TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW: EPISODE 0
BY
ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
GLASGOW
EXT. BOOK SHOP
OUTSIDE A BOOK SHOP ON A COLD RAINY NIGHT FOUR PEOPLE GET OUT OF A CAR AND RUN INTO THE SHOP
INT. BOOK SHOP
THE FOUR PEOPLE ARE PETER THOMPSON, GRACE CANE, DANNY BROOKE AND VICKY LE SMITH
BEHIND THE COUNTER IS BARRY MCKENZIE
BARRY
SORRY WE'RE CLOSED
PETER
WE'RE NOT HERE FOR BOOKS
BARRY
THEN HOW CAN I HELP YOU
PETER
MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS DOWNSTAIRS
BARRY
... WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DOWNSTAIRS
GRACE
RELAX WE'RE TORCHWOOD
BARRY TYPES A PASSWORD ON A LAPTOP NEXT TO THE COUNTER
A PART OF THE WALL BEHIND BARRY OPENS UP TO REVEAL A LIFT
EVERYONE STEPS INSIDE AND BARRY HITS THE BUTTON TO GO DOWN
TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
THE LIFT OPENS AND EVERYONE STEPS OUT INTO THE BASE
THE UNDERGROUND COMPLEX IS FILLED WITH ALIEN TECHNOLOGY, GADGETS AND COMPUTER TERMINALS
PETER SITS DOWN AT A COMPUTER TERMINAL AND STARTS TYPING
BARRY
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
PETER
ACTIVATING THE TORCHWOOD PROTOCOLS
PETER STOPS TYPING AND LOOKS AT BARRY
PETER
OK TORCHWOOD TWO IS OFFICIALLY UP AND RUNNING AGAIN
BARRY
I THINK IT'S TIME YOU TOLD ME WHAT'S GOING ON
PETER
ALL RIGHT... YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH TORCHWOOD THREE RIGHT
BARRY
OF COURSE
PETER
ORIGINALLY WE ALL WORKED FOR TORCHWOOD LONDON... AFTER THE BATTLE JACK USED US TO TEST SOME OF THE ALIEN TEC HIS TEAM FOUND IN CARDIFF AFTER THE 456 INCIDENT JACK CAME TO OUR LAB IN MANCHESTER AND ASKED US TO TAKE OVER THE LEGACY OF TORCHWOOD
BARRY
AND YOU PICKED GLASGOW
DANNY
THIS IS THE MOST UP TO DATE, STATE OF THE ART BASE TORCHWOOD HAS RIGHT NOW
BARRY
JACK WAS PLANING ON BRINGING TORCHWOOD TWO BACK MONTHS AGO AFTER ARCHIE DIED
VICKY
WHO WAS ARCHIE
PETER
HE USED TO RUN TORCHWOOD TWO FROM A BANK
BARRY
BUT HE WAS EXTERMINATED BY A DALEK
PETER
INTRODUCTIONS ARE IN ORDER, I'M PETER THOMPSON, THE MOUTHY GIT IS DANNY BROOKE... AND THOSE TWO
PETER POINTS AT GRACE AND VICKY
PETER
ARE GRACE CANE AND VICKY LE SMITH
BARRY
I'M BARRY MCKENZIE
PETER
WE KNOW
DANNY
WHAT FIRST BOSS
PETER
I ACTIVATED THE TORCHWOOD PROTOCOLS... I NEED YOU GUYS TO RESTART EVERYTHING ELSE
EVERYONE EXCEPT PETER AND BARRY SCRAMBLE OFF TO A COMPUTER TERMINAL
BARRY
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S LATEST PROJECT
PETER
THE DEPARTMENT... A BAD RIPOFF OF TORCHWOOD... THEY HAVEN'T EVEN GOT OUR SOFTWARE ANYMORE
DANNY
I'VE REBOOTED THE DATABASE
GRACE
WE HAVE THE MI5 DATABASE, THE UNIT DATABASE, THE GOVERNMENT RECORDS AND THAT STUFF TORCHWOOD STOLE FROM THE AMERICANS BACK ONLINE
VICKY
SCANNING EARTH FOR EXTRA... OH
PETER
WHAT'S WRONG
VICKY
SINCE TORCHWOOD STOPPED... THE ENTIRE PLANET'S SWARMING WITH ALIEN LIFE
DANNY
SHE'S RIGHT... MAIN POINTS OF INTEREST BEING LONDON, CARDIFF, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND... SAN FRANSISCO... WEIRD
BARRY
NOT ALL ALIEN LIFE WANTS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD
PETER
MAYBE NOT... BUT AS TORCHWOOD WE HAVE TO POLICE THEM
GRACE
FROM GLASGOW
PETER
... WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EXPAND THE INSTITUTE
