The Mad Woman in the Attic ( TV story ) The Mad Woman in the Attic was the second story in the third series of " The Sarah Jane Adventures " . It marked the resolution of a subplot : the closing of the artificial black hole in Switzerland , first seen in " Invasion of the Bane " , which K9 had been guarding for over a year . With his mission completed , K9 returned home and his role in future episodes increased . More so , Sarah Jane Smith received a premonition that the Doctor ' s TARDIS would soon appear in her attic , which transpired in the next serial . Luke Smith also learned that he would soon attend a graduation ceremony , a glimpse of the future that would come to precedence at the start of Series 4 . Considering the ending of this story , " The Mad Woman in the Attic " episode can also serve as an epilogue for " The Sarah Jane Adventures " as a whole , although it isn ' t clear if this shows a definitive future for the Bannerman gang . If it is to be believed , however , it implies Clyde Langer and Rani Chandra would one day get married , have children , and go on to live successful lives . They would also inherit Sarah ' s residence at 13 Bannerman Road after she retire d from protecting the Earth and investigating alien activity . Synopsis . The year is 2059 . In the derelict attic of 13 Bannerman Road , an elderly Rani Chandra tells the story of the day she met the alien Eve and how her life went wrong . . . Plot . Part one . In the year 2059 , a boy called Adam walks inside the dark , mysterious 13 Bannerman Road . It is no longer occupied by Sarah Jane Smith , but by a self - described " mad old woman , " Rani Chandra . Mr Smith has long since broken down and the whole house seems to be deteriorating . Rani herself is unkempt and unwell . She lingers over old photograph s and drawings as she tells Adam how she came to be in this sorry state . . . In 2009 , Rani is intrigued by reports of strange lights . She goes to Sarah to discuss them . Sarah , Luke and Clyde are laughing about Maria Jackson , who is now hiding aliens from the American government . Sarah says the strange lights were just lightning ; Mr Smith has already checked up on them . Hurt by Sarah ' s dismissive attitude , Rani returns home to sulk and finds an e - mail from Sam Lloyd , her best friend before she moved to Ealing . Sam is an orphan who lost contact with Rani , even though she confided in him about her adventures with Sarah . Rani visits Sam , who tells her that there is a " demon " in a closed funfair and people have disappeared . Rani goes in to investigate , but Sam returns to the orphanage . Rani finds the caretaker , Harry , and pretends she has a twisted ankle to get into his office . There , she hears a voice say , " Playtime has begun " . She witnesses the people who disappeared walk from the haunted house and begin playing on the rides ; all of their eyes have turned red and they smile fixedly . The rides seem to operate themselves . While Rani observes the people on the rides , Harry is contacted by a red face in his mirror . The voice says , " Playtime is over " , and the people return to the haunted house . Rani makes her way into the haunted house and discovers a red - skinned alien called Eve . Eve is a child and the two talk . Meanwhile , Sarah tries to call Rani , who mutters to herself that she wishes they ' d just leave her alone . Eve says her race can allow people to see their pasts and futures , as well as manipulate timelines . They were killed off in a conflict between two other races . Eve ' s parents placed her in a ship that crashed on Earth . Harry found her and has raised her ever since , hidden in the fair . Eve says the people she has possessed are her friends . She is not allowed outdoors because of her inhuman appearance . Eve asks Rani if she wants to see her future . Rani sees herself old and insane . She denies violently that such a thing could happen to her and decides to help Eve escape . Part two . Clyde investigates Rani ' s disappearance and finds Sam ' s e - mail . Sarah , Luke and Clyde go to the orphanage , where Sam tells them where Rani is . Sarah and Clyde leave to find Rani , while Luke stays behind with Sam . Sam tells Luke that Eve saw Rani in his mind and wanted to meet her . The red face appears in a mirror . Sarah and Clyde find Harry . They also see the face in the mirror . The face scans Sarah ' s mind and shows her past and a glimpse of her future : the Doctor ' s TARDIS in her attic . Sam captures Luke and the face does the same for him , showing him as a university graduate . Sarah runs outside and Clyde follows . The face exclaims they need " the darkness " ; it is their future . Sarah and Clyde go to find Eve , who is escaping with Rani . Though they argue , Rani insists on taking Eve outside . Meanwhile , back at the orphanage , Luke brings a couple of mugs into Sam ' s room , but discovers Sam is gone . He goes to the computer and sees a note that says that it wasn ' t Eve that wanted Rani . Eve is thrilled to see the outside world , but soon her ability to manipulate people and rides goes out of control ; she sends her " friends " out for " playtime " and the rides spin wildly . When Rani gets angry at her and storms off , Eve possesses her too , causing her eyes to turn red . Sam arrives at the funfair . Eve says Rani was scared of the future and growing old , but now she will be young forever . Eve doubles over in pain , energy flashing between the rides and her body . Sarah tells her she has to let the people go , but Eve tells her she doesn ' t know how . Sarah and Clyde go back inside to consult the face in the mirror . The face identifies itself as Ship , the computer system that drives Eve ' s ship , programmed to protect Eve until she is fully grown . Ship says Eve is slowly dying . She is too young to control her powers and must be brought back to Ship for treatment . Harry makes the homeless people and Rani sit while Sarah , Sam and Clyde go to the beach to locate Ship and get Eve on board . Ship absorbs Eve ' s excess energy , saving her life and returning Rani and the others to themselves . Rani and Harry run to the beach and also board Ship . Eve invites Sam and Harry to travel the stars with her . Ship reveals that the darkness it seeks is a black hole as it is the only thing that can provide it power . Sarah , realising that the black hole K9 is containing would be perfect , quickly has Mr Smith patch her through . She arranges for K9 to transport the black hole into Ship ' s engines , which allows him to come home for good . As soon as K9 teleports back home , Mr . Smith enquires if he will be staying permanently . " Affirmative , " K9 replies . " Oh , good , " Mr . Smith exclaims in a resigned tone . As Rani and her friends prepare to leave , Ship stops her and offers to grant Rani a wish . As she had said she wished Clyde , Luke and Sarah would leave her alone , Ship erases them from existence . Rani , Eve and Sam try to convine Ship that wasn ' t what was meant , but Ship doesn ' t listen and leaves , taking Eve , Sam and Harry . In 2059 , Rani has finished her tale . Adam tells her he ' s not from across the road ; his mum sent him . Rani is confused . Adam ' s eyes glow red . He is the son of Eve and Sam . He explains that Ship was damaged and she got it wrong . He has come here to grant her a wish . She wishes Ship never took her friends away and Adam corrects it . The scene on the ship repeats , but this time , Ship keeps quiet and doesn ' t erase anyone . Ship takes off happily with Eve , Sam and Harry , onwards to more adventure . Sarah Jane , Rani and Clyde are joined by Luke and find K9 at Sarah ' s house when they return . Sarah Jane takes a photo of Rani , Luke , Clyde and K9 . In 2059 , Rani is now living a very different life . She still lives in Bannerman Road , but is healthy and sane . The house is clean and well - lit . Her three grandchildren rush into the attic to hug her , followed by their father , Shuresh , who asks her how her trip to Washington DC was . She says it was great and she and Luke got to catch up with Maria . The photo of Rani with Luke , Clyde and K9 is on a shelf .