“Dark Water”
In this episode: Twelfth Doctor (4), Clara Oswald (3), Missy (2)
You're going to help me?
Well, why wouldn't I help you?
Because what I just did. I--
You betrayed me. You betrayed my trust, you betrayed our friendship, you betrayed everything I ever stood for. You let me down!
Then why are you helping me?
Why? Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?
Hello. I hope you're well. How may I assist you with your death?
Well, there is, er, no immediate hurry. We're just, er. We're just…
Browsing.
Yeah, yeah, browsing.
Please, take all the time you need. At 3W, you always have the rest of your life.
Oh, good. That's good to know, Clara, isn't it?
Yeah. Great.
Exactly what is 3W?
Apologies. Clearly you have not received the official 3W greetings package.
Well, you know, it's just an unexpected—
[Missy lunges at the Doctor, pushing him against the wall, kissing him intently. The Doctor grabs the wall for support. Missy kisses his nose thrice and steps back.] Welcome to the 3W institute.
Clara, is it over now?
I think it's over, yeah.
You also have not received the official welcome package. [Leans in to Clara]
Oh, I'm good, thanks. No worries.
My heart is maintained by the Doctor.
Doctor who?
[yelling] Dr Chang!
White noise off the telly. We've all heard it. A few years ago, Dr Skarosa, our founder, did something unexpected: he played that noise through a translation matrix of his own devising. This is a recording of what he heard.
[Chang plays the white noise, revealing it to be many human voices]
Okay, people, voices…
So what?
Over time, Dr Skarosa became convinced these were the voices of the recently departed. He believed it was a telepathic communication from the dead.
Why, was he an idiot?
He was able to isolate some of the voices, hear what they were saying.
So, an idiot, then?
Shut up, Doctor.
What I'm about to play for you will change your life, and not for the better. These are the three words that caused Dr Skarosa to set up institutes like one, all over the world, to protect the dead. If you'd rather not hear these words, there's still t–
[exasperated] Can you just hurry up, please? Or I'll hit you with my shoe.
[Chang plays the voice]
[repeating] Don't cremate me… don't cremate me…
There is one simple, horrible possibility that has never occurred to anyone throughout human history.
[horrified] Don't say it.
The dead remain conscious. The dead remain fully aware of everything that is happening to them.
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