CONTINUED: (2) 19.

Then, suddenly... zzzzz! A little SOUND FX: buzzing,hissing, electronic sound, and out pops... AN ELECTRONIC EYESTALK!

A bit like the one on the SS Madame De Pompadour, 2. 4, ormaybe star wars. Friendly, WALL-E. It looks, around, moving,

all rusty and brass.

Florence jumps back- what?- then looks around, feeling a bitstupid, eyes still a bit wet.

FLORENCEUm... hello?

SOUND FX: WHIRRRRRR

FLORENCE(feels stupid, talking to acamera)

Hi, yeah, um... this is Ravenaa,right? Cos, only, with the Tardis,youre never sure where youregonna land. So, um... sorry, ifthere was a... big rocket, cominghere, where would it land? Stupidquestion, but... big planet.

Beat.

FLORENCEBack to you??

EYE-STALK P.O.V: All thermal imaging, reds, yellows, etc,little spirals, numbers, alien sigils.

LOW SHOT: Florences feet, on the steps, in front of thedoors.

Beat.

Then, Bing!, the doors, GRIND AND SCRAPE open, slowly, ontheir own, opening inwards, revealing the pitch blackinterior behind...

Florence enters, slowly, cautiously...

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11 INT. GOVT OFFICE BUILDING -- DAY

ALIEN P.O.V: Inside, pitch black. Cant see anything, but wecan still tell: This room is HUGE.Then, the doors creakopen, casting PRAC WHITE LIGHT into room, still not enoughto see anything. Silhouetted, Florence, quite far away:other end of long chamber, for example.

FLORENCEHello? Hellloooooo? Anyone at home?Im looking for the Ravenna cityum...airport?! Is this the rightplace? The right time?

Little SNUFFLING, SNORTING SOUND, like mice rustling aroundin the darkness.

FLORENCEHello? Whos there? I heard you,yknow. Come out, come on...

ALIEN P.O.V: Keeping low, fast, clumsy, moving towardsFlorence: Scuttling.

She can sense it, moves back.

FLORENCEI dont mean any harm... I probablycouldnt do any harm if I wantedto. Um... no weapons?

Then, the noise:

PRAC FX: Not just one, HUNDREDS of FOOTSTEPS, all movingtowards her, getting closer!!!

-Shes edging back when-

SLAM!!!!

-The doors THUMP shut!-

-Trapping her in!!!-

FLORENCE

(Gradually, more fear: gettingscared)No.... No, please.... Who are you?No, please, help... Help! Stop,no... Help!

CU: Florence, terrified.

Scuffling, fighting sounds, grunting.

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CONTINUED: (2) 21.

Then silence.

PULL AWAY TO:

12 INT. TARDIS SCANNER -- DAY

SCANNER fills FRAME.

On it, the images of Sc. 11: Florences attack, playing on,with the same words coming out...

FLORENCE (V.O)Help! Please, somebody help!

No response. Theres no-one listening. Not even the Doctor.

PULL AWAY TO:

13 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - HIGHER LEVELS -- DAY

LOW SHOT: Were at about foot height [maybe even lower!]looking up at...

HERO SHOT: THE DOCTOR!

Standing on the edge of... whatever it is, maybe a cliff, ora balcony. With no sides. Looking straight in front of him,terrifying, and powerful and omnipotent. Distant. Hurt. Sad.

PRAC FX: WIND, really strong, whipping through his clothes,

his coat, his tie, his suit, billowing them behind him.Behind him, bit of a distance, the TARDIS, the doors open.

Hes standing on some sort of platform, obviously quite highup, the floor is metal, sci-fi.

He just stares straight ahead, looking down. Meanwhile,quiet, carried by the breeze, so he cant hear it:

FLORENCE (V.O)(From Scanner)

Help! Please, just help!

He stares straight ahead.

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22.


Same view, but from inside the TARDIS, by the console. Thedoors are open, we can see the Doctor, his back to us, handsin pockets. And in front of him, below him...

WIDE MATTE SHOT (CGI?): Huge vista of the city of Ravenna,

recognizable, architecture, stalls etc

But SO FAR DOWN! He must be hundreds of feet up, if notthousands, literally amongst the clouds, some even below thehuge platform.

Then, suddenly, the Doctor changes his posture, cocks hishead, as if hearing:

FLORENCE (V.O)Help!!

Then, he turns and RUNS towards CAMERA, fast!

And CAMERA is in/on TARDIS SCANNER!

The Doctor puts his hands on either side of the camera,twiddles it, wiggles it around, side to side, frowning! Ohno!

THE DOCTOR(Whispers)

Florence!

CUT TO:

15 INT. GOVT OFFICE BUILDING -- DAY

ALIEN P.O.V: Once again, pitch black. But not quiet.

The snuffling, the moving, Florence shouting, but MUFFLED-someone or something has its hand over her mouth.

Then, suddenly: The DOOR opens, with a GRRRRRRRINDING

Sudden rush of PRAC WHITE LIGHT, illuminates room, not much,just a bit.

Silhouetted in the door... THE DOCTOR!

Beat.

No movement. All noise has stopped.

And then, Florence...

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FLORENCE(A whisper, almost a prayer)

Doctor!

THE DOCTOR(Big grin)

Did you miss me?

Beat, to the ALIENS.

THE DOCTORBy the way, I just LOVE what youvedone with the doors! So star wars.Dont you agree, Florence?

FLORENCEErm... yeah. Love them. And,doctor? Can you do something aboutthese?

Indicating- only just, in PRAC: HALF-LIGHT- alien shapes.

THE DOCTOROh, them. Completely harmless, thenatives. The Gnaecians. Lovelyname, spelt with an Gee then anEnn.

FLORENCE(Bemused)

Erm... Then why are they attackingme?

THE DOCTOR... Good point.

Spins to them:

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)Well? Why?

Snuffling, shuffling: They can hear.

Beat.

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)Not speaking to me? Fair enough.Lets get a look at you.

PRAC FX: Uses SONIC SCREWDRIVER to create a FLAME.

Oooh, nice!

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And we can see them! The GNAECIANS. like in Sc. 3, but a bitdifferent: Dirty, poor, bit of a mess. And, on their faces,WICKER MASKS! Shaped like a strange animal horns, threeeyes- bit scary, bit disturbing.

Theres about fifty of them, crowded round. We can also seethe inside of the building: a bit palatial, fountains, stone

floors, even some plants [not native plants, recognizableearth plants]. It really is a HUGE building.

The Shuffling/snuffling noise gets louder.

THE DOCTORLet there be light.

GNAECIAN #1(Rough, coarse, deep voice)

You... speak our language?

THE DOCTOR

Weeeellll... sort of. Cheating abit, really. And your name is...

GNAECIAN #1I am Heronshine

THE DOCTOR(Bit angry now)

The Doctor. And you attacked myfriend, as well, you know. Why?

