TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW I EPISODE 4

TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW

EPISODE 4

BY

ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND & HORROR GIRL 28

EXT. A STREET IN GLASGOW - NIGHT

A MAN RUNS DOWN A STREET, HE TAKES A MOBILE PHONE FROM HIS POCKET, STARTS TRYING TO DIAL A NUMBER, A RED BLIP IS ON THE MOBILE SCREEN, HE TRIPS AND THE MOBILE SLIPS OUT OF HIS HANDS - LANDING ON THE GROUND AND BREAKING, THE MAN CRIES OUT BUT KEEPS RUNNING, HE LOOKS BEHIND HIMSELF FOR A SECOND - NO ONE THERE, THEN TURNS BACK TO FIND HIMSELF FACE TO FACE WITH SOMETHING SO TERRIBLE HE FINDS HIMSELF FROZEN WITH FEAR AS A BLACK GLOVE TOUCHES HIS SKIN AND A WAVE OF ELECTRICITY TRAVELS THROUGH HIS BODY, THE MAN TRIES TO SCREAM BUT CAN'T AS HE FALLS TO THE GROUND, THE SOUND OF WHISTLING CAN BE HEARD FROM A DISTANCE

EXT. BOOKSHOP - MORNING

DANNY WALKS DOWN THE STREET, TAKES OUT HIS MOBILE PHONE AND WALKS INTO THE BOOKSHOP

INT. BOOKSHOP

BARRY IS BEHIND THE DESK, IN FRONT OF HIM ARE A MAN AND A WOMAN, ON THE DESK ARE SEVEN BOOKS STACKED UP ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, DANNY LOOKS UP FROM HIS MOBILE AND SEES THE COUPLE, QUICKLY HE PRETENDS TO LOOK AT SOME BOOKS STACKED ON SHELF NEAR BY

THE MAN PAYS FOR THE BOOKS, THE MAN TAKES A FEW BOOKS AND THE WOMAN TAKES THE REST AND THEY LEAVE THE SHOP

DANNY WALKS OVER TO THE DESK

DANNY

I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS AN ACTUAL BOOKSHOP

BARRY

IT'S PART OF THE SET UP... WE BUY BOOKS IN AND SELL THEM AT REASONABLE PRICES, IT'S BETTER THAN A TOURIST INFORMATION DESK

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

THE LIFT DOORS PART AND DANNY STEPS OUT, HE SITS DOWN AT HIS DESK OPPOSITE VICKI

DANNY LOOKS AROUND AT PETER'S OFFICE - NO ONE'S IN

VICKI

HE'S DOWN IN AUTOPSY

DANNY

WHAT HAPPENED

PETER (V.O)

A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD LAST NIGHT

PETER IS STANDING BESIDE THE LIFT TO THE AUTOPSY ROOM

PETER

HE WAS ELECTROCUTED

DANNY

... I'M GUESSING THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT

PETER

HE WAS ELECTROCUTED WITH SOME SORT OF ENERGY WEAPON

VICKI

IT DOESN'T MATCH ANY ENERGY WEAPON TORCHWOOD HAS ENCOUNTERED... ALSO WE FOUND A HAND PRINT ON HIS COAT, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BURNT IN

EXT. AN ALLEYWAY IN GLASGOW

A TEENAGE BOY IS WALKING THROUGH AN ALLEYWAY - HE HEARS HEAVY BREATHING BEHIND HIM, HE TURNS AROUND - NO ONE THERE, HE TURNS BACK AND STARTS WALKING AGAIN, HE HEARS HEAVY BREATHING BEHIND HIM AGAIN, THE BOY TURNS AROUND - NO ONE THERE, TURNS BACK AND ELECTRICITY STARTS TO FLOW THROUGH HIS BODY

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

PETER, DANNY AND VICKI ARE SITTING DOWN FACING EACH OTHER

DANNY

WHO WAS THE MAN, WHAT DID HE DO

VICKI

JOHN REILLY... HE OWNED A TOY SHOP

PETER

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO GO ON... WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF ANOTHER VICTIM SPRINGS UP

VICKI

... WE WON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG, POLICE AND AMBULANCE CALLED... FOR A MAN WHO WAS ELECTROCUTED... NEAR THE STREET THE OTHER ONE WAS FOUND

PETER

TELL THE POLICE AND THE PARAMEDICS TO GO BACK, TORCHWOOD'S GOT THIS ONE

EXT. AN ALLEYWAY IN GLASGOW

PETER AND DANNY ARE STANDING OVER THE MAN'S CORPSE, GRACE GRABS HER CASE OUT OF THE SUV, SHE OPENS THE CASE BESIDE THE CORPSE AND TAKES OUT SOME EQUIPMENT - SHE ATTACHES THE EQUIPMENT TO THE THE CORPSE AND STARTS PRESSING BUTTONS

GRACE

DIED... AN HOUR AGO, CAUSE OF DEATH... ELECTROCUTION, LIKE THE OTHER ONE

DANNY

HUMAN?

