Rose and Tate went to Magpie's shop. "Oh, I'm sorry Sir and Madam" Magpie said as he looked up at them. "I'm afraid you're too late. I was just about to lock the door"

"Yeah?" Rose quirked. "Well, we want to buy a telly"

"Come back tomorrow, please"

"Won't you be closed tomorrow?" Tate asked.

"What?"

"For the big day?" Rose added. "The coronation?"

"Yes, yes, of course" Magpie answered. "The big day. I'm sure you'll both find somewhere to watch it. Please go"

Rose and Tate approached Magpie's desk. Rose continued with the interrogation. "Seems to me half of London's got a television, since you're practically giving them away"

"I have my reasons"

"And what are they?" A woman's face suddenly appeared on one of the television sets. 

"Hungry. Hungry" the woman chanted.

"What is that?" Tate questioned Magpie.

"It's just a television. One of these modern programmes" Magpie explained. Rose and Tate gave each a look. Neither of them were buying that explanation. "Now, I really do think you should leave. Right now!" Magpie walked over to the door.

"Not until you've answered our questions" Rose stated. "How come your televisions are so cheap?"

"It's just my patriotic duty" Rose put her hands on her hips, and Tate leaned against the desk as Magpie droned on. "Seems only right that as many folk as possible get to watch the coronation. We may be losing the Empire but we can still be proud. Twenty million people they reckon'll be watching. Imagine that. And twenty million people can't be wrong, eh, so why don't you get yourself back home and get up, bright and early, for the big day" Magpie opened the door and urged them to leave the store.

"Nah" Rose shook her head. "We're not leaving till we've seen everything"

"I need to close"

"Mister Magpie, something's happening out there. Ordinary people are being struck down and changed, and the only new thing in the house is a television"

"Your television to be exact" Tate added, pointing an accusing finger at Magpie. "What's going on?"

"I knew this would happen" Magpie said. He closed the door. "I knew I'd be found out" He then locked the door.

"All right then" Rose said, her eyes darting nervously. Magpie was staring her down. Tate hovered around Rose, prepared to grab her incase Magpie tried anything. "It's just us three. You going to come clean, then? What's really in it for you?"

"For me? Perhaps some peace"

"From what exactly?" Tate asked.

"From her" Magpie glanced at the television with the woman on the screen.

Rose looked at the television. She was standing right next to it. "That's just a woman on the telly. That's just a programme"

Tate furrowed his eyebrows, sensing that something was wrong. "Rose, you might want to step away from the television set"

"What a pretty little girl" the woman said.

"Oh my god," Rose gasped. She stared right at the television. "Are you talking to me?"

"Yes I'm talking to you, little one. Unseasonably chilly for the time of year, don't you think?"

"What are you?"

"I'm the Wire, and I'm hungry!"

"Rose, no!" Tate shrieked out, reaching out to grab Rose. Before he could, though, energy lanced out of the television and grabbed onto her face.

"I wouldn't touch her if I were you" Magpie warned Tate.

He glared at the man. "You will help her, right now!"

"Just think of that audience tomorrow, my dear and my dear boy, all settling down to watch the coronation. Twenty million people. Things will never be the same again" Tate made an attempt to grab Rose, but Magpie grabbed him and held him back. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry"

"Help me!" Rose cried.

"Goodnight, children, everywhere" the Wire said.

______

The Doctor and Nova were in an office with the burly men from before. One of the men, Bishop, was interrogating them. "Start from the beginning. Tell me everything you know"

"Well, for starters, I know you can't wrap your hand around your elbow and make your fingers meet" The Doctor said.

Nova snickered. "And I know that humans will never be able to twist their heads around like an owl"

"Don't get clever with me" Bishop warned. "You two were there today at Florizel Street, and now breaking into this establishment. Now you're connected with this. Make no mistake"

"Well, the thing is, Detective Inspector Bishop" The Doctor said, only to be cut off by the aforementioned man.

"How do you know my name?"

"He's not blind" Nova sassed. "Your name is written inside your collar. Now, you have the title of Detective Inspector, but you don't seem to be doing much inspecting, now do you?"

"I'm doing everything in my power"

"All you're doing is grabbing those faceless people and hiding them as fast as you can. Don't tell me orders from above, hmm?" The Doctor said. "Coronation Day. The eyes of the world are on London Town so any sort of problem just gets swept out of sight"

"The nation has an image to maintain"

"But doesn't it drive you mad, doing nothing? Don't you want to get out there and investigate?"

" Of course I do. But," Bishop paused to sit down. "With all the crowds expected, we haven't got the man power. Even if we did, this is beyond anything we've ever seen. I just don't know anymore. Twenty years on the force, I don't even know where to start. We haven't the faintest clue what's going on"

"Well, that could change"

"How?"

The Doctor and Nova rose up from their seats. "Start from the beginning" Nova said. "And tell us everything you know?"

Bishop began to explain. "We started finding them about a month ago. Persons left sans visage. Heads just blank"

"Is there any sort of pattern?"

"Yes, spreading out from North London. All over the city. Men, women, kids, grannies. The only real lead is there's been quite a large number in---"

"Florizel Street" The Doctor finished.

The door opened and in walked Crabtree, Bishop's partner. "Found another one, sir" He brought in another person with a blanket over their head. "And this one had a friend"

"Oh, er, good man, Crabtree. Where is the other one you found?"

Crabtree peeked his head out the door and motioned for someone to come in. In walked Tate. He had a pained and frightened look on his face, but perked up a little when he saw his two friends. "Nova! Doctor!"

