The Doctor and Adric are escorted to meet Captain Briggs, a middle-aged women who is concerned about the bonus of delivering the cargo on time. Scott and Kyle start to worry about the Doctor, and Tegan leaves the TARDIS with Scott and his remaining soldiers to search the freighter. The Cyberleader decides it is time to take over the freighter and a unit of cybermen is activated, outnumbering a blockade set up under orders from Briggs. Ringway, one of bridge crew, announces that he now works for the cybermen, having grown tired of Briggs. Ringway is surprised that the Doctor knows the cybermen, but there are more cybermen than expected.