them.
Me? But I've just told you what they're like.
Get permission for us to land Scorpio.
Dayna will go down with you,
just to keep an eye on you.
Yes, all right.
You don't seriously expect us to talk to them?
Just check the place out. Make sure we're right.
Scorpio's in no condition
to make unnecessary landings, Vila.
AVON: Soolin, set the teleport coordinates.
VILA: And set them properly.
Not in the middle of a lake or something.
SOOLIN: With the state the final guidance is in
you'll be lucky not to end up in space
on a reciprocal coordinate.
Ready.
Vila? Vila!
Dayna.
I'm stuck!
(Vila groaning)
- I'm stuck.
- So am I, Vila. With you.
Oh, my back, my back.
Shut up! Be quiet!
- DAYNA: What is it?
- VILA: How should I know?
- What are they?
- They are the Space Rats.
- What are they riding?
- I don't know.
If it moves on wheels, they steal it,
and if it doesn't move on wheels, they zap it.
They don't like complications.
- Seems like luck is on our side today.
- Think so?
That's one of the most ancient
closed circuit television cameras I've ever seen.
Chances are it hasn't been working for years.
Descent from orbit begins
in 45 seconds and counting.
Check.
You never intended
to wait for Vila and Dayna to report back, did you?
You're just using them.
Vila and Dayna are useful diversions.
- If they get caught.
- Which is fairly likely.
I wouldn't count too heavily on that.
Dayna's sharp and she handles a gun quite well,
considering her sheltered upbringing.
Tune the detectors to the radio spectrum
and you'll discover about 50 radiation sources
dotted around that area.
Caused by leakages
from badly maintained TV surveillance cameras.
AVON: That is in addition to the radiation
from the cliff face itself,
which is at a level you would expect
from a high energy research laboratory,
or a test chamber for a new space drive.
So, you've let Dayna and Vila walk into a trap.
We need the space drive.
DR PLAXTON: Particle driver control?
NAPIER: Particle driver right.
Well, you'd better double check.
I'm going to take the drive up to 25% today.
- In here, Doctor?
- Don't argue with me, Napier.
Particle driver satisfactory, Dr Plaxton.
Place the photon shield in position.
Stop!
How many times do I have to tell you,
you wear gloves in here!
We're only moving a flagging shield, isn't it?
I don't care. I am not going to have
3,000 hours of work put at risk
by a couple of freaks who never take a bath.
Don't need a bath. Sweats regular.
Out!
- Now look...
- Go on, get out.
I'll do it. You'd better go.
- They'll complain to Atlan.
- What the hell do I care?
How I ever came to be mixed up
with a bunch of psychopathic killers...
It was your decision, Dr Plaxton,
and one you were happy enough to make
at the time, as I recall.
It was three years ago, Napier.
Everything's ready for the test.
Do you fetch him or shall I?
I'll go.
We've made a mistake. There's nothing here.
They must hope that everybody thinks as
you do, including the Federation.
Eh?
- Concealed entrances.
- Right.
Well, at least we've got the advantage of surprise.
(Spitting)
Atlan, I'm ready to begin the test
on the Mark Two drive.
Now.
Brigg, watch that.
Bomber. Bomber!
Two gooks outside.
Fetch, but don't bend,
I might want to talk with them.
Well?
What are you doing hanging around?
Do you wish to join us?
(Whispering) Vila.
This place is like some kind of underground maze.
We seem to have hit on some sort of a hangar.
This is not a good place to be, Dayna.
- See what's under there.
- Why?
Just do it! I'll cover for you. And very quickly.
We haven't much time.
- This is a space chopper.
- So is this.
I think we've seen enough. We'll report back
to the ship and then get out of here.
- Avon.
- Go ahead, Dayna.
Orac was right.
This is where the new space drives come from.
We found two space choppers and we think
the main workshop is in the west cliff.
- We're