"Tate!" Nova said. She went up to him and wrapped him in a hug. "I'm glad you're okay" She pulled away and noticed the upset look on Tate's face. "What happened? Is everything okay?"

"Nova, Doctor, I tried to save her..." Tate murmured. "But I..."

"Tried to save who, Tate?" The Doctor asked, stepping up to Tate. He placed a hand on his shoulder. "Where is Rose?" Tate looked at Bishop, whose hand was hovering near the blanket on the person's head. Tate gave a nod, and Bishop removed the blanket, revealing the blank face of...

"Rose"

"Tate, do you know how this happened?" Nova asked.

"She looked at a television screen" Tate explained.

Nova furrowed her eyebrows. "She what?"

Tate didn't get a chance to explain further as Crabtree spoke. "They found her in the street, abandoned" He pointed towards Tate. "He wouldn't leave her side. He was shouting for help"

"That's unusual. That's the first one out in the open. Heaven help us if something happens in public tomorrow for the big day. We'll have Torchwood on our backs then, make no mistake" Bishop said.

"They did what?" The Doctor asked.

"I'm sorry?"

"They left her where?" 

"Just in the street" Bishop answered.

"In the street. They left her in the street. They took her face and just chucked her out and left her in the street. And as a result, that makes things simple. Very, very simple. Do you know why?"

"No"

"Because now, Detective Inspector Bishop, there is no power on this Earth that can stop me or my Nightingale" The Doctor announced, grabbing onto Nova's hand. "Tate, you stay here and look after Rose"

"I won't let her out of my sight" Tate promised. The Doctor and Nova left with Bishop and Crabtree following behind them. Tate cupped Rose's blank face in his hands. "Don't worry, Rosie. Our friends will save you" He leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

______

The Doctor and Nova found themselves at the front door of the Connelly residence. They rang the doorbell, and Tommy answered. "Tommy, talk to us. We need to know exactly what happened inside your house" The Doctor said.

Tommy stepped outside and was about to close the door when Eddie joined them. "What the blazes do you think you're doing?" Eddie questioned.

"I want to help, dad" Tommy said.

"Mr. Connolly" Nova said.

"Shut your face, you, whoever you are" Eddie hissed. He got right in her face, a little too close for The Doctor's liking. He stepped in between Nova and Eddie. 

"Don't talk to her like that" The Doctor growled protectively.

Eddie glared daggers at him. "We can handle this ourselves" He backed off and moved closer to Tommy. "Listen, you little twerp. You're hardly out of the blooming' cradle, so I don't expect you to understand. But I've got a position to maintain. People round here respect me. It matters what people think"

"Is that why you did it, dad?" Tommy asked.

"What do you mean? Did what?"

"You ratted on Gran. How else would the police know where to look, unless some coward told them"

"How dare you! Do you think I fought a war just so a mouthy little scum like you could call me a coward?"

"You don't get it, do you? You fought against fascism, remember? People telling you how to live, who you could be friends with, who you could fall in love with, who could live and who had to die. Don't you get it? You were fighting so that little twerps like me could do what we want, say what we want. Now you've become just like them. You've been informing on everyone, haven't you? Even Gran. All to protect your precious reputation"

Rita came to the door. "Eddie, is that true?" She had heard everything.

"I did it for us, Rita" Eddie tried to defend. "She was filthy. A filthy, disgusting thing!"

"She's my mother. All the others you informed on, all the people in our street, our friends"

"I had to. I did the right thing"

"The right thing for us or for you, Eddie? You go, Tommy. Go with the Doctor and Nightingale, and do some good. Get away from this house, it's poison. We had a ruddy monster under this roof, all right, but it weren't my mother!" Rita slammed the door shut on Eddie.

Eddie stood at the door, calling for his wife. "Rita!"

Nova looked to Tommy, offering him a warm smile and her hand. "Tommy?" He took her hand, and walked off with her, The Doctor, and Bishop to do their investigation.

______

Tommy walked in between The Doctor and Nova. Bishop walked just behind them. "Tommy, tell us about that night" The Doctor asked the young boy. "The night she changed"

"She was just watching the telly" Tommy said.

"Tate said the same thing about Rose" Nova said.

"That he did" The Doctor added. He looked up at all the roofing of the houses, his eyes looking at each aerial. "Rose said it. She guessed it straight away. Of course she did. All these aerials in one little street. How come?"

"Bloke up the road, Mr. Magpie, he's selling them cheap"

"Is he, now?" Bishop asked.

The Doctor and Nova made a dash for Magpie's shop. "Come on!" Tommy and Bishop quickly followed after them.

______

The Doctor broke the glass window on the front door. He reached through the broken glass for the doorknob. He opened the door, and he and Nova marched through it. "Shop! If you're here, come out and talk to us! Magpie!" The Doctor called out. Nova started frantically ringing the bell that was situated on the front desk.

"Maybe he's out?" Tommy suggested.

"Looks like it" Nova said. She went around behind the desk. She searched the drawers until she found the portable television. "Look what we have here"

The Doctor came around the desk and next to Nova. She handed him the television so he could inspect it as well. "This isn't right. This is very much not right" He gave the television a lick. "Tastes like iron. Bakelite. Put together with human hands, yes, but the design itself" He took out his sonic screwdriver, and started scanning the television. "Oh, beautiful work. That is so simple"

"That's incredible" Bishop commented. "It's like a television, but portable. A portable television"

The Doctor raised his sonic screwdriver. "It's not the only power source in this room" All the television screens lit up, each with a different face on it. They were all mouthing help me.

Tommy noticed one particular face. "Gran?"

The Doctor and Nova found Rose's face on one of the televisions. She was mouthing both of their names. "We're on our way" Nova promised her.