TORCHWOOD TWO: GLASGOW
EPISODE 8
BY
ARTHUR MCCAUSLAND
EXT. THE GARDEN
THE GARDEN IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FILLED WITH ALIEN FLOWERS AND ALIEN BIRDS, THE SKY IS A PALE GREEN AND A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL CALLED DASSATONIA IS RUNNING AROUND CHASING THE BIRDS
DASSATONIA'S PARENTS ARE WATCHING HER PLAY - DASSATONIA TURNS TO LOOK AT THEM - A LOOK OF HORROR IS ON HER FACE AS A MAN BEHIND HER FATHER TAKES OUT A KNIFE AND STABS HIM IN THE BACK - DASSATONIA'S MOTHER TURNS AROUND JUST AS THE MAN TAKES THE KNIFE OUT OF THE FATHER - DASSATONIA'S MOTHER TRIES TO GRAB THE KNIFE OUT OF HIS HAND, BUT THE MAN STRIKES HER AND THEN STABS HER
THE MAN WALKS OVER TO DASSATONIA
MAN
DON'T WORRY DASSATONIA... EVERYTHING WILL BE OK
INT. OLD HOUSE
VICKI IS SITTING IN A CHAIR, GRACE IS SLUMPED ON A CHAIR AND THE MASTER IS STANDING
MASTER
THAT MAN BECAME THE RULER OF HIS PLANET A POSITION THE GIRL'S FATHER WAS GOING TO INHERIT... THE GIRL WAS SENT AWAY, EXILED TO A LEVEL 5 PLANET... SHE WAS IMPLANTED WITH FALSE MEMORIES AND OF COURSE... BECAME YOU
VICKI
NO THAT'S NOT TRUE
MASTER
YOU KNOW IT IS
VICKI
MY MOTHER IS ANN LE SMITH
MASTER
AND WHAT'S ANN DOING THESE DAYS
VICKI
SHE'S... IN FRANCE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER
MASTER
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO HER
VICKI
I
MASTER
BETTER YET... WHAT WAS YOUR FATHER'S NAME
VICKI
PIERRE
MASTER
THE JOHN SMITH OF FRANCE I PRESUME... AND WHEN DID YOU LAST TALK TO HIM
VICKI
I DON'T
MASTER
YOUR ENTIRE LIFE... EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS A LIE
VICKI
I'M VICKI LE SMITH
MASTER
YOU ARE DASSATONIA UTNOTO
VICKI
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS
MASTER
... I HAVE MY REASONS
INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
BARRY IS SITTING AT ONE OF THE COMPUTER TERMINALS - ON THE SCREEN IS A SATELLITE MAP OF GLASGOW
A RED BLIP APPEARS ON SCREEN
BARRY
WHAT THE
THE RED BLIP DISAPPEARS
INT. THE DEPARTMENT
KRISTEN CHO IS STANDING IN FRONT OF A DOZEN DEPARTMENT WORKERS WHO ARE ON COMPUTERS, ONE WORKER CALLED KATE LOOKS AT KRISTEN
KATE
IT FAILED AGAIN, MISS CHO
CHO
...
