The Veiled Leopard (audio story)

Publisher's summary
Monte Carlo, 1966:

Four time travellers. Two missions. One costumed ball. The Doctor has sent Peri and Erimem to prevent the fabulous Veiled Leopard diamond from being stolen. Which is odd, seeing as the Doctor has sent Ace and Hex to steal the diamond. how will the two teams cope with this contradictory task? Will Peri's asp slip? Why does Ace have to pretend to be a French maid? How will Erimem cope with Pharaoh Rammalamadingdong? And can Hex really "do posh"?

Part One
The Seventh Doctor has previously talked to the Fifth Doctor about a plan to stop the Veiled Leopard, a precious diamond which contains a code to rebuild a world which was lost, from being stolen and return it to the owners. Peri and Erimem stop the jewel thief and return it to its safe, completely ignorant that it is, in fact, a piece of alien technology.

Part Two
Ace and Hex go to find the diamond in order steal it. This is just luck that this event happened after Peri and Erimem stopped the jewel thief. This time, the Doctor has explained why it is so important. Unfortunately, they arrive too late and have to stop another thief who is trying to steal the diamond so that the owner can become even more rich. Ace, finding a shortcut, manages to stop the thief but before she can leave, must explain herself to Peri, Erimem and a few other people.

Cast

 * Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
 * Erimem - Caroline Morris
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred
 * Hex - Philip Olivier
 * Lady Lillian Hawthorne - Lizzie Hopley
 * Peter Mathis - Alan Ruscoe
 * Gavin Walker - Steven Wickham
 * Jean, the Commisionaire - Stephen Mansfield

Continuity

 * Erimem is still uncomfortable talking about her father following the revelations about him in BFA: The Roof of the World.

Timeline

 * For Peri and Erimem, The Veiled Leopard occurs after BFA: The Kingmaker and contemporaneously with BFA: The Gathering.
 * For Ace and Hex, The Veiled Leopard occurs after BFA: Night Thoughts and before BFA: The Settling.