TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW
EPISODE 5
BY
ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
INT. PUB - NIGHT
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ARE IN A PUB, THEY'RE DRINKING, TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND WATCHING TV, SUDDENLY ALL ELECTRICITY GOES OFF
EXT. PUB - DAY
A MAN WALKS UP TO THE PUB, HE PUSHES THE DOOR OPEN AND WALKS IN
INT. PUB
CORPSES ARE LYING ON THE GROUND, SOME ARE SITTING, SLOUCHED ON THE CHAIRS THEY DIED ON
THE MAN WHO JUST WALKED IN, STARES AT THE DEAD BODIES IN DISBELIEF AND THEN STEPS OUTSIDE AND VOMITS
EXT. PAISLEY
THE PUB IS CORDONED OFF (THOUGH NO ONE SEEMS TO BE STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POLICE TAPE, A FEW PEOPLE GATHER AROUND THE PUB
A MAN CALLED CHRIS STEVENS WALKS OVER TO THE PUB AND TRIES TO LOOK INSIDE
A BLACK SUV PULLS UP JUST OUTSIDE THE PUB
PETER, DANNY AND GRACE GET OUT OF THE SUV AND WALK OVER TO THE POLICE TAPE - THEY ALL WALK UNDER IT (NOT NOTICING CHRIS)
BETH WATERFIELD WALKS UP TO CHRIS
BETH
SO SAD
CHRIS
WHY WHAT HAPPENED
BETH
EVERYONE IN PUB LAST NIGHT DIED
CHRIS
HOW
BETH
I DON'T KNOW... BUT...
CHRIS
BUT WHAT
BETH
THE BODIES WERE MAULED PRETTY BADLY... IT LOOKED LIKE THE WORK OF AN ANIMAL
CHRIS
NO
CHRIS RUNS AWAY
INT. PUB
PETER IS STANDING OVER ONE OF THE BODIES AND GRACE IS USING A DEVICE ON ANOTHER CORPSE
DANNY IS BEHIND THE BAR
GRACE
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS... THEY WERE RIPPED APART BY ANIMALS...
DANNY
BUT...
GRACE
SOMETHING WAS INJECTED INTO THEM BEFORE THEY DIED
PETER
WHAT
GRACE
WAIT A SECOND... A SEDATIVE
DANNY
SO THEY WERE DRUGGED BEFORE THEY DIED
GRACE
YEAH... BUT THIS SEDATIVE IS POISONOUS
DANNY LOOKS DOWN AT A DEAD MAN LYING ON THE FLOOR - HE HAS A SMALL CHUNK OF FLESH MISSING FROM HIS ARM
DANNY
SO, IF THE ANIMAL DIDN'T KILL THEM THE SEDATIVE WOULD
GRACE
I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT EASY... I THINK WHOEVER KILLED THESE MEN CAN NATURALLY MAKE THE SEDATIVE
INT. STEVENS HOUSE
CHRIS WALKS INTO THE HOUSE AND LOOKS AT HIS MOTHER (RUTH) AND HIS DAD (ED)
CHRIS
TELL ME, YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS
RUTH
WITH WHAT
CHRIS SHAKES HIS HEAD
CHRIS
SOMETHING GOT INTO THE PUB, LAST NIGHT AND KILLED EVERYBODY
ED
THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING
CHRIS
THEY ATE THE PEOPLE
RUTH
WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, SON
CHRIS
DON'T CALL ME THAT
CAITLIN (V.O)
THEY DIDN'T...
