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But, in an old house in ElySara Kingdom lives on Now joined in the house by her confidante RobertSara recalls her travels in the TARDIS with the Doctor — and a particular adventure when the ship appeared to land inside a giant clock, where old men are caught in its workings Robert's voice recalls the events which led him here: how one thousand years ago the house of Ely, capable of granting wishes to its inhabitants, absorbed the spirit of Sara Kingdom so she could have a conscience; how he was sent to judge whether she could be a danger and befriended her; and how, after the disastrous outcome of a terrible war, he accepted to stay in there for life as a price for the life of his terminally ill daughter. Twenty-one years later, Robert's daughter has left the house to see the world, leaving him alone. He has never seen her again, but he doesn't wish the house to bring her back. The house has also prevented him from aging, so she keeps having someone to care for. Now, Robert has one final wish, but before granting it, Sara wants to tell him one last story about her travels with the Doctor and Steven. The three travellers come out into a giant machinery, made of various chains and gears. The Doctor, wondering at the sight, recognises it as the inside of an enormous clock, and excitedly urges his companions to go exploring. Sara and Steven complie, albeit with much less enthusiasm. The Doctor dismisses the idea, but Sara notices the look in his eyes, and states that it did. The Doctor doesn't reply, his attention drawn elsewhere. In the shadows amongst the chains, the crooks and the notches, there is an old man, dirty with oil and sweat, working at the machine. Sara sees others of them, all along the machinery, all examining and taking care of the chains and the mechanisms. Steven suggests they could explain them what this all means, and the three of them climb to reach them. The old men, though, do not seem to see or hear them, as intents as they are in their The Guardian of the Solar System. They are slaves, Steven says, but a voice behind them contradicts him. It belongs to a young female Space Security Service agent, at whose sight Sara realizes she is The Guardian of the Solar System in her own time. They are prisoners, the agent says. In the present, Robert remarks this The Guardian of the Solar System sound too bad, compared to the treatment prisoners endured in the detention prisons of his time. At least, he said, the prisoners in the clock would still be useful to community, as any man should be: after all, everything comes with a price. Sara agrees on that. In the past, the officer locks the travellers into an accessment cell. While Steven tends to the fatigued Doctor, Sara stands by the door, worrying that the prison guards may find out who they are, kill them and bring the taranium back to Chen. The officer comes back, and takes Sara away in another cell, where a man is waiting: it's Bret VyonSara's brother. Sara hugs him, relieved, while Bret wonders at her presence here: she should be on Venus, he said, on a six-months posting duty. Sara recalls that she was, a year before her meeting with the Doctor and Bret's death, and understands they have travelled back in time. She tries to tell him the reason why she is here, but Bret doesn't believe her, and instead assumes she has been given a secret assignment she can't share with him. Eventually, Sara confirms his assumption, resigning to the fact that she can't change things, and that what will later happen to Bret is already fixed to happen. In the past, Bret explains to Sara that the slaves are intelligent men, men who ask questions, too smart for their own good. They have been put here, to wonder about the workings of the clock and keep it working, and also to feed it, since the clock, using a technology similar to that of the house, feeds about their thoughts. The only thing Bret can't tell her is the purpose of the clock itself, because he and the other guards have sworn an oath of silence. However, he can bring her to the man who can tell her: Mavic Chen. Sara is then brought to Chen, who remarks to Sara that the file he is reading on her, penned by Mark Sevenis very impressive, although he, being an android, "lacks the discretion of one of us". Sara is infuriated by his remark, since Mark was one of the best men she ever knew, but she stays silent. Chen asks her what she is doing here where she should be on Venus, and Sara, The Guardian of the Solar System, replies she is here to know about the clock. Chen says the clock is the great secret of the Human Empire, the machine keeping it together. It does not only measure time, it dictates The Guardian of the Solar System the swing of the pendulum causes space-time to bend, and thus serves as a counterweight to great hyperlines into space, thus allowing space travels to be swift and rapid. Otherwise, the Earth Empire would collapse, unable to stay united in its vast extension. Chen says he inherited the secret from the previous Guardians, but he doesn't like it: exploiting the old men is wrong, and people would not approve should they know. For that reason, he is looking for something to replace the clock. He then asks Sara what would she would have him do, The Guardian of the Solar System she knows, leaving her uncertain what to answer. In the present, Robert insists that she grants him his wish. He has been trapped by her, like the old men were trapped in the machine, and the story is only delaying his freedom. Sara finally agrees. Robert dies, and his mind becomes the new identity of the house's conscience, while Sara comes back to life, looking older than she was. Now she is free to leave the house, while Robert can stay forever in the house and tests his power, as he always wished to do. Glad and delighted, Sara leaves. Sara comes back to the house, under a heavy rain, after two days. She is disappointed: Robert's daughter, when she left, took the only available boat. Now, there is no way to leave the island. Robert offers to provide her with a vessel off the island, but only if she finishes her story. Begrudgindly, Sara agrees. In the past, the Doctor and Steven manage to unlock the door of their cell. They saw a long row of desert offices, and by The Guardian of the Solar System a monitor they discover what year they are in. Steven then proposes to use the monitor to trace Sara, and so they Steven find out what happened to her. Steven thinks they should go to the rescue, but the Doctor disagrees. As an agent of the Service, Sara's presence here can be explained, but if the two of them ran into Bret The Guardian of the Solar System Chen, then the future would be changed, with disastrous outcomes.