A single figure is silhouetted by a
spotlight, then two more one behind on either side.
MALE (v. o.)
The Ood. They
came from a distant world...
(kaleidoscope
effect)
They voyaged
across the stars, all with one purpose...
OOD
Do you take milk
and sugar?
MALE VOICE
OVER
...to serve.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
A suited executive, MR BARTLE, is
standing in his office watching the ad. There is an Ood standing in the
background.
MR BARTLE
(into comm.)
That's good.
That's excellent. I like it. "Buy one now." Direct. Straight to the
point.
MR HALPEN
We play that
across the tri-galactic for two weeks, then introduce this.
MALE (v. o.)
Now only 50
credits.
MR BARTLE
50? We're
reducing the price to 50 credits?
MR HALPEN
Sales are down.
We've got to reposition ourselves. So get going.
MR BARTLE
(ends comm.)
Idiot! He's
bleeding us dry.
(to Ood)
You there! Get
me last month's military export figures. The army always needs more grunts.
He sits down
at the desk.
OOD
Yes, sir.
SOLANA
(over
intercom)
Mr Bartle, you
asked me to contact you?
MR BARTLE
Solana, when
those buyers arrive, we're gonna pitch like never before. I want those Ood
flying out of here.
The Ood returns and places a binder
on the desk in front of MR BARTLE.
MR BARTLE
I said military
figures. That's the domestic file.
He hands
it back without looking.
OOD
(slams file
down)
The file is
irrelevant, sir.
Its eyes
are now red.
MR BARTLE
(turns)
Oh, and why is
that?
The Ood places his translator ball to
MR BARTLE'S head, electrocuting him.
OOD
Have a nice day.
{OPENING CREDITS}
INT. TARDIS
Inside the TARDIS, THE DOCTOR and
DONNA get jostled about before materializing.
THE DOCTOR
Set the controls
to random! Mystery tour. Outside that door could be any planet, anywhere, anywhen
in the whole wide-- are you all right?
DONNA
Terrified. I
mean, history's one thing, but an alien planet...
THE DOCTOR
I could always
take you home.
DONNA
Yeah, don't
laugh at me.
THE DOCTOR
I know what it's
like -- everything you're feeling right now. The fear, the joy, the wonder --
I get that!
DONNA
Seriously? After
all this time?
THE DOCTOR
Yeah! Why do
you think I keep going?
DONNA
Oh! All right,
then, you and me both! This is barmy!
(walks to the
door as THE DOCTOR puts on his coat)
I was born in
Chiswick. I've only ever done package holidays. Now I'm here. This is-- I
mean, it's-- I dunno. It's all so-- I don't even know what the word is!
EXT. DAY.
DONNA opens the door and steps out
onto the planet where it is snowing and the wind is howling.
DONNA
Oh, I've got the
word. "Freezing".
THE DOCTOR joins her.
THE DOCTOR
Snow! Ah! Real
snow! Proper snow at last! That's more like it. Lovely. What do you think?
DONNA
(shivers)
Bit cold.
THE DOCTOR
Look at the
view!
Ice and snow cover a barren
landscape.
DONNA
Yep. A beautiful...
cold view.
THE DOCTOR
Millions of
planets, millions of galaxies and we're on this one. Molto bene! Belissimo! Says
Donna, born in Chiswick. You've had a life of work and sleep,
(walks away
from DONNA and the TARDIS)
telly and rent,
takeaway dinners, birthdays and Christmases, and two weeks holiday a year and
then you end up here! Donna Noble, citizen of the Earth, standing on a
different planet. How about that, Donna?
(turns around
and she's gone)
Donna?
DONNA comes back out wearing a warm
coat with a fur-lined hood.
DONNA
Sorry. You were
saying?
THE DOCTOR
Better?
DONNA
Lovely, thanks.
THE DOCTOR
Comfy?
DONNA
Yep.
THE DOCTOR
Can you hear
anything inside that?
DONNA
Pardon?
THE DOCTOR
Right. I was
saying, citizen of the Earth--
At that moment a rocket flies
overhead.
DONNA
A rocket.
Blimey, a real, proper rocket. Now that's what I call a spaceship.
(slaps him on
the arm)
You've got a box
-- he's got a Ferrari. Come on, let's see where it's going.
THE DOCTOR looks surprised and a bit
upset. He looks back at the TARDIS before following DONNA.
EXT. DAY, WAREHOUSE
Outside of a warehouse that seems to
be part of a plant, the rocket has landed. MR HALPEN arrives with his personal
Ood and two guards. They are met by DR RYDER in a white lab coat.
RYDER
Mr Halpen, sir. Dr
Ryder, new Head of Ood Management.
He olds
out his hand but HALPEN ignores it.
HALPEN
How many dead?
Come on, facts and figures. I haven't flown all this way to discuss the
weather. Which, by the way, is freezing.
RYDER
Solana has the
figures, sir.
A young woman joins them.
SOLANA
Solana Mercurio,
sir. Head of Marketing and Galactic Liaison.
HALPEN
Just what I need
-- a PR woman. I don't want a word of this getting out -- is that understood?
Now, get to the point -- how many dead?
They all walk inside.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
In BARTLE'S former office, SOLANA
explains what's been going on as they watch video of what happened to BARTLE.
SOLANA
In the past
financial quarter, we've had three deaths in the complex, all attributed to
heart attacks or industrial accidents. But now we've captured this on tape -- the
cause would seem the same.
HALPEN
Using the
translator ball as a weapon. How does that work?
RYDER
No idea. I'm
checking the equipment. Nothing so far.
HALPEN
Can't see its
eyes from this angle.
RYDER
I think we have
to assume--
HALPEN
Red-eye.
RYDER
I would think
so, sir.