GRACE

THIS ONLY WORKS ON HUMANS... WE BETTER GET HIM BACK TO BASE, SO I CAN HAVE A BETTER LOOK AT HIM

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

DANNY IS SITTING AT HIS DESK, PLAYING WITH A PAPERWEIGHT, BEHIND HIM, PETER IS ON HIS PHONE, IN HIS OFFICE

INT. TORCHWOOD AUTOPSY ROOM

GRACE IS EXAMINING THE DEAD BODY, USING SOME SORT OF LASER DEVICE, VICKI IS STANDING BESIDE HER

GRACE TURNS OFF THE LASER DEVICE

GRACE

... EXACTLY THE SAME DEATH AS THE OTHER MAN... AND NOT ONE CLUE TO WHO DID IT OR WHY

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

PETER, DANNY, GRACE, VICKI AND BARRY ARE SITTING DOWN, VICKI AND BARRY SEEM TO BE WORKING ON SOMETHING

PETER

OVERALL THIS ISN'T GETTING US ANYWHERE... WHATEVER THIS THING IS IT'S A VERY GOOD KILLER... WE HAVE TO STOP IT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS KILLED

GRACE

HOW

DANNY

... I THINK I KNOW HOW

EXT. A STREET IN GLASGOW - NIGHT

DANNY IS WALKING DOWN THE SAME STREET THE DEAD MAN WAS RUNNING DOWN ALMOST 24 HOURS AGO

DANNY ACTIVATES HIS COMMUNICATOR

DANNY

SO FAR SO GOOD

GRACE

I STILL HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS

DANNY

THE ONLY WAY TO CATCH HIM

DANNY HEARS SOMEONE BREATHING HEAVILY, CLOSE TO HIM, HE TURNS AROUND - NO ONE THERE, HE TURNS BACK AND STARTS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, HE HEARS THE BREATHING AGAIN, HE TURNS AROUND - NO ONE THERE, HE TURNS BACK - A MAN WEARING WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK SUIT AND GAS MASK TRIES TO TOUCH HIM, DANNY BACKS AWAY

DANNY TAKES HIS STUN GUN OFF HIS BELT AND SHOCKS THE MAN, THE MAN FALLS TO THE GROUND, THE MAN STARTS TO HAVE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SEIZURE OF SOME KIND

DANNY

I'VE GOT HIM

THE SUV DRIVES AROUND THE CORNER AND GRACE GETS OUT, SHE EXAMINES THE MAN, SHE TAKES HIS GAS MASK OFF REVEALING A BURNT FACE THAT DOESN'T LOOK REMOTELY HUMAN

GRACE

THE WRONG KIND OF ELECTRICITY WOULD BE DEADLY TO HIM... I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS

PETER

DO YOU KNOW WHAT RACE HE IS

GRACE

HIS SPECIES DOESN'T HAVE A NAME... THEY WERE BRED TO BE THE PERFECT WARRIORS... THEY CAN MAKE ELECTRICITY AND CONTROL IT... THEY'RE BOUNTY HUNTERS

PETER

BUT HE'S BEEN KILLING RANDOMLY

GRACE

MAYBE... OR MAYBE SOMEONE HIRED HIM

DANNY

WHAT ABOUT THE CLOTHES AND GASMASK

GRACE

PROBABLY STOLEN

PETER AND DANNY PUT THE BODY OF THE BOUNTY HUNTER INTO THE BACK OF THE SUV AND DRIVE OFF

A FIGURE STEPS OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND STARTS TO WHISTLE

TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW I EPISODE 3

TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW

EPISODE 3

THOMAS SIMM AND ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

DANNY IS SITTING AT HIS DESK READING A REPORT, BEHIND HIM PETER IS STANDING IN HIS OFFICE TALKING ON THE PHONE

THE LIFT OPENS AND VICKI STEPS OUT, SHE LOOKS OVER AT PETER, SIGHS AND SITS DOWN AT HER DESK

VICKI

WHAT'S HAPPENED NOW

DANNY

USUAL STUFF, UNIT AND THE DEPARTMENT WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING

VICKI

AND PETER'S TELLING THEM TO GO TO HELL

DANNY

YEAH

PETER PUTS THE PHONE DOWN AND WALKS OUT OF HIS OFFICE

PETER

I HATE THOSE PEOPLE

DANNY

I REMEMBER JACK SAYING THE SAME THING

PETER

HE HATED THEM MORE THAN I DO

PETER'S PHONE IN HIS OFFICE STARTS RINGING AGAIN

PETER SHAKES HIS HEAD AND WALKS BACK INTO THE OFFICE, PICKING UP HIS PHONE

VICKI

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A SUPER SECRET ORGANIZATION TRYING TO DEFEND EARTH FROM ALIEN INVASION WOULD BE SO HARD TO RUN

