We left the Copperhead (aka Bob Wayne) and his startled lady friend, Miss Scott, on a boat that was due to be blown up by the forces of evil.

Luckily, when we saw them about to jump into the sea at the end of last week’s chapter, they went through with the plan and actually jumped into the sea. Hence they weren’t on the boat when it exploded.

Unfortunately, it was a pretty big explosion and if they’d been any where near it they would certainly have been killed into little pieces.

Oooh – stylish – the wide-faced woman is drowning. She’s literally falling to certain death while the Copperhead tries to get his silly mask the right way round.

Luckily, he dives down in time and rescues her. His swimming stroke is probably best described as "all of them at once".

Back at Satan Towers, Doctor Satan is meeting with some of his fiendishly moustachioed friends to discuss their latest tranche of evil. Dr Satan (whose parents probably named him Stan and he got ideas above his station while acquiring a PHD in poetry) wants Scott’s control unit for his pet robot.

Meanwhile, at Scott’s place, he’s decided to hold another demonstration. The last one went so well that he’s going to try a remote controlled plane this time. Fears that Dr Satan will interrupt the fun are dismissed because he’s built a new control panel – on a different frequency – so Satan’s device is useless.

Bob wants to go on board the plane to make sure nothing untoward happens. Scott says no – besides, the plane will be so well guarded before launch that no one could get on board. Bob takes it well, puts his mask on and easily gets on board without anyone noticing. Yay for inept security.

In fact, things are so tight at launch control that bad guys needn’t even think of trying to get in. There is simply no way they could get a spy in place. Speaking of things you can see in this shot, is it me or does Speed look as if he’s inserted the phone so far into his ear that it’s come out the other side?

Now that’s technology – look mom, no hands. Or arms or legs or heads or bodies. Automation in its purest form.

Meanwhile, at Satan’s place, he and his over-staffed retinue use their stolen control panel to try and take over the plane. But fail.

Dr Satan takes his defeat well.

He says there is only one thing to do – get someone on board the plane. He sends his over-staffed retinue to follow the plane and try and get aboard when it lands.

Naturally, Scott is doing his research for purely humanitarian purposes. He certainly wouldn’t be planning to sell the technology to the military. He’s probably just dropping some bombs to get an idea of how food parcels that were shaped like bombs might be dropped on areas in need.

And that army guy is probably just in town for the skiing.

The army guy says it would be a catastrophe if the control device got into the wrong hands. They cut immediately to the wrong hands.

The wrong hands release a rope ladder. Apparently I was giving them too much credit earlier when I assumed they’d wait for the plane to land before trying to get aboard.

One of hoodlums gets aboard the remote control plane, unaware that there is a man in a metal mask waiting for him.

Captain Clever cuts an important fluid line in the cockpit and sends the plane spiralling out of control. With him on board.

The Copperhead bursts in on him and demands an explanation. A fight breaks out.

In a surprisingly undramatic twist, he kicks the man out of the door and the latter plummets to certain death.

Dr Satan and the Satanettes are watching proceedings in the Satan Mobile. They spot Bob landing the plan not far away.

The Satanettes finds Bob (who has just removed his mask) in the plane and ask where their man is.

"I don’t know" quips Bob. The men decide to take him to Dr Satan and remove the control tube from the plane’s motor.

Bob is shown into a little room at Satan Towers. This man is left to guard him. He’s got a gun, a cigarette and a packet of cards. This one won’t end well.

Bob isn’t idle. He looks this way…

…that way…

…the other way…

…and the other other way in search of a plan.

In the end he decides to use the sharp piece of metal he’s been tied up in front of to cut his ropes. I find, generally speaking, that the answer is always staring you in the face. Or in his case, the arse.

Meanwhile, Dr Satan gets a call on his mobile. It is good news. We know this because the only dialogue written for the scene is him repeating the word "splendid".

Bob’s free! He launches himself at the card playing, cigarette smoking, gun toting bad guy.

Man-love a fight breaks out.

Dr Satan sends his goons to get Bob but they find the cupboard is bare.

The poor unfortunate card playing, cigarette smoking, gun toting bad guy is given his cards by Dr Satan.

They shove him into what looks like an industrial strength tanning booth.

Blimey – he’ll come out looking like Jordan.

They take the body away. You’ll note that even evil masterminds obey proper health and safety procedures and have fire extinguishers in prominent places.

The Copperhead sneaks into Dr Satan’s office and relieves him of the control unit. Dr Satan is appalled.

Bob keeps Satan and his newly arrives goons at gun point while he looks for a phone with which to call the police. As long as he doesn’t walk backwards into the killing machine he’ll be fine.

Bugger.

Oh well – as long as Dr Satan doesn’t activate…

Bugger again.

The end.