HALPEN
That Ood -- what
happened to it?
RYDER
Oh, ran for the
hills, sir, like a dog. One of the guards fired off a shot. It'll be dead by
now.
SOLANA
Can I ask, what
is red-eye, sir?
RYDER
It's some sort
of infection. The Ood eyes literally change colour.
HALPEN
Drink.
HALPEN's Ood servant prepares a
drink.
RYDER
I can't find a
source. All the bacterial scans register negative.
SOLANA
I'm sorry, but
according to your own rules, sir, there's no alcohol allowed on base.
HALPEN
(accepts
glass from the Ood)
It's hair tonic,
if you must know.
(gulps it
down)
Five years ago I
had a full head of hair. Stress.
(taps head)
That's what this
is -- stress!
EXT. DAY
THE DOCTOR and DONNA walk through the
snowy landscape, laughing at the experience. THE DOCTOR stops at the sound of
ethereal music.
THE DOCTOR
Hold on--can
you hear that? Donna, take your hood down.
DONNA
(lowers
hood)
What?
THE DOCTOR
That noise--it's
like a song.
(spots
something in the distance)
Over there!
He breaks
into a run. They find the body of an Ood half-buried in the snow.
DONNA
What is it?
THE DOCTOR
(kneels by
the body)
An Ood. He's
called an Ood.
He pulls
out a stethoscope.
DONNA
But its face...
THE DOCTOR
Donna, not now.
It's a "he", not an "it". Give me a hand.
DONNA
(kneels on
other side)
Sorry.
THE DOCTOR moves the stethoscope
about the Ood's chest.
THE DOCTOR
I don't know
where the heart is. I don't know if he's got a heart. Talk to him. Keep him
going.
DONNA
(to Ood)
It's all right.
We've got you. Um... what's your name?
OOD DELTA 50
Designated Ood
Delta 50.
DONNA
(speaks into
translator ball)
My name's Donna.
THE DOCTOR
No, no, no, no.
You don't need to.
DONNA
Sorry. Oh,
God-- this is the Doctor. Just what you need -- a doctor. Couldn't be better,
eh?
THE DOCTOR
You've been
shot.
OOD DELTA 50
The circle--
DONNA
No, don't try to
talk.
OOD DELTA 50
The circle must
be broken.
THE DOCTOR
The circle? What
do you mean? Delta 50, what circle? Delta 50? What circle?
DELTA 50 opens his eyes and they're
red. THE DOCTOR and DONNA scramble back as he growls and sits up. The growl
fades away and he collapses, dead.
DONNA
He's gone.
She walks
towards the body.
THE DOCTOR
Careful.
DONNA
(places a
hand on his chest)
There you are,
sweetheart.
(strokes his
head)
We were too
late. What do we do, do we bury him?
THE DOCTOR
The snow will
take care of that.
DONNA
Who was he? What's
an Ood?
THE DOCTOR
They're servants
-- of humans in the 42nd century. Mildly telepathic. That was the song--it was
his mind calling out.
DONNA
I couldn't hear
anything.
(stands)
He sang as he
was dying.
THE DOCTOR
His eyes turned
red.
DONNA
What's that
mean?
THE DOCTOR
Trouble. Come
on.
(walks away)
The Ood are
harmless and completely benign. Except the last time I met them, there was this
force, like a stronger mind, powerful enough to take them over.
DONNA
What sort of
force?
THE DOCTOR
Long story.
DONNA
Long walk.
THE DOCTOR
It was the
devil.
DONNA
If you're gonna
take the mickey, I'll just put my hood back up.
THE DOCTOR
Must be
something different this time, though. Something closer to home.
(peers over a
bluff)
A-ha!
Civilization!
Below them is the base of Ood
Operations.
EXT. DAY, WAREHOUSE
The anticipated group of buyers
arrives and is greeted by SOLANA.
SOLANA
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the Ood-Sphere and isn't it bracing? Here are your information packs
with vouchers, 3D tickets and a map of the complex.
(an Ood
passes them out)
My name's
Solana, Head of Marketing. I'm sure we've all spoken on the vid-phone. Now if
you'd like to follow me--
THE DOCTOR and DONNA come running up.
THE DOCTOR
Sorry, sorry! We're
late! Don't mind us! Hello. The guards let us through.
SOLANA
And you would
be--
THE DOCTOR
(holds up
psychic paper)
The Doctor and
Donna Noble.
DONNA
Representing the
Noble Corporation, PLC Limited, Intergalactic.
SOLANA
Must have fallen
off my list. My apologies, it won't happen again. Now then, Dr Noble, Mrs
Noble, if you'd like to come with me.
THE DOCTOR
Oh, no, no, no.
We're not married.
DONNA
We're so not
married.
THE DOCTOR
Never.
DONNA
Never ever.
SOLANA
Of course. Here
is your information pack. Vouchers inside.
(hands THE
DOCTOR packet)
Now, if you'd
like to come with me, the executive suites are nice and warm.
An alarm blares.
THE DOCTOR
(pauses going
inside)
Ooh, what's
that? Sounds like an alarm.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
For God's sake,
we've got buyers arriving. Who sounded the alarm? Drink!
EXT. DAY, WAREHOUSE
SOLANA
It's just a
siren for the end of the work shift. Now then, this way! Quick as you can!
As the buyers file inside, SOLANA'S
smile drops as she wonders what's going on.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
(into comm.)
Mr Kess, what
the hell's going on?
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
MR KESS, chief of security is with
other guards. He speaks into his comm. to HALPEN.
KESS
Ood on the
loose, sir. Looks like we've got another one.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
Red-eye?
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS
As red as sin,
sir. Don't worry, Mr Halpen, we're on it.
The Ood runs out behind the patrol.
One of the guards spots it.
