

They stumble upon the meteor Alice says it is singing to her. He notes the now-empty pretzel stand, and then they go into the park.īuddy, meanwhile, has abandoned his post to take Alice on a walk in the park while Alice vents over her boss. Wibbsey arrive in the TARDIS the Doctor is almost immediately struck with an ill feeling, which he attributes to something in the atmosphere. The next day, the Doctor, Mike Yates, and Mrs. That night, a meteor crashes into Central Park Buddy and Alice search for it, but fail to find it. Nearby, a cult meets to perform bizarre rites. Alice’s supervisor, the elderly and awful Mimsy Loyne, employs her as a literary secretary, helping with Loyne’s memoirs Alice hates the job, but needs the money. New York, July 11, 1976: New York City resident Buddy is working a street pretzel stand, as his girlfriend, Alice Trefusis, watches from her office window.

The Doctor's strength is sapped by something in the New York air – but what could cause such a malaise? As he and Mike are first mixed up with the police and then taken on an aerial ride over the city, Mrs Wibbsey comes face to face with the legendary Talkies film star Mimsy Loyne.Īnd all the while, long multicoloured scarves and floppy felt hats are climbing the stairs of the Dakota building. The second is the TARDIS, carrying the Doctor and his friends on the trail of an unusual comic book cover.

Two things arrive on the same night in Central Park, New York, 1976, The first is a fireball from space, bringing with it a new identity for one Alice Trefusis.