GNAECIAN #1We... made a mistake.

Beat.

GNAECIAN #1We thought she was... human

THE DOCTOROh riiiiight, easy mistake to make,I know, sometimes I get confusedmyself. And-

Beat.

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)What dyou mean you thought she washuman? What sort of an answer isthat? Attack all humans do you?That your theory? Attack humans?When I introduced you to Florenceshould I have said Gnaecians are abunch of murdering savages?

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GNAECIAN #1Only... In revenge. As retaliation.Self-defense.

THE DOCTORFor what? Cause if theres one

thing I know, its history. And Iknow, they never did anything toyou. An example of the human empireat its best. Fully functioning. Aninstitution of cultural diversity.

GNAECIAN #1Oh really? Is that so? I havefriends who would disagree. Friendswho might not be so sure.

SLOW PAN across the GNAECIANS. Some have limbs missing,difigured, mutations, fresh wounds, bandages, old wounds.

What?!?!

THE DOCTOR(Grave)

Who did this?

GNAECIAN #1(furious)

It was the humans. It was... thecurfew. They make us wear thesemasks, because they find itunseemly to show our faces. We have

no choice in the matter. Ournumbers are culled, we are made toswear oaths of alliegence, tofollow the human rulers into battleand to die for them if they deem itnecessary. They burn our books,destroy our datacores. Is that yourcultural diversity? We are aworkforce. We are slaves.

FLORENCEDoctor, is it true? Is that right?Humans? The empire? Slaves?

GNAECIAN #1Not only that, they force us towork the mines to extract theprecious metals and jewels of ourland. When these are exhausted,they will have no use for us left.

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THE DOCTORWhy? What for? What do they needthe metals and jewels for, theycant sell them, theres an ionstorm. Why, why, whyyyyy?

GNAECIAN #1(contemptuous)Why dont you ask them yourselves?

FLORENCEWhere do we find them?

THE DOCTOROh, thats the easy bit. Ill showyou. Come on Heron. Im going tohave words.

They walk towards the door.

CUT TO:


Outside the building, the TARDIS parked on a corner.Florence, THE DOCTOR and HERON. Florence and the Doctor abit akward

FLORENCEThanks for coming back.

THE DOCTORYup. Well. Course. I couldntreally leave you to yknow.

Beat.

FLORENCEHow did you know where I was?

THE DOCTORI left the TARDIS scanner on tunedin to your bio-field, heard youshouting.

FLORENCEBut where were you?

THE DOCTORUp there...

CAMERA SLOW PANS UP:

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WIDE SHOT: The city of Ravenna, and above it: A HUGE, reallyMASSIVE upper city, balanced on top of huge POSTS.

These POSTS are MASSIVE, as wide as a house, a thousand ofthem dotted through the city, and balanced on top, SO, SO,high up, the UPPER CITY, above the clouds.

THE DOCTOR(murmurs)

Like I said. The easy bit.

FLORENCE(Flabbergasted)

What... What is it?

THE DOCTORWhen the humans arrived, they werehardly gonna live amongst the plebswere they?

GNAECIAN #1They built it above our city. Itblocks all the light, and all therain. We have had a famine lastinga hundred years. Our crops havewithered and died, our peoplestarved and died of thirst.

THE DOCTORI think I might need to have wordswith the consul.

FLORENCEIs that where the spaceport isgoing to be?

THE DOCTORYep. Thats where youll findHarvey. Go on.

FLORENCEWill you still be here when I getback? I wont be long.

THE DOCTOR

(Smiles sadly)Course I will. Thats my problem. Icant let go. I just keep on makingfriends, not strong enough to letthem go. Until life lets them goinstead. Ill be here. I always am.

Gradually, through this PULL AWAY to HIGH SHOT: Theyrelooking right up, straight at CAMERA.

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THE DOCTOR(quietly)

I always am.

CUT TO:

17 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - LOWER LEVELS - LIFT TERMINALS -- DAY

Florence and THE DOCTOR and HERON walk towards the base ofone of the massive PILLARS.

Barely visible, in the front, the outline of a door.

The Doctor walks up to one, waves at it.

Nothing happens.

Frowns.

Waves again.

THE DOCTOR(big grin)

Hi!

GNAECIAN #1You wont be able to get in. Youneed a chip, in your forehead.

THE DOCTORAaah... well-

Looking around furtively, slightly guilty; removes the SONICSCREWDRIVER, starts working on the lock.

THE DOCTORDont tell anyone, yeah? Oursecret?

GNAECIAN #1You are a very strange man, Doctor.I would leave you, but you are...you are something...

THE DOCTORSomething...?

GNAECIAN #1Well, strange. Something new.Beware, the censor moves fast.Beware you do not cross it.

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THE DOCTORThe censor? Whats that?

GNAECIAN #1Ive heard only whispers.

FLORENCE

(Breaking the moment)Cant we just use the TARDIS?

THE DOCTORNah, that wont work a second time.I was lucky to get it close enoughto save you the first time.Although it does help it can travelin time.

FLORENCEBut surely thats...

THE DOCTOR & FLORENCE(sotto)

Against all the laws of time?

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)Yup. Two versions of me at the sametime. Very bad. But still. Who canstop me?

GNAECIAN #1I dont understand half the thingsyou say. I was right; you are veryodd .

THE DOCTOR(Beaming; great compliment)

Thank you! And- Ah!

With a pha-tchunk! of bolts sliding into- or out of- placethe door slides open.

THE DOCTORAllons-y!

They enter. The Door slides shut a minute after them. CAMERAHOLDS. We can still hear them, slightly muted.

GNAECIAN #1Nothings happening

FLORENCEThis is ridiculous. What floor didyou select?

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THE DOCTORWhat do you mean what floor? Thisisnt a... department stoor! Itsa, um, high-speed motion platform.

FLORENCE

Very High Speed.

Beat. Even through the walls we can tell they feel a bitsilly

Then, just as...

THE DOCTORShall we try another one?

Theres a-

Whoosh!

FX: Slight glow of blue light.

And we cant see anything happen, but we can tell its gone.

Beat.

All quiet; there isnt a sound.

CUT TO:

18 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - HIGHER LEVELS -- DAY

A flat area of STEEL PLATFORM; part of the structure onwhoch the HIGHER CITY is built. All around are PICADILLYCIRCUS STYLE ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENTS, swish BUILDINGS,FLYING CARS.

But theres no-one there. No-one. All movement is automated,robotic. Even a few bodies visible. Its empty, silent.

All of a sudden, with the same Whoooooshhhhhhh!!!

Florence, HERON and THE DOCTOR appear through the floor. Alllook slightly dazed.

FLORENCEVery high speed.

The Doctor straightens his tie, looks around.

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THE DOCTORNo-one about...

FLORENCEMaybe its a Saturday?

THE DOCTORHope so. Nothing ever happens onSaturdays. But I dont know... Howlong can they survive with no newfood imported? Heron, how manyhumans have you seen?

