"Torchwood." "Outside the government,beyond the police." "Fighting for the future on behalf of the human race." "The 21st century is when everything changes and Torchwood is ready." "Gwen,weve texted you the location, were querying four or five signs of life,definitely non-human." "Get here as soon as you can." "So,sure theyre not Weevils?" "Dont think so,different energy patterns,cant make sense of it." "Not a species weve encountered before." "Lets hope theyre friendly." "Owen,Ianto,take the other side of the building,check the upper floors." "Toshiko with me." "OK?" "Go!" "Im getting mirror readings on both floors." "One creature at either end of the building." "Toshiko,split up." "Yknow,these creatures are very quiet." "Maybe theyre sleeping." "Or hatching." "Or maybe they arent creatures at all." "Just explosive devices." "Snap." "Torchwood Season02 Episode12 Fragments" "Shit." "You have one message." "Gwen,weve texted you the location," " were querying four or five signs of life." " Shit." "1,392 deaths earlier" "Oh,not again." "Ladies." "Torso of steel,shilling a feel." "Any takers?" "Bar fight,got a little out of control." "Flesh wound." "Still not used to... these hangovers." "Captain Jack Harkness." "How long have you been there?" "Silent types." "Thats OK." "I used to date a guy with no mouth." "Surprisingly creative." "Listen,you only had to ask." "Can we get a room though?" "When I said about getting a room,I meant somewhere with linen." "Time was,electrodes to the nipples meant the start of a good night." "Full power charge and still breathing." "Pretty advanced piece of equipment you got there." "You ladies are ahead of yourselves." "Now where the hell am I?" "Put that down before somebody gets..." "Why arent you dead yet?" "Been trying to figure that out myself." "Weve been monitoring you." "Youve been killed 14 times in the last six months." "Feels like more than that." "Whos the Doctor?" "No idea." ""The Doctor,hell be able to fix me"" ""When the Doctor turns up,itll all be put right"" ""You wait till I see the Doctor." ""First Im going to kiss him,then Im going to kill him."" "Transcripts of your conversations with strangers,in various drinking dens, since you first came to our attention." "Yknow,no-one likes a smart-ass." "Tell us where he is and well release you." "Why do you wanna know?" "Youre in Torchwood,Cardiff." "The Torchwood Institute was created to combat the threat posed by the Doctor and other phantasmagoria." "Hes not a threat." "The Doctors the one wholl save you from your phantasmahoojits." "Just tell us his location." "I dont know!" "He left me behind." "I came here to find him." "He refuels from that rift you have." "Hoping if I stayed here long enough,wed find each other." "Now,can I go?" "No." "You cant keep me here!" "Oh,we can." " Unless..." " Yes." "Unless." "Unless what?" "There are opportunities here." "With the Institute." "Im not for hire." "Youre going to need currency." "Whats the assignment?" "Missing person." "Well,when we say person..." "I havent done anything!" "Burglaries,joyriding a horse and carriage,pick-pocketing, 24 instances of consuming food without paying for it." "********" "Ill make it up,I promise!" "Ah,too late." "Its just a bit of fun." "This planets a century away from official first contact with alien life." "Youre upsetting the schedule." "Who are you?" "Im Torchwood." "I said sorry!" "You cant lock me up!" "Hes just a kid." "Send him back to where he came from." "If only we could." "The rift only goes one way." "What do you do?" "Observe and profile the species and then transfer them to long term storage?" "Why?" "It was a threat to the Empire." "Like me?" "Youre our ally now." "If you dont want it..." "Your next assignment." "No." "Im through with you people." "Your liberty is at our discretion." "Work for us,you assist the Empire." "Sever that tie,you become a threat." "And youve seen how we deal with threats." "Its good money,Captain." "How else are you going to earn?" "See what you think in the morning." "Hes pretty." "But youre prettier." "Can I read your cards?" "No,thank you." "No,really." "Hes coming." "The one youre looking for." "But the century will turn twice before you find each other