01x05 - Assignment One: Part 5

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- 'Rob!'
- 'Upstairs and downstairs... '

'Rob!'

- 'Wait for me, Rob!'
- 'Upstairs and downstairs...

- 'Upstairs and downstairs,
- 'Hush, hush...

- 'Upstairs and downstairs...
- 'now we all get up again!

- 'Upstairs and downstairs...
- 'The cattle in the meadow... - 'Rob!'

- 'Lying fast asleep... 'Upstairs and
downstairs... - 'Let me out, please, Rob!'

- 'Upstairs and... '
- Wait for me, Rob!

- Don't listen to it!
- It's... coming... through...

'Upstairs and downstairs,
upstairs and downstairs...

'Upstairs and downstairs...

'Upstairs and downstairs...

- 'Upstairs and downstairs...
- Downstairs.

- 'Upstairs and downstairs...
- No!

'Upstairs and downstairs,
upstairs and downstairs,

'upstairs and downstairs,
upstairs and downstairs... '

- 'Upstairs and downstairs...
- Go!!

'Upstairs and downstairs,
upstairs... '

'The north wind doth blow
and we shall have snow

'And what will Poor Robin
do then, poor thing?

'He'll sit in a barn
and keep himself warm

'And hide his head under
his wing, poor thing...

'Poor thing... '

Assignment One
Escape through a cr*ck in Time
Episode 5

All irregularities will be handled by the
forces controlling each dimension.

Transuranic heavy elements
may not be used where there is life.

Medium atomic weights are available.

Gold, Lead,

Copper,

Jet, Diamond, Radium,

Sapphire, Silver and Steel.

Sapphire and Steel
have been assigned.

'The north wind doth blow,
and we shall have snow...

'And what will Poor Robin
do then? '

Sapphire was right!
First a wall, then a room!

'...his head under his wing... '

Steel! It's going to
take everything!

Sapphire?

It's all finished.
It's all over.

Sit down.

All right?

- Another rhyme.
- I know.

- I told you to watch the child
at all times! - And I do.

- Why did you say another rhyme?
- It got into a book.

It got into a page in a book and then into her head.

Anyway, I've burnt the page
and the book.

Helen, are you all right?
What happened?

Are you sure you're all right?

- How far has it got?
- Top landing, top stairs.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing...

Come on, Helen, let's show him
how we caught the paper.

Sapphire?

It tried to melt it.

- Is it still cold enough?
- Yeah, just.

We could always let it go.

Knowing what
it's capable of doing?

What do you think it would do?

Scurry back upstairs to mum
for a bit of comfort?

Hang on to her the same way you've
been hanging on to Sapphire?

- No.
- Good.

Cos if we let this go
we let everything go.

And too much ground
has been lost already.

Is it quite safe in there?

Come out here and
close the door!

Let's start tidying up.

No soldiers this time.

Just a good strong north wind.

Amazing what it can
conjure up, isn't it?

Sorry.

- What's it doing?
- Staying put.

'Poor thing. Poor thing. '

- You think it's describing itself?
- 'Poor thing. Poor thing... '

- I doubt it.
- 'Poor thing...

Have you seen anything?

No, nothing. No refractions, nothing.
Just that same sound over and over.

- As if it's run out of things to say.
- 'Poor thing. Poor thing... '

You might as well come down.

'Poor thing. Poor thing.

'Poor thing. Poor thing... '

What are we looking for?

- Patches of light.
- Patches of what?

Patches of light. I have one
hostage downstairs

but there's a couple more
on the loose somewhere.

What do these
patches of light do?

- They hide from us.
- Well, that's all right, isn't it?

They hide from us because
they like to lie in wait for us.

They like to surprise us.

- They almost destroyed Sapphire.
- Sounds very organised.

Maybe you could
learn something from them.

Steel, that's not my business.

Excuse me.

- It's full, Sapphire.
- Good.

Wait.

- Outside?
- Yes.

- You mean, through the
front door? - Yes.

- Oh, you nearly tripped, Sapphire!
- Yes, be careful.

Ooh!

Oh, it's cold out there!

Dad!

But what are you doing in here?

Well, why shouldn't I
be in here?

But you disappeared!

Disappeared?

What on earth are you talking
about, Rob? Disappeared?

- Rob? - Close the door, Rob,
there's a good lad.

- Close it?
- Yes. Close it.

Rob?

Rob?

Perhaps he went upstairs
to help Steel?

Perhaps he did.

Can you come 'round here,
and I'll pick this up.

But why do we have to
close the door, Dad?

I mean, everything's
all right now, isn't it?

Now that you're back.

Anyway, it's cold in here,
Dad. I'm freezing.

Cold?

Oh, yes, I suppose it is.

Dad? I want to open
that door. Please?

All right, Rob.

- I should've known, I suppose.
- Known what?

That I'd be wasting my time
trying to fool you.

That's right.

Go on then, open the door.

Call out to your so-called friends.

That way you really will
put me in danger.

And not only me,
your mother as well.

And yourself.

- And Helen?
- Oh, yes, and Helen.

Because I didn't
really disappear, Rob,

I've been here in the house
all the time.

- Hiding.
- Hiding?

- Yes!
- And Mum?

She's been with me.
We've both been hiding.

- But why?
- Don't you know why?

Yes, because the house
is being threatened.

- By them.
- Who?

I mean, I could never
fool you, Rob...

but they've fooled you.

- Steel and Sapphire?
- Yes!

They're the real danger,
the real thr*at, nothing else is.

Had you never stopped to think that,
never once wondered about them?

Rob?

- I thought he was with you.
- No.

Rob?

Rob, are you down there?

Rooooob!

Shh!

Now... you must trust me, Rob.

Yes.

There's only one place.

I want you... to help me.

- Of course, Dad, but...
- I want you...

...to come with me.

Your mother and I...
we really need your help, Rob.

- Wouldn't you like to see your mother?
- Of course I would.

- Come on, then. I'll take you to her.
- Where is she?

I've told you, she's hiding.

She's waiting for you, Rob.
Waiting to see you!

- Your hand, Dad...
- What?

It's so cold, like ice.

We'll soon be warm.

Come on.

Well, he's not here.

- It's tidy again!
- Now do you believe me?

Steel!

Hold it down.

There's something in here
crossing the room.

Yes.

And the clock's working again!

- Still here?
- Yes.

Of course they're working.
I make all clocks work!

Come on.

It's gone now.

Get it off!

Quickly!

- Where, Dad, where is she?
- Where do you think?

Is it still there?

No. It's gone.

- Where?
- In the cellar, of course!

Where's Rob?

We're waiting.

I want Rob!

Your mother's
waiting for you, Rob.

Dad, you and Mum couldn't
have been hiding down here.

Why?

I've been down here enough times
since you... since it happened.

- So? - Well I'd have
seen you, wouldn't I?

No.

But there are no places
to hide down here.

No, no places...
but there are ways.

Now what is it?!

- What do you mean, ways?
- Ways of hiding!

I'll show you.

Aw...

What has the mean man
done to you?

Made you cry?

It wasn't locked before.

Come on, Rob.

By the wall.

Lead?

- Don't you worry about it,
- Lead?

Lead'll take care of it.

- Lead?!
- Don't worry.

OK? It's all right.

It's locked.

All right.

It isn't now.