GNAECIAN #1We never see them, only theirfootsoldiers, their men of Iron.They call them the Curfew.

THE DOCTOR

...Right. The last survivors,resorting to slavery and violenceto survive, carrying out theirtasks with a robotic workforce...

Beat.

Hes angry.

THE DOCTORAnyway... The consulary officeshould be over there and thespaceport is... there?

Opposite direction

FLORENCEHow dyou know?

THE DOCTORI wouldnt claim to be an expert-

GNAECIAN #1(Sarcasm)

Are you sure?

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)-But I have been to one like itbefore.

FLORENCEWhat happened to that one?

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THE DOCTORNice place.

FLORENCEAnd what happened to it...?

THE DOCTORActually, I say nice... boringplace, no-one would miss it.

FLORENCESo what happened?

THE DOCTORI really, hate, really, reallyhate, boring things!

FLORENCEAnd...

THE DOCTOR...Well.... It erm... the fusiondrives went nuclear, actually.

FLORENCEOh really...?

THE DOCTORBut that was nothing to do with me

FLORENCENo?

THE DOCTORNo, they really should have givenme two sugars, I mean, I told themI could be grouchy...(PAUSE)You coming, heron?

GNAECIAN #1I could be killed for this. But,yes, Ill come. For my people.

THE DOCTORIt will be my pleasure Heron. Willyou be all right Florence?

FLORENCECourse. I did cope on my own youknow doctor. Had a little flat.

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THE DOCTORI love a little flat, me. Anyway,take care of yourself.

FLORENCEYou too.

They EXIT FRAME in OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS

CUT TO:

19 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - HIGHER LEVELS - SPACEPORT -- DAY

For the first time we really get an idea of the size of thisplatform: Its VAST. As far as the eye can see, and thenmore; most of it bare, a landing strip.

Florence is outsidea high-tech, sci-fi TERMINAL-BUILDING,

completely round.

LOW ANGLE: She looks up at the huge building, and behind itthe SKY, so high up its turning black because of the edgeof the atmosphere.

Swallowing, she enters.

We follow.

PAN TO:

20 INT. SPACEPORT TERMINAL BUILDING -- DAY

NB: Although shes an outsider, because she looks human,they dont question her.

Its very empty, because of the ion storm: the famine haskilled of all but a few of the humans.

Inside, everything is automated, all electronic, robots, theworks. Florence walks up to one, a two metre tall threesided SHAPE, covered in screens showing the space shuttletimes, except all screens are blank, because of the Ionstorm, again. Its all deserted, layers of dust, lots ofdirt.

She approaches it; feeling a bit stupid.

HIGH SHOT: looking down, HAND-HELD CAM, ALIEN P.O.V?

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FLORENCE(Coughs, approachesscreen-bot)

Excuse me? Hello?

Ssshhhhhhhh....

A russling of material, a slight scraping.

She SPINS around, looking RIGHT AT US.

FLORENCEOh not again...

BAAAANNNGGGG!!!!!!

Loud, metal, thump, great weight dropping onto the floor.

HER P.O.V: A tall, metal ROBOT. 8 feet tall, bulky, built

like a barell. Eeek! Its face is like a helmet, shinymetal, blue eyes, glowing: very Iron Man.

This is part of THE CURFEW, police-robot-fighters, workingfor the humans.

THE CURFEW #1Halt. Intruder. Prepare forscanning.

It raises one arm, again, very MARVEL/SUPERHERO, points itat her; a BIG-BONED BEAST OF A SCANNER!

Points it at her.

Bleep-BeepBeep-Beep!

Then, the scanner speaks. That is SO weird, even Florencecant help it but speak:

SCANNER ARMNo identity chip. Protocol breach.

(Ooops).

FLORENCEYou have an arm, that talks toyou?!?!

THE CURFEW #1Your presence is not recorded. Youare not marked. You are neither inthe log. But you are human.

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FLORENCE...Yes

THE CURFEW #1That is acceptable. You have nochip. This is not acceptable.

Location?

FLORENCE(Lamely)

I lost it?

THE CURFEW #1You... lost it?

Not going to work...

FLORENCEIt... fell out.

THE CURFEW #1It... Fell out?

Nope.

Definitely not working.

Not a hope in hell of it working.

Really bad move.

NEVER going to work...

THE CURFEW #1Acceptable. Continue.

Or not...

FLORENCEReally?

THE CURFEW #1Continue. Have a nice day. Sorryfor wasting your time, Maam.

FLORENCE(Thats weird)

...Thanks... Oh. Do you know wherea rocket might land? A big, long,rertro sort of... rocket?

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THE CURFEW #1Here

FLORENCEYep, I sort of got that, but whereexactly?

THE CURFEW #1Here

FLORENCEYes, I...[Whoops]Ah... Oh god.

THE CURFEW #1Advisable to remove yourself maam.

ON Florence: Eh?!?!?!

THE CURFEW #1Repeat: Remove yourself. Repeat:Rocket. Here.

Oohh...

PAN TO: WINDOW, huge, glass wall looking over airport. Andoutside, small, but getting bigger, the-

-CAPSULE!! from Sc. 1, trailing flame, fire, etc. Gettingcloser. And closer.

Beat.

Run!

-She starts running!!-

-HOLD ON: Capsule-

-Closer-

-Faster-

CU TO:

21 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - HIGHER LEVELS - CONSULARY OFFICE -- DAY

THE DOCTOR and HERON outside it, same architecture as restof COLONISATION (e.g human) BUILDINGS; green, neo-classical,facades...

The Doctor walks up the steps, no fear, virtually JUMPING!

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Oh yes!

Heron follows slowly, SPEAR in front of him.

Pause.

He looks around.

Then he follows.

CUT TO:

22 INT. CONSULARY OFFICE -- DAY

The DOCTOR strides in, angry, furious.

He looks around.

No-one.

He turns back behind him; to HERON, whose skulking, thatsthe word, skulking.

THE DOCTORWell what you doing back therethen, eh? Come on, best footfoward.

With that, he dramatically LEAPS onto the RECEPTION DESK!

On it is a little BELL, the small round ones you alwayshave.

HE picks it up, and gives it a good THUMPING!Ding-a-ling-a-ling!!!

THE DOCTOR (CONTD)Ah, a bell, thats great. Lovebells. Alexander Bell, lovelyman...Hello? Helloooooo? Anyone at home?Well?

Turns back to Heron.

THE DOCTORSee? No-one at home? Now come on!Lets go upstairs. Always goodthings upstairs. Monsters inattics, aliens in cupboards, ALWAYSon the top floor.

He jumps down, and RUNS towards the GRAND STAIRCASE.

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THE DOCTOROff we go!

And they RUN upstairs!

