Scotland, 1745. The Doctor, Ben & Polly arrive in Scotland after the Battle of Culloden and meet a band of Highlanders who are fleeing in defeat. Their Laird is injured and the three offer to help tend his injuries. Polly and Kirsty McLaren, the Laird’s daughter, (played in a guest appearance by Hannah Gordan) go to fetch some water but whilst they are gone the others are captured by Redcoat troups.