The Masque of Mandragora - Part 2
The Doctor escapes from the executioner's sword into the catacombs beneath San Martino. He rescues Sarah from the Cult of Demnos which was getting ready to sacrifice her. The Doctor and Sarah get out of there just as the cult is getting a visit from the Mandragora Helix. It offers the leader of the cult great power and control of the Earth if he will obey. Hieronymous agrees to the terms.
The Doctor and Sarah are captured by guards who take them to Giuliano. The young duke shows the Doctor the body of a man that was found by the city gates, badly burned. The Doctor tries to explain helix energy to the duke but doesn't get very far.
Count Federico finds Hieronymous in his quarters. The count insists that Hieronymous must kill his nephew. Hieronymous isn't cooperative and seems to have other things on his mind.
The Doctor gets Giuliano to show them another way into the catacombs. They are spotted by one of Count Federico's men on the way there. The count takes a bunch of his men and finds his nephew. The Doctor has already entered the catacombs. Sarah goes running after him. Count Federico orders his men to kill his nephew.
Thoughts
I'm still enjoying this one. They have yet to take too improbable a turn and lose me. I like the villains: Count Federico and Hieronymous. The actors playing them do a great job. Both men desire power and are willing to kill to get it. It comes across in both their words and in their personalities. Giuliano is a less interesting character. He's a little too chummy and lacking in distinctions other than that.
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