again." "Are you for real?" "You mean I have to wait 100 years to find him?" "Whatll I do in the meantime?" "New Year's Eve 1999" "Some parts of the world have already welcomed in the New Year." "Our cameras,of course,have been out in force across the UK tonight." "Lets take you first to Cardiff." "Hey,when you joked about the Millennium Bug," "I didnt realise it was gonna have 18 legs stacked with poison." "Anyone home?" "You know youre supposed to party like its..." "Alex?" "Jack!" "Just in time." "Alex what happened?" "Who did this?" "Me." "What?" "Why?" "We got it wrong,Jack." "We thought we could control the stuff we found." "And whats it brought us?" "So much death." "What happened to them?" "Its good youre here." "Always did have great timing." "This place,its yours." "Torchwood Three,my gift to you,Jack,for a century of service as field operative." "Give this place a purpose." "Before its too late." "Please." "Alex,listen,its gonna be OK." "No." "Its not." "Its really not." "I looked inside." "It showed me whats coming." "They were mercy killings." "It was the kindest thing I could do." "So none of us see the storm." "Im sorry I cant do the same for you." "21st century,Jack." "Everythings gonna change." " And were not ready." " Alex!" "He was dead." " I checked his pulse!" "He was dead!" " All right!" "Jack,what has happened?" "Where are the others?" "What is he doing here?" "Look,I was late,OK." "He gave me a lift.You OK?" "Toshiko." "She went the other way." "5 years earlier" "Never thought Id say this to anyone here,but you work too hard." "Another hour and Im done." "Wish the rest of them thought like you." "Half past five,theyre out of here like a pack of dogs." "You have a good evening,sir." "I doubt it." "Another late one,Miss Sato." "You know me,George." "Married to the job." "When you gonna let me whisk you away from all this?" "As soon as you clear it with your wife and grandchildren." "Always an excuse." "Take care." "Goodnight,George." "LODMOOR RESEARCH FACILITY" " Ive got it." " Get in." "I want to see my mother." "I want to know shes safe." "Now." "Show me the piece." "Oh,its beautiful." "Perfect sonic modulator." "Toshiko,youve done so well." "Toshiko!" "Youve got what you want." "Now let her go." "Except now youre the victim of your own success." "Perfectly situated,proven ability." "You can give us so much more." "And what if I refuse?" "Then your mother stays with us." "And your brilliance is used against her." " Like this." " No,dont!" "Turn it off!" "Turn it off!" "My mother!" "Is she all right?" "Is she all right?" "This is a UNIT facility." "Your rights as a citizen have been withdrawn." "You will be held here indefinitely." "We are not required to provide you with legal representation." "Anything you say will be recorded." "You will be allowed no communication with any person or organisation outside this facility." "There is no right of appeal." "If you fail to comply with the rules,we are authorised to discipline you." "Is my mother safe?" "We cannot supply you with that information." "Prisoner Sato." "Inspection." "What for?" "Prepare for inspection." "Caterings as lousy as they say,huh?" " Wheres my mother?" " Shes safe." "She wont remember being kidnapped." "I wiped it from her memory." "I hope you dont mind." "You did what?" "Really,just a little pill." "Shell never have known." " Who are you?" " Nobody." "I dont exist." "And for a man with my charisma,that is quite an achievement." "Are you a lawyer?" "Do I look like a lawyer?" "Theyre gonna make an example of you." "Stealing official secrets,in todays climate..." "Theyre going to keep you here without charge." "Forever." " They cant do that." " Theyre never going to release you." "Im sorry." "You made this,right?" "I just followed the plans." "Yeah,kinda." "But first you had to grasp the concept of what a sonic modulator does." "Most people would struggle with that." "And another thing... the plans dont work." "What?" "The technical plans you followed,they were wrong." "They had mistakes in them." "Thats why the plans were shelved." "But you,Toshiko Sato,you automatically fixed things as you went." "What Im trying to say is... oh baby,youre good." "I mean,youre good now." "Imagine what youd be like with a little training." "Shame youre gonna be locked up for so long." " Youve got to get me out of here." " If... you come work for me." "Really?" "Give me five years,Ill get them to wipe your record clean." "They owe me a few favours." "What do you do?" "Protect people." "Least,thats what Im aiming for." "Its kind of a work in progress." " What about my mother?" " Limited contact only." "You can send her postcards." "So what dyou say?" "Why would you trust me?" "Instinct." "Its going to be dangerous." "Think you can bear a little danger?" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Tosh,are you OK?" "Youre making it worse." "Its pushing down even more now." "I think Ive broken my arm." " Gwen." " Yeah?" "If this pillar shifts down even more,itll crush me." "*******" "Were gonna need more strength." "Look,Jack has gone to find Owen and Ianto." "Youre gonna be fine,all right." "Youve gotta hurry,please." "Go help Jack." "Ill stay here." " Are you sure?" " Yep." "Im going to come back for you darling,all right?" "Youre going to be OK." "Gwen,this couldve been you,couldnt it?" "If you hadnt been late." "I havent got time for this now." "Ive got to find the others." "Ianto!" "Ianto!" "21 months earlier" "Thanks." "No,thank you." "And you are?" "Jones,Ianto Jones." "Nice to meet you,Jones,Ianto Jones." "Capn Jack Harkness." "Lucky escape." "I had it under control." "You think so?" "It looked pretty vicious." "Youre,um..." "You were bleeding." "Had worse from shaving." "Looked like a Weevil to me." "Ive no idea what youre talking about." "Ill take him from here." "Thanks for the assistance." "Anytime." "By the way,love the coat." "Morning." "Coffee?" "I want to work for you." "Sorry.No vacancies." "Look,let me tell you about myself." "Ianto Jones,born August 19th 1983." "Able student but not exceptional,one minor conviction for shoplifting in your teens." "Number of temporary jobs,mainly a drifter, until two years ago you join the Torchwood Institute in London." "Junior researcher." " Girlfriend,Lisa Hallett." " Deceased." "Im sorry." "Look,you checked me out." "You knew what a Weevil was." "Thought I was gonna have to come deal with you." "I have the right qualifications for the job." "There is no job." "Were nothing to do with Torchwood London." "I severed all links." "Yet when it burned,two members of your team scavenged the ruins." "Dont want the equipment getting into the wrong hands." "And youre the right hands,are you?" "Trial period,three months." "No." "Three weeks." "Three days." "Let me prove myself to you." " Ill work for nothing." " No." "I saw what they did at Canary Wharf." "What am I supposed to do with those memories?" "You are not my responsibility." "And were not hiring." "Same time tomorrow then." "There is no job for you here and there never will be." "I really like that coat." "Toshiko,see if you can decode those hieroglyphics." "Already on it." "Owen,take a cross section of the paramedics brain, check it against the list of chemical agents." "Will do." "Susie,were going to need to dredge the reservoir." "See if you can find the other half." "OK,this has to stop." "No,listen to me." "I dont have time for this." "I dont care what your problem is,I want you out of this city by sunrise." "There is no place for you here." "Go back to London,find yourself another life." "Keep stalking me,Ill wipe your memory." "No,but the thing is..." "Any conversation between us,no matter what the subject,is over!" "******" "Im getting back behind the wheel of that car and if youre still in the road," "Im going to drive through you." "Youre not gonna help me catch this pterodactyl then?" "OK,that is the only special equipment youve got?" "Yeah,cos I keep dinosaur nets in the back of the SUV." "Torchwood London wouldve." "How did you find it?" "Rift activity locator." "Torchwood London." "See,quality kit." "Yeah,its quite excitable." "Must be your aftershave." "Never wear any." "You smell like that naturally?" "51st century pheromones." "You people have no idea." "Ready for another go?" "Im game if you are." "Three,two,one..." "Split up!" "Were not gonna harm you." "You cant stay here." "Come back with me." "Ive got somewhere nice and big