GUARD
Sir!
KESS
All right, lads,
go! Get him!
They
chase after the Ood.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA is expounding the qualities of
the Ood. Some are on pedestals for display. There is a large screen behind her
that covers the wall.
SOLANA
As you can see,
the Ood are happy to serve and we keep them in facilities of the highest
standards.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
The Ood runs for its life from KESS
and the guards.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
Here at the
Double-O -- that's Ood Operations -- we like to think of the Ood as our trusted
friends.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS
He's over there!
You two follow me!
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
We keep the
Ood healthy, safe and educated.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS
Take him
alive!
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
We don't just
breed the Ood, we make them better.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
The Ood cowers behind some barrels.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
Because at
heart, what is an Ood... but an extension of us?
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS and his men find the Ood.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
If your Ood is
happy...
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS raises his weapon and the Ood
turns, growling, red eyes blazing
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
Then you'll be
happy too.
The buyers
applaud.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
KESS
(into comm.)
Mr Halpen, this
is a bit more than red-eye, sir.
(the Ood is
foaming at the mouth)
This is
something new. It's rabid, sir.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
Take it to Dr
Ryder. Just... get it out of sight!
MALE VOICE
(over comm.)
Sales figures needed by 1900, sir.
HALPEN
(into comm.)
Yeah, yeah,
yeah.
(frustrated,
he gets up from desk and walks to mirror, his Ood following)
What do you
think? Growing back? Just a little bit?
(the Ood
simply blinks)
Like you'd know.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
I'd now like to
point out a new innovation from Ood Operations. We've introduced a variety
package with the Ood translator ball. You can now have the standard setting -- How
are you today, Ood?
OOD #1
(normal voice)
I'm perfectly
well, thank you.
SOLANA
Or perhaps after
a stressful day, a little something for the gentlemen. How are you, Ood?
OOD #2
(sultry
female voice)
All the better
for seeing you.
SOLANA
And the comedy
classic option. Ood, you dropped something.
OOD #3
(as Homer
Simpson)
D'oh!
Everyone chuckles.
SOLANA
All that for
only five additional credits. The details are in your brochures. Now, there's
plenty more food and drink, so don't hold back.
THE DOCTOR puts on his glasses and
heads to the control board where he switches on the screen while DONNA gets a
drink. She joins him as the screen shows their location.
THE DOCTOR
Ah, got it. The
Ood-Sphere. I've been to this solar system before -- years ago. Ages. Close to
the planet Sense-Sphere. Let's widen it out... the year 4126. That is the
Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire.
DONNA
4126? It's 4126?
I'm in 4126?
THE DOCTOR
It's good, isn't
it?
DONNA
What's the Earth
like now?
THE DOCTOR
A bit full, but
you see, the empire stretches out across three galaxies.
DONNA
It's weird. I
mean, it's brilliant, but... back home, the papers and the telly, they keep
saying we haven't got long to live -- global warming, flooding, all the bees
disappearing.
THE DOCTOR
Yeah. That
thing about the bees is odd.
DONNA
But look at us --
we're everywhere. Is that good or bad, though? I mean, are we like explorers or
more like a virus?
THE DOCTOR
Sometimes I
wonder.
DONNA
What are the red
dots?
THE DOCTOR
Ood distribution
centres.
DONNA
Across three
galaxies? Don't the Ood get a say in this?
(walks over
to Ood #1)
Um... sorry, but...
(she taps it
gently)
Hello. Tell me,
are you all like this?
OOD #1
I do not
understand, miss.
DONNA
Why do you say, "miss"?
Do I look single?
THE DOCTOR
Back to the
point.
DONNA
Yeah. What I
mean is, are there any free Ood? Are there any Ood running wild somewhere like
wildebeest?
OOD #1
All Ood are born
to serve. Otherwise we would die.
DONNA
You can't have
started like that. Before the humans
(the Ood's
head jerks slightly)
what were you
like?
OOD #1
The circle.
THE DOCTOR
What do you
mean? What circle?
OOD #1
The circ-- the
circle-- is--
SOLANA
Ladies and
gentlemen. All Ood to hospitality stations, please.
All OOD leave. THE DOCTOR takes off
his glasses and reaches into his pocket for the map of the complex.
THE DOCTOR
I've had enough
of the schmoozing. Do you fancy going off the beaten track?
DONNA
A Rough Guide to
the Ood-Sphere? Works for me.
THE DOCTOR
Yeah.
INT., CELLS
HALPEN, RYDER and OOD SIGMA are in
the cell where the Red-Eye is chained. It is growling and spitting.
HALPEN
What the hell's
wrong with it?
RYDER
It's obviously
Stage 2 Red-Eye. Whatever that means.
HALPEN
Ood Sigma, have
you seen this before?
SIGMA
Humanity defines
us, sir. We look to you for answers.
HALPEN
Fat lot of good,
all of you. We're exporting hundreds of thousands of Ood to all civilized
planets. If they turn rabid, you know what it'll mean.
RYDER
There's only one
thing I haven't checked, sir -- Warehouse 15.
HALPEN
Why should that
cause trouble? It's been two centuries now. No change, not ever. Drink!
SIGMA prepares his drink.
RYDER
I know it's
restricted access, but if I'm gonna work on this, I should see it. Just in
case.
HALPEN
Can't stand the
place.
(gulps down
drink)
Still, Warehouse
15, then. Come on.
He heads
out door.
RYDER
What about this
one, sir?
HALPEN
Well, I'd
suggest a post-mortem, which means it's gotta be dead first.
He walks
out. The chained Ood's growls become more enraged. Two guards step forward and
we hear gunshots.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
THE DOCTOR and DONNA find a locked
gate. THE DOCTOR uses the sonic screwdriver on the lock.