PAN TO:

23 INT. CONSULARY OFFICE - STAIRCASE -- DAY

Big, Grand, BALLROOM STAIRCASE, with RED CARPET, etc

The DOCTOR and HERON cautiously leading up.

THE DOCTORHeron? Why dyou wear that mask?

GNAECIAN #1I have no choice.

THE DOCTORCause I saw, all your people werewearing them. Is it, a tradition?

GNAECIAN #1No. The humans, they make us wearthem, to cover our faces, becausethey are unseemly. Blasphemous.

The Doctor stops.

Angry.

THE DOCTORThey say that as well, do they?Thye have no right. They cannotchoose to force you how to dress,or think, or act.

GNAECIAN #1They do.

THE DOCTORTake it off. Rebel.

GNAECIAN #1...I will die...

THE DOCTORYou wont. Now take it off.

Slowly, cautiously-

-Takes it off!!!-

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-Terrified!!-

CUT TO:


PRAC FX: The TERMINAL BUILDING is now SMASHED AND BURNT!

A SMOKING WRECKED RUIN!

And, right in the middle of the destruction...

THE SPACE CAPSULE!

PULL BACK TO: Florence, standing, observing it. Her fingerscrossed, her face tense. Are they okay?!?!

Beat.

Nothing.

-Then, in best HORROR-SCI-FI STYLE-

-From the smoking capsule-

-A THUMP!!!!!!-

-Like something on the inside, trying to get out!!!-

Something strong; Not something human.

-THUMP!!!!!!-

-A DENT APPEARS!!-

-Florence edges back, further, NERVOUS!-

-THUMMMMMMPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-

-BIGGER this time, and the whole door section CRUMPLES!!-

Beat.

Then, SLO-SLO...

-It FALLS OPEN!!!!-

PRAC FX: Smoke trails out, lots of it. We cant see inside:Damn!

Pause.

Gradually it dissipates.

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A bit of movement from inside, just a tiny beat.

CU: Florence: terrified, a dilemma. She wants to run andhelp, but all the same, flames, danger, SCARED.

Long beat.

Then, at last...

A SHAPE! In the doorway!

And finally...

Its JOHN!!! YES!!!

And HARVEY! And ZURAB!!!

Florence runs over to them, bit of a distance.

Doesnt notice: Theyre just standing there, staring

straight ahead; not even noticed her.

And their eyes; So cold.

Dead.

SLOW MO:

EPIC HERO SHOT: Florence, so happy! RUNS towards John.

BCU: Great big SMILE on her face.

BCU: John. Not noticing.

Then, slowly, he turns his head, to look at her, and hisneck makes a CRACKKKK! like people with old bones do. Yuck!

John is in the middle, directly in front of the capsule!

Behind is a WALL OF FLAME, which is...

FX: Fire is being put out by FIRE-BOTS

Behind him, on either side, Harvey and Zurab.

Then, Florence reaches him, in his ORANGE SPACE SUIT and...

Gives him a GREAT BIG HUG!

CU: John: OS: Florence, still hugging. He has his armsaround her, but his face hasnt change. Doesnt register herpresence, doesnt look at her, just looks straight ahead.

Brrrr! Creepy!

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CUT TO:

25 INT. CONSULARY OFFICE - SMALL ROOM -- DAY

Inside, a DESK, and with his feet on it...

A nasty looking, EVIL MAN: This is SUPREME CONSUL

All of a sudden, the DOOR...

...BANGS OPEN!!!

And in walks THE DOCTOR, and HERON.

CONSUL looks at them.

Doesnt say anything.

BCU: SUPREME CONSULS FACE: In each eye, just a flickermind, but...

FX: GOLDEN LIGHT, as in Sc.2

Eeek! Oh no!!

THE DOCTOR(Hasnt noticed)

I want a word with you, supremeconsul.

Long Pause.

SUPREME CONSULYoure different

GNAECIAN #1Tell me about it

Gives a little squeak and dissapears behind the Doctor againwhen the Supreme Consul looks at him, just looks at him,sneers a bit.

SUPREME CONSULWhat is that? Why does it not wearits mask?

THE DOCTORThat claims his people are beingmistreated. By the glorious empireof the human race. True?

Heron gives another Squeeaaakkk! And dissapears again.

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CONTINUED: (2) 42.

The Doctor rolls his eyes; really!

THE DOCTOR(furious!!)

Is it true!?

SUPREME CONSUL...Yes

THE DOCTORYou admit it? You actually, to myface, to the doctors face, admitit!? And think very carefully aboutyour next words, and then answer:is what Heron told me true?!

SUPREME CONSULIt is necessary. It is defendable.It is part of the plan.

THE DOCTORWhat plan?

SUPREME CONSULThe resources are necessary tobuild the curfew, to maintainorder.

THE DOCTORWhy dont you dig up your ownstones, eh? And what about themasks!

He brandishes the WICKER MASK

SUPREME CONSULTheir faces are abominations, theface of the alien!

THE DOCTORYou did NOT want to do that. Youreally didnt want to make an enemyof me. I dont come from a higherauthority. I am the higherauthority. I could destroy you,because you, you are sick! Thisends, today.

SUPREME CONSULWhy? What power do you have overme?

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THE DOCTORIm a time lord. Im the last ofthe time lords. I bear theInheritance of Gallifrey. Leavethese people, human. Its alwaysthe same with you. Build an empire,

cant let it go.

SUPREME CONSUL...Time Lord?

THE DOCTORYou wont have heard of me. We aremore than a legend, a myth. Were-

SUPREME CONSULOh, but I have, time lord. Maybe Iwill spare you, as I build my newEmpire. But I doubt it. I am more

than a human too.

THE DOCTORReally? Im surprised, cos rightnow, your behavior, is sohuman!..."hat are you?

MUSIC: THRU SCENES 25 onwards, KASHMIR, LED ZEPPLIN, FADE INFROM SILENT...

SUPREME CONSULI have no name. I am so much more.I am the raw energy that pins down

the corners of the fabric of theuniverse. I am the monster underevery childs bed. I am the sourceof all the energy that turns theuniverse, the wheel of life. Idecide where to cut it. Forexample, right now, I hold yourfriend Florence. And I have achoice. Such a delicate, prettything. So fragile, and... so easy.To slip, and fall. To snap herneck.

ON THE DOCTOR DURING THIS: Fear, terror

SUPREME CONSULOr I might not. Who knows? I havethe choice. Remember Doctor, Ihave the choice...

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Florence is retreating in terror, backing away from JOHN,further and further as he moves towards her, slow.

PULL AWAY TO CRANE SHOT: Looking down through the clouds, at

the platform. Florence, getting closer to the edge, Johnherding her there.

SUPREME CONSUL (V.O)Remember Doctor. I have the choice.I have the choice. I have thechoice. I have the choice...

PRAC FX: The WIND is really strong now, whipping them up.