CHRIS TURNS AROUND TO SEE, CAITLIN STEVENS, JON WILSON AND DEREK CARTER
CAITLIN
WE DID
CHRIS
... WHY
CAITLIN
WE'VE BEEN STRANDED FOR TOO LONG ON THIS PLANET
CHRIS
WE CAN'T ESCAPE... IF WE DO THE JUDOON WILL HUNT YOU DOWN
CAITLIN
HUNT US DOWN
CHRIS
I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
CAITLIN
BUT YOU'RE ONE OF OUR FAMILY
RUTH
CAITLIN, STOP IT
CAITLIN
MOTHER... YOU'VE OUTGROWN YOUR PURPOSE
CAITLIN LOOKS AT JON - JON JUMPS ON RUTH AND STARTS RIPPING FLESH FROM HER NECK
ED TRIES TO STOP JON BUT DEREK THROWS HIM TO THE GROUND AND STARTS CLAWING INTO ED'S CHEST - RIPPING OUT CHUNKS OF MEAT
CHRIS RUNS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CAITLIN DOESN'T TRY TO STOP HIM
INT. PUB
PETER, DANNY AND GRACE ARE GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PUB
CHRIS RUNS INTO THE PUB, NEARLY KNOCKING DANNY TO THE GROUND
CHRIS
YOU NEED TO GO
PETER
WE SHOULD BE SAYING THAT TO YOU
CHRIS
THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW ME HERE
GRACE
WHO ARE
CHRIS
... MY SISTER AND HER FRIENDS...
CHRIS LOOKS DOWN AT THE CORPSES ON THE FLOOR
CHRIS
THEY DID THIS
PETER
START AT THE BEGINNING
CHRIS
THERE'S NO TIME, THEY'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE
CAITLIN, JON AND DEREK ARE WALKING TOWARD THE PUB, THEY'RE FACES LOOK DIFFERENT, ALMOST DISTORTED AND MANGLED
PETER AND DANNY TAKE THEIR GUNS FROM THEIR HOLSTERS AND TAKE AIM AT CAITLIN AND DEREK
PETER (SHOUTING)
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES OR WE'LL OPEN FIRE
CHRIS
BULLETS CAN'T HURT... US
DANNY
DID YOU SAY US
CHRIS
IT'S A LONG STORY BUT...
PETER SHOOTS CAITLIN IN HEAD - SHE KEEPS WALKING TOWARD THEM
PETER
CAN YOU STOP THEM
CHRIS
... YES
CHRIS WALKS OUT OF THE PUB
EXT. PUB
CAITLIN, JON AND DEREK STOP WALKING, CHRIS BREAKS INTO A RUN, HIS FACE BECOMING MANGLED AND DISTORTED LIKE THE OTHERS, CHRIS LUNGES AT JON, PUSHING HIM TO THE GROUND AND RIPPING HIS NECK OPEN WITH HIS BARE HANDS, DEREK TRIES TO STOP CHRIS, BUT CHRIS GRABS HIM, PULLS HIM TO GROUND AND SNAPS HIS NECK
CAITLIN TRIES TO STOP CHRIS, TEARING AT HIS SKIN
CHRIS GRABS CAITLIN BY THE THROAT AND RIPS HER HEAD FROM HER BODY
EXT. PAISLEY - NIGHT
PETER, DANNY AND GRACE ARE STANDING BESIDE CHRIS, BEHIND THEM THE DEAD BODIES ARE BEING MOVED
CHRIS
I COME FROM A PLANET CALLED UTCHONIS 3, ONE NIGHT A METEOR FELL, ME, MY FRIENDS AND MY SISTER BROUGHT IT HOME... IT INFECTED US WITH SOME KIND OF VIRUS THAT MADE US STRONG BEYOND BELIEF BUT IT CUT OUR LIFE SPAN BY ABOUT 50 YEARS
GRACE
SO YOU CAN ONLY LIVE FOR
CHRIS
ABOUT 320 YEARS
CHRIS
ANYWAY MY SISTER AND MY FRIENDS GOT INTO TROUBLE WITH THEIR ABILITIES... MY PARENTS EVEN GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE AND THAT'S WHEN THE JUDOON STARTED LOOKING FOR US
DANNY
BUT YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
CHRIS
BUT MY FAMILY DID... SO WE ESCAPED OUR WORLD AND LANDED ON EARTH... YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO CALL THE JUDOON, ARE YOU
PETER
NO POINT... YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
GRACE
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW
CHRIS
I'M A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, I WAS ONLY DOWN HERE FOR THE WEEKEND
PETER
WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIFT BACK IF YOU WANT
CHRIS
THANKS
PETER, DANNY, GRACE AND CHRIS GET INTO THE SUV AND DRIVE OFF
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