VOICE OVER
P.A.
Ood Shift 8
commencing.
(THE DOCTOR
opens the gate)
I repeat, Ood
Shift 8 commencing.
THE DOCTOR and DONNA find themselves
in a part of the complex closed to visitors. They climb up some steps and look
down into an open area where the Ood are being marched. One falls to its knees
and KESS walks over to it.
KESS
Get up. I said,
get up!
He cracks
a whip.
DONNA
Servants? They're
slaves.
KESS
Get up!
(the Ood
stands)
March!
THE DOCTOR
Last time I met
the Ood, I never thought, never asked...
DONNA
That's not like
you.
THE DOCTOR
I was busy. So
busy I couldn't save them. I had to let the Ood die. I reckon I owe them one.
HALPEN, RYDER and SIGMA walk across
the open space.
DONNA
(whispers)
That looks like
the boss.
THE DOCTOR
Let's keep out
of his way. Come on.
EXT. DAY, OUTSIDE WAREHOUSE 15
RYDER
How long since
you went inside?
HALPEN
Must be ten
years ago.
He enters
code on keypad.
COMPUTER
Warehouse 15...
HALPEN
My father
brought me here when I was six years old.
COMPUTER
Security
protocol initiated.
HALPEN
God, the stench
of it!
COMPUTER
Warehouse 15: door
open.
INT. WAREHOUSE 15
Inside, HALPEN holds his hand to his
mouth while RYDER holds a handkerchief over his nose and mouth. They stop and
look down over a railing at something. There is also an electric, crackling
sound.
RYDER
Incredible.
HALPEN
Like I said,
nothing's changed.
RYDER
I've read the
documents, but... it doesn't quite prepare you.
HALPEN
Is it just me,
or does it feel like it's looking at you?
RYDER
I think I
understand the border mechanics well enough. I'll check the signal.
He goes
to nearby panel.
HALPEN
I suppose it's
home sweet home to you. What do you think?
SIGMA
I have no
opinion, sir.
HALPEN
Well... say
hello to daddy.
RYDER
Nothing. The
barrier's intact. No abnormal signal. Same as it's been for 200 years.
SOLANA
(over comm.)
Mr Halpen, those
two people from the Noble Corporation failed to pass security checks.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
There's no such
company. The Noble Corporation doesn't exist. And on top of that, they seem to
have gone missing, sir, the Doctor and Miss Noble.
INT. WAREHOUSE 15
HALPEN
Just what I
need. Start a search. No alarms, got that? Keep it quiet.
(turns off
comm.)
You see? Hair
loss. Drink!
(takes drink
from SIGMA and leans over railing)
Tell you what,
old friend... have this one on me. Cheers. (pours drink over the side. There
is a loud whooshing and roaring. HALPEN has SIGMA refill his drink)
I think we're
done here.
He gulps
down the drink and leaves.
RYDER
(bumps into
SIGMA)
Sorry.
RYDER follows HALPEN out. SIGMA looks
over the rail before following.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
THE DOCTOR and DONNA are striding in
front of warehouses, THE DOCTOR looking at the map of the complex. DONNA stops
at a door and whistles loudly. THE DOCTOR ducks and turns back.
THE DOCTOR
Where did you
learn to whistle?
DONNA
West Ham, every
Saturday.
THE DOCTOR uses the sonic screwdriver
on the door and it slides open.
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
DONNA and THE DOCTOR walk into a
warehouse that is filled with shipping containers. Above them, a large metal
claw moves along a track in the ceiling lifting and moving the containers.
THE DOCTOR
Ood Export. You
see?
(points to
claw)
Lifts up the
containers, takes 'em to the rocket ships. Ready to be flown out all over the
three galaxies.
DONNA
What, you mean--
These containers are full of...
THE DOCTOR
What do you
think?
THE
DOCTOR opens the nearest container and they stand in the doorway. The Ood stand
inside in formation.
DONNA
Oh, it stinks.
How many of 'em do you think there are in each one?
THE DOCTOR
A hundred? More?
DONNA
A great, big
empire, built on slavery.
THE DOCTOR
It's not so
different from your time.
DONNA
Oi, I haven't
got slaves.
THE DOCTOR
Who do you think
made your clothes?
DONNA
Is that why you
travel round with a human at your side? It's not so you can show them the
wonders of the universe, it's so you can take cheap shots.
THE DOCTOR
Sorry.
DONNA
Well, don't. Spaceman.
(THE DOCTOR
smirks)
I don't
understand, the door was open-- Why didn't you just run away?
OOD #1
For what reason?
DONNA
You could be
free.
OOD #1
I do not
understand the concept.
DONNA
What is it with
that Persil ball? I mean, they're not born with it, are they? Why do they have
to be all plugged in?
THE DOCTOR
Ood, tell me,
does "the circle" mean anything to you?
ALL OOD
The circle must
be broken.
DONNA
Whoa, that is
creepy.
THE DOCTOR
But what is it?
What is the circle?
ALL OOD
The circle must
be broken.
THE DOCTOR
Why?
ALL OOD
So that we can
sing.
KESS is there with two guards.
KESS
(into comm.)
Mr Halpen, I'm
in Ood cargo. I found your unwanted guests.
(to guards) Go!
He hits a button. Alarms begin to
blare.
THE DOCTOR
That's us, come
on!
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
Cut the alarms.
I said no alarms!
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA
Nothing to worry
about, ladies and gentlemen. It's just a fire drill. We test the alarm at this
time every day. If you'll excuse me.
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
THE DOCTOR and DONNA run the maze
through the shipping containers. DONNA stops but THE DOCTOR keeps going.
DONNA
Doctor! There's a door!
The door opens and guards rush in.
GUARD
Don't move!