CAM BEHIND Florence as she moves closer to the edge, all thetime protesting

JOHNIm sorry. It is necesary. TheDoctor says hes sorry. He is sosad, so desperate. And he says hessorry. Because youre going to die.Because youre dead.

FLORENCEThe Doctor... How can you...?

She turns. And screams. Shes on the VERY edge. And hesgetting closer.

HER P.O.V: A long DROP, so, SO far. Oh god. What does shedo.

FLORENCEIf its anything I did then Imsorry...

CUT TO:

27 INT. CONSULARY OFFICE - SMALL ROOM -- DAY

ON: THE DOCTOR: (LONG MOMENT) Hands in hair, desperate,thinking, panicing. Heron is knowhere to be seen, hiding orrun away?

Beat.

Turns to door, and finds it blocked by...

TWO CURFEW!

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PRAC FX?:Their eyes and mouths GLOW BLUE when they talk.

SUPREME CONSULKill him.

Both raise their weapon-arms, pointing it at his head.

The doctor is frantic.

Aaaahhh!

The DOCTOR squatting, on his knees, looking at the floor.

Beaten.

Then, all of a sudden...

HERON jumps up, out of nowhere!

The Doctor sees, great big GRIN!

THE DOCTOROh, I missed you, big fella.Thought youd left me.

THE CURFEW #2Alien life form. Identified:Gnaecian. Action. Kill.

GNAECIAN #1Damn right Im a Gnaecian. Andyouve slaughtered the last of my

people!

He leaps over the desk, and its:

SLO-MO: STUNT; FLYING through the air, and we appreciate forthe first time how strong he is, thick legs and arms.

HE draws his SPEAR back and-

-Thwinngg!-

-Straight into the fist of the CURFEW #1-

(SUPREME CONSUL lies in Chair, watching amused; not worried)

GNAECIAN #1Go! Escape!

The Doctor is agonized; Aaahh! What to do?

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GNAECIAN #1Go! Save Florence!

The Doctor freezes.

Florence!!

GNAECIAN #1 (CONTD)I will hold them off, now go.

His mind made up for him, the Doctor LUNGES for the DOOR

-The Curfew raises it arm to Herons head-

-He deflects it with his spear-

The Doctor turns, faces the Supreme Consul

THE DOCTORI will be back, I promise. Because

I know the truth. Theres somethinginside you, but thats not all,because its not completelycontrolling you. You have someindependance, and youre carryingit on. This is the human watchingme now, isnt it? And you let thishappen.

And then hes gone.

The Supreme Consul looks alarmed

-Herons spear shatter, as he fights, back to the door,holding them off-

CUT TO:


Florence, perilously close to the edge, babbling still,desperation; helpno, stop it..., advancing further awayfrom JOHN when...

A SHOUT!

Its DOCTOR!

SLO-MO: She turns, and John turns, to see him, as he RUNSacross the LANDING AREA.

Hes too far away! Hes not going to make it! He knows it!She knows it!

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He is getting closer, but TOO SLOW!

And then we realize...

Hes SHOUTING!

MUSIC (KASHMIR, LED ZEPPLIN), FADE OUT

THE DOCTOR...Florence! Florence! Listen tome! Hes still human! Part of himsomewhere is still John! Wake thatbit up! Bring him back

CU: Florence: But how??!!

FLORENCEJohn? John? Its me. Florence. Doyou remember me? Whatever it is,inside you, I can help. Let me help

you. Please.

JOHNIt, will not work!

FLORENCE (CONTD)Do you remember when we first met?It was stupid, Id been hiding inthe cloakrooms all evening, at Uni,because I didnt know anyone. Andthen you were there, and you spoketo me. Or the next week, when youwere hiding under my window, andthrew me a message on a paperplane? Do you remember that picnicwe had, that evening. The sun wassetting, and the whole field wasyellow with sunflowers, and welaughed, and laughed and laughed.Or when we went to that concerttogether, the open air festival,and I wasnt tall enough to see,and so I sat on your shoulders thewhole time?

CU: John. Full of doubts. Theres a battle in his head.

She STEPS FOWARD. More confidently. Looks him in the eye.

PROFILE SHOT: John and Florence, face to face, nose to nose.

She reaches out a hand to him. Cups his head in it, makeshim look at her.

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FLORENCE (CONTD)I love you. And I know you couldnever kill me. Because I trust you.And thats what love is.

And she just stands there. So brave. So strong. You couldcry.

In B/G: The Doctor has arrived, slides to a halt, lookingfrom one to the other. Not sure what to do.

CU: John: Inside his mind.

The same setting, the platform, landing strip etc, but theDoctor and Florence just fade out, leaving him alone.

CAMERA begins to PAN AROUND JOHN, faster and faster, closerand closer, while...

FLORENCE (ECHO)

I love you. And I know you couldnever kill me. Because I trust you.And thats what love is.

In his mind, another voice. The Supreme Consul.

SUPREME CONSUL (ECHO)For example, right now, I hold yourfriend Florence. And I have achoice. Such a delicate, prettything. So fragile. To slip, andfall. To snap her neck.... I havethe choice. Remember. I have thechoice.

CU: John. He doesnt like this. At all.

Its dawning on him.

JOHN(Whispering, reaching out)

...Florence?

And suddenly, The Doctor and Florence fade back in.

PROFILE SHOT: John, Florence, The Doctor in B/GHe isclutching both her hands in one of his, close to his chest,still whispering to himself.

JOHN...Ive been away. So far. So faraway.

Great big smile

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FLORENCEBut youre back now.

And now he gets it properly.

Great big hug! Spinning round and round.

JOHNFlorence...Im so sorry. So, sosorry.

But then he stops. Turns to the Doctor.

Hes never met him, obviously, doesnt know who he is, butKNOWS that he understands whats going on.

JOHNTheres.... Theres somethinginside me isnt there? In my head?

THE DOCTOR(Grave)

Yes. Im sorry, I dont know whatit is, but yes. Just a fraction ofa great intelligence, oneconsciousness shattered acrossmillions of hosts. The ultimatedefense mechanism. The more youinfect, the more bodies yourenemies have to kill.

JOHNBut how did it get into me?

THE DOCTORThe Ion storm. You were the firstto fly through the ion storm.

JOHN(Although hes realisedalready)

...And?

THE DOCTORIts not an ion storm. Thats the

physical materialization ofwhatever it is. The evil. Flyingthrough it, it could take you over.And thats what happened to thisplanet. For 21 years, while theplanet was isolated, it propagated,took over more and more bodies, onthe brink of death. All the humansleft here now are part of him.

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JOHNAnd Zurab? Harvey?

THE DOCTOR(Blunt, sad)

Theyve gone to rejoin the rest of

his body. Theyre lost.

JOHNBut then... its still inside me?

THE DOCTORYes

JOHNAnd it could.... take me over?Again? At any time? Then I couldhurt people. I could hurt you,Florence. And I cant let that

happen.

FLORENCE...No!

