TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW
EPISODE 6
BY
THOMAS SIMM & ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
INT. SAMSON HOUSE
VICTOR AND JESSICA SAMPSON ARE WATCHING TV WITH THEIR KIDS DAVID AND ABBY
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
HELP ME
DAVID
WHAT WAS THAT
VICTOR
I DON'T KNOW
VICTOR TURNS OFF THE TV AND THE FAMILY LISTEN
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
HELP ME... I
VICTOR GETS UP AND WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM, JESSICA, DAVID AND ABBY BEHIND HIM
DAVID ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKS OVER A VASE - IT CRACKS OPEN AND EVERYONE TURNS AROUND TO LOOK AT HIM
DAVID
SORRY
JESSICA
YOUR AUNT GAVE THAT TO US
VICTOR (MOUTHING TO DAVID)
IT WAS UGLY ANYWAY
DAVID PICKS A PIECE OF THE VASE UP - IT HAS STRANGE IMAGES ON IT
THE IMAGES ARE EYES AND THEY OPEN
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
HELP ME... I WAS MURDERED
EXT. SAMSON HOUSE
NO ONE IS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, ALL THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF INSIDE
A BLACK SUV DRIVES UP TO THE HOUSE AND PARKS IN IT'S DRIVEWAY, PETER, GRACE, DANNY AND VICKI GET OUT OF THE SUV AND WALK TOWARD THE HOUSE (GRACE AND VICKI HAVE CASES OF EQUIPMENT WITH THEM)
DANNY
GOTTA LOVE THE SILENCE
VICKI
IT'S 3:30 IN THE MORNING, EVERYONE'S ASLEEP
DANNY
IS THAT YOUR WAY OF SAYING SHUSH
VICKI SHRUGS
PETER OPENS THE DOOR AND THE TEAM, ONE BY ONE STEP INSIDE
INT. SAMSON HOUSE
THE ENTIRE HOUSE IS IN DARKNESS
PETER FLICKS THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE ENTIRE ROOM IS FLOODED WITH LIGHT - A VASE IS LYING, BROKEN NEAR THE STAIRS
VICKI OPENS HER CASE AND TAKES OUT TWO DEVICES, SHE THROWS ONE TO DANNY AND KEEPS THE OTHER ONE
DANNY TURNS ON THE DEVICE AND STARTS WALKING UPSTAIRS, CAREFUL NOT TO STEP ON THE REMAINS OF THE VASE
VICKI TAKES HER DEVICE AND RUNS IT ALONG THE VASE, SHE PRESSES A FEW BUTTONS - NOTHING HAPPENS
VICKI
ARE YOU SURE SHE SAID THE VASE
PETER
YEAH, SHE SAID EYES APPEARED ON IT
VICKI SCANS THE DEVICE AGAIN - NOTHING HAPPENS
GRACE WALKS INTO THE KITCHEN
VICKI
NO ENERGY PATTERNS DETECTED
DANNY WALKS DOWNSTAIRS
DANNY
NOTHING UPSTAIRS
GRACE WALKS OUT OF THE KITCHEN
GRACE
NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS
PETER SIGHS
PETER
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, WE'LL CONTINUE THIS TOMORROW
DANNY TRIES TO OPEN THE FRONT DOOR - IT'S LOCKED
THE DEVICE IN VICKI'S HAND STARTS BEEPING, QUIETLY, THE NOISE STARTS GETTING LOUDER THOUGH
AN IMAGE OF CLOSED EYES APPEAR ON A PIECE OF THE VASE
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
WHO... ARE YOU
PETER
I'M PETER, WHO ARE YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
MY NAME... IS TINA
PETER
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE... THEY WERE NICE
PETER
THEY'RE SAFE, WE PUT THEM UP IN A HOTEL... WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
I CAN REMEMBER... THE VIOLIN HE BOUGHT ME
GRACE
VIOLIN
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
YES HE BOUGHT ME IT FOR MY BIRTHDAY... WHEN I TOUCHED IT, FELT STRANGE
PETER
DID THE VIOLIN LOOK STRANGE TO YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... YES I REMEMBER IT LOOKED ODD... LIKE IT WAS MADE FROM SOME SORT OF PLASTIC LIKE A COMPUTER AND...
