Self-Induced Cataleptic

 

 

 

 

LEELA: 

Doctor! Doctor! 


 

(Leela runs forward and tries to remove the circlet.) 


 

BORUSA: 

The Matrix rejects The Candidate.

Guards, seize him! 


 

GOLD USHER: 

No! No one may lay hands on The President. 


 

BORUSA: 

The Matrix has rejected him. 


 

GOLD USHER: 

He is The Matrix now. 

It cannot reject him.

 

 Surgeon General. 


 

(Gomer goes to the Doctor.) 


 

LEELA: 

Will he be all right? 


 

BORUSA: 

This is unheard of. 

For a candidate to be attacked by The Matrix. 


 

GOLD USHER: 

There's no longer a candidate.

There's only The President.

 

After his official induction,

The Matrix can only be worn by The President.

Therefore This is The President. 


 

GOMER:

If you continue to argue legal niceties,

we may well have to go through

this whole boring business again

in the very near future. 


 

LEELA:

Is he going to die? 


 

GOMER:

He has retreated. 


 

LEELA:

Never! The Doctor is no coward. 


 

GOMER: 

A self-induced cataleptic. 

 

A simple defense reaction brought about

by a sudden unexpected attack upon his consciousness. 


 

BORUSA: 

There! Do you hear? 

An Attack. 


 

GOMER: 

Have the kindness to be quiet, Borusa.

The President needs peace, rest and medical attention

which I shall supervise myself. 


 

 

BORUSA:

Take him to the Chancellory. 


 

GOMER:

Indeed, that would be perfect. 


 

Guards half-carry the Doctor away.

 

GOMER:

And Borusa, I suggest you

cut off your communications, prohibit visitors

and keep all your tedious bureaucratic problems

to yourself. 


 

Gomer leaves.

 

BORUSA:

Impertinent!

 


KELNER:

He is Young yet, Chancellor.

Impetuous, I know, but I still believe

his hearts are in the right places.

 

[Vardan spacecruiser]

 

LEADER:

Very close. He has little strength. 


 

VARDAN:

It will take a long time to replace him. 


 

LEADER:

Too long.

Signal all commanders to increase speed

and evaluate implementation Plan Three.

 

[Panopticon]

 

BORUSA:

High Lords, we have taken the President to the Chancellory.

Please remain calm. Bring the girl. 


 

Leela touches Borusa's arm.

 

BORUSA:

What? 


 

LEELA:

I didn't hurt him. I saved him. 


 

BORUSA:

The enquiry can determine that. Bring her.

 


ANDRED:

Sir. 


 

Leela pulls her knife on Andred,

and another guard puts his gun to her head.

She puts the knife away.

[Chancellory]

 

BORUSA:

Well, Lord Gomer? 


 

GOMER:

He has suffered a severe sub-mental shock.

I've given him a massive deranger dose,

but even that will take hours to 
--

 

(The Doctor opens his eyes.) 


 

GOMER:

Incredible. 


 

LEELA:

Are you all right?

 


BORUSA:

Quietly, now. 


 

DOCTOR:

Lord Chancellor, What Happened? 


 

 

BORUSA:

Your alien friend almost killed you.

She openly attacked you. 


 

LEELA:

No, it was The Crown!

The Crown almost killed him! 


 

 

DOCTOR:

What's she doing here? 


 

 

LEELA:

Well, you brought me. 


 

DOCTOR:

Impossible. No aliens are allowed in here.

Get rid of her.

 

 

 


LEELA:

Doctor, What's Happened to You? 


 

BORUSA:

Put her out, Commander. 


 

ANDRED:

Where, sir? 


 

DOCTOR:

Outside The Citadel, of course. 


 

 

ANDRED:

In The Outer World? 


 

 

DOCTOR:

Yes, expel her. 


 

LEELA:

No! I will not go! 


 

BORUSA: 

Take her! 


 

Leela pushes Andred aside, kicks another guard below the belt and runs out.

 

BORUSA: 

Stop her, before she does any more damage!

 

He is Not Spock

 

 He is a Liar.

The Devil is a Liar.

He will lie to confuse  us —

But, He will also mix lies with 

The Truth : 

To ATTACK Us.

The Attack is Psychological — 

and POWERFUL.

So Do NOT Listen —

Remember That —

Whatever Happens, 

Do NOT Listen.

  

I'm afraid.

 

 

Dr. Kibner :

I understand. I know.

Let me have your hand.

 

Isn't Dr. Kibner wonderful?

 

Dr. Kibner :

Come on. That's not so bad, is it?

Who's this behind you?

 

 

Ted.

 

Dr. Kibner :

That's right. Hold on.

Just relax now.

You gonna be all right?

 

Yeah.

 

 Dr. Kibner :

You feel better?