JOHNMy darling, I cant let anythinghappen to you. And I can feel itinside me. A gram of... something.Inside my body. Weighing medown, whispering to me.

FLORENCE

Dont you dare!

JOHNBesides, Im not stupid. It needsliving bodies. I kill a part of it,I hurt all of it.

FLORENCEI dont care! Dont you dare, eventhink about it.

The Doctor looks on gravely.

JOHN(Turning to the Doctor)

Look after her.

FLORENCEYou will not!

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JOHNSo let me do this. Its my choice.And remember, Florence, you toldme: You trust me. And thats whatlove is.

MUSIC FADE IN: CONCRETE ANGEL, MARTINA MCBRIDE.

A tender moment. They look at each other. Awkward.

Oh, what the hell. They KISS. So passionate, so sad. Neitherof them ever want to let go. Finally he stops.

He turns away.

She tries to run to him, the Doctor grabs her, holds herstill, so she cant move.

JOHNSir, I spoke to you. Gave you an

order. Look after her.

They look at each other: one man to the other. A nod.Confirmation.

CU: The Doctor. In awe. Respect.

THE DOCTORI promise.

John seems satisfied.

JOHNI dont know who you are. I dontwant to know. I can see yours is aworld that I... I wasnt born tosee. But youre a man. And sheloves you, I can tell. So please.Look after her.

Turns away.

Florence buries her head in the Doctors chest, hides fromit, CRYING now.

John looks up, speaks to the sky.

JOHNWhatever you are, I have just onething to say. This body isnt forsharing!

Then, he starts to walk, towards the PLATFORM EDGE. Slowly,sadly. Thinking.

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SOUND FX: A rumble of thunder.

Until, gently...

Hes at the edge.

He stops, turns, GRINS at Florence, not like a man about todie.

GREAT BIG GRIN!

JOHNFlorence... have a really, really,fantastic life.

She lifts her Tear-Stained face from the Doctors chest,whose holding her his face so sad, so, so, sad, lined withpain.

CU: Florence looks at John, smiles a bit.

And this makes him so happy.

He turns, looks up at the SKY and laughs.

JOHNI dont know what the hell you are,but I hope this hurts.

Like in Sc.2, the Thunder speaks.

VOICE

How could you do this? Sacrificeyour own life? You could have suchgreat power.

JOHN(So happy, yet so sad)

Because I have one thing that youdont have. Ive got Florence, andshes wonderful.

And he JUMPS, up into the air.

Graceful, like a leaf in the wind, slowly tumbling.

Then GONE.

Dead.

FADE THRU BLACK TO:


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53.


SOME TIME LATER.

WIDE MATTE SHOT: Exactly the same spot John jumped off.

THE DOCTOR and Florence sitting on the edge, their legs

danging over the edge of that beautiful vista of the city

The SUN is SETTLING, a beautiful SUNSET.

They are HOLDING HANDS, not speaking, just looking,thinking, remembering.

To hell with the CURFEW, THE VOICE, the rest of them. Theycan wait.

And they just sit there, and look.

And think.

SLO-SLO, Pull away further and further, BEYOND CLOUDS, untiltheyre just dots, so small, with such long shadows.

FADE TO:


WIDE MATTE SHOT: Getting late now, the SUN just about todisappear completely, almost dark.

Florence is leaning against THE DOCTOR, he has his armsround her: mourning together, both just so sad.

Hes not trying to say anything, not trying to make her feelbetter; they know each other too well for that.

Then, something to distract them:

FX: CROWD MULTIPLICATION CURFEW: So, so, so, many CURFEW,descending like a swarm towards the LOWER CITY, on nice,sci-fi FLOATY HOVERBOARDS

They dont stop, just look at the Doctor and Florence,

ignore them, floating lower, and slowly, theyre...

Gone.

And then the SCREAMING begins.

The Doctor and Florence look at each other. Grimdetermination. The Doctor clambers to his feet, dustshimself down.

(CONTINUED)


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Offers her his hand.

THE DOCTORShall we?

CU: Florence. Grim, angry. Full of hate, maybe even a bitmad. Someone has to pay.

Someone will.

CUT TO:


In the middle of the VILLAGE of the GNAECIANS. THE CURFEWare causing havoc: DRAGGING people out of houses,SLAUGHTERING innocent people.

In the middle of the SHACKS, HUGE BONFIRE, being constantly

fed by some curfew-guards, with BOOKS. More and more comeround from houses, carrying books, drop them on the fire.

Behind them, hiding, terrified, the GNEACIAN people, unableto act, silhouetted by the blaze, or illuminate by theflames.

A GNAECIAN WARRIOR steps foward, holding his SPEAR.Stealthily, approaches one curfew, and then...

-STABS at it with his spear!-

-It does no good!-

-The curfew turns around-

-Raises his ARM-GUN!-

-The Gnaecian backs away, stammering-

FX: The Curfew fires!

Thhhaaaa-Chhhhunk!!!

Heavy, bolt like sound and...

STUNT? Concealed MATTS, TRAMPOLINE? The Gnaecian FLIESbackwards, ten feet, falls down with a THUMP!!.

Dead.

Everyone gasps, pulls away in terror.

We...

(CONTINUED)


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CONTINUED: (2) 55.

PULL BACK TO:

In F/G of FRAME, Silhouetted completely by the blaze, THEDOCTOR, Florence, both watching, Angry, Powerless.

Nothing they can do.

The violence continues.

FADE TO:

32 EXT. RAVENNA CITY - LOWER LEVELS -- NIGHT

LATER.

Finally...

FX: CROWD MULTIPLICATION: The CURFEW are retreating, on

their hoverboards, again utterly remorseless, leaving DEATHand DESTRUCTION.

PRAC FX: Flames, Smoke, Burning Wrecks. The GNAECIANS are soexhausted, cant even move to help themselves.

Then...

SOUNDLESS apart from

MUSIC: UPRISING, by MUSE.

HERO SHOT: THE DOCTOR and Florence STRIDE forwards, maybe

SLO-MO, walk towards the Gnaecians.

They look up sadly; friend or foe?

Still SLO-MO, The Doctor is clutching the body of HERON.Puts it down on the ground. Bows his head.

Beat.

Hes on a mission. Him and Florence, still SLO-MO, obliviousto the walls of fire, six stories high!

They walk amongst the Gnaecians, bend down, tending to theWOUNDED. But more. WHISPERING in their ears, SPREADING THEWORD. Pass it on; Inciting a revolution.

CU: The Doctor bends over an OLD GNAECIAN LADY, claps herhand in his. Whispers something in her ear. His eyes are sosad, but so angry. Full of fire.

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And slowly, SILHOUETTED, smoky, dirty... All the Gnaecians,as one THROW DOWN their MASKS, bring themselves to theirfull height!

Theyre angry. Theyre rebelling.