PETER
YEAH, GO ON
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
I THINK IT HAD STRANGE MARKINGS ON IT
PETER
WHO GAVE IT TO YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
...
PETER
ARE YOU STILL THERE
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
YES I AM... IT WAS A MAN CALLED MIKE SUTTON
PETER
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HE GAVE IT TO YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... A VOICE CAME OUT OF THE VIOLIN... IT SAID COMMENCING... SEQUENCE AND...
PETER
AND WHAT
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
MY ENTIRE BODY WAS ON FIRE AND THE NOTHING... DARKNESS
PETER
BUT YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK TO US
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
A LITTLE WHILE AGO, I FOUND I COULD LISTEN TO PEOPLE... THEN TODAY I THINK I FOUND I COULD TALK TO THEM
THE EYES ON THE VASE OPEN
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
I CAN ALSO DO THIS
THE FRONT DOOR UNLOCKS AND OPENS
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
AND THAT
VICKI
SO YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THE HOUSE
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
YES, I...
PETER
WHAT'S WRONG
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... FADING... AWAY
PETER
BEFORE YOU GO WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... PIERCE
THE HOUSE IS SILENT, THE EYES ARE GONE AND EVERYTHING SEEMS CALM
PETER, DANNY, GRACE AND VICKI STAND WHERE THEY ARE FOR A FEW SECONDS
VICKI
SHE'S GONE
INT. TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW BASE
THE LIFT DOORS PART AND THE TEAM WALKS IN, DANNY AND VICKI SIT DOWN AT THEIR WORKSTATIONS
PETER
OK, DANNY I WANT YOU TO RESEARCH TINA PIERCE NARROW THE RESULTS DOWN TO GLASGOW IF YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WIDEN IT TO SCOTLAND... VICKI, DEFINE WHAT THAT ENERGY YOU WERE PICKING UP WAS AND IF YOU CAN PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM
THE PHONE IN PETER'S OFFICE STARTS RINGING - PETER WALKS INTO HIS OFFICE AND PICKS UP THE PHONE
AFTER ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS PETER PUTS THE PHONE DOWN AND WALKS OUT OF THE OFFICE, HE WALKS OVER TO GRACE
PETER
GRAB YOUR KIT AND MEET ME IN THE CAR
GRACE WALKS OVER TO THE OTHER LIFT
GRACE
WHAT HAPPENED
PETER
A MAN CALLED MIKE SUTTON WAS FOUND BY HIS WIFE... HE WAS DROWNED IN THE BATH... STRANGE THING IS THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WERE LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE AND...
