Martha gets called in because she's the resident expert on Time Lords in general and the Doctor in particular.
She's able to confirm to UNIT that the alien they've got in the sickbay isn't the Doctor. For one thing she's a woman, and for another she wakes up and introduces herself.
"My name is Romanavoratrelundar," she says, "and you wouldn't happen to know what happened to my planet, because it doesn't seem to be where I left it?"
Martha swallows and tells her the truth. She'd give quite a lot of money to never again have to tell someone that their entire species except the Doctor has been wiped out.
Later, she helps Romana escape using her UNIT ID, a borrowed lab coat and a spaceship that UNIT has been forced to confiscate from Torchwood.
"Come with me," Romana says.
"I can't," Martha can't deny she's tempted, really, really can't deny it. "I've got work, my family's here."
"You did just tell me that my entire species has been wiped out."
"That's emotional blackmail."
"Yes," says Romana, holding her hand out to Martha.
"One trip," says Martha, taking Romana's hand. "Just one trip."
And she really means it. Almost as much as the Doctor had meant it when he'd said the same thing to her.
But there's going to be no sexual tension this time. Almost, probably, definitely not.
Martha/Romana II
She's able to confirm to UNIT that the alien they've got in the sickbay isn't the Doctor. For one thing she's a woman, and for another she wakes up and introduces herself.
"My name is Romanavoratrelundar," she says, "and you wouldn't happen to know what happened to my planet, because it doesn't seem to be where I left it?"
Martha swallows and tells her the truth. She'd give quite a lot of money to never again have to tell someone that their entire species except the Doctor has been wiped out.
Later, she helps Romana escape using her UNIT ID, a borrowed lab coat and a spaceship that UNIT has been forced to confiscate from Torchwood.
"Come with me," Romana says.
"I can't," Martha can't deny she's tempted, really, really can't deny it. "I've got work, my family's here."
"You did just tell me that my entire species has been wiped out."
"That's emotional blackmail."
"Yes," says Romana, holding her hand out to Martha.
"One trip," says Martha, taking Romana's hand. "Just one trip."
And she really means it. Almost as much as the Doctor had meant it when he'd said the same thing to her.
But there's going to be no sexual tension this time. Almost, probably, definitely not.
Requests: Nine/Donna, Six/Peri, Ace/Mel