Hound of the Korven (TV story)

Synopsis
Thorne entices K9 to hand over his Regeneration Circuit in exchange for his missing memory chip. As a double cross the fake chip contains a sequence turning K9 into a bomb. Starkey is taken by an old enemy who has a few surprises for K9 and his friends too.

Plot
In the garage, Darius is sleeping inside Mariah when Thorne taps on the window, frightening Darius. Darius asks Thorne what he's doing here and what he wants, he tells him he may want some news about his father, Darius asks what makes him think that. Thorne reminds him that he's in prison for a long time, Darius simply says you do the crime you do the time. Thorne warns he's doing hard time, the hardest, they fear he is cracking up. Darius refuses to believe it, Thorne asks him to take a peek to prove him wrong, offering to let him take up. Darius stops him before he walks away, they enter Virtual Reality where Darius finds his father in a pure white prison, trembling in fear. Darius tries to talk to him but Thorne reveals he can't hear him. Thorne describes Harry's world now, a prison of nothing but white, no corners and no detail to draw the eye or distract the mind, he will endure years of this. Darius asks Thorne what he wants, he says he wants nothing from him, but from K9. Darius asks why he doesn't ask K9 himself, he says that he won't give it to him and he must have it. Darius refuses to go get it for him, Thorne pleads for Darius to hear him out, informing him that they want a certain circuit from him that he can function perfectly well without, what he describes as the cybernetic equivalent of an appendix. Darius asks why he wants it, Thorne tells him he has is reasons while Darius argues that he has his reasons for saying forget it. Thorne uses his Vid-com to transmit a high pitched sound, leaving Pike in agony. Thorne offers to sweeten the deal as the background changes from blank whiteness to the beauty of nature, making Pike happy. When Thorne decides to switch the background, Darius gives in and they exit virutal reality. Darius says he will talk to K9 but he can't promise he will accept, Thorne assures him that he has a deal to offer K9 too. He reveals that he has something of his he thought he lost forever, his memory disc. Darius can't believe it, saying that it was destroyed when K9 came through the STM, it's presence suggests not, Thorne leaves.

Cast

 * K9 Mark 2 - John Leeson
 * Starkey - Keegan Joyce
 * Jorjie Turner - Philippa Coulthard
 * Darius Pike - Daniel Webber
 * Professor Alistair Gryffen - Robert Moloney
 * June Turner - Robyn Moore
 * Thorne - Jared Robinsen
 * Lomax - Peter Kent
 * CCPC - Josh Norbido
 * CCPC - Jason McNamara
 * CCPC - Eugen Bekafigo
 * CCPC - Micheal Donnet
 * CCPC - Tyler Rostedt
 * CCPC - Jarod Grodecki

Production crew

 * Writer - Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause
 * Director - Mark DeFriest
 * Producers - Penny Wall, Richard Stewart, Simon Barnes
 * Executive producers - Jim Howell, Grant Bradley, Steve Robbins
 * Associate producers - Bob Baker, Paul Tams
 * Supervising producer - Dale Bradley
 * Co-Executive producers - Mark Blythe, Sam Tromans
 * Line producer - Pam Collis
 * VFX Director - David Napier
 * Series Production Designer - Jon Dowding
 * Episodic Designer - Adam Head
 * New K9 Design by - Paul Tams, Alex Kubalsky
 * Series Director of Photography - Ben Nott
 * Episodic Director of Photography - Tony O'Loughlan
 * Music by - Christopher Elves
 * K9 theme music by - Michael Lira
 * Editor - Patrick Stewart
 * Casting - Faith Martin and associates
 * Episodic casting - Lisa Maloney
 * Drama/Dialogue coach - Peter Kent
 * Story Producer - Greg Walters
 * Script Adaption - Michaelet O'Brien
 * Production Accountant - Pru Donovan
 * 1st Assistant Director - Peter McLennan
 * Script Supervisor - Sue Ketchington
 * Costume Designer - Joanne Thompson
 * Makeup Designer - Sharon Robbins
 * Puppeteer - David Pawsey
 * Location Manager - Charles Boyle
 * Sound Recordist - Ian Grant
 * B Camera Operator - Dan Maxwell
 * Gaffer - Steve Monk
 * Key Grip - Billy Harmer
 * Special thanks to - Space Furniture, Shredox, J. Barbour & Sons Ltd, Heath Williams at Firefly Lighting, Videopro
 * Safety Supervisor/Stunt Coordinator - Danny Baldwin
 * Transport Manager - Alister Ward
 * Unit Manager - Graeme Suhr
 * Post Production Facility - Cutting Edge Australia
 * Head of Post Production - John Lee
 * Sound Design - Warren Pearson

Story notes

 * Unlike Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures titles, in which if the title of an episode contains the name of an alien, said alien appears in the episode. The title of this episode solely refers to K9, the titular Hound of the Korven and the Korven make no appearance, although they are mentioned.

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Home video releases
This episode is featured in the Series One complete boxset.