The Doctor and Sam have landed on Eros. Asheya, the queen of Eros, is intrigued by the Doctor, and orders him brought to her, but Sam is to be killed. They are taken under guard to the huge throne room, where two men, armed with whips, are fighting each other. When one man loses the fight, one of the queen's guards decapitates him with a sword. The queen then addresses the Doctor. The Doctor convinces Asheya to spare Sam's life, and she is taken away to be part of the planet's breeding program.