Patricia Hopkins is hit by a car and dies of her injuries. She awakens in Carnon Manor, home of Lord Nicholas Carnon, and is welcomed by Richard and Jean Ferris. The Doctor and Nyssa land on a planet where they are attacked by a wolf-like creature. They try to escape to the TARDIS, but there is another creature waiting there for them. They are herded by the creatures and a violent storm towards a large house, Carnon Manor. They enter and are met by the Ferrises, who invite them to tea and inform the Doctor and Nyssa that they must have died.