Steele's attempted marriage to Clarissa in "Bonds of Steele" has severed the final tie in their relationship. Two years later, Laura and Remington are nothing more than colleagues. When they attend a function for an old friend, the romance of the evening leaves Laura wistful. But is it enough? Can the ice be broken? Not mine. Don't sue.

Set just after "The Idiot's Lantern", the Doctor is forced to come to terms with the fact that he almost lost Rose and what that means to him.