Story 100: The Stones of Blood

Original air dates 28 October 1978 – 18 November 1978.

They are on their way to pick up the third part of the Key To Time. The Doctor tells Romana she’ll love it. Looks like Stonehenge and some druids doing a ritual to me. Except for the glowing rocks, that’s new.

The Doctor explains the actual mission to Romana, lands on Earth. Romana is dressed stylishly, as always, but her high heels are driving her crazy.

They find the stone circle, and look for the third segment. They meet a local Scientist who asks them about the discrepenacies. Her assistant shows up. Romana stays with the women scientists while the Doctor hikes a couple of miles to talk to the lead Druid and find Romana some boots.

Lead Druid is doing a suspicious ritual as the Doctor arrives. They talk.

Lady Scientists leave Romana at the stones, while Doctor talks to Lead Druid, cold-cocks the Doctor in front of a raveny costumed person.

Romana hears cries of her name. Walks to the cliff edge looking for the Doctor, who she thinks is calling. She falls or is pushed off the cliff as the credits roll.

Romana catches herself on the cliff edge and calls for help.

The Lead Druid is about to sacrifice the Doctor. The Lady Scientist arrives on a bicycle. They discover Romana’s missing. They find her shoes. Doctor (at the suggestion of Lady Scientist) calls K9, and goes to look for Romana. K9 tracks her.

Romana won’t go with the Doctor, because she thinks he pushed her off the edge.

They reunite and go back to the circle and the scanner shows the key is nearby.

Doctor goes back to Lead Druid’s and interrupts something happening. Lead Druid thinks it is his goddess, K9 says it’s an alien. K9 tracks a trail of silicon.

One of the standing stones bursts in and attacks the Doctor, knocking him out. K9 gives chase. Doctor comes to, follows.

Cut to Romana going through the Lady Scients’ notes. Romana finds the property has been owned by women for 700 years. They go to the Hall and find a destroyed K9. Romana takes K9 back to the TARDIS to try and fix him while the Doctor and Lady Scientist look for the creature.

Cut to raveny customed thing pouring apparent blood on the rocks, which glow again. Maybe it’s a moth. Female voice.

Doctor finds a hidden door, and he and Lady Scientist go exploring it. They find missing paintings, all three of which are of Lady Assistant.

Lady Assistant is dressed in the raven costume, and finds Romana in the circle. Points a thing at her and she dematerializes as the credits roll.

Doctor and Lady Scientist figure out Assistant Lady Scientist is the goddess. Stone thing follows them. Doctor tricks the stone thing over the cliff.

Doctor and Goddess interact, and Goddess leaves, having Romana taken to another dimension.

Doctor returns with a rebuilding K9 and an instrument the Doctor built. They go back to the circle to see if they can find Romana, with Lady Scientist operating the equipment.

Two stone things show up, and only halfway through the episode.

Doctor vanishes to hyperspace, appears in a scifi hallway. Doctor explores, finds skeleton. Finds Romana, searches ship for Key part.

Stone monsters back off as K9 runs out of power. Stone guys looking for more blood. Some poor camper looks tasty and will be eaten.

Doctor sets The Magara free, justice machines who intend to punish The Doctor for opening a sealed door.

Goddess traps Doctor and Romana in hyperspace and shows up to laugh at them. Credits roll.

The Magara show up to claim the Doctor for death. Goddess lets them. There is a “trial” for the Doctor.

K9 and Lady Scientist repair hyperspace machine, and then the trial continues.

Doctor talks his way out of the trial, and sends the justice machines away. Goddess is punished by turning her into a rock.

Doctor gets key from Goddess, and leaves with Romana in the TARDIS. Lady Scientist is amused, but takes it in stride.

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