PETER PUTS THE PHONE DOWN AND WALKS OUT OF HIS OFFICE

PETER

THAT WAS A PROFESSOR FROM GLASGOW UNIVERSITY

VICKI

YOU MEAN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

PETER

WHATEVER, POINT IS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A DECAPITATED ALIEN HEAD WAS KICKED THOUGH A WINDOW

DANNY

WHAT

PETER

I HAVE NO IDEA... JUST GET GRACE

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

PETER, DANNY, GRACE AND VICKI GET OUT OF THE SUV AND WALK UP TO THE UNIVERSITY

GRACE AND VICKI HAVE WITH CASES WITH THE TORCHWOOD LOGO ON THEM

A SHORT, BALD MAN CALLED LLOYD WALKS UP TO THEM

LLOYD

YOU MUST BE THE POLICE

PETER TAKES OUT A LEATHER WALLET, OPENS IT AND SHOWS IT TO LLOYD

PETER

DI PETER TRANTIS AND THESE ARE MY COLLEAGUES... WHAT HAPPENED

LLOYD

I WAS TAKING A LITERACY CLASS AND SOMEONE THREW A SEVERED HEAD THROUGH THE WINDOW

PETER

CAN WE SEE IT

LLOYD

OF COURSE

LLOYD TAKES THE TEAM INTO THE BUILDING

INT. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

LLOYD LEADS THE TEAM DOWN A CORRIDOR

A STUDENT IS WALKS PAST THE TEAM HOLDING AN IPHONE - THERE'S A STRANGE RED LIGHT ON THE IPHONE FOR A SECOND AND THEN IT DISAPPEARS (NO ONE NOTICES)

LLOYD

THE HEAD WAS BADLY DEFORMED

LLOYD POINTS TO A DOOR

LLOYD

IT'S IN THERE... I'D RATHER NOT SEE IT AGAIN

PETER

VERY WELL

PETER OPENS THE DOOR AND WALKS INSIDE, FOLLOWED BY DANNY, GRACE AND VICKI

INT. LECTURE HALL

THE TEAM WALKS INTO THE LECTURE HALL, AT THE FAR END OF THE ROOM THE WINDOW IS BROKEN AND LYING ON THE GROUND IS THE DEFORMED HEAD

GRACE WALKS UP TO THE HEAD, OPENS THE CASE AND TAKES OUT A PAIR OF LATEX GLOVES, SHE PUTS THEM ON AND THEN TOUCHES THE HEAD, EXAMINING THE EYES, NOSE AND EARS

VICKI OPENS HER CASE AND TAKES OUT A LARGE BOX, SHE OPENS A PANEL ON IT AND STARTS PRESSING BUTTONS

GRACE

I DON'T KNOW THIS SPECIES

PETER

THAT'S RARE

GRACE

...

SOMEONE SHOOTS THROUGH ONE OF THE OTHER WINDOW, PETER, DANNY, GRACE AND VICKI DROP TO THE GROUND, PETER AND DANNY TAKE THEIR GUNS FROM THEIR HOLSTERS

A MAN WEARING A BLACK HELMET APPEARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDOW, THE MAN AIMS HIS GUN AT PETER - A SHOT IS HEARD ALL OVER THE ROOM AND THE MAN IN THE BLACK HELMET FALLS TO THE GROUND - VICKI SHOT HIM

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

GRACE TAKES THE HELMET OFF THE MAN - THE MAN HAS LIGHT BLUE HAIR AND GRAYISH GILLS ON HIS NECK

GRACE TAKES A DEVICE OUT OF HER CASE AND PUTS IT ON THE CREATURE'S NECK, SHE PRESSES A FEW BUTTONS ON THE DEVICE AND LITTLE LIGHTS ON THE DEVICES SIDE START TO GLOW

PETER

DON'T RECOGNIZE THE SPECIES

GRACE

VERY FUNNY... BUT NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN AN ALIEN LIKE THIS BEFORE

THE GLOWING STOPS, GRACE PICKS UP THE DEVICE AND STARTS EXAMINING IT

GRACE

NO SUCH SPECIES

PETER

WHAT

GRACE

THIS ALIEN SHOULDN'T EXIST

INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE

THE LIFT OPENS AND PETER, DANNY (CARRYING THE BODY OF THE ALIEN) AND VICKI GET OUT

DANNY WALKS OVER TO TAKE THE OTHER LIFT DOWN TO THE AUTOPSY ROOM, PETER WALKS INTO HIS OFFICE AND VICKI SITS DOWN AT HER DESK

