April reads at the telegram again. They will be here at midnight, all three. She hears the clock's first strike of midnight and the doorbell rings. April takes one last look in the mirror and heads downstairs to open the door. Another telegram.
She closes the door and immediately reads it.
ASC
YOUR ESTABLISHMENT IS BEING WATCHED
WE HAVE ENTERED THROUGH FIONAS DOOR
WE SHALL BE WAITING
AVF
April does not hesitate and runs up to Fiona's room. She opens the door to see three women standing with their backs to the window. They form a silhouette something resembling "Charlie's Angels".
Alaya speaks, "Good evening Mrs. April Saint Clair. Allow me to introduce my parents a lizard woman from the dawn of time Mrs. Vastra Flint and a woman from 'our London' Mrs. Jenny Vastra Flint. Mrs. April Saint Clair my mothers." Each woman nods as the introduction mentions their particular name.
Jenny speaks first, "I am so sorry that we must to meet under such dreadful circumstances. However, we all have Fiona's interest at heart."
April looks to Jenny, "Yes of course."
Vastra not comfortable with small talk, "We need information, only you can provide, before we can formulate any plan or take action."
April desperately, "Anything, anything at all."
Vastra is trying to place April's dialect; she does not share her daughter's Scottish linguistics.
April realizes they are in Fiona's room. "Let us go down to the sitting area, would you like some tea?"
Fiona, Jenny and Vastra follow April to the next floor down. Jenny says, "Please let me make the tea. You need to speak with Vastra." April goes into the kitchen while the two remaining mothers take their seat. Alaya is moving around closing window curtains.
Vastra attempts to put April at ease, "Please call me Vastra and my wife's name is Jenny."
April, "My name is April."
Vastra puts on a smile underneath her veil.
April gathers her thoughts. Once Alaya closes the last curtains she says, "Vastra and Alaya you are safe to remove your veils."
Vastra turns to Alaya, who instantly uncovered her face. Jenny walks in with a tea service as Vastra prepares for the worst and removes her veil.
April, "Better? I prefer to business eye to eye." She looks into Vastra's eyes, then looks to Jenny's as she is being mother and then inspects Alaya, "I recognize the family resemblance."
Vastra, "You do not seem shocked. Why am I not surprised?"
April, "I believe we share a common friend whose wife loves spoilers. Am I correct in that assumption?"
Jenny and Vastra smile. Jenny, "Yes we do."
April nods in respect, "Now that is out-of-the-way, what do you want to know."
Vastra taking the tea-cup from Jenny's hands, "Yes, as painful as it is, please go over what transpired this past Friday. Please do not leave out any detail. There are no small details."
April nods her head takes a sip of the tea Jenny had just handed her and recounts the events from the moment she woke up through the evening when the police removed Fiona from 14 Savile Road.
Alaya is sitting in the furthest chair writing each detail described by April. Once April completed her review of the past few days Vastra and Jenny turn to Alaya. Alaya nods.
April shifting her eyes, "What was that?"
Vastra, "You probably know most criminals are known to the victim; many are family members. It is rare when a stranger is a victim. We have made sure that you were not the mastermind."
April thinks for a second, "Who is the mastermind? Who is watching my home? Why?"
Jenny, "Why? We don't know."
Vastra, "Please share with us the moment you came to our time?"
April shocked, "You know?"
Vastra, "You accent is not of our time, your daughter shared a bit about your past to Alaya ... we guess your future was stolen from a species called the Weeping Angels?"
April starts tearing up and nods her head yes.
Vastra with as much softness mixed with authority possible, "We only inquire to gather information; to come up with solutions to Fiona's current dilemma. Please tell us how you came into 'our London'."
April dries her tear and tells her story a select few know. "I was known as a geek ..."
Year: 2014
Location: Washington DC, United States
A herd of business suits from around the world are coming in and out of the subway station.
A couple emerges from the subway holding hands, carrying backpacks and smiles.
The man has dark green eyes hidden under glasses, bright red hair, a face full of freckles and a name-tag "Ian St. Clair". The woman a slight younger version of Fiona's mother except short hair, make-up and multiple bags dangling from both shoulders.
The couple kiss while the man affectionately taps her stomach as they go their separate ways.
The woman continues walking down the street reading emails on her phone. She failed to notices the new statues located all around. She turns the corner straightaway her phone reception is gone. She looks at the phone, pushes a few buttons and then looks around. She is in the middle of dirt road surrounded by green mountains.
Tries desperately to use her phone to find her GPS coördinates, attempts to make phone calls. Nothing. "Where am I?" as she whispers. She sits down, confused. Decides to exchange her shoes for socks and sneakers.
She decides to follow the road to the right.
April walked for hours, at least according to her phone. She keeps checking her phone service. She decides to turn the phone off to save battery life.
She is hungry and sits down on the side of the road and opens her lunch bag. It opens to a chilled box and pops in a slice of sushi roll. She pulls out a bottled water and takes a sip. She tries to conserve her supplies because she does not know how long until phone service is available or how long until she locates a convenience store.
She looks around and assumes the scene is the southern part of Virginia or northern Maryland.
She remains calm because, she has seen all the Star Trek episodes and surmise either she has gone mad or walked through a wormhole. She walks for over another hour and comes to view a little town bordered by water.
Behind her, a horse and buggy slowdown next to her and a young man looks down, "Where ye headed?"
"Where am I? My Name is April."
"Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. Name's John"
"What is the year?"
"1888"
"1888"?
"Looks like you need a drink".
"I must have sounded like a madman as I tell John where I originate," In Robotic voice April says, "I am a married prego woman from the Future." She gets quiet, "John was kind. I assumed gay and lonely. He helped me get a business started and lent me money."
Alaya looks up from her notes, "Prego"? How happy was John then? From what Fiona writes he is quite somber."
April, "Sorry for my poor English, it is slang for pregnant. As far as John's happiness I do see ..." April's eyes glow and she let out a laugh for the first time since Fiona was taken, "Gay, it means sexual preference ... homosexual."
Alaya, "Oh. I like that. Gay. Much better than other terms."
"I agree, I paid John back years ago." April hands Vastra her documents. "I have not seen him for years. He shows up at my shop looking for a job. It was perfect timing as it would allow Fiona to concentrate on her studies and have more free time."
Vastra looks over the papers, "Well these documents keep John out of your business."
"He was a good worker and a quiet man."
Vastra informs her, "He is a spy. Currently watching Bethlem Royal Hospital entrance. While the Weeping Angles are watching your home. We don't know the connection."
"This is ridiculous!" April jumps up and goes to one of the windows and darts her head looks into the darkness. She pulls the curtains shut and turns to her guests, "Why?"
Vastra, "That is something we need to find out. Our foremost focus is removing your dear Fiona out of that place."