Mammoth spiders attack on London's Underground but in the darkness of tunnels lies something much more sinister still
Cutter starts to suspect that his missing wife Helen knew about the anomaly. While everyone presumes the discovery of her camera, millions of years in the past, confirms her death, Cutter is developing a different theory. But for now, he's keeping his speculations to himself.
Lester is growing increasingly skeptical of ‘loose cannon’ Cutter, but Claudia's defends him as their only expert and Lester reluctantly agrees to keep him involved... for now. Emotions run high in this shared world of secrets and suspense and everyone’s getting a little hot under the collar. While Lester may suspect, Abby’ Claudia has ulterior motives for keeping Cutter onboard, Abby's hoping that Stephen might start to see her as more than just an ‘animal expert'. And in turn, Connor has Abby in his sights and attempts to win her over with a night's camping, following up a top ‘dinosaur-sighting' lead. However it turns out to be nothing more than a hoax and his hopes for a more romantic nature are dashed. While Connor is specatcularly failing to woo Abby with camp-side tales, creatures of the very real variety start to invade the London Underground.
In the labyrinth of tunnels, SAS soldiers come under attack from giant spiders and are forced to retreat. But when Cutter and his team head down to investigate, they find something far more ferocious waiting for them: A huge, slithering, fifteen-foot beast, a vicious ancestor of the millipede – an Arthropleura. Stephen and Abby escape, but Cutter becomes lost in a maze of underground passages. In the darkness he sees a fleeting glimpse of a woman… could it be Helen? Stephen returns Abby to safety and makes a desperate attempt to rescue his old friend Cutter from the fangs of Arthropleura but is attacked himself. In his poison induced delirium and waiting to die, he thinks he sees Helen; and she has a message for Cutter…
Stephen's only chance for survival is anti-venom. They know the only way to find a match is to get a sample of the creature itselg. Connor's encyclopaedic knowledge guides them to the creature's lair, but can they get there in time to save Stephen? And will getting what they need cost them another life?
from the Primeval Press Pack