THE LIFT OPENS AGAIN AND GRACE (HOLDING THE DECAPITATED HEAD) AND BARRY GET OUT

GRACE WALKS OVER TO THE OTHER LIFT DOWN TO THE AUTOPSY ROOM AND BARRY SITS DOWN AT ONE OF THE COMPUTER TERMINALS

A BEEPING NOISE STARTS SPREADING THROUGH THE BASE, PETER RUSHES OUT OF HIS OFFICE, VICKI BRINGS UP A SATELLITE IMAGE OF GLASGOW ONSCREEN

VICKI

SOME SORT OF PORTAL JUST OPENED ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY

PETER

WHAT KIND OF PORTAL

VICKI

... IT'S TOO COMPLEX FOR OUR SYSTEM... BUT IT'S GETTING BIGGER

DANNY GETS OUT OF THE LIFT

DANNY

WHAT WAS THE BEEPING ABOUT

PETER

WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY

BARRY

DO YOU WANT ME TO COME

PETER

NO, YOU'VE GOT YOUR MISSION

PETER, DANNY AND VICKI GET INTO THE LIFT

EXT. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A RIFT OR PORTAL IS OPENING IN THE SKY ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY

THE SUV STOPS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY AND PETER, DANNY AND VICKI GET OUT

VICKI HAS A DEVICE IN HER HANDS AND IS TYPING INTO IT - THE DEVICE STARTS TO MAKE A HORRIBLE, SCREECHING NOISE

VICKI

SOMETHING'S EMERGING FROM THE PORTAL

A GREEN BLOB FALLS FROM THE PORTAL AND LANDS ON THE PAVEMENT OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL - SPLATTERING ITSELF ON IT

THE GREEN BLOB STARTS PULLING ITSELF TOGETHER, IT STARTS MAKING FEET, LEGS, CHEST, ARMS AND EVEN A HEAD, IT HAS A WARRIORS ARMOR ON AND IS ARMED WITH A SPEAR THAT'S BLADE IS MADE OUT OF SOME SORT OF LASER, THE WARRIOR'S NAME IS AZEO

PETER

WE REPRESENT THIS WORLD, STATE YOUR NAME AND INTENT

AZEO

... MY NAME IS AZEO, I WAS A WARRIOR IN SERVICE TO THE KING OAOPLP

VICKI

WHY AREN'T YOU ANYMORE

AZEO

MY KING WANTED TO EXPAND HIS EMPIRE TO THIS DIMENSION... MY PEOPLE DIDN'T CARE THAT THIS DIMENSION WOULD BE DESTROYED SO I LEFT VIA THE PORTAL THAT WOULD BE USED TO DESTROY YOU

PETER

YOU COME FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION

AZEO

MY PEOPLE DISCOVER A WAY TO TRAVEL BETWEEN DIMENSIONS BUT WE ALSO DEVELOPED A WAY TO DESTROY PHYSICAL MATTER IN THE DIMENSION, SO WE CAN COME IN AND TAKE OVER

DANNY

WHAT ABOUT THE DEAD BODIES WE FOUND HERE

AZEO

SAPU AND VISY... SAPU WAS MY FRIEND, HE CONVINCED ME TO LEAVE OUR DIMENSION... VISY IS AN ALIEN TO MY PEOPLE... WE EMPLOYED HIM AS A BOUNTY HUNTER... TO DO THE JOBS WE DID NOT WANT TO DO

PETER

YOU SAID THIS DIMENSION WAS GOING TO BE DESTROYED... IS IT STILL GOING TO BE

AZEO

NO... I CAN SHUT DOWN THE PORTAL WITH THIS

AZEO SHOWS PETER AN ORGANIC LOOKING DEVICE AND PRESSES A BUTTON ON IT - NOTHING HAPPENS

AZEO

IT'S NOT WORKING

VICKI

LET ME SEE IT

AZEO GIVES THE DEVICE TO VICKI, WHO RUNS ANOTHER SMALLER DEVICE OVER IT - THERE'S A CLICKING NOISE

VICKI PRESSES THE BUTTON - THE PORTAL CLOSES

VICKI

IS THAT CLOSED FOR GOOD

AZEO

THE PORTAL SHALL REMAIN SHUT

PETER

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AZEO

AZEO

HOPEFULLY START A NEW LIFE... IF I AM ALLOWED TO

PETER

... YES, OF COURSE... BUT CAN YOU SHAPE SHIFT

AZEO

YOU MEAN CAN I CHANGE MY FORM

PETER

YES... TO LOOK MORE HUMAN

AZEO

IF YOU SHOW ME PICTURES OF OTHER HUMANS I CAN ADAPT FEATURES

PETER

WELCOME TO EARTH