Test of Nerve
Story: Test of Nerve, Sarah Jane Smith Audio Adventures, Episode ThreeSynopsis: When a tray of nerve gas pellets is stolen, Sarah is forced to get involved.
Sarah Moments:
• She receives a dead rat and a cryptic message
• She meets Claudia to give her the rat to be analysed
• Sarah, Josh and Nat have a big argument!
• Sarah and Nat worry about Josh being missing
• She discovers Claudia dying after a mysterious attack! And then gets arrested on suspicion of murder!
• Sarah is released without charge, but the police refuse to believe her story
• Sarah has to decide whether to save Nat, or Josh and thousands of innocent Londoners!
• She talks Carver out of mass murder!
Capture, Rescue and Mortal Peril:
• James Carver threatens Sarah and Nat with nerve gas! Sarah wants to talk him round, but Nat calls the police and he runs off.
Quotes:
• 'Whoever sent this is playing a game. But why now, why me?' 'Somebody with a grudge against you?' 'Well, that hardly narrows the field, I've made a few enemies along the way�' - Sarah and Josh
• 'Why do you want to meet here, Claudy? A stroll along Pall Mall is hardly inconspicuous.' 'Exactly. If I'm going to meet a renegade like Sarah Jane Smith, it's better done in plain view. Shows I've got nothing to hide.' - Sarah and Claudia
• 'Have you contacted the police about this?' 'Oh, yes Claudia, that's why I'm standing here talking to you now! No, I'm hardly a credible witness these days, and most people think I'm a crackpot anyway.' - Claudia and Sarah
• 'Natalie, listen, please, listen. A few years ago, yes, I would have come for you. No question. Every fibre of me would have screamed, save the friend - let other people save the world. But that time's gone. And I've begun to realise that the world-savers, well, they've gone. And in that way, I've moved up a rung. I'm sorry - much as I love my friends, I had to see the bigger picture this time.' - Sarah, on making the hard decisions
• 'Josh, you understand, don't you? You understand the choice I had to make?' 'Yeah. Well... yeah, I think so. But I understand her anger, too - she's scared, SJ. You, you're used to this crap - getting shot at, big monsters or big business trying to hunt you down. Nat's got guts, you know, but now and then you might remember, we don't all have your experience. We haven't learned to accept the impossible six times before breakfast, you know?' 'So, Harris has succeeded. He's driven Carver to suicide, and now he's driven us all apart.' 'I'm not going anywhere.' - Sarah and Josh
• 'You and me, let's get away for a bit, yeah?' 'You know, Josh, I've endangered too many people. Whatever comes next, maybe it's better I face it on my own.' 'Hey, when we started all this, we said we were a team, right? Let's keep it that way! Whoever is out there, after you, well, they gotta go through me first, all right?' - Josh and Sarah
The Panel Said...
Sarah Watch:
Sarah_JaneSmith: She's brilliant in this one, she had to make a very tough decision and i think she made the right one. 9/10
Llin: Freakin' awesome. 9/10
paranoidangel: I really like her in this, trying to stay ahead of the bad guys and ending up so behind. 9/10
Story Watch:
Sarah_JaneSmith: I'm not the biggest fan of these audio adventures but i have to say i really liked this one, it was very realistic and i think it touched on some serious issues, there was some great acting in this one especially from mother and daughter team Elisabeth and Sadie. Definately the best adventure in the series.
Llin: Completely gripping, wonderful performances all round, and a great script. 9/10
paranoidangel: This story tends to suggest that Sarah has business contacts rather than friends, and is an interesting look at her life. 9/10
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