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Disclaimers: Same as Ch 1

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"Who the hell are you and why is this police phone box bigger on the inside than the outside?" said Marie

"Why does everyone ask me that question, I'm the Doctor and it's a chameleon circuit, it disguises my ship so you see what it wants you to see," he snapped

"Well it's not working, there's a crowd of people outside wanting to know why an English phone box is in an Irish village" she replied. The Doctor looked sheepish

"Ah, it's broken it got stuck like that when it landed in a junk yard" he smiled as he recognised the woman in front of him "we met the other day didn't we?" Marie faltered.

"Yes, at my husbands funeral" she swallowed and composed herself, she was the Garda and he was, well who knew what he was "you say you're a Doctor, Doctor...who" she said with a wave of her hand. The Doctor rolled his eyes

"And that one never gets old either" he muttered to himself "nothing, just the Doctor and you are?" he said, Marie fished out her ID and handed it over

"I'm the Garda, so answer my questions," she said folding her arms. The Doctor looked over her ID

"Garda Marie Sullivan" he snapped her ID closed and handed it back "pleased to meet you Garda Marie Sullivan" he said with a grin

"Likewise Doctor Just The Doctor, now who are you or should that be what are you?" she asked

"Ah, so me telling you I'm Dr John Smith of UNIT's Astronomy department isn't going to do me much good" Marie shook her head. They both turned, as there was a knocking on the door

"Marie, Marie are you alright in there," said a voice, Marie rolled her eyes

"It's Father Pat, I told you there was a crowd of people out there" said Marie as she went over to the door. The Doctor frowned

"That reminds me, how did you get in?" he asked

"Picked the lock," she replied

"I've got to do something about that" he leant against the console "and you can stop making it so easy," he muttered to the Tardis, he frowned again "I don't care, she might be nice but I don't want anyone with me". Marie opened the door of the Tardis and peered out

"Marie, what on Earth is going on in there" said Fr Patrick

"Nothing it's perfectly ok" she called out to the people gathered behind the priest "there's nothing to see, go about your business, I've got it all under control," she said as she closed the door, the crowd moved away grumbling. Marie turned back to the Doctor "now are you going to tell me all about yourself and what you're doing here or do I have to use my authority". The Doctor thought about bluffing his way out of it but he needed her help and, by the look on her face, she wouldn't think twice about hauling him off to the local police station.

"What do you think?" he asked with a grin

"You're an alien," she said, the Doctor nodded

"Yes I am" Marie smirked "what's so funny" asked the Doctor

"The thought of me hauling you down to the cells in Roseabby, Sgt Moran asking you for your address and you saying Mars" she said with a giggle.

"I'm not Martian" he ran his fingers through his hair "thank God, boy they're ugly" he said

"Oh right, there's life on Mars" she replied sarcastically

"Yeah, but they won't make themselves know for at least...oooo...five hundred years" he smiled at her but she didn't smile back. "I'm the Doctor, this is the Tardis it stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space, I'm from a planet called Gallifrey, I'm a Timelord and I'm tracking a signal from someone or something from the Tulah homeworld" he closed his eyes and sighed "and the signal came from your husbands coffin" he said. With that Marie snapped, strode across the Tardis and slapped the Doctor hard across the face, he recoiled clutching his cheek "what the...what did you do that for?" he said

"Stay away from me and my Danny, I know you've been hanging around the cemetery by my Danny's grave, Father Pat's seen you and Dominic and Mary they think you're one of his murderers, gloating," she screamed as tears ran down her face. "You leave this place and go back to Gallifrey or where ever it is you come from or...or I'll get Torchwood down here and let them do whatever the hell they want with you". The Doctor looked stricken, he'd never meant to hurt her, he was certain that the body in the coffin was not human but he needed to know more about the man called Danny Sullivan

"Marie please...let me explain..." he said but she was already at the door

"Get away from me" she sobbed as she threw the door open and ran out. He ran to the door and called after her

"Marie wait...please" he called, but she was gone.


Marie ran as fast as she could, ignoring the calls of people she passed, she had to get as far away from the Doctor and his bigger-on-the-inside police box, why could he leave her Danny alone? She'd been meaning to tackle him about the reports she'd had about him hanging around the cemetery, she'd thought, as others had, that he was one of the murderers but now it turned out he was an alien tracking an alien signal coming from Danny's coffin. Next time she called Gwen she'd ask about the Doctor. Marie found herself in the cemetery and went straight to her husband's grave

"Oh Danny what's going on? What's in there with you?" she sighed as she started to weep again.


The Doctor stood with his head leaning on the Tardis door, he hadn't meant to upset her that was the last thing he ever wanted to do, he'd been in that pit of despair that she was in. He wanted to tell her it was all going to be ok and tell her he knew just what she was going through; he'd do anything to ease her suffering. He felt the Tardis nudge his mind

"I'm going I'm going" he said with a sigh, opened the door and left.


Marie had cried until there was nothing left, she'd tried to be brave and show the village she was coping because she didn't want people making a fuss. Maybe she should go away for a while, go and see Gwen in Cardiff for a few days, Danny had never really liked Gwen, for the last couple of years he'd been avoiding her, always going on course's or away with his friends whenever she was due to visit, if fact it had been ever since Gwen had joined Torchwood. She was so busy pondering this information that she never noticed the Doctor approaching

"I'm sorry", Marie's head jerked up "please, just listen to me, I'm so sorry I upset you, I never meant to, I...I know exactly what you're going through, I've lost so many that I guess I just don't...know...how...anyway, I'm sorry" he said

"It's ok" she replied. His face told her everything, he was genuinely upset,

"Anyway, I'm going to take your advice and just go, let the..." he breathed in deeply, trying to control himself "...Time Agency handle it" the Doctor said. He held his hand out to Marie just as a bolt of energy flew passed and exploded into the ground behind them.