The Doctor and K9 watch as Marshmen begin emerging from the water, while K9 follows them, the Doctor ventures on board the Starliner. Meanwhile Adric's gang attempt to hijack the Tardis with Romana on board.
As the humanoid community takes refuge in their crashed spaceship, venomous marsh spiders begin to hatch from the local fruit while bestial marshmen emerge from the waters to walk the land. It is quite apparent that the marshmen desire entry into the spaceship. Meanwhile, as a curious marshchild shadows the Doctor, a group of teen rebels decides to take over the TARDIS.—statmanjeff