Banquo Manor – scene of a gruesome murder a hundred years ago Now history is about to repeat itself 1898 – the age of advancement, of electricity, of technology Scientist Richard Harries is preparing to push the boundaries of science still further, into a new area: the science of the mind Pieced together at last from the accounts of solicitor John Hopkinson and Inspector Ian Stratford of Scotland Yard, the full story of Banquo Manor can now be told Or can it? Even Hopkinson and Stratford don’t know the truth about the mysterious Doctor Friedlander and his associate Herr Kreiner – noted forensic scientists from Germany who have come to witness the experiment And for the Doctor, time is literally running out He knows that Compassion is dying He’s aware that he has lost his own ability to regenerate He’s worried by Fitz’s fake German accent And he’s desperate to uncover the Time Lord agent who has him trapped This is another in the series of original adventures for the Eighth Doctor THE BANQUO LEGACY ANDY LANE AND JUSTIN RICHARDS Published by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane London W12 0TT First published 2000 Copyright © Andy Lane & Justin Richards 2000 The moral right of the author has been asserted Original series broadcast on the BBC Format © BBC 1963 Dr Who and TARDIS are trademarks of the BBC ISBN 563 53808 Imaging by Black Sheep, copyright © BBC 2000 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Mackays of Chatham Cover printed by Belmont Press Ltd, Northampton Dedications Andy: To Deborah Powell, in the unlikely event that you ever read this, for persuading me to remove the line ‘my heart leaped within me like a salmon’ and thus rendering the book readable at least And to Justin Richards, Craig Hinton, Andrew Martin and Mike Nicholson – friends then and friends now Justin: For Alison, Julian and Christian, as and for ever And to friends then and now: Andy (of course), Andrew, Craig, Dave, David, Gary, both Peters, other Andrew, and the rest of the DumbleCon crowd And Steve Contents Front Matter Beginnings: 1798 Arrival: 1898 Finale: 1968 13 Body 17 The Account of John Hopkinson (1) 19 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (1) 23 The Account of John Hopkinson (2) 27 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (2) 33 The Account of John Hopkinson (3) 39 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (3) 45 The Account of John Hopkinson (4) 47 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (4) 61 The Account of John Hopkinson (5) 67 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (5) 73 The Account of John Hopkinson (6) 87 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (6) 95 The Account of John Hopkinson (7) 99 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (7) 103 The Account of John Hopkinson (8) 107 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (8) 113 The Account of John Hopkinson (9) 117 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (9) 119 The Account of John Hopkinson (10) 123 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (10) 127 The Account of John Hopkinson (11) 129 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (11) 133 The Account of John Hopkinson (12) 137 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (12) 141 The Account of John Hopkinson (13) 145 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (13) 147 The Account of John Hopkinson (14) 149 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (14) 151 The Account of John Hopkinson (15) 153 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (15) 155 The Account of John Hopkinson (16) 157 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (16) 159 The Account of John Hopkinson (17) 161 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (17) 163 The Account of John Hopkinson (18) 165 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (18) 167 The Account of John Hopkinson (19) 169 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (19) 173 The Account of John Hopkinson (20) 183 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (20) 185 The Account of John Hopkinson (21) 195 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (21) 205 The Account of John Hopkinson (22) 209 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (22) 215 The Account of John Hopkinson (23) 219 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (23) 225 The Account of John Hopkinson (24) 231 The Report of Inspector Ian Stratford (24) 235 Closure 237 Finale: 1968 239 About the Authors 241 ... accent And he’s desperate to uncover the Time Lord agent who has him trapped This is another in the series of original adventures for the Eighth Doctor THE BANQUO LEGACY ANDY LANE AND JUSTIN RICHARDS. .. least And to Justin Richards, Craig Hinton, Andrew Martin and Mike Nicholson – friends then and friends now Justin: For Alison, Julian and Christian, as and for ever And to friends then and now: Andy. .. but the anguish, the hurt, was every bit as intense They mixed in with the roar and scrape of materialisation The Doctor was clinging to the console with one hand; the fingers of his other hand