Home Counties

Suburban counties ringing London suffer a wave of unexplained deaths: victims drop from asphyxiation, heart failure, or shock, scattered across quiet towns and villages. No links tie them together except McDermott and Farrel, whose Nestene ties alarm UNIT. Brownrose reports the crisis in the lab, where the Doctor snaps to attention, transforming the region's sleepy normalcy into ground zero for the Master's scheme. Fear grips residents as investigators scramble amid manicured lawns and commuter trains.