GRACE
AND
PETER
HIS EYES WERE GOUGED OUT
EXT. SUTTON HOUSE
THE SUV PULLS UP TO THE HOUSE - PETER AND GRACE GET OUT (GRACE HAS HER KIT WITH HER)
A POLICEMAN IS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE - PETER TAKES OUT HIS ID AND THE POLICEMAN STEPS ASIDE TO LET THEM IN
INT. SUTTON HOUSE
PETER AND GRACE WALK UPSTAIRS, NO ONE ELSE IS IN THE HOUSE - THE BATHROOM DOOR HAS BEEN LEFT OPEN
PETER AND GRACE WALK INTO THE BATHROOM - MIKE SUTTON IS LYING DEAD IN A BATH, HIS EYES HAVE BEEN GOUGED OUT
GRACE TAKES A DEVICE OUT OF HER KIT AND RUNS IT ACROSS THE WATER - IT STARTS BLEEPING
GRACE LOOKS AT THE DEVICE
GRACE
IT'S THE SAME ENERGY FROM THE HOUSE
INT. TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW BASE
DANNY AND VICKI ARE AT THEIR WORKSTATIONS
DANNY STOPS WORKING
DANNY
THIS ISN'T RIGHT
VICKI
HM
DANNY
SHE DOESN'T EXIST... AT LEAST SHE CAN'T... THERE ARE TINA PIERCES' BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE LIVED IN SCOTLAND IN 46 YEARS
VICKI
... DANNY
DANNY
WHAT
VICKI
COME OVER HERE
DANNY GETS UP AND WALKS OVER TO VICKI - HE GLANCES AT HER MONITOR SUDDENLY HIS EYES ARE FIXED ON IT
DANNY
THAT'S NOT RIGHT
EXT. ROAD
THE SUV IS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD
PETER GETS A CALL ON HIS MOBILE - HE PRESSES HANDS FREE
PETER
TELL ME YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS
VICKI (V.O)
SHE'S NOT DEAD, WELL SHE'S NEVER BEEN ALIVE
PETER
WHAT
VICKI
THE ENERGY WAS GLEMNIKTALACAL
PETER
AGAIN WHAT
VICKI
IT'S FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE
PETER
...
VICKI
A UNIVERSE WHERE A GIRL CALLED TINA PIERCE WAS KILLED BY MIKE SUTTON... AND THE DEVICE... THE VIOLIN MUST HAVE ACTED AS A SORT OF TRANSPORTER TO THIS UNIVERSE
PETER
SHE BLED THROUGH INTO THIS UNIVERSE... BUT IT WENT WRONG, HER BODY WAS DESTROYED SO INSTEAD OF LANDING IN THE HOUSE... SHE BECAME THE HOUSE
VICKI
YEAH
INT. SAMSON HOUSE
PETER AND GRACE WALK INTO THE SAMSON HOUSE - GRACE TAKES OUT THE DEVICE VICKI HAD EARLIER
PETER
TINA
NOTHING HAPPENS
PETER
TINA ARE YOU HERE
THE DEVICE SLOWLY STARTS BEEPING
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
WHAT DO YOU WANT
PETER
YOU DO REALIZE THE MAN YOU KILLED WASN'T THE SAME MAN WHO KILLED YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
HE WAS
PETER
YOU'RE NOT FROM... THIS WORLD... YOU'RE FROM ANOTHER EARTH
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... I DON'T
PETER
AN ALTERNATE EARTH
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... SO IN THIS UNIVERSE
PETER
HE DIDN'T KILL YOU
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
... WHAT HAVE I DONE
THE VOICE STARTS TO FADE
PETER
WHAT'S HAPPENING
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
I HAVE NO REASON TO LIVE ANYMORE
PETER
NO
DISEMBODIED VOICE (V.O)
GOODBYE
FADE OUT TO BLACK
INT. BOOKSHOP
THE NEXT DAY
BARRY IS BEHIND THE DESK WITH DANNY
DANNY
WHY DID HE DO THAT
BARRY
THAT WAS JACK... MADDER THAN A CREATE OF GRASKES
THE DOOR TO THE SHOP OPENS AND A BLOND HAIRED WOMAN WALKS IN - SHE LOOKS AT ONE OF THE BOOKS, READS THE BACK COVER AND THEN BRINGS IT TO THE DESK
WOMAN
FOR THE LONG JOURNEY BACK
THE BOOK IS THE MAD ADVENTURES OF PROFESSOR DESTRUCTION
BARRY
WHERE ARE YOU GOING BACK TO
WOMAN
LONDON... HOURS ON A BUS WITH PROFESSOR DESTRUCTION
DANNY
THOSE BOOKS GOT ME THROUGH MANY A LONG JOURNEY
WOMAN
I GOT HOOKED ON THEM SINCE I WAS SEVEN
DANNY
NINE
DANNY HOLDS OUT HIS HAND
DANNY
DANNY BROOKE
THE WOMAN SHAKES HIS HAND
WOMAN
TINA PIERCE