You want to go home now?

 

 

Yes.

Dr. Kibner : 

Will you come and see me tomorrow?

Please, tomorrow.

We'll all talk. The three of us.

I think I'd better take her home.

It's gonna be all right.

 

All right?

Okay.

 

There's too many people here.

Matthew Bennell : 

Thank you. 

I've never heard anything like it in my life.

They don't want to hear about the accident.

 

Jack Bellicec : 

It's a conspiracy.

 

 Matthew Bennell :

What's a conspiracy?

Jack Bellicec : 

Everything.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

Excuse me — 

I understand what you're saying.

My Name is Elizabeth Driscoll.

The Public Health Department.

Call me.

 

Come on, Katherine.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

That woman's husband is not her husband!

I saw him today with Geoffrey.

He's one of them.

She knows about it, and nobody's helping her.

Matthew Bennell : 

That's Not True.

Somebody's helping.

 

Dr. Kibner : 

I'm glad you heard that.

Matthew Bennell : 

David Kibner, Elizabeth Driscoll.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll 

Hi.

 

Dr. Kibner :

I've been hearing it all week.

It's getting very popular.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

What's getting popular? 

I was trying to tell you that I also know somebody who's changed.

 

Dr. Kibner :

Can we go outside and talk about it?

 

(to Bellicec (who he does not like))

There's a lady up top, red hair, blue dress.

She's interested in your work.

 

Dr. Kibner :

I've heard the same damn story this week from six patients.

People are changing, becoming less human.

It's happening all around us.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

That's not what we're talking about.

This has nothing to do with the man I live with.

 

Dr. Kibner :

It has everything to do with it.

Don't you see?

People are stepping in and out of relationships too fast.

 

They Don't Want The Responsibility.

 

That's why Marriage is going to hell.

The whole Family Unit is shot to hell.

 

Matthew Bennell :

David, you're not listening to her.

 

Dr. Kibner :

Please, stay out of this — 

You see? That's The Point.

 

I'm listening to you, 

but he doesn't think I am. Why?

 

He doesn't expect me to bother enough, or to care.

 

Bellicec, for the last time,

I want you to stop!

 

Jack Bellicec :

Stop what?

Dr. Kibner : 

 Stand Still,

Be Quiet and Shut Up!

 

How did you feel about what I just did?

 

Jack Bellicec :

Why?

He's a nut.

 

Dr. Kibner :

How did you feel?

You were probably shocked.

 

You wanted to shut your feelings off,

withdraw maybe make believe it wasn't happening

so you don't have to deal with it.

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

I want to deal with that woman in the bookstore.

 

Dr. Kibner :

WHY?

Do you identify with her?

 

Elizabeth Driscoll

Yes.

 

Dr. Kibner :

Okay. Come on.

Suppose I were to tell you

that Katherine trying to escape 

from a relationship--

 

 

Matthew Bennell :

He's Treating her.

 

Jack Bellicec :

What does that have to do with pushing me up against The Wall?

She looks fine to me.

 

Matthew Bennell : 

She is upset, Jack.

Jack Bellicec :

You look upset to me now.

Matthew Bennell :

Do me a favor, will you?

 

 

Jack Bellicec : 

I'll do any favor you want.

 

 

Matthew Bennell :

Go home, and I'll call you later.

Leave us alone for a little bit.

Okay?

 

Jack Bellicec : 

Okay.

 

Matthew Bennell :

Thank you.

Dr. Kibner : 

You're jumping to 

a very bizarre conclusion,

that this man you live with has been replaced by Somebody Else.

 

Isn't it more likely that you want to believe he's changed because you're really looking for

an excuse to get out?

 

 

Tom : 

We have The Power to do anything we like. 

Absolute Power over every particle in The Universe. 

 

Everything that has ever existed or ever will exist. 

As from this moment —

 

 Are you listening to me, Romana? 

 

ROMANA: 

Yes, of course I'm listening. 

 

Tom : 

Because if you're not listening I can •make• you listen,

Because I can do anything. 

 

(The Doctor rolls his eyes back like a maniac.) 

 

DOCTOR: 

As from This Moment there's no such thing as free will in the entire universe. 

 

There's only •my• will

because •I• possess 

The Key to Time....!!

 

ROMANA: 

Doctor, are you all right? 

 

DOCTOR:

(normal) 

Well of course I'm all right. 

 

But supposing I wasn't all right. 

 

This thing makes me feel 

in such a way,

I'd be very worried

if I felt like that,

 about Someone Else

feeling like this about that —

Do you understand? 

 

ROMANA: 

….yes. 

 

Tom: 

What Do You Understand? 

 

 

ROMANA: 

That the sooner we hand this over to the White Guardian —

 

BOTH:

The BETTER!