Epilogue
The Doctor felt it in his mind; he stepped into the TARDIS with his head down. Rose was glad to see the Doctor again, but the feeling of joy sank when she saw the expression on the Doctor's face and she knew that something had gone wrong.
"What happened?" Rose asked.
"I found her," the Doctor said, "Then the Witch found me."
"And what did it to?" Laria asked nervously.
"It sent me away, made me forgot," the Doctor replied, "And now I'm here."
"What happened to Melanie?" Rose asked.
The Doctor remained silent, not wanting to say it but he knew he had to, he had to except it.
"Melanie's dead," he replied.
Rose and Laria both remained in stunned silence, they hadn't expected this.
"Go home," the Doctor said to Laria, "Tell them what's happened, tell them I failed and that I'm moving on."
Laria obeyed, exiting the TARDIS without a word. Rose looked at the Doctor who was now standing over the console, remaining completely silent.
"Doctor," Rose said, "Can we go know?"
Silently the Doctor spurred the TARDIS into life, and it dematerialised, leaving the planet and the Village behind.