Green-Eyed Monster (TV Story)

## Green-Eyed Monster 1x05

**Green-Eyed Monster** was the fifth episode of the first series of TIme Agents. Scored 8.1/10 on IMDb. Story written by Lord Brown.

### Synopsis

*'Surrounded by Slitheen, Cy and Ash appear to have tried their luck one too many times; how are they going to save Earth from becoming molten slag?!’*

### Plot Details & Continuity

* The hundreds of Slitheen that have trapped Cy and Ash laugh at them for their incompetence and mock them for thinking it would be over so easily. Ash tries to coax them into revealing their plan which they eventually do, allowing Cy to covertly fumble in his pockets.
* They reveal that, as a failsafe, the Slitheen who travelled to London in 1843 left instructions for a large missile containing white phosphorus to be installed in Big Ben, regardless of its final design, and will be used to burn and wipe out the human race using ‘The Ultimate Firework’ so that they can sell the Earth.
* While they’re talking, Cy slips the laser pointer that they used to distract Vice Roy George out of his pocket. Pointing it at the top windows of UNIT HQ, he tries to use the ancient language of Morse Code that he learnt in Ancient Earth Studies to signal for help, but he failed the class.
* Trying to finish her game of Solitaire instead of doing paperwork, Osgood gets distracted by a laser pointer coming from the streets below. Decoding the wonky signals, she gets the words “BLG BNN WIZZLE”. After much deliberation and a call to the local deli in case these words were just an acronym for a new type of trendy sandwich, she figures out that it’s something to do with Big Ben.
* The Slitheen come to the end of their egotistical speech about how glorious their victory will be and the boys need a plan quickly. They slowly back up as the Slitheen raise their claws to swipe. When they get to the railing, Cy grabs Ash’s waist and pulls them both into the Thames where they get sucked down an outlet pipe and land in a sewer.
* Unimpressed with how they smell and look, the boys trudge through the sewers to try and find somewhere to surface. While walking, Ash admits to Cy that he’s jealous of how confident he is and how he wishes he was more accepting of himself. Cy tells him that he’s a fantastic friend and that Ash should just forget what everyone else thinks and let himself flourish. This ends in a wet, smelly hug in the sewer where Cy could swear he feels something poking into his leg but it’s probably just the laser pointer.
* Osgood puts the final touches on her formula and uploads it to the galvanic beam computer. Positioning herself on the gun, she points it towards Big Ben and fires an invisible string of charged neutrinos that convert the white phosphorus in the missile into acetic acid.
* Bored of searching for the boys, the Slitheen decide to fire the missile, knowing the phosphorus is harmless to them. They watch the missile fly into the atmosphere and celebrate as it explodes in a brilliant flash of colours. However, seconds later, the acetic acid reacts with air and rains down in a torrent of vinegar, instantly vapourising them. Elsewhere, a woman at an outside restaurant is reaching for the vinegar for her fish and chips when suddenly she is drenched in a hundred litres of it.
* The boys pop out of the sewers outside UNIT HQ where Osgood and River are waiting for them. They congratulate each other on stopping the problem and River vows to write up some risk assessments for the next time they go out. They said goodbye to Osgood; perhaps they’ll meet again in the future? River and the boys return to the Time Agency in time to ring in New Year 5123.