"No!" shouted the Doctor as his eyes opened. He sat bolt upright staring at Clara in horror.
"They're dead!" the Doctor began to calm down. "Clara, I was carrying three minds in my head..."
Eventually, the Doctor managed to explain to Clara what had happened and how, when she had tried to wake him up, he hadn't managed to hold them in his head and, in the shock, they'd died.
Clara looked puzzled. "Why are you so worried, we're time travellers, right? Couldn't we just go back to their trial, the point where they lost their bodies, perhaps we could change events."
The Doctor said nothing. Gradually, a smile spread across his face. And, before she could do anything about it, he hugged Clara.
"Clara, you are a genius!" Together, they ran into the TARDIS and the Doctor set the controls.
Munion Interstellar Court – Six months earlier
"These humanoids" proclaimed the judge "have been charged with confirming the existence of the Doctor – a clearly fictional figure who has no basis to exist whatsoever."
No one was listening; all eyes were on the mysterious blue police box that had materialised on the other side of the room. A man stepped out; he wore a purple frock coat. The entire crowd went quiet.
The man spoke: "Hopefully I'm not butting in at all but I have some evidence."
"Carry on..." said the judge.
"Well," continued the man "I am the Doctor; and I exist."