The Doctor having returned to Earth, finds Omega's Tardis and is not able to prevent Omega's transfer upon arrival. Omega being of anti-matter and unstable is on the verge of destroying the planet in his attempt to regain a body.
ARC OF INFINITY BY: JOHNNY BYRNE Part Four First Air Date: 12 January 1983 Running time: 24:28 [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: We know who you are. OMEGA (on monitor): That changes nothing. Transfer will take place as planned. BORUSA: But you are anti-matter. DOCTOR: You seriously believe you can reverse what happened? OMEGA (on monitor): Oh yes, Doctor. BORUSA: Not without Hedin's help. Your friend is dead. DOCTOR: Omega, listen! BORUSA: Omega must be found and stopped. DOCTOR: We know he's on Earth. NYSSA: He has a friend of ours captive. Tegan, an Earthwoman. BORUSA: Would she know their precise location? DOCTOR: Perhaps, but I would have to enter the Matrix to find out. NYSSA: No. Omega's mad. He'll kill her. DOCTOR: Please, Nyssa NYSSA: You know that DOCTOR: Wait in the TARDIS! Please. DOCTOR: Even if we know where Omega is, can the TARDIS leave Gallifrey? BORUSA: We will contrive a way for you to leave. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: Well, Omega, you've won. We can't stop you now. OMEGA: It cost Hedin's life to convince you. DOCTOR: That was an accident. Is Tegan safe? OMEGA: She is. DOCTOR: Prove it. Let me speak to her. TEGAN: Help us, Doctor. My cousin, he's sick. We're in an underground crypt behind a fountain OMEGA: Silence, girl! DOCTOR: I told you, you've won. Even if we know where you are, we can't leave Gallifrey. You know that. TEGAN: Holland, Doctor. Amsterdam. OMEGA: Tell him the precise location and you will die. TEGAN: JHC! OMEGA: Silence! DOCTOR: She's unharmed? OMEGA: Of course. And so long as you do not work against me, she will remain so. [SCENE_BREAK] BORUSA: Amsterdam? Do you know the precise location of this Earth city? DOCTOR: Yes. BORUSA: Prepare your TARDIS. Be ready to leave as soon as I communicate with you. Trust me. [SCENE_BREAK] TEGAN: The Doctor will find us. If anyone can, he will. [SCENE_BREAK] BORUSA: Damon, the Doctor's TARDIS must leave undetected. Isn't there any way of distracting Omega? DAMON: I've already tested the bypass procedures. Omega has cut us off. THALIA: A pulse loop, Lord President? BORUSA: Of course! Fetch it, Damon. Thalia, prepare the Matrix terminal. ZORAC: A pulse loop? BORUSA: Oh, a simple device to trace faults on the master circuits. THALIA: It has a photon pulse. Omega will have to track it down to confirm that we're not trying to bypass the matrix control. BORUSA: And in the confusion it will allow the Doctor's TARDIS to leave undetected. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: Well? DOCTOR: Don't worry, Tegan's unharmed. [SCENE_BREAK] BORUSA: Are you ready to leave, Doctor? [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: As soon as you give the word. [SCENE_BREAK] BORUSA: Right. DAMON: Now. BORUSA: Now. Go, Doctor. BORUSA: Doctor? [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: We're clear. Come on, Nyssa. NYSSA: Now what? DOCTOR: One or two things I've got to get together. [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: It's working, sir. Omega is confused. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: We're almost ready to materialise. DOCTOR: Good. NYSSA: What's that for? DOCTOR: Omega's using a fusion booster to build up energy to transfer. If we can attach this, it should knock it out of phase. NYSSA: Isn't that dangerous? DOCTOR: Hopefully it'll feed the power back through his own equipment. NYSSA: A kind of short circuit. DOCTOR: Exactly. How's the meter? NYSSA: Now calibrated to detect any change in anti-matter. [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: Omega's destroyed the loop. BORUSA: Let's hope it gave the Doctor all the time he needed. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: I don't believe it. NYSSA: What? DOCTOR: I think we made it. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] STUART: It sounds like a power house in there. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: How do you know where to look? DOCTOR: When I spoke to Tegan, she mentioned her cousin and the JHC. NYSSA: So? DOCTOR: She risked her life to give us that piece of information. If we find out what the JHC is, it might lead us to where she is. NYSSA: How will you find out? DOCTOR: We'll start with the telephone directory. NYSSA: You're dealing with a Time Lord, Doctor. You won't find answers in there. DOCTOR: Won't we? JHC, JHC, JHC, JHC, JHC Jeugdherberg Central Youth Hostels. Must be where Tegan was staying. NYSSA: So? DOCTOR: Well, there's not many of them. We'll give them a ring. Ah. Nyssa, money? NYSSA: You must have a coin somewhere. Is that it? DOCTOR: Afraid so. Anti-matter present but steady. Omega hasn't transferred yet, but it can't be much longer. NYSSA: Can you find him using that? DOCTOR: If only it were that easy. NYSSA: What now? DOCTOR: No other choice. We must check every hostel on foot. NYSSA: Can't we use the TARDIS? DOCTOR: Can't risk it. Might alert Omega. This way. [SCENE_BREAK] BORUSA: Ah, Castellan. CASTELLAN: You wanted to see me, Lord President? BORUSA: You wish to resign. CASTELLAN: I had no right, without evidence, to accuse the Doctor of treason. BORUSA: True, you made a foolish mistake, but ultimately we are judged by how much we profit from our mistakes. Will you? CASTELLAN: Who can say, Lord President? BORUSA: Your offer to resign is refused, Castellan. You will return to duty forthwith. DAMON: Lord President, Omega's transfer is imminent. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: This could take forever. DOCTOR: Well, there's no other way. NYSSA: That receptionist wasn't very friendly. What if he was being difficult, chose not to remember Tegan. DOCTOR: We go on, Nyssa. NYSSA: Can't the Time Lords help? DOCTOR: No, they've done all they can, and now it's up to us. DOCTOR: We'll try one more hostel, then we'll split up. Divide our effort. NYSSA: How much time do we have? DOCTOR: Well, it can't be long. I fear Omega is about to transfer. [SCENE_BREAK] MAN: We have no record of a Miss Jovanka. DOCTOR: And what about her cousin? MAN: How would I know that, sir? DOCTOR: Yes. Sorry. Well, thank you. MAN: Excuse me? You said your friend was from Australia? DOCTOR: Yes. MAN: Well, I wasn't on duty yesterday, but there was an Australian. Colin Frazer. One moment, please. NYSSA: Isn't there anything at all we can do? DOCTOR: No. Tegan is our only link. RECEPTIONIST: Excuse me. You wish to know about Miss Jovanka? DOCTOR: Yes. RECEPTIONIST: Well, Mister Stuart, a friend of Mister Frazer, left something for her. I was to give this to her if he missed her at the airport. DOCTOR: May I see? RECEPTIONIST: Well, I'm not supposed to NYSSA: It's very important we find her. DOCTOR: Frankendael. Where is that? RECEPTIONIST: Frankendael? Not far. DOCTOR: Could you show me? RECEPTIONIST: Of course. RECEPTIONIST: Er, there. DOCTOR: Thank you. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: Where is it? DOCTOR: Er, it's very near. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: Oh, sorry. NYSSA: Oh, I'm so sorry. DOCTOR: Sorry, sorry. [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: Come on, Doctor. Come on. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: Frankendael! NYSSA: I can't see a crypt. It must be behind the house. DOCTOR: It's only a matter of minutes. The fountain! Tegan said behind the fountain. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: Where could they be? DOCTOR: Well, that depends on the form Omega's given his TARDIS. Listen. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: Yes, perfect. NYSSA: Doctor? DOCTOR: Of course. I've been so silly. Amsterdam is located on the curve of the Arc, below sea level to maintain pressure for fusion conversion. DOCTOR: The fusion booster from Gallifrey. DOCTOR: Nyssa! DOCTOR: Nyssa! Fire, Nyssa! NYSSA: What was it? DOCTOR: An Ergon. One of Omega's less successful attempts at psychosynthesis. Quickly. [SCENE_BREAK] OMEGA: Drop the weapon, Doctor. Drop it, or the Earthwoman dies. NYSSA: Tegan! DOCTOR: It's too late, Omega. You can't transfer now. OMEGA: I have all the energy I need. OMEGA: What have you done? DOCTOR: The Arc of Infinity is shifting. Go, Omega, please, while you still have a chance. OMEGA: I must transfer. Cease to be anti-matter. DOCTOR: Down! OMEGA: Yes, Doctor. I live. DOCTOR: No. The bond is not complete. OMEGA: Isn't it? DOCTOR: It's not permanent. It will fail, revert to anti-matter. OMEGA: You're wrong, Doctor. I have life again. You destroyed my TARDIS, but I shall build another. Expect me on Gallifrey soon. NYSSA: Doctor, quickly. DOCTOR: I must find the matter converter. I can't destroy Omega without it. Tegan, help me! TEGAN: I must help Colin. DOCTOR: Tegan, hurry! [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: The Doctor has failed. Anti-matter, and building up fast. [SCENE_BREAK] TEGAN: Doctor! TEGAN: Omega killed him? DOCTOR: Yes. He'd want to hide himself in the crowd. Well, at least we have some idea of what he's wearing. TEGAN: What happens if we don't find him? DOCTOR: The biggest explosion this part of the universe is ever likely to witness. [SCENE_BREAK] DOCTOR: He can't be far ahead. TEGAN: How much time do we have? DOCTOR: I don't know. The magnetic shield is in accelerated decay now. NYSSA: What'll happen? DOCTOR: He'll revert to anti-matter. TEGAN: Doctor! [SCENE_BREAK] ZORAC: The Doctor's not going to be able to contain it. CASTELLAN: I've found it unwise to predict what the Doctor can or cannot do. [SCENE_BREAK] TEGAN: We've lost him. DOCTOR: I see you, Omega. NYSSA: Doctor! DOCTOR: This way. DOCTOR: He'll be all right. TEGAN: Are you okay? DOCTOR: He'll be all right. [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: The shielding is going fast. [SCENE_BREAK] TEGAN: He's disappeared. NYSSA: He can't have. DOCTOR: I warned you this would happen, Omega. OMEGA: Things could have been different. Power, and the greatness of Omega, could have been yours. But no, your hatred of me DOCTOR: We didn't hate you, Omega. Why couldn't you be content to survive as you were? Why? OMEGA: Time to come home, Doctor. Time for rest, to find peace. But it's over now. All must die. OMEGA: You'll never have the courage to use it, Doctor. DOCTOR: I can expel or destroy you, Omega. It's your choice. OMEGA: Too late, Doctor. What you offer is worse than death. If I am denied life, then all must perish. TEGAN: What's he trying to do? DOCTOR: Willing his own destruction. Don't force me, Omega. OMEGA: Farewell, Doctor. TEGAN: Stop him! DOCTOR: It's over. [SCENE_BREAK] DAMON: The anti-matter source is gone. Omega has been destroyed. BORUSA: Unfortunate, wretched creature. My hope is that he has found peace at last. [SCENE_BREAK] NYSSA: Is Omega dead? DOCTOR: Well, he seemed to die before, yet he returned to confound us all. TEGAN: Well, you'll be pleased to hear Colin will be out of hospital in a couple of days and on his way home to Brisbane. DOCTOR: Excellent. NYSSA: And what about you? TEGAN: Oh, indestructible. I'm fine. DOCTOR: It's been marvellous to see you again. NYSSA: Indeed. I've missed you. I wish you didn't have to go back to your job. TEGAN: What job? Didn't I tell you? I got the sack. So you're stuck with me, aren't you. DOCTOR: So it seems.
Arc of Infinity - part 4