THE DOCTOR stops and realizes DONNA
isn't with him.
THE DOCTOR
Where have you gone?
GUARD
(in distance)
Stay where you are!
THE DOCTOR continues running as
guards find him. The other guards shove DONNA towards a container.
GUARD
Keep her
there for now.
The guards push a protesting DONNA
into a container with some Ood. KESS moves to a catwalk and looks down as THE
DOCTOR runs.
THE DOCTOR
Donna? Where are
you?!
KESS
(into comm.)
All guards
withdraw.
GUARD
(over comm.)
Sir?
KESS
I said withdraw.
Keep to the perimeter. I've got this one.
THE DOCTOR stops and presses himself
against a container, listening.
KESS
(turns on equipment)
I've always wanted to do this.
The claw begins to move as KESS
steers it. THE DOCTOR runs and tries to get into a container.
KESS
(presses
button on panel)
Container
locked. Ha!
THE DOCTOR runs as the claw chases
after him. KESS is clearly having too much fun piloting it. He sends it
smashing down, narrowly missing THE DOCTOR.
INT. OOD CONTAINER
DONNA
Can you help me?
(one of the
Ood raises its head. It's gone red-eye)
Oh, no you don't.
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
The claw gains on the DOCTOR as he
begins to tire. Up at the controls, KESS laughs maniacally.
INT. OOD CONTAINER
DONNA
What have I
done? I'm not one of that lot. I'm on your side!
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
The claw narrowly misses the Doctor
causing him to fall and roll on the floor. He gets up and continues running.
INT. OOD CONTAINER
DONNA
Stay where you
are, that's an order! I said stay! Doctor! Doctor!
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
The claw knocks THE DOCTOR over some
barrels and he lands on his back. KESS releases the claw and it drops. Another
hand turns off the control, halting the claw inches from THE DOCTOR as he lies
there, panting.
SOLANA
You heard the
instructions. Mr Halpen wants them alive.
INT. OOD CONTAINER
DONNA
Doctor, get
me out!
INT. WAREHOUSE "OOD CARGO"
Two guards bring THE DOCTOR back to
the container holding DONNA. Though still inside, they can hear her voice.
DONNA
Doctor, get me out of here!
THE DOCTOR
If you don't do what she says, you're
really in trouble. Not from me -- from her.
KESS
Unlock the
container.
They open the door and DONNA runs to THE
DOCTOR and hugs him.
DONNA
Doctor!
THE DOCTOR
There we go,
safe and sound.
DONNA
Never mind
about me, what about them?
The red-eyes leave the container and
begin killing the guards.
KESS
Red alert!
Fire!
(the
guards open fire on the Ood. THE DOCTOR and DONNA escape. Another container
opens and more Ood exit)
Shoot to
kill!
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
THE DOCTOR and DONNA and SOLANA
escape the warehouse. They run far enough away before stopping for breath.
DONNA
If the people
back on Earth knew what was going on here...
SOLANA
Don't be stupid.
Of course they know.
DONNA
They know how
you treat the Ood?
SOLANA
They don't ask. Same
thing.
THE DOCTOR
Solana, the Ood
aren't born like this. They can't be. A species born to serve could never
evolve in the first place. What does the company do to make them obey?
SOLANA
That has nothing
to do with me.
THE DOCTOR
What, because
you don't ask?
SOLANA
That's Dr Ryder's
territory.
THE DOCTOR
Where is he?
What part of the complex?
(holds out
map)
I could help
with the red-eye. Now show me!
SOLANA
(after
long pause)
They're over
here! Guards, they're over here!
THE DOCTOR and DONNA run off as the
guards catch up.
KESS
Male and female
suspects escaping. Westbridge corridor.
SOLANA
(stunned,
into comm.)
Mr Halpen, I
found the Doctor. He's heading for Ood Conversion.
HALPEN
(over comm.)
On my way.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
Mr Kess, what's
the situation?
INT. WAREHOUSE
KESS
We've contained
it, sir. The red-eye seems to be permanent this time, it's not fading.
(passes
fenced area of red-eyes just standing)
Worse than that,
sir, there's more of them going rabid.
(another
fenced area of red-eyes are growling and pulling on the fence)
In my opinion,
sir, I think we've lost them -- the entire batch contaminated.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
What's causing it?
Why now? What's changed?
(rubs head
and a chunk of hair comes out in his hand. Speaks into comm.)
How many Ood in
total?
INT. WAREHOUSE
KESS
I would say
about 2000, sir.
HALPEN
(over comm.)
We can write
them off. That's what insurance is for.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN
(to SIGMA)
Drink. We've
plenty more on the breeding forms. Let's start again.
(gulps drink
before speaking to KESS)
Fetch the
canisters.
INT. WAREHOUSE
HALPEN
(over comm.)
No survivors.
KESS
My pleasure,
sir.
(to guards)
You lot,
canisters.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
THE DOCTOR and DONNA change direction
after spotting guards.
THE DOCTOR
This way!
INT.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN straightens his tie before
heading to Ood Conversion. SIGMA follows.
EXT. DAY, OUTSIDE OOD CONVERSION
THE DOCTOR and DONNA stop outside
another warehouse.
THE DOCTOR
Oh, can you
hear it? I didn't need the map. I should've listened!
He uses sonic screwdriver on the door
and locks it behind them once they're inside.
INT., OOD CONVERSION
DONNA
Does that
mean we're locked in?
THE DOCTOR
Listen.
Listen, listen, listen, listen.
They go down steps and discover
cages.
THE DOCTOR
Oh, my head.
DONNA
What is it?
THE DOCTOR
Can't you
hear it? The singing?
They see the Ood huddled together in
one of the cages. THE DOCTOR switches on a light.
DONNA
They look
different to the others.
