TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW
A TORCHWOOD CHRISTMAS
BY
ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
EXT. BOOKSHOP
OUTSIDE THE BOOKSHOP IT WAS A COLD SNOWY GLASGOW MORNING
BARRY MCKENZIE WALKS UP TO THE BOOKSHOP WITH COFFEE IN ONE HAND, OPENS THE DOOR WITH THE OTHER HAND AND WALKS INSIDE
INT. BOOKSHOP
BARRY SITS DOWN AT HIS DESK AND PUTS THE RADIO ON
THE RADIO STARTS PLAYING RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER AND BARRY TAKES A SIP OF HIS COFFEE
TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
VICKY IS SITTING AT HER DESK TYPING A REPORT ON HER COMPUTER
DANNY IS STANDING FACING HER ON HIS PHONE
DANNY
YEAH... YES... BUT IF YOU DO... I'M NOT SAYING THAT... OK FINE BYE
DANNY PUTS THE PHONE DOWN ON HIS DESK
VICKY
WHO WAS THAT
DANNY
GWEN COOPER... FROM TORCHWOOD THREE, SHE SAID DON'T SEND ANYONE DOWN TO CARDIFF SHE'S REBUILDING TORCHWOOD THERE AND SHE DOESN'T NEED OUR HELP
PETER WALKS OUT OF HIS OFFICE
PETER
I JUST GOT A CALL FROM A MAN CALLED MICHAEL STEVENSON... WHEN HE WOKE UP THIS MORNING HE FOUND A DEAD ALIEN IN HIS GARDEN
DANNY
HOW DID HE HAVE OUR NUMBER
PETER
HE CALLED THE POLICE THEY REDIRECTED THE CALL TO UNIT AND OUR SOFTWARE REDIRECTED THE CALL HERE
VICKY
I'LL GET GRACE
GRACE (V.O)
NO NEED I'M HERE
AT THE OTHER END OF THE BASE BESIDE THE OTHER LIFT GRACE IS STANDING CARRYING A TOOLKIT WITH THE TORCHWOOD LOGO ON IT
EXT. STEVENSON HOUSE
THE TORCHWOOD SUV IS PARKED OUTSIDE THE STEVENSON HOUSE
THE TEAM GET OUT, PETER TAKING THE LEAD, GRACE BESIDE HIM, DANNY AND VICKY BEHIND THEM WITH TOOL KITS
PETER WALKS UP TO THE DOOR AND KNOCKS ON IT
MICHAEL STEVENSON OPENS THE DOOR
CUT TO:
STEVENSON GARDEN
AT THE BACK OF THE STEVENSON HOUSE A GREY ALIEN IS LYING DEAD IN THE GARDEN
GRACE SITS DOWN NEXT TO THE ALIEN AS THE REST OF THE TEAM WALK OUT INTO THE GARDEN
DANNY
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN AN ENTIRE FAMILY BEING RETCONED
PETER (TO GRACE)
WHAT RACE IS HE
GRACE
SHE... IS A TALINOID THEY INVADED EARTH BACK IN THE 70S
VICKY
HOW DID IT GET HERE
GRACE
I DON'T KNOW
PETER
HOW DID SHE DIE
GRACE TAKES A PEN LIKE OBJECT FROM A TOOL KIT AND RUNS IT OVER THE ALIEN'S BODY
GRACE
LOOKS LIKE SHE GOT SHOT WITH SOME KIND OF ENERGY WEAPON... I'LL KNOW MORE WHEN WE GET HER BACK TO BASE
EXT. STEVENSON HOUSE
GRACE AND VICKY ARE IN THE SUV, WHILE PETER AND DANNY PUT THE ALIEN IN A CONTAINER IN THE BACK OF THE CAR
TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
TORCHWOOD AUTOPSY ROOM
GRACE IS EXAMINING THE ALIEN ON A AUTOPSY TABLE WITH A LASER SCANNER, A DEVICE THAT SCANS THE ALIEN BODY WITHOUT ACTUALLY OPENING IT
GRACE
FASCINATING
A LIFT COMES DOWN TO THE AUTOPSY ROOM, THE DOORS PART AND PETER WALKS OUT
PETER
ANYTHING INTERESTING
GRACE DEACTIVATES THE LASER SCANNER
GRACE
NOT MUCH... BUT I SENT THE SCANS OF THE BLASTER BURNS TO VICKY BUT I THINK THIS POOR SOUL WAS POISONED BEFORE SHE DIED
PETER
WITH WHAT
GRACE
I DON'T KNOW... WOULD HAVE KILLED HER IN... 12 HOURS
PETER
BUT THE BLASTER GOT HER FIRST
GRACE
