Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders

Some time later a quaint old Edwardian roadster drove up to the
monastery. Two visitors got out, a tall white-haired man and a
young girl. The tall man insisted on seeing Cho-Je, and when it
became apparent that he wasn’t going away until he did, Cho-Je
agreed to receive them. They sat in the hall. Students drifted in
and out, others sat quietly reading or meditating.
Sarah listened as the Doctor gave Cho-Je a brief account of
the theft of the crystal, and their reasons for visiting him.
The little monk waited until the Doctor had finished,
without showing the slightest sign of surprise or disbelief. ‘Most
interesting, Doctor,’ he said blandly, ‘but I assure you it is
impossible that Mr. Lupton had any connection with these
strange events.’ Lupton’s friend Barnes, who had been sitting
nearby, slipped quietly out of the room. Scarcely had he gone
when the Spider materialised behind the door. She crouched,
listening.
‘But it was Lupton,’ Sarah was protesting. ‘I saw him. I
recognised him.’
Cho-Je gave his most infuriating smile. ‘Doctor, you - say
you... ah... lost sight of Mr. Lupton at about half-past ten? On a
river over a hundred miles from here?’
The Doctor nodded.
‘At exactly half-past ten, I was on my way to the Meditation
Class. I passed Mr. Lupton as he was going into his room. We
greeted each other. Now, unless he was transported here in the
twinkling of an eye...’
‘Stranger things have happened,’ said the Doctor levelly.
Cho-Je nodded solemnly. ‘As we know, such things are
child’s play to a true Master. But you surely cannot believe that
Mr. Lupton possesses such powers. He is still a novice.’