THE DOCTOR
That's because
they're natural-born Ood. Unprocessed. Before they're adapted to slavery. Unspoiled.
(they squat
in front of the cage)
That's their
song.
DONNA
I can't hear it.
THE DOCTOR
Do you want to?
DONNA
(faces THE
DOCTOR)
Yeah.
THE DOCTOR
It's the song of
captivity.
DONNA
Let me hear it.
THE DOCTOR
Face me.
(places
fingertips to her temples)
Open your mind.
That's it. Hear it, Donna... Hear the music.
DONNA gasps and she faces the Ood,
tears running down her face.
DONNA
(breaking)
Take it away.
THE DOCTOR
You sure?
DONNA
I can't bear it.
(THE DOCTOR
repeats the process)
I'm sorry.
THE DOCTOR
It's okay.
DONNA
But you can
still hear it.
THE DOCTOR
All the time.
EXT. DAY, OUTSIDE OOD CONVERSION
HALPEN, RYDER and SOLANA arrive
outside Ood Conversion. A guard is standing outside.
HALPEN
Well, what's the
hold-up?
RYDER
The
experimentation lab's maximum security. He's fused the system.
HALPEN
(to guard)
Don't just stand
there! Get bolt cutters! Rip that door off! Solana, go back to the reps. I don't
want any of them wandering off and seeing this. And get them away from the Ood,
just in case. Hurry up!
SOLANA
Yes, sir.
She leaves.
INT., OOD CONVERSION
THE DOCTOR uses the sonic screwdriver
on the Ood cage. DONNA hears noise from the level above.
DONNA
They're breaking
in.
THE DOCTOR
Ah, let 'em.
(enters cage.
The Ood try to shuffle away)
What are you
holding?
(one of the
Ood looks at him shyly)
Friend. Doctor,
Donna, friend. Look at me. Let me see.
(the Ood
comes closer)
That's it. That's
it, go on. Go on.
The Ood
holds out his cupped hands and removes the top one to reveal...
DONNA
Is that--?
THE DOCTOR
It's a brain. A
hindbrain. The Ood are born with a secondary brain. Like the amygdala in
humans, it process memory and emotion. You get rid of that, you wouldn't be
Donna anymore. You'd be like an Ood. A processed Ood.
DONNA
So the company...
cuts off their brains.
THE DOCTOR
And stitches on
the translator.
DONNA
Like a lobotomy.
I spent all that time looking for you, Doctor, because I thought it would be so
wonderful out here. I want to go home.
THE DOCTOR is stunned by her wish but
doesn't have time to react as HALPEN and the others arrive.
GUARD
They're with the
Ood, sir.
THE DOCTOR slams the cage shut.
THE DOCTOR
What are you gonna
do, then? Arrest me? Lock me up? Well, you're too late! Hah!
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THE DOCTOR and DONNA are being
handcuffed to a pole by two guards.
HALPEN
Why don't you
just come out and say it? FOTO activists.
THE DOCTOR
If that's what
Friends of the Ood are trying to prove, then yes.
HALPEN
The Ood were
nothing without us -- just animals roaming around on the ice.
THE DOCTOR
That's because
you can't hear them.
HALPEN
They welcomed
it! It's not as if they put up a fight.
DONNA
You idiot! They're
born with their brain in their hands, don't you see? That makes them peaceful!
They've got to be because a creature like that would have to trust anyone it
meets.
THE DOCTOR
Nice one.
DONNA
Thank you.
HALPEN
The system's
worked for 200 years. All we've got is a rogue batch. But the infection is
about to be sterilized.
(into comm.)
Mr Kess, how do
we stand?
INT. WAREHOUSE
Guards are moving canisters into
position by the fenced-in Ood.
KESS
Canisters
primed, sir. As soon as the core heats up, the gas is released. Give it 200
marks... and counting.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THE DOCTOR
You're going to
gas them?!
HALPEN
Kill the
livestock. The classic foot-and-mouth solution. Still works.
INT. WAREHOUSE
KESS chuckles and puts on a gas mask.
INT., OOD CONVERSION
The unprocessed Ood put their hands
out to the side.
INT. WAREHOUSE
The fenced-in red-eyes stand in a
circle, hands out to their sides.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
SOLANA arrives at the reception area
where the reps are still eating and drinking.
SOLANA
I'm sorry. If I
could ask you one more time, would all the reps please come through to the
education suites?
DRUNK REP
Why move now?
It's a free bar.
SOLANA
Could I ask
all the Ood to withdraw? It's feeding time.
The Ood grip their heads as if in
pain.
DRUNK REP
Ooh, you've
upset them! Leave them alone.
SOLANA
I have to
insist. Of all the Ood could please leave!
INT. WAREHOUSE
The fenced-in red-eyes join the
unprocessed Ood in song, increasing the volume.
INT. OOD "SHOWROOM"
The Ood on reception turn red-eye
SOLANA
Ladies and
gentlemen, change of plan. If you could leave by the fire exits.
The DRUNK REP approaches the Ood.
DRUNK REP
I could sell
this. I could offer different colours.
The Ood in front of the DRUNK REP
puts his translator ball to the man's forehead, killing him. There is panic as
the other reps try to escape as the Ood start killing randomly. SOLANA escapes
outside.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
Three guards approach SOLANA.
GUARD
They've gone insane, miss! They've gone
mad, all of them!
A group of Ood are approaching.
SOLANA
Just shoot them!
Shoot to kill!
SOLANA runs off as the guards open
fire. She stops to watch and an Ood comes up behind her and kills her.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
They hear the alarms blaring.
HALPEN
What the hell?
INT. WAREHOUSE
The canisters are counting down. KESS
hears the alarms. The red-eyes are even more agitated.
KESS
What's going on
out there?!
