* Tom and Hester are walking after London.
* Hester Shaw tells Tom about her family. They were killed because her mum had found something called “MEDUSA”.
* Valentine tried to kill Hester but botched it up and disfigured her. He left her to die.
* Mayor Crome seems to be telling Valentine what to do.
* Crome is taking London way off track – we don’t know why.
* They find a smaller town called “Speedwell”.
* They are drugged by the Mayor of Speedwell and his wife.