Come Friday, there's relief in the air for the Tylers.

(The Doctor is sitting on a bench outside with Romana and David.)

The Doctor: "I bet you guys are happy to be out of school, huh?"

Romana: "They were teaching me stuff I knew when I was five!"

David: "Dad, my teacher's fat and she farts a lot – should I be worried?"

The Doctor: "Possibly, but there are a lot of flatulent humans out there."

Romana (somewhat nervously): "I've ... enjoyed hanging around with girls my own age."

(The Doctor raises an eyebrow. Romana continues.)

Romana: "Although they don't understand anything about my life, they're really friendly and we all get along. We play games together, we talk, we joke... I'm sorry Dad."

The Doctor: "There's nothing to be sorry about. We knew we'd face the unexpected doing this. I just didn't expect this to be one of those unexpected things. I probably should have though – you're both such great kids. (He turns to David.) I take it you feel the same way, David?"

David: "Sometimes, I do feel like an outsider, but having fun with other people almost makes it go away. Does that make sense?"

The Doctor: "Believe me, I know exactly what you mean. I just wonder what we're going to do about this."

(Shot of Miranda inside the TARDIS, who is watching this on the scanner screen. It shows the Doctor holding Romana and David to him. Miranda turns to the camera.)

Miranda: "It's strange. Since I stopped the TARDIS from travelling, the kids have been making friends, and that makes them happy. But my kids don't make friends, at least not that I know of. I don't want them to be badly influenced by the other children. (She pauses for a moment.) Of course, it's children like the Tylers that I'd keep my kids away from. Their lifestyle is still atrocious. It's just such a pity it had to fall on such nice kids..."

Meanwhile, it's party time for the Smiths.

(Shot of the Smith household full of balloons, streamers, and people. A few kids run past, Jennifer with them. Rose walks by with a glass of champagne. She approaches John, also holding a glass.)

Rose: "Enjoying the party?"

John: "I haven't been around this many people – outside a work environment, at least – in a long time. Miranda doesn't entertain very much."

Rose: "Don't worry, you'll keep up with everything."

(There is a sound of glass breaking, and Michael looks guiltily at the camera. John brings a hand to his forehead.)

Rose: "Don't worry about it – I'll clean it up. It's nothing serious, and you expect this thing from kids."

(As Rose goes to clean up the mess, she passes a man. They grin as they see each other and they hug, with the man pecking Rose on the cheek.)

Rose: "Hey Jack, how are you going?"

Jack: "Great, Rose. Thanks for inviting me."

Rose: "My pleasure. Why don't you have a chat to John over there?"

(Jack nods and walks over to John, extending a hand.)

Jack: "Captain Jack Harkness."

John: "Oh, John Smith."

Jack: "Nice to meet you, John Smith."

(Quick shot of the Tylers sitting in the lounge room, obviously bored. Crickets can be heard chirping in the background.)

(Back to the Smiths, where Jack has just left John. Rose approaches John.)

Rose: "What do you think of Jack?"

John: "He's a very nice guy, actually. I erm, don't suppose ... were you two ever together? I say this in the hope that you didn't do anything together, not being married..."

Rose: "We didn't. We sort of flirted for a bit, but to be honest he seemed more interested in the Doctor."

(John freezes, not quite understanding what Rose is saying but dreading the result.)

Rose: "Oh didn't I mention? Jack's omnisexual."

John: "Sorry?"

Rose: "Jack isn't limited when it comes to sexual partners. He'll do it with any age, any gender, any species. That's life in the 51st century."

John: "But that's disgusting! And I ... talked to him! I shook his hand!"

Rose: "I thought you liked him."

John: "But that was before I knew..."

Rose: "So now that you know his sexual preference, he's suddenly not a good person."

John: "Well, I... wait, what was that about the 51st century?"

Rose: "That's where Jack's from. That's where he got his morals. Oh yeah John – that's what life is going to be like for the human race. Captain Jack Harkness is your future. You might even be related!"

(John looks disgusted and horrified.)

John: "How can you be friends with someone like that?"

Rose: "Listen John. Captain Jack Harkness is one of the sweetest, bravest and most charming people I have ever met. He's had a really tough, really long life, but he's moved on from everything that's happened and he still keeps a smile on his face. He's done more good for the world than you could ever believe – and when I take all that into consideration, who he chooses to shag really doesn't seem to matter."

(She walks off. John stands for a moment, taking in everything that she said. Just then Mickey walks up to him, and John's eyes widen for a moment.)

Mickey: "Hey there."

John (forcing a smile): "Hello. I take it Rose invited you, too. How do you know her?"

(John takes a sip of champagne.)

Mickey: "I'm her ex-boyfriend."

(John spits the champagne back into his glass.)

The weekend brings a different schedule for the Tyler family, as there's no school or work.

(Shot of the family and Miranda in the console room.)

The Doctor: "Miranda, it's been five days – can't we pleeeeeease take the TARDIS somewhere?"

Miranda: "Absolutely not, Theta. I made these rules, and I'm not about to break them."

The Doctor: "That's just your problem. Once you have a routine, you stick to it. There's no room for change, or improvement, or compromise. Your lives just go on the same, day after day. There's never any need for anything to change because nothing's ever different."

(There is silence for a moment as Miranda looks down at the floor.)

The Doctor: "By the way – what is on the weekend schedule? You can't send us off to work or school."

Miranda: "Normally Michael will play soccer in the morning, then we'd come home and the kids would do homework."

David: "I don't have any homework."

Romana: "I finished mine last night."

Miranda: "You can always study."

Romana: "But that's boring! I'd rather get out there and experience things than learn about them."

David: "Except Gallifreyan history, of course."

Romana: "Oh, yeah – Gallifreyan history's the exception. I love learning about it."

Miranda (raising an eyebrow): "What makes that any different?"

Romana: "It's my heritage, for a start. Plus it's just, well, interesting!"

The Doctor: "You see what's happening here, Miranda? I'm capitalising on my kids' interests – entertaining them and educating them at the same time. If you know enough about your children you can get them somewhat interested in learning. Of course, you disallowed them from learning about Gallifrey and speaking in Gallifreyan..."

(Miranda looks down at the kids, who have puppy-dog eyes.)

Miranda: "You're not allowed to learn Gallifreyan history this week. Nope. Not at all. Now, let's all go into the lounge room, where you can have a nice, casual, uneducational conversation with me about Gallifreyan history."

Meanwhile in the Smith household, the whole family has gone to watch Michael's soccer game.

Rose: "This is what I'm talking about. Getting out there and having fun – or watching Michael having fun, it still works."

(They watch Michael play, with John and Jennifer occasionally standing up and cheering.)

Rose (to camera): "I can't help thinking about David. He's played sports all over the universe – Venusian lawn bowls, Raxacoricofallapatorian hobble-whack – but we've never made a regular thing of playing sport. I think that if David can't play with other kids, the least we could do is play together as a family sometimes."

(The final whistle blows – Michael's team won. They applaud, and then race out of there.)

Rose: "Come on everyone – the open road awaits!"

(They get to the car park, where the caravan is parked.)

Rose: "Excited, kids?"

Jennifer: "Yeah!"

Michael: "I can't wait!"

John: "I hope I don't get car sick."

Boy, this just seems to go on and on...