CUT TO:

33 INT. CONSULARY OFFICE - SMALL ROOM -- NIGHT

The SUPREME CONSUL sits at his desk, staring ahead, full ofself-confidence, arrogance. What a creep. We dont like himAT ALL.

Then, a tap. Eh!!?

Again, a tap.

Cliccck!!

He turns, and we PAN: His P.O.V: A small WINDOW, dirty,square, small.

Again,

Cliccckk!!

A small STONE bounces off, a little pebble.

Whaaatttt?!?

He gets to his feet, STRIDES to the window. BANGS it open!

And, looks down....

THE DOCTOR!

THE DOCTORIve come to speak.

SUPREME CONSULSpeak of what? Is this yoursurrender?

THE DOCTORNo.

SUPREME CONSULThen what?

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THE DOCTORIve come to declare war.

WHAAAATTTTT!?!?!?!

Supreme consul doesnt know how to respond.

Laugh?

THE DOCTORI wont offer you the chance tolive. Because I know what you did.I can smell the tang ofterraforming in the air. Youchanged their planet without evenasking their permission.

SUPREME CONSUL(Laughing)

You jest? Is it your intention to

see every Gnaecian slaughtered? Andyour friend... Florence?

THE DOCTORCourse, you could join us. BecauseI know theres some human in therestill, watching through thosedirty, polluted windows.

Supreme consul just laughs.

THE DOCTOR(He COMPLETELY has the upper

hand- Even if the consuldoesnt know it yet)

So is that a no?

SUPREME CONSULNo. You want war, youll get war.

THE DOCTORYou dont want to reconsider yourdecision?

SUPREME CONSULNo! Why would I?

THE DOCTORThis lot did.

And from out of the MIST step foward around ONE HUNDREDHUMANS! From every walk of life, from dirty mining tunics torich finery of an aristocrat, including HARVEY, ZURAB

(CONTINUED)


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THE DOCTORYou thought you were invincible.You had so many bodies. And nowyoure running out.

SUPREME CONSUL

You will obey me! Return to yourposts!

FREED BODIESNo.

THE DOCTORYoure not the only one with anarmy. How many bodies do you haveleft now? Ten? Twenty? If you wantto play toy soldiers, then bring iton!!

SUPREME CONSULYoull loose, Time Lord. By thetime youve lost, youll be beggingfor me to kill you. How will itfeel, having part of me inside you?

THE DOCTORFeel? Yucky, I expect.

SUPREME CONSULSo be it. You wanted a war. I stillhave the curfew.

The Doctor holds his gaze until he is forced to turn away.

He leaves, followed by the Humans.

CUT TO:


SOUNDLESS except for MUSIC: BROTHERS IN ARMS; DIRE STRAITS

SUN is RISING again, and SO BRIGHT:

FX: Its really, extra bright.

CU: A HUMAN, one of the ex-bodies of the Intelligence. Grim,determined. Carrying a CHUNKY GUN.

PUSH ALONG TO:

CU: A GNAECIAN, headress, SPEAR.

(CONTINUED)


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PUSH ALONG TO:CU: Another GNAECIAN, another SPEAR.

And again.

And again.

And again....

How many soldiers are there?

PULL AWAY TO:

HIGH SHOT:

A LINE of soldiers, so long, we cant see either end.

PULL AWAY TO:

FX (CGI): HIGH SHOT: Edge of space, can see CURVE of PLANET,still no end to the line.

Then, FX: CROWD MULTIPLICATION: The CURFEW descending,hoverboards again, from THE HIGHER CITY, ALL GUNS BLAZING...

FLORENCE (V.O)And then there was the battle. Andmaybe it was my fault, just alittle bit. I came, and people diedbecause of that. But we did good. Aline of people, human and Gnaecian,fighting together. Together, as

citizens of the universe, for acommon cause. A line of people,stretching around the entireplanet, hand in hand, across wholecontinents. Over the freezing icecaps, over the scorching deserts.We fought as the sun rose, and itwas like it was setting fire to theheavens.

All the while, battle scenes, DEATHS, and all those people:heroes, every one of them.

FLORENCE (V.O)(CONTD)The planet was our battlefield, andthere were no limits. The battledid not stop, and it lasted days.Maybe even weeks, and we did notstop, because then you would beslaughtered. It was glorious. Sosick, yet so glorious. And in the

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)


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FLORENCE (V.O)(CONTD) (contd)end, they were defeated. We threwback their robots, buried themunder mountains. But that doesntmean we won...

FADE TO:

35 EXT. RAVENNA - WASTELAND -- DAY

WIDE SHOT: A HILL, in the middle of nowhere; not in thecity, but outside.

MUSIC: (AGAIN) CONCRETE ANGEL, MARTINA MCBRIDE

And the hill is covered with SUNFLOWERS, so deep you couldget lost in them, so, so many, stretching out to eitherhorizon. Its so beautiful, golden light.

And on the top of the hill, next to a GNARLED TREE;Florence, and a GRAVESTONE.

CLOSE: Shes bending down over it, standing a-

PRAC FX: CANDLE by its base, lighting it. Just one candle.So sad.

CU: Florence; not crying, just sad.

FLORENCE (CONTD)It doesnt mean we won at all.

Because I lost you. And so did somany people. Everyone lost someone.So they gave us a whole continentto bury them on. A whole continentfor your resting place. And itsgot sunflowers. Youd like thatwouldnt you? Like that picnic.They planted one for every personwho died.

Thats one sunflower for everyone thats died; we cant evensee the floor. Hold while we absorb this.

CU: Florence: Shes crying now, properly crying.

FLORENCE (CONTD)But its nothing is it? Becauseyoure dead, youre still dead. Mywonderful John, and youre dead.And nothings going to bring youback properly. Even even he cant

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)


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FLORENCE (CONTD) (contd)do anything, with his time machine,and sonic screwdriver, and roboticdog. But it doesnt matter. I dontcare. Youve still got me my love.Youve still got me.

And she turns to face the CAMERA: a glint of mania.

JOHN O.O.VThats right my love. Of course Ido.

Eh?!?!?!

REVERSE TO:


FLORENCES P.O.V: Facing her... JOHN!

FX: But its not, quite. Hes a bit transparent, fromcertain angles, and a blue-tinted; JOHN-MEMORY.

A Ghost.

But one thing is the same; the smile. He looks so happy and,so sad at the same time.

Hes perched on one BRANCH of the tree, his legs danglingdown, swinging in the air, his arms crossed.

JOHNBack from the dead. Just for you.

FLORENCEThat was the Doctor. His partinggift to us. The tomb stone is madeof psycho-refractive metals. Tapsinto your brain, your memories andexperiences. Brings you back.

He jumps down from the tree and walks towards her, straightpassed her, slightly transparent.

He hops up, sits on top of his tombstone.