where you can fly around." "OK,so youll let the pterodactyl in and not me." "We need a guard dog." "I can be that." "Like a receptionist." "Building maintenance,food and drink,dry cleaning even." "That coat of yours must take a battering." "Like a butler,I could be a butler." "We dont need a butler." "Excuse me,dried egg on your collar." "It was a busy week." "What exactly is your plan?" "Im going to be the decoy." "And it will rip you to shreds." "Dinosaurs?" "Had em for breakfast." "Had to,only source of pre-killed food protein after the asteroid crashed." "Long story." "Here you go." "One injection to the central nervous cortex." "Ill keep it occupied." "Move." " No." " What?" "It knows me." "Ill be a better decoy." "No,way too dangerous." "No,Ive got a secret weapon." "Chocolate." "Preferably dark." "I got your favourite,yeah." "Its good for your serotonin levels." "If youve got serotonin levels." "Ianto!" "Sorry!" "I should go." "Report for work... first thing tomorrow." "Like the suit,by the way." " You OK?" " My shoulder." "I think its dislocated." " Can you take this?" " Yeah." "Take a deep breath." "Where are the others?" "We need your help to get Toshiko out." " Owen?" " No sign yet." "If anything happens he cant repair himself." "Of course,he cant heal,can he?" "OK,well help Rhys with Toshiko." "Let us know when you find Owen." " And be careful." " OK." "OK?" "All right?" "4 years earlier" "Oh,go on,please,please,please,please,please!" "No,you dont even like her,ever since she didnt pay for her share of the Chinese in Leicester." "Yeah,but we want Julia to come and itll look odd if we invite one without the other." "Oh,please,help me God!" "Three tables done." "Nine more to go." "You wanna back out?" "Its still not too late." "Listen,Im marrying you even if it kills me." "OK?" "Good." "Do you want a cup of tea?" "Yeah,Ill make one." "I think I can manage." " Katie." " Yeah?" " Um,water." " Yeah." "From the kettle." "Milk." "Stop nagging me!" "I dont want to have milk." "Ive never liked milk." "I want to have..." "Tea." "I wanna have tea without..." "Milk." "Tea without milk." "Darling,its all right." "Its all right." "I got your invitation." "Still going ahead?" "I promised her a summer wedding." "Before all this." "This changes nothing." "Owen,it will change everything." "You dont know for certain." "Weve been through Kates test results more times than any patient in my whole career." "*****" "All the evidence suggests she has early onset Alzheimers." "The youngest case in medical history." "It doesnt mean were wrong." "Please... run more tests." "Lets just try one more MRI scan." "An MRI isnt going to make any difference." "You dont know that." "You have said yourself that this is unlike any case that youve seen," " and maybe youve missed something." " Owen..." "You dont understand,Jim,OK." "One day shes fine,shes perfect memory,the old Katie,and the next theres nothing,shes blank." "Now,I am losing her and I dont know what to do about that,OK?" "So please." "Whats the point of me doing this job if I cant help my own fiancee?" "Ill see what I can do." "Thank you,Jim." "Its like being lost,in a place you know really well,but you cant get your bearings." "Sometimes it comes back to you." "And sometimes..." "Im sorry,Owen." "Whatve you got to be sorry for?" "I dont want to put you through this." "Last night,I dreamt that you left me." "Oh,come on." "Nobodys leaving anyone." "How is that possible?" "We dont know." "Ive never seen anything like it." "Its not the brain deteriorating." "Its a clear physical tumour." "That wasnt there last week?" "Not that we saw." "You were right to ask for another scan." "So what do we do now?" "We have to view this as good news." "Katie,we need to take you into surgery,soon as possible,and remove the tumour." "Dyou understand?" "Katie." "I cant remember your name." "Are you sure shes up to this?" "Were going to do everything we can for her." "Im sorry." "Who the hell are you?" "You should prepare for the worst." "No,you cant go in there." "Oh,my God!" "Katie." "What is it?" "Im sorry." "I tried to stop them." "Shes dead." "That thing in her head is an alien life form." "It incubates in the brain,disrupting the shape and