The exterior door opens and red-eyes
enter.
EXT., EXECUTIVE OFFICES
HALPEN, RYDER and SIGMA exit the
office into the snow. Guards are shooting at the Ood.
P.A.
Emergency
status! Emergency status!
HALPEN stops and looks down on the
fighting and confusion.
RYDER
It's a
revolution.
HALPEN pushes past RYDER and goes
back up the stairs. SIGMA follows.
INT. WAREHOUSE
The red-eyes have locked KESS behind
the fence while the canisters continue to countdown. His gas mask is on the
other side of the fence.
KESS
Come back! Let
me out of here!
The canisters release the gas right
at KESS and he screams.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
HALPEN returns to where THE DOCTOR
and DONNA are handcuffed.
HALPEN
Change of plan.
RYDER
No reports of
trouble off-world, sir. It's still contained to the Ood-Sphere.
HALPEN
Then we've got a
public duty to stop it before it spreads.
THE DOCTOR
What's
happening?
HALPEN
Everything you
wanted, Doctor. No doubt there'll be a full police investigation once this
place has been sterilized so I can't risk a bullet to the head. I'll leave you
to the mercies of the Ood.
He heads
for the door.
THE DOCTOR
But, Mr Halpen,
there's something else, isn't there? Something we haven't seen.
HALPEN stops at the door.
DONNA
What do you
mean?
THE DOCTOR
The creature
couldn't survive with a separate forebrain and hindbrain, they'd be at war with
themselves. There's got to be something else, a third element. Am I right?
HALPEN
Again, so
clever.
THE DOCTOR
It's got to be
connected to the red-eye. What is it?
HALPEN looks THE DOCTOR in the eye.
HALPEN
It won't exist
for very much longer. Enjoy your Ood.
HALPEN, RYDER and the two guards
leave. Once they're gone, THE DOCTOR and DONNA try to free themselves.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
HALPEN, RYDER, SIGMA and a guard
cross the compound.
HALPEN
Dr Ryder,
Warehouse 15.
RYDER
What about this
one?
He motions at SIGMA.
HALPEN
No! You've not
turned. Faithful to the last. Go. Join your people.
(they bow
their heads and SIGMA leaves)
Come on!
As HALPEN and RYDER head off, SIGMA
watches before leaving.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THE DOCTOR and DONNA are still trying
to free themselves.
DONNA
Well, do
something! You're the one with all the tricks! You must've met Houdini!
THE DOCTOR
These are really
good handcuffs!
DONNA
Oh, I'm glad of
that. At least we've got quality!
The door opens and THE DOCTOR and
DONNA stop their struggles when they see the Ood standing there. The Ood
advance.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
HALPEN and RYDER make their way to
Warehouse 15 behind the guard who tries to clear a path.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
The Doctor and Donna try to convince
the Ood that they are friendly, their frantic words overlapping.
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Friends,
friends, friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor,
Donna, friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
INT., OOD CONVERSION
Their voices echo back to the
unprocessed Ood in the cage.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THE DOCTOR
Friends,
friends, friends!
DONNA
The circle
must be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor,
Donna, friends!
DONNA
The circle
must be broken!
INT., OOD CONVERSION
The Ood in the cage stand, their
hands out.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THE DOCTOR and DONNA speak even
faster as the Ood get closer.
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
THE DOCTOR
Doctor, Donna,
friends!
DONNA
The circle must
be broken!
The Ood hold out their translator
balls but stop inches away from THE DOCTOR and DONNA.
INT., OOD CONVERSION
The Ood begin to sing.
INT. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
The translator balls switch off and
the Ood hold their heads in their hands. One lifts its head, eyes normal.
OOD
Doctor. Donna. Friends.
DONNA
That's me! Us!
THE DOCTOR
Yes, that's us!
Friends! Oh, yes!
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
HALPEN and RYDER continue to
Warehouse 15. An Ood attacks their guard. RYDER goes to him but HALPEN holds
him back.
HALPEN
No! Leave him!
Leave him.
EXT., EXECUTIVE OFFICES
THE DOCTOR and DONNA run down the
stairs and across the compound dodging the fighting. THE DOCTOR pauses, trying
to get his bearings.
THE DOCTOR
I don't know
where it is! I don't know where they've gone!
DONNA
What are we
looking for?!
They continue running.
THE DOCTOR
Might be
underground, like some sort of cave or a cavern or...
EXT. DAY, OUTSIDE WAREHOUSE 15
HALPEN and RYDER reach the warehouse
and HALPEN enters his code.
COMPUTER
Warehouse 15,
door open.
They run inside.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
THE DOCTOR and DONNA get thrown to
the ground by an explosion.
THE DOCTOR
All right?
DONNA nods. When the smoke clears,
the see SIGMA standing there.
INT. WAREHOUSE 15
HALPEN
It's always been
an option. My grandfather drew up the plans. That's the advantage of a
family-run business, Dr Ryder-- the personal touch.
RYDER
But we should
evacuate. If we can get to the rocket shed--
HALPEN
No need. We've
got this.
(opens large
cabinet)
Detonation
packs.
(takes out
devices and hands them to RYDER)
Place them
around the circumference. We're gonna blow it up. This thing dies... so do the
Ood.
He begins
placing the detonation packs along the railing.
EXT. DAY, OUTSIDE WAREHOUSE 15
SIGMA leads THE DOCTOR and DONNA to
the warehouse. THE DOCTOR uses the sonic screwdriver on the panel and the door
opens.
INT. WAREHOUSE 15
Once inside, THE DOCTOR and DONNA see
what it is that is keeping the Ood from fighting each other--a giant brain kept
within an energy field.
THE DOCTOR
The Ood brain. Now it all makes sense.
