LLenses
We have your mother. We have your husband. We have your child.
Who are you? What do you want? What do you want?!
LLenses
Bring us Jack.
S4 E6The Middle Men
S4 E7Immortal Sins
[On an alien encountered during a past adventure]
It's a species of brainspawn treated as vermin on more than 150 planets that I know and valued as dinner on one other. It tastes like oysters.
You didn't...?
I had to be polite.
[regains consciousness] I'm tied down. Why am I tied down?
They're in my eyes.
What?
They're in my eyes. The contacts, they're in my eyes. Somebody's taken Anwen, Rhys, my mother, the whole bloody family. And they've said if I bring you, they'll let them go unharmed. Don't try moving. You'll never get out of those knots.
My hands are asleep. And my feet. You tied my feet?
Of course I did, stupid. Otherwise you'd get out of the car, knock me out and turn the car around.
Are you sure they have your family?
I phoned a hundred times. There's no reply. They've got them.
I want to talk to the lenses. Look at me so I can talk to them.
Why do you always keep thinking you can tell me what to do?
Pull over, or look into the rear view. Just, please, let me talk to them.
Don't cock this up, okay?
[Gwen looks at Jack in the rear view mirror]
Listen, whoever you are, there's more than one way to play this. Are you listening?
Yeah, there's a cursor. They're there.
You want me? Let her family go and I'll come to you alone.
Tell them they can have me too.
No, just me. Let Rhys go, let Anwen go, let her mother go free. You guys, you know what? Here I am. You got me.
Nothing.
Give them a minute.
There's just nothing now.
Maybe they're thinking about it.
My mother's name is Mary. Mary! You've known me all this time and you can't remember her name?
All right, I'm sorry, okay?
Yeah, well, you should be, because this is all your fault. They want to kill you, but why do they want to do that?
I don't know.
What have you done?
I don't know!
Well you've done something haven't you? Way back when in that long bloody life of yours. God, you've lived so long you can't remember half of it! Now you think. Think! What the hell have you done?
[On an alien encountered during a past adventure]
It's a parasite. Like a bug.
A parasite? Tell me more about it.
Good man. It's a species of brainspawn treated as vermin on more than 150 planets that I know and valued as dinner on one other. It tastes like oysters.
You did not.
I had to be polite. Now this part drills into the brain of the host and deposits its larvae there. Little worms, sharp as needles, pushing into the brain very slowly. You go insane, but it takes years. Franklin Roosevelt, he's going to be elected Governor of New York this November. But he wouldn't start making the really crazy decisions until his second term as President. Result, America destabilises, pulls out of the war, Germany rises, the Third Reich triumphant and there's a whole new history sprawling out.
You mean someone is changing the future?
Destroying it. Turning order into chaos and feeding off the results.
Who would do such a thing? These people above Maranzano?
They're just being used by someone called the Trickster's Brigade. Believe me, you don't want to meet them.
What sort of men are they?
They're not men at all. They're not even human.
It's me.
What do you mean?
It's me. I caused this. I made this happen. I knew Torchwood was toxic, right from the moment I joined up, the very first day, but I stayed.
I'm glad you did.
Stop being so nice. We left nice behind a hundred miles back. I'm trying to be honest, okay? Because do you know what the worst thing is of all? Out of all the shit we have seen, all the bloodshed, all the horror...You know what is worse than all that? I loved it. I bloody loved it. And I'd keep telling Rhys I was sorry, and I'd say to little Anwen I'm sorry, but I loved it so much. I knew things no one else knew and, oh, I felt so special. And when we lost people, it was so, so big, and I could say it was worth it. Because the bigger it was, the more important I was. And the more people we lost, the more that meant I was a survivor...and I was better than them. My God, this is all my fault and now they've got my beautiful little girl and I wished this on her.
I used to think the same about Torchwood.
That's what I'm saying. Have you got what I'm saying to you, Jack? What I'm saying is, no more! Because I know exactly what you’re thinking, Jack; "She won’t do this, not really. Not my Gwen." "No, Gwen, she can’t hurt me. Gwen loves me. She’d never harm me." And, well, this is about my daughter. And I swear for her sake, I will see you killed like a dog right in front of me if it means her back in my arms. Understood?
Understood. And let me tell you. Now that I'm mortal, I'm gonna hang onto this with everything I've got. I love you, Gwen Cooper, but I will rip your skin from your skull before I let you take this away from me. Understood?