functions." "When its attacked or threatened,it emits a toxic gas thats fatal to humans." "It clears pretty quickly." "She cant be dead." "She cant be dead." "Im calling,calling the police." "Tell them that Torchwood is already here and dealing with it." "Thatll save them a call-out." "I need to take her brain back with me." "Dont touch her!" " How are you feeling?" " Where is she?" " Wheres who?" " Katie." "Katie Russell,shes a junior doctor,she works here,were about to get married." " Lets get you back into bed." " Get off me." "Where is she?" "Where is she?" "Where is she?" "He was wearing a military uniform." "He had an American accent." "We have checked all the security footage." "There was no such man." "Jim Garrett was poisoned by some alien toxin,by some..." "Jim Garrett was in a car accident." "The American said that he wanted her brain,that there was... alien creature,or..." "This happened,OK?" "This is not some trauma or delayed grief or whatever youre scribbling down." "Katies tumour was inoperable." "There was nothing anyone could have done." "This is just wrong." "Im giving you three months prescribed rest." "Dont come into work." "Yeah!" "This isnt right." "He was there." "It wasnt just me." "He was there too." "That is not what happened!" "That is... not what happened." "You!" "You couldve saved her!" "You couldve saved her!" "You couldve... saved her!" "I couldnt." "I really couldnt." "If youre not a figment of my imagination,then I dont know whats happening any more." "Maybe this is... what a mental breakdown feels like." "Youre fine." "Its the rest of the world thats delusional." "Why her?" "Theres no reason." "Your life doesnt end with her." "What are you gonna do now?" "Go back to work?" "See echoes of her in every corridor?" "You need a purpose." "Im building something." "I need a medic." "And you want me?" "You made them take more scans." "You kept trying to track me down." "You dont give up easily." "I need someone like that to work with me in Cardiff." "To fight aliens." "Exactly." "Look..." "I dunno what happened to Katie and I dunno who you really are, but there is no such thing as aliens." "You think?" "Im having a breakdown." "Mental collapse." "Owen,why did you become a doctor?" "I thought if I could save one life,mine would be worthwhile." "But you save one... and theres another.And another." "All clawing at you,demanding to be saved." "And even if you do succeed,you can never save enough." "Maybe here you can." " How are the others?" " All right." "Careful!" "If that falls..." "OK,its not going to fall..." " OK." " Just be very careful." "OK,all right,all right." "Were gonna get you out." "OK,this one?" " Look,if you do it very,very gently..." " OK." "It isnt going to drop on you." " Quiet." " OK,sorry." "Im going to do this as quickly as possible." "Listen to me." "Im going to get you out of this." "Look at me,trust me." " OK,hold my hands." " Sorry." "Hold my hands!" "You OK?" "You all right?" "Tosh,what happened?" "Broken arm,bruised ribs,about an inch away from being crushed by a girder." " You were lucky." " We all were." "Jack,whos done this?" "And wheres the SUV?" "Oh,no." "Jack,what does he want?" "Oh,deja vu!" "Or did I say that already?" "Hey,team." "Course,there might be a few less of you by now." "Dont know if you liked my little gift." "Course,you cant die." "And with all that life,all that time,you cant spare any for me." "Say hi to the family." "No... it cant be." "Been a while since youve seen your brother,eh,Jack." "Gray?" "OK,heres whats going to happen." "Everything you love,everything you treasure will die." "Im going to tear your world apart," "Captain Jack Harkness,piece by piece." "Starting now." "Maybe now youll wanna spend some time with me." "This was a targeted attack." "The beast killed the four most senior officers." "If it gets out what happened therell be city-wide panic." "Lets get ourselves a good view." "What have you done?" "Were going to put the city back together,find Jack... and punish John." "Its completely crippled us." "Youre no fun." "Owen,get out of there." "What have you done with my brother?" "This is going to get nasty." "What if this is how it ends?" "Torchwood Season02 Episode12 Fragments"