Episode 10: A Study in the Straw Part 1

“The Doctor makes promises. Some are right, some are wrong, and most lead to danger.”

The Doctor runs into the TARDIS with Martha! A green laser narrowly misses Martha, and explodes on the TARDIS console.

“I’m going to become Human!” the Doctor cried, grabbing Martha’s shoulders. “This watch, this watch is me!”



“He promises over life and death.”

Baines screams. Astrid falls into the Storm Drive of the Titanic.



Farmer Clark is surrounded by Scarecrows. Rose is pulled into the void. Lucy Cartwright is carried off, on the shoulder of a Scarecrow. Captain Jack is exterminated. Jenny, the Maid is surrounded too. Conner falls backwards onto the floor, with a sword sticking out of his stomach. Martha steps back, holding a gun.

“Is Jenny dead?” Martha asked.
“Oh yes…” Mother of Mine smiled “she went with a lot of- ah! - screaming!”

“And over love and discipline.”

John Smith and Joan kiss. Daughter of mine scowls out of a mirror. Rose snogs the Tenth Doctor.



The Doctor places the Scarecrow head onto Baines’ face. Astrid exchanges a kiss with the Doctor. Jenny falls into the collapsing event horizon of a black hole.

“But he mostly promises about monsters.”

“Even monsters have nightmares!” the Doctor declared, dodging a Clockwork droid.
“What do monsters have nightmares about?” Reinette asked.
“Me!” the Doctor cried, heaving the fireplace around.

The saw slides out of a clockwork robot. Rose flinches as it does so. Scarecrows explode in a hail of bullets.



“He said he could keep us safe. He was wrong. He said he could defeat every monster. But he was wrong about that too.”

Conner is stood alone in the TARDIS console room. He smiles:

“I almost wish he wasn’t.”

Title Sequence.

Conner is stood in the TARDIS wearing his headphones t-shirt, and shorts. Georgia, who is wearing a bikini and some denim shorts, is also stood in the TARDIS, watching the Doctor bound around the console, wearing his usual brown suit.

“Here we are,” the Doctor announced “Turtle Beach, at the start-of-the-middle-of-the-22nd Century.”

Conner gives Georgia a sideways glance, and he likes what he sees.

“Here goes a tan!” Georgia grinned, running outside.

The Doctor likes what he sees too.

“Whoo!” he grinned.
“Tell me about it,” Conner smiled.

They walk towards the door. They step outside.

“Doctor!” Georgia snarled.
“Oops,” the Doctor said “might have got it slightly wrong.”

He stepped forwards sniffed the air.

“It’s-” the Doctor began.
“2nd February 1920,” Conner interrupted “in a field near the village of Farringham.”
“You’re getting good,” the Doctor said, turning around “how did you know-”

Conner holds up his time telling/ place telling/ century telling/ etc. watch.

“Been putting it to use,” Conner smiled.

Conner begins to lower his arm, but the Doctor grabs it.

“Where did you get this?” the Doctor asked, Sonicking the watch.
“From you, for my birthday,” Conner said slowly and clearly as if the Doctor is simple.

The Doctor Sonics Conner’s face. Conner reels back.

“I got it from a man at that market on the Asteroid Bazaar,” Conner said in a dead voice.
“What is it?” Georgia asked, leaning forward to take a closer look “Doctor…”

The Doctor looks around, before replying:

“It’s a tracking device.”

To be continued…