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Story: Comeback - Sarah Jane Smith Audio Adventures, Episode 1 Synopsis: Sarah, broke and on the run, gets involved in mysterious goings on in the village of Cloots Coombe Sarah Moments: * She visits Lavinia's grave * She's posing as a bank clerk named Marie Samuels * A stupid policeman recognises Sarah from the TV and ruins her secret identity - he reveals to her new boss that she lost her job for trying to expose a company that turned out to be legitimate * Sarah calls Nat to arrange yet another new identity - Lila Quest * She invites Josh in for a cuppa, and a beautiful friendship is born, huzzah! * She introduces Nat and Josh * Sarah goes to bully the bank manager, Mr Hedges, into giving away a few secrets, but when she and Josh get there, he's already dead! * There's a suspicious clue at the bank * A very bad man blows up Sarah's poor car! * Sarah explains to Josh how she was set up and lost her job at Planet Three, as well as her passport and all of her money * Sarah and Josh go to the country to see Ellie Martin and investigate creepy goings on * They meet Maud Fletcher, and camp overnight with the protesters * Sarah and Josh investigate the village, but learn nothing from the tight-lipped, creepy populace * Sarah goes to talk to the squire and the vicar, and agrees to go with them to visit the sacred well * She discovers the squire's evil plot Capture, Rescue and Mortal Peril: * The bank is held up! Sarah sets off the alarm, a robber tries to shoot her, but Josh wrestles the gun from him! * The squire tries to throw Sarah down the well to be eaten by the creature! Josh rescues her with his awesome arson skills Quotes: * 'Yes, Harris, back to London - and the beginning of the end for Sarah Jane Smith!' - Sarah's mysterious enemy... * 'Well, are you going to cash my cheque or not?' 'Possibly not'¦ Not immediately.' 'What now, do you need my fingerprints, or do I have to take a blood test?' 'Two gentlemen have just come into the bank.' 'Well, what of it?' 'They're wearing black balaclavas and carrying sawn-off shotguns. I rather think we're about to be held up.' - Mr Venables and Sarah * 'Former Planet Three investigative reporter and all-round loser.' - Harris, on Sarah. Pah! * 'Not everything revolves around you, Sarah ' I expect it's entirely coincidental.' 'Oh, Nat, you know very well, we don't do coincidences, never have. And these days, I'm suspicious of even a whiff of one.' - Nat and Sarah * 'That's what journalism's all about, Josh - spinning yarns.' - Sarah * 'SJ?' 'Eee! I told you to stay outside!' 'I got bored!' - Josh surprises Sarah as she sneaks around the bank * 'Are you all right in the head? This could be dangerous!' 'Look, Josh, if you want out, I understand. Really I do. No grudges held. But if you're with me, you've got to be really with me. I won't pretend this is going to be easy or fun, but I have to know what's going on. Someone's messing with my life - I can't sit back, I have to act. It's what I do. I know this is a trap, but I have to spring it.' - Josh and Sarah * 'Now, if we're going on a journey, we shall need Ethel.' 'Ethel? Who's Ethel, your maiden aunt? Or your cat?' 'Ethel's my car.' - Sarah and Josh * 'Look, there's Ethel, bless her!' 'A red Volkswagen beetle? Oh my God!' 'Well, I'm so sorry if you're used to a better class of getaway car!' 'You were a hippy, weren't you? Peace, love and crap transport! Still, could be worse, could be one of those Volkswagen buses...' 'Oh, just get in!' - Sarah and Josh * 'All right, so, tell me where...' 'Tell you what where?' 'You whiz me to Victoria, shove me onto this coach - where are we going?' 'Well, you know where we're going - to the country. You know, green fields and stuff!' 'Oh, haha... Why?' 'Well, how about to avoid getting mown down or blown up?' 'Fair enough.' - Josh and Sarah * 'Um, does an expression containing the words 'frying pan' and 'fire' ring any bells with you? We're supposed to be heading somewhere safe to lay low, and instead we're probably heading straight for trouble!' 'Oh, don't be such a misery-knickers, Josh - how much trouble can there be in a peaceful English village?' - Josh and Sarah * 'Come on, Josh, cheer up - there's bound to be a village inn at Cloots Coombe - think of it! Mugs of ale, blazing fire...' 'Sinister inbred yokels sharpening their scythes... Don't you know what happens to wandering strangers in the movies?' 'What?' 'The local yokels all turn out to be mad devil worshippers - haven't you seen The Wicker Man? It won't be a blazing fire that's waiting for us, it'll be a blazing sacrifice!' 'If you go on talking like that, you'll attract it! You know you're trouble? Panic!' I'm not panicking... a bit nervous, maybe...' 'No,no, I mean panic in the real old-fashioned sense, a fear of the great god Pan, a dread of the ancient powers of the countryside. It always strikes in open spaces - so just stop it.' 'You're not helping, you know.' - Sarah and Josh * 'You've got half the world's authorities on your tail and, well, you're getting more... uneasy...' 'Oh, say it, Ellie - paranoid. Everybody else does.' - Ellie and Sarah * 'We journalists in hiding are used to rejection!' - Sarah * 'That's how this business works, Josh - one thing leads to another. You can't make a plan, you just have to improvise.' - Sarah * 'Still, you know what they say - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.' 'Learning, actually.' 'I'm sorry?' 'Oh, it's one of those quotations everyone always gets wrong - a little learning is a dangerous thing.' ' The Squire and Sarah * 'You in for the long haul?' 'We're a team, SJ. I've not had that feeling before... Yeah. I'm in for the long haul.' 'Two things, Josh...' 'I know, I know, no more 'SJ'!' 'Actually, I was going to say thank you, for everything you've done these last few days. And secondly...' 'Yep?' 'Keep your bloody mobile phone on in future, ok?' - Sarah and Josh The Panel Said... Sarah Watch: Sarah_JaneSmith: She's made a new friend, cool. and she's on the run, she's not too bad in this but i dont really know what to say. 5/10 Llin: She's cool under pressure and doesn't give up. 8/10 paranoidangel: She's totally on top of everything in this. 8/10 Story Watch: Sarah_JaneSmith: I'm sad Lavinia died, Josh is a little annnoying [to me anyway] and Nat's awesome! Good opening story but i've heard better. 5/10 Llin: It takes a while to get going because all the characters have to be introduced, so the plot isn't what it might have been, but I still love this! 8/10 paranoidangel: I quite liked this. All of the characters were interesting and introduced well. 8/10 |