Understood. I feel like I know you now better than I've ever done before.
Yeah. Right at the end.
Mmm. Right at the end.
Time to move on. But not with you.
I'm sorry. I was terrified, Jack. They said you were the devil, but other people said you were a blessing.
Something happened to me once, a long way away. Time itself changed me to a fixed point. And now I can't die. I suffer and I perish, but I always come back. I've lived through a lot of Earth's past and a lot of its future. And I'll keep on living this life forever.
In the future, are we together?
What does it matter?
Are we together?
We can't be, because one day you're gonna die and I won't.
Then we forget the future. We make the moment now. We make a promise and we go forward.
Angelo, don't.
What? You're lonely too. You said you want a companion.
Don't make me do this.
You're not going without me.
Just let me go.
But you can't. I'm never gonna let you go. I could travel this whole wide world, but where would I find another man like you? Please, don't leave me on my own.
I'm sorry, Angelo, but this is the story of my life. It always ends the same way - you kill me. [he stands at the edge of the roof] Men like you... You kill me... [he falls backwards off the building and then disappears]
You're gonna live.
It's a talent of mine.
I meant every word I said.
So did I.
Good. [to Olivia] And as for you, you'd better pray that death comes back to this planet by the time I'm finished with you.
So tell us who you are before I let her loose.
OOlivia
I don't see that anything's changed. You're still coming with me.
Why would I do that?
OOlivia
You'll want to come with me because I can take you to the one man who knows how the Miracle began.
Who's that?
OOlivia
Angelo. Angelo Colasanto. He's waiting for you, Jack. He's been waiting for such a very long time.
S4 E8End of the Road
Gwen Cooper's proven herself to be extremely useful. I think it's worth keeping her on our side.
Did you sleep with her?
[outraged] Pardon me?!
Because most women that bitter you've slept with.
OOlivia
He talked about you all the time, Jack. His immortal man in old New York. He never forgot.
You're telling me the whole world got screwed because two gay guys had a hissy fit?
Rex, get back in your cave.
Come on, give me a break.
OOlivia
You inspired him. You proved immortality was possible. And he devoted the rest of his life to finding out how to live forever.
And he did it? He's still alive? He's still young?
OOlivia
Oh yes, he's still alive. Angelo Colasanto is still very much alive... But he's not young.
So, these are the Torchwood clowns?
Torchwood did more to piece this together than the entire CIA.
You're that English girl, Cooper...Have I got that right?
No, I'm not English. And I'm not a girl.
Gwen, this is Allen Shapiro. Don't. Really, don't.
Well, he's not scaring me. Hello.
I am sick of her already. Can we deport her? Let's deport her.
Hey, hey, hey, leave her alone.
Don't you dare.
Don't touch her.
Don't you dare.
Sorry, sir. With all due respect, Gwen Cooper's proven herself to be extremely useful. I think it's worth keeping her on our side.
Did you sleep with her?
[outraged] Pardon me?!
Because most women that bitter, you've slept with. [to Esther] Did you make that mistake?
No. No, sir, I did not.
Esther Drummond. Rex said you did a good job out in the field.
Thank you, sir.
In my opinion you deserted your post. I'm docking your pay. [to Jack] And what is it with you, Red Baron? You got Snoopy up your ass?
[snorts] That's funny.
While you're wasting time, Mister Shapiro, we've got the names of the people who are responsible for causing the Miracle. I suggest we get to work.
Torchwood is going to work for the CIA?
I think the CIA can work for Torchwood, if you're lucky.
We've got a plane ready and waiting twenty minutes away. The sooner we pool our resources, the sooner we can end this thing. All right, let's go. Everybody out.
What about him (Angelo)? We've got a very sick man here.
Didn't you read the news? Nobody dies. Now, there's a nurse around here somewhere. You got two minutes. Don't leave them alone. [leaves]
Jack...did we just join the CIA?
I think we did.
[After Angelo dies]
How? Only him, no one else. The only man in the whole wide world to die. The Miracle continues minus Mr Colasanto. So how did he do it? We've taken the body for autopsy. Any idea what we're gonna find?
I don't know. We should go.
No, no, no, no. Nobody is leaving. This house is secure.
It's not a crime scene.
Are you sure about that? Dying of old age can now be considered a crime. Something happened here, and we are going to search this place for every last bit of information. And nobody is going to leave until we know exactly what happened. So you can stay just where you are, Captain.