JOHNBrought me back just for you. I wasin the dark. The cold, black, dark.A second lasted an hour, a year, aneternity. I could feel time racing

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)


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JOHN (contd)past me, while I stood still. Itwas so cold, so empty. Ive beenthere. Felt it. Hated it. Exceptthen... I saw what wee fightingfor. What was worth it. Anotherlife. Another world. Like this one,

but... simple. Perfect. Heaven. Aplace worth fighting for! Dyingfor. And then, dyou know what? Iopened my eyes. From the dream.There is no afterlife! But now Imhere. And Im not leaving youagain.

FLORENCE(trying to change the subject)

The Doctor said there are wholeplanets made from this. No-onethere ever dies. Just retires.

Every person whose ever lived ispreserved. And... Why did you killyourself? Why? How could you dothat?!

JOHNTo save you. And it was worth it.If I could, Id do it again rightnow. No regrets.

FLORENCE(Smiles; she knew)

I love you.

JOHN(So happy)

I know.

PULL AWAY TO:


LATER: Afternoon, long shadows.

HIGH SHOT: looking down at the hillside from so high up; thetombstone, and lying on her back, looking up at us,Florence, just thinking.

And, sitting, watching over her like a guardian angel;

FX: JOHN.

PULL AWAY TO:


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38 EXT. RAVENNA - WASTELAND -- NIGHT

LATER: DUSK, no natural light, but...

PRAC FX: The candle illuminates Florence, lying on the samespot, and by her head, sitting on the floor, cross-legged,

not quite touching her...

FX: JOHN.

FADE TO:


LATER: The next morning.

MUSIC: GOTTEN by SLASH.

Florence has fallen ASLEEP.

CLOSE: on Florence, from above. Stirring. Slowly, she yawns,opens her eyes,looks around, sits up. Then she remembers.

Oh god. Because even though hes there, watching her...

Its not the same.

She slumps back down, until...

SOUND FX: The TARDIS engines, that famous sound, and...

FX: The TARDIS fades into existence, a bit quieter, lesstheatrics, like its being respectful; observing the dead,some distance away, down the hill.

The DOOR opens, the Doctor steps out, quiet, awkward, longCOAT, hands in pockets.

Walks up the hill, slowly. Like a pilgrimage.

Looks at her, so sad, so compassionate.

If anyone understands, its him.

She CLIMBS to her feet. Looks at him.

Smiles, sadly.

THE DOCTORYour staying?

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FLORENCEIve got to. He needs me.

THE DOCTORThen... I came to say goodbye.

FLORENCEThank you.

THE DOCTORIt was great. And... Im sorry. Sosorry.

Watching this, JOHN.

JOHNGo with him.

FLORENCE

I cant. Ive got you. Ive got tolook after you. You need me!

JOHNHe needs you

CU: John. It hurts him, but he nods to the Doctor.

JOHNJust go. Ill still be here. Got nochoice now. For ever. Im immortal.Eternal. Youre not. You dont wantto be stuck here with me.

FLORENCEBut I love you!

JOHNThats why Im saying this. I wouldlove you to stay. But I cant sitand watch you grow older, andweaker. Take the chance.

FLORENCEIll... Ill come back

JOHNNo you wont. And that is so right.How it should be.

He can see her hesitating.

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JOHNGo on. Please.

FLORENCEIll come back.

JOHN

(He nods; appeasing her guilt)Course you will. Now go. Run. Dontlet him dissapear from your life.Catch him. Hes worth it.

FLORENCEWell take you with us.

JOHNYou cant. Move me, I die. But canI have one last wish?

FLORENCE

What?

JOHNUnplug me. Let me grdually breakdown. I dont want to live forever. Im not a god. I just wantsome peace.

THE DOCTOR(Whered he come from?)

Join the club.

JOHNPlease?

THE DOCTORI cant. Im sorry, I cant.

JOHN(We can see the pain in hiseyes)

Please!

FLORENCEJohn. Im sorry, I just cant.

And she runs towards him, for a last, proper, GREAT BIG HUG

THE DOCTORNo! You cant touch him!

Too late.

-She runs forward!-

(CONTINUED)


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-As she meets him, he simply...

-FX: Hisss! John FADES away!!-

Final CU: John. Desperately sad. He doesnt want theafterlife.

CU: Florence. CRYING. Properly sad. Shes lost him. Again.

JOHN (O.O.V)Look after her Doctor. Look afterher.

FLORENCEJohn? John?!

THE DOCTORYouve short circuited him. Hewont be back online for a few days

now.

All slow, gentle, sad. Two people getting to know each otheragain.

THE DOCTORAre you okay?

FLORENCEYeah. Im fine.

Shes not.

THE DOCTORI could drop you off somewhere?

FLORENCEIs that what you want?!

THE DOCTOR(sad smile)

Course not. Im not strong enoughfor that.

FLORENCEI want to come with you.

The Doctor NODS.

She turns to take one look around. One last look.

FLORENCE(smiles)

Bye John

(CONTINUED)


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Then she walks into the TARDIS.

The Doctor follows, reflecting...

Pauses.

As though listening to something...

Sniffs a bit, and-

CU: the doctor. Terrified.

-Runs into the TARDIS-

-SLAMS the doors!!!-

Beat.

FX: Then, with the familiar dimensional trumpeting, the

TARDIS fades out of existence.

Gone.

Hold on the TOMBSTONE

FADE TO:


And the SHOW draws to a close.

FX: For a few seconds, the FLOATY HOLOGRAM runs footage fromSc 37-9, gradually PULLING AWAY.

Then, it draws to a close, the SINGING stops, and...

FX: The flickering, spooling image fades away.

The ALIENS stand up, and the APPLAUSE is deafening

XERISPHOD (O.O.V)And we applaud the tragic tale ofthe man who would sacrificeeverything, and sing the song oftwo star reaching lovers, whosailed through space. And John diedfor love. Died for the truth. Butwe still see him. On his hill,unable to leave. Talking andtelling stories to our children.

FADE TO:


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68.

41 EXT. RAVENNA - WASTELAND -- NIGHT

FLASHBACK: JOHN, on the hill.

PRAC FX: Gale winds pound at the trees, the grass, theflowers, but he stands there unaffected.

Staring up.

Alone.

XERISPHOD (V.O)(CONTD)And sometimes, on a perfect night,a quiet night, when the wind blowsin the right direction, you can seehim. Staring out, into space,looking at the stars. Looking for arelease. Hes walked that hillevery day for one thousand years.

And still no-one comes. Still nosign of the Doctor.

FADE TO:


The APPLAUSE continues, deeafinng.

XERISPHOD (O.O.V)But hell be out there, somewhere,saving worlds and people. Its in

honor of him, and its only right,that his song is sung for ever, andshould never stop. That was thesong of our liberator. That was thesong of the Doctor. But it was thefirst of his two songs. He sanghere twice, he danced here twice,and each time it ended in death.

And gradually, the SINGING starts again, the haunting, sad2.13/4.3 style VOCALS.

Beat. Listening...

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