TheTARDISlandsinLondononChristmasEve,1851andalmostimmediatelytheDoctorhearshisnamebeingcalled.WhenhemeetsthewomanshoutingforhimshefailstorecognisehimandcontinuescallinguntilanothermanarrivesandclaimstobetheDoctorandacknowledgesthewoman,Rosita,ashiscompanion.TheDoctorthenattemptstohelpthenewcomerlassoaman-sizedog-likecreaturewhichhasacyber-mask,butitdragsthemboththroughtheupperfloorofawarehouseuntilRositacutstherope,savingthembothfromplungingthroughahighwindow.Thenewcomerexplainshehaslosthismemory,andtheDoctorassumesheisalaterincarnation,andfollowshimtothehouseofamurderedvicar,wherethenewDoctorsaysheisinvestigatingthemurderofthevicarandateachercalledJacksonLake,andthathismemorywaswipedwhenhewasattackedbytheCybermen.AtthehousetheDoctorfindsprimitivememorydevicescalledinfostampsandsaystheyhavebeenusedbytheCybermenbecauseofthelackoftechnologyin19thcenturyLondon.TwoCybermenattacktheDoctors,butaredestroyedwhenthenewDoctorsetsoffafeedbackloopinoneoftheinfostamps,somethinghesaidwasthecauseofhismemoryloss.ThenewDoctortakestheDoctorbacktohisbase,inthestablesofanInn,andshowshimhisTARDIS,aballoon(TetheredAerialRelease,DesignedInStyle).TheDoctorfindsanotherinfostampinthenewDoctorsluggage,thisonefilledwithinformationabouthim,andconcludesthatthenewDoctorisreallyJacksonLake,buthismemoryhasbeenover-writtenwithdetailsoftheDoctorslifebytheinfostamp,whichitselfmayhavebeenstolenfromtheDaleks.Lakesmemorystartstoreturn,andheremembershiswifebeingkilledandhissonbeingtaken.Meanwhile,MercyHartigan,aworkhousematronhasjoinedtheCybermenandhadthemkillthevicarsoallthelocalgentlemenwouldattendhisfuneral;shearriveswiththeCybermentoselectfourofthem(therestarekilled)soshecanhavethechildrenintheirworkhouses(includingLakesson)asalabourforcefortheCybermen,whoarebuildingaCyberKingtoruleEarth.TheDoctorisunabletostoptheriseofthe200-foottallCyberKing,whichiscontrolledbyareluctantly-conditionedMissHartigan,butrescuesthechildren.HethenusesLakesballoonTARDIStogetuptotheCyberKingthrone,whereMissHartiganisheld.Hebreaksherconditioning,andherhumanangerdestroystheCybermen.TheDoctorusestheCybermensowntimetraveldevicetodragtheCyberKingbackintotheVoid,savingLondon.Thedangerover,Lake,hismemorynowreturning,hiresRositaasnursemaidforhissonandgetstoseeinsidetherealTARDIS,beforeinsistingthattheDoctorjoinsthemforChristmasdinner.听(tīng )她唱一场(👗)(chǎng )戏，对每(🏯)天(🐪)疲于赚(🌒)钱的李涛来说(shuō(🕌) )，算是难得(🔋)的休(xiū )息时间(🔍)了。bb：(📏)小姐姐，那(nà )你(🔇)能(🈂)给我看看你用什(✌)么(💹)枪(🐢)吧？为了写小说，阿(🌒)逗经常去图书(🌲)(shū )馆文献室查(chá )阅(🔈)旧资(✝)料(liào )。至于聂明(🐿)致和聂夫人，这件事是他们造(zà(😛)o )成的，他们当然(🥣)不会(🚯)去说！那个(gè )所有人心心念(niàn )念(😌)(niàn )的(🚢)巨(🤤)大屏幕(💫)终于是再(🚊)一次出现在了天(tiān )空之中。眼见着霍祁然(rán )跟着(zhe )晞晞走向(❇)了里(🎴)面，段珊才压低了声音问景(🔹)(jǐng )厘：这谁啊？你(🏟)(nǐ )们什么(🥉)关(guān )系？护工僵滞了片刻，才想起来问他(🙁)是谁，可是还没(😻)来得及张口，就见病房的(🆙)门又被推开，那位陈先生在(🚓)外面示意她出(👣)去。儿女怕光(guāng )，受到光照会发病，因此家里的窗帘常年拉(👪)得(dé )严(🎂)严实(❣)实。