[Shapiro leaves. Jack sits on Angelo's bed]
I'm sorry.
Yeah.
And you really don't know what happened to him? What is it, Jack? Come on, what's wrong? Are we in trouble?
Yes.
We're in trouble because he died?
Yeah.
But why?
What's Category Zero?
What's what?
What's Category Zero, and why does my whore know about it?
...Ah. Clever girl. Well, that's what you get for employing someone who sleeps with senators. She's been listening.
Tell me, what's Category Zero?
Look, Oswald, did you really think it would never come to an end, your freedom? There's an emergency mandate being passed through Congress defining a new Category Zero, meaning people who have earned themselves a place in the ovens for moral reasons.
They want to burn me alive?
Oswald, you were always sentenced to death. What you had was a wonderful delay. And now it's time for that adventure to come to an end.
But people love me.
Television loves you. It's a different thing.
[about the Null Field] How does it work?
I can't tell you. That's the point. Just listen to me. I knew this stuff the second I saw it. Yes, it's alien technology. The only examples of it on Earth were in the Torchwood Hub. They were buried in the ruins.
But Angelo had people watching.
He must have salvaged it, knowing the Miracle was coming.
So what did he do? Trigger it with your DNA or something?
Maybe that was revenge, or maybe giving me a clue. But there's only one course of action left now. You have to get me out of here.
Are you crazy?
Turn your head.
Jack, listen to me. The CIA is not the enemy. That's why I brought them in. Don't you understand? You don't-
[an agent walks past, they quickly pretend to be examining the lattice]
Keep your head down. Be calm.
Look, you don't need to run anymore, okay? We can protect you.
There's a reason why Torchwood was secret. We kept things hidden from the human race. This technology is a science the world should never know.
How can you know that?
I know, Esther, because I've seen the future. I've walked the future world and breathed its air. And this technology would send it to damnation. Just imagine the stealth technology of a null field hiding bombs, hiding planes, shielding one side from radiation while the other side burns. This thing would be the end of us. This timeline would be terminal.
He's right.
Whose side are you on?!
Even if the government... Even if the government had this one panel and they put people inside and they died, it's the same thing as the ovens. It's control over life and death, and we've seen that that doesn't work.
But you trust me, don't you? Both of you? After all we've done? Please, I'm begging you, get me out of here. Look, this is the Alpha plate. Without it this is just a bunch of metal. You've got to get me and the plate away from this house.
Jack, listen to me. We can't, okay? We are the CIA and this is a genuine CIA operation.
This is history, Rex. This is everything. Please, get me out.
S4 E9The Gathering
Now you tell me. Tell me quickly, you bastard! You murdering bastard! Come on! Tell me before I get the boys round. Before I shout your name out loud in the street and fetch the bloody mob, tell me, what do you want?!
Jack Harkness. The men who smuggled me into this country, they brought Harkness in seven weeks ago and they brought him to you. And then you, in turn, found him a haven. Now I paid good money for your name, Gwen Cooper, so I really need to see Jack. And you will do exactly what I ask.
Why should I?
Because I have a name. I have the name of a man. I have the name of the man who created the Miracle.
One man's name keeps reoccurring. Kitzinger was employed to send him information. And his name's Harry Bosco.
Harry Bosco.
His name, over and over again.
Esther? Harry Bosco.
Sorry.
What, can't you search him?
You think you're clever, Oswald? Is that really all you had?
It's a name.
Harry Bosco isn't a man. Harry Bosco's a process. It goes back to Vietnam. It was the first war to be televised and the government didn't want US networks taking feed directly from the Vietnamese, because for the first time information was beyond their control. So they put agents into every newsroom, every major TV network, filtering the output for the public. Cleverest of them all was a man called Harry Bosco.
What did he do?
He'd alter information. It was subtle. He did it by mistranslation. He couldn't censor or change, but he could manipulate the English translation. Change one word, change the entire meaning. If you say victims instead of bodies, you influence public opinion. All the channels Harry Bosco these days.
So that's it? Dead end? Done? You finished with him? Can I have him now?
Could you keep your dog on his leash?
Watch it, pal.
My point still stands. The name's still important because Kitzinger works in PR. Why would she be handling this Harry Bosco process?
To be fair, it's a good question. Why would the families hire Jilly to do all this in the first place?
What's she translating?
What's she mistranslating? Because the three families changed their name, now Jilly's changing words? Maybe they're connected.
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