LOOKS LIKE THAT
PETER GETS INTO THE LIFT
PETER
CALL ME IF YOU FIND ANYTHING ELSE
PETER PRESSES A BUTTON, THE LIFT CLOSES AND ASCENDS
INT. OLD HOUSE
A MAN CALLED EXTERIS IS TALKING TO ANOTHER MAN ON A SCREEN IN FRONT OF HIM
EXTERIS
I KILLED THE TALINOID NOW I'M LEAVING THIS STUPID LITTLE PLANET
MAN
NEGATIVE
EXTERIS
WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW
MAN
SOMEONE FOUND THE BODY
EXTERIS
THE POISON WOULD HAVE MELTED THE BODY INTO AN UNRECOGNIZABLE HUSK
MAN
EVEN SO... THE BODY WAS FOUND AND TAKEN
EXTERIS
BY WHOM
MAN
I BELIEVE THEY ARE CALLED TORCHWOOD
EXTERIS
THE STUFF OF LEGEND... I ASSURE YOU THE TORCHWOOD INSTITUTE WAS DESTROYED
MAN
NO THERE HAVE BEEN RUMORS
EXTERIS
GOSSIP
MAN
NEVER THE LESS... I WANT YOU ON THAT PLANET FOR A YEAR
EXTERIS
A YEAR
MAN
I WANT YOU TO FIND OUT ALL YOU CAN ABOUT THE INSTITUTE...
EXTERIS
BUT THEY DON'T EXIST... NOT ANYMORE
MAN
AFTER A YEAR YOU WILL REUNITED WITH YOUR... LOST PROPERTY
EXTERIS
... VERY WELL
EXTERIS TURNS THE SCREEN OFF
TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
TORCHWOOD AUTOPSY ROOM
GRACE IS STANDING IN THE AUTOPSY ROOM LOOKING AT A PILE OF GREEN GOO ON THE AUTOPSY TABLE
THE LIFT OPENS AND PETER WALKS OUT
GRACE POINTS AT THE GOO
GRACE
THAT IS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE TALINOID
PETER
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
GRACE
THAT POISON I WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS INJECTED AFTER DEATH
PETER
WHY
GRACE
I WAS WRONG... IT WASN'T MEANT TO KILL THE ALIEN, IT WAS MEANT TO DESTROY ALL TRACES OF THE ALIEN... GIVE IT ANOTHER 20 MINUTES AND THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING LEFT
PETER
THAT'S DUMB, I MEAN IF THEY WANTED TO LEAVE NO TRACE WHY PUT THE BODY IN SOMEONES GARDEN
GRACE
MAYBE THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD GO TO UNIT OR THE POLICE... BY THAT TIME THE BODY WOULD HAVE TURNED INTO THIS
GRACE POINTS AT THE GOO
TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
DANNY AND VICKY ARE SITTING AT THEIR DESKS
DANNY LIFTS A PACKAGE UP OFF HIS DESK
DANNY
I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THIS
VICKY
WHAT IS IT
DANNY
A TOY... A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MY NIECE ADELAIDE
LATER
INT. PETER'S APARTMENT
TWO WOMEN ARE IN PETER'S BED
PETER IS IN THE KITCHEN POURING OUT TWO GLASSES OF WINE
PETER PUTS RETCON IN BOTH GLASSES
ON THE TV SCREEN BEHIND PETER, A REPORTER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF A BUILDING THE HEADLINE BEING - ALIENS MASSACRE UNIT TROOPS
INT. GRACE'S APARTMENT
GRACE IS SITTING ON HER SOFA READING A BOOK
STREET IN GLASGOW
DANNY PUTS THE PACKAGE INTO A POST BOX
INT. VICKY'S APARTMENT
VICKY IS LOOKING OUT OVER GLASGOW FROM HER APARTMENT
OUTSIDE SNOW IS FALLING
VICKY'S MOBLIE PHONE STARTS FLASHING AND VIBRATING SHE HAS A MESSAGE
INT. GRACE'S APARTMENT
GRACE PICKS UP HER PHONE
STREET IN GLASGOW
DANNY TAKES HIS PHONE OUT OF HIS POCKET
INT. VICKY'S APARTMENT
THE MESSAGE ON VICKY'S PHONE CONSISTS OF ONE WORD - TORCHWOOD
