When the Doctor and his friends return to Kent's caravan they are soon discovered by Bruce. Bruce affirms he is a servant of the world government, not Salamander, and shows he can be persuaded of Salamander's evil. The Doctor and Bruce reach a deal: they will travel to the Research Centre, where the Doctor will impersonate Salamander to gain more evidence, while Kent and Astrid are kept under guard; but if no evidence is found they will all be arrested for conspiracy. Bruce and the Doctor leave, and shortly afterward, Kent and Astrid escape their captor by means of a ruse.