That's the missing link. The third element, binding them together. Forebrain,
hindbrain and this. The telepathic centre. It's a shared mind... connecting all
the Ood in song.
A weapon clicks. THE DOCTOR and DONNA
turn to see HALPEN holding a gun on them.
HALPEN
Cargo. I can
always go into cargo. I've got the rockets, I've got the sheds. Smaller
business. Much more manageable without livestock.
RYDER
He's mined the
area.
DONNA
You're gonna
kill it.
HALPEN
They found that
thing centuries ago beneath the northern glacier.
THE DOCTOR
(to DONNA)
Those pylons.
DONNA
In a circle. "The
circle must be broken."
THE DOCTOR
Dampening the
telepathic field, stopping the Ood from connecting for 200 years.
HALPEN
And you, Ood
Sigma, you brought them here. I expected better.
SIGMA
My place is at
your side, sir.
He moves
to stand beside HALPEN.
HALPEN
(chuckles)
Still subservient.
Good Oo—
He can't
finish his sentence.
DONNA
If that barrier
thing's in place, how come the Ood started breaking out?
THE DOCTOR
Maybe it's taken
centuries to adapt. The subconscious reaching out.
RYDER
But the process
was too slow, had to be accelerated. You should never have given me access to
the controls, Mr Halpen. I lowered the barrier to its minimum. Friends of the
Ood, sir. It's taken me ten years to infiltrate the company. And I succeeded.
HALPEN
Yes. Yes, you
did.
HALPEN pushes RYDER over the railing.
RYDER is absorbed by the brain.
DONNA
You... murdered
him.
HALPEN
Very
observant, Ginger. Now then, can't say I've ever shot anyone before... can't
say I'm gonna like it, but, uh, it's not exactly a normal day, is it? Still...
He holds up his gun to fire.
SIGMA
Would you like a
drink, sir?
HALPEN
(laughs)
I think hair
loss is the least of my problems right now, thanks.
SIGMA stands in front of THE DOCTOR
and DONNA, holding out a glass.
SIGMA
Please have a
drink, sir.
THE DOCTOR
puts a hand on SIGMA's shoulder.
HALPEN
If-- if you're gonna
stand in their way, I'll shoot you too.
He has
trouble speaking the last words, almost talking in slow motion.
SIGMA
Please have a
drink, sir.
HALPEN
Have--have you...
poisoned me?
SIGMA
Natural Ood must
never kill, sir.
THE DOCTOR
What is that
stuff?
SIGMA
Ood-graft
suspended in a biological compound.
HALPEN is
looking decidedly unwell.
HALPEN
What the hell
does that mean?
THE DOCTOR
Oh dear.
HALPEN
Tell me!
THE DOCTOR
Funny thing, the
subconscious. Takes all sorts of shapes. It came out in the red-eye as revenge.
It came out in the rabid Ood as anger. And then there was patience. All that
intelligence and mercy focused on Ood Sigma. How's the hair loss, Mr Halpen?
HALPEN
What have you
done?
THE DOCTOR
Oh, they've been
preparing you for a very long time. And now you're standing next to the Ood
brain. Mr Halpen, can you hear it? Listen.
HALPEN hears the Ood song.
HALPEN
What have
you--I'm... not--
SIGMA steps out of the way. HALPEN
drops the gun, grips his head and cries in agony. He pulls at his scalp and it
comes away revealing an Ood head underneath. Tentacles come out of his mouth.
DONNA
They--they
turned him into an Ood?
THE DOCTOR
Yup.
DONNA
He's an Ood.
THE DOCTOR
I noticed.
OOD HALPEN makes a strange gurgling
noise before coughing up his secondary brain.
SIGMA
He has become
Ood-kind and we will take care of him.
DONNA
It's weird,
being with you. I can't tell what's right and what's wrong anymore.
THE DOCTOR
It's better that
way. People who know for certain tend to be like Mr Halpen.
(there's a
loud beeping)
Oh!
(turns off
detonation packs)
That's better. And
now... Ood Sigma, will you allow me the honour?
SIGMA
It is yours,
Doctor
THE DOCTOR
Oh yes!
(goes to the
equipment powering the field)
Stifled for over
200 years but not anymore. The circle is broken. The Ood can sing!
The field around the brain shuts off
and the song is heard by everyone. THE DOCTOR laughs.
DONNA
I can hear
it!
SIGMA raises his arms
INT., OOD CONVERSION
The caged Ood raise their arms.
EXT. DAY, BASE GROUNDS
The fighting between the Ood and the
humans stops. The guards lay down their weapons and the former red-eyes stand
in a circle and join in the song.
EXT. DAY
The Ood are standing with THE DOCTOR
and DONNA just outside the TARDIS.
THE DOCTOR
The message has
gone out. That song resonated across the galaxies. Everyone heard it. Everyone
knows. The rockets are bringing them back. The Ood are coming home.
SIGMA
We thank you,
Doctor-Donna, friends of Ood-kind. And what of you now? Will you stay? There is
room in the song for you.
THE DOCTOR
Oh--I've--I've sorta
got a song of my own, thanks.
SIGMA
I think your
song must end soon.
THE DOCTOR
Meaning?
SIGMA
Every song must
end.
THE DOCTOR
Yeah.
(to DONNA)
Um, what about
you? Do you still want to go home?
DONNA
No. Definitely
not.
THE DOCTOR
Then we'll be
off.
SIGMA
Take this song
with you.
DONNA
We will.
THE DOCTOR
Always.
SIGMA
And know this,
Doctor-Donna, you will never be forgotten. Our children will sing of the
Doctor-Donna, and our children's children, and the wind and the ice and the
snow will carry your names forever.
THE DOCTOR and DONNA walk to the
TARDIS and dematerialise leaving the Ood singing.
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