INT. OLD HOUSE
VICKI
WHY DID YOU TRY TO HACK INTO OUR SYSTEM
MASTER
I TELL YOU YOU'RE AN ALIEN AND YOU ASK ME TRIVIAL QUESTIONS
VICKI
I'M NOT ALIEN... IT'S JUST SOME STUPID TRICK YOU'RE PLAYING WITH ME... NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION
MASTER
... VERY WELL... A WHILE BACK MY... TRANSPORT WAS TAKEN FROM ME BY A GENERAL IN THE RALTORION ARMY... HE SAID IF I DID TWO MISSIONS FOR HIM HE WOULD GIVE ME BACK MY... TRANSPORT, THE FIRST MISSION WAS EASY SIMPLE CARGO TRANSPORT... THE SECOND... NOT SO EASY, TORCHWOOD ARRIVED ON SCENE... THE GENERAL DECIDED YOU SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED
VICKI
WHAT DID YOU DO
MASTER
I FOUND YOU... ALL OF YOU... I TRACKED YOU DOWN AND TRIED TO DISCOVER WHAT MADE YOU TICK
VICKI
AND
MASTER
I DECIDED ALL OF YOU WERE A WASTE OF MY VALUABLE TIME... SO I BROUGHT SOMEONE IN
VICKI
WHO
THE MASTER SMILES AT VICKI
VICKI
WHO
MASTER
... THE DEPARTMENT
VICKI
BUT
MASTER
CONNECTING THE DOTS... THE DEPARTMENT WANTED YOU OUT OF THE WAY SINCE DAY ONE... THEIR PLAN WAS SIMPLE HACK EVERYTHING IN THE UK, EVERY DEVICE THEY COULD... AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING SINCE DAY TWO... I HAVE TO SAY THOUGH THE DEPARTMENT ALTHOUGH SETTING THEIR GOALS RIDICULOUSLY LOW, THEY DO SUCCEED... FOR THE MOST PART... BECAUSE YOU SEE THERE WAS ONE THING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THEY COULDN'T HACK
VICKI
TORCHWOOD
MASTER
INDEED
VICKI
PETER AND DANNY
MASTER
OH YES, I WAS TOLD YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL BE... INTERROGATED...
VICKI
YOU SON OF A BITCH
MASTER
NOW NOW DON'T GET AGITATED
VICKI GETS UP AND TRIES TO GET GRACE TO HER FEET
MASTER
DON'T BOTHER... LIKE I SAID SHE'LL BE UNCONSCIOUS FOR AWHILE
VICKI
I CAN STILL TRY
MASTER
WHERE ARE YOU GOING ANYWAY
VICKI
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
MASTER
GOING TO TRY AND WARN YOUR FRIENDS
VICKI STOPS
MASTER
THERE'S SOMETHING MUCH BETTER WAITING FOR YOU, DASSATONIA
A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT ERUPTS IN THE ROOM AS A MAN DRESSED IN BATTLE ARMOR SUDDENLY MATERILIZES INTO THE ROOM WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE PIECE OF ALIEN TECHNOLOGY SHAPED LIKE A CUBOID - THE LIGHT DIMS AND THE GUARD STEPS FORWARD
GUARD
HAS TORCHWOOD BEEN DESTROYED
MASTER
IT HAS
GUARD
... SHOW ME PROOF
THE MASTER PUTS HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKETS AND FUMBLES AROUND TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING
MASTER
I'VE ALMOST GOT IT
THE MASTER TAKES OUT A GUN AND SHOOTS THE GUARD - JUST AS THE GUARD TRIED TO DRAW HIS OWN GUN - THE GUARD FALLS DOWN DEAD
THE MASTER LOOKS AT VICKI
MASTER
NOW YOU CAN EITHER STAY HERE AND LIVE YOUR PATHETIC JUVENILE LIFE... OR YOU COULD COME WITH ME... SEE THE UNIVERSE... OWN THE UNIVERSE
VICKI LOOKS LIKE SHE'S CONSIDERING IT - SHE WALKS UP TO THE MASTER AND HOLDS OUT HER HAND FOR HIM TO SHAKE - THE MASTER SHAKES HER HAND AND LOOKS OVER AT THE ALIEN CUBOID
MASTER
I HAVE SO MUCH TO SHOW YOU, DASSATONIA
VICKI PUNCHES THE MASTER IN THE FACE - THE MASTER PUSHES HER TO THE GROUND
MASTER
CHILD
THE MASTER WALKS UP TO THE CUBOID AND PRESSES HIS HAND UP TO IT - THE SECTION OF THE CUBOID VANISHES LEAVING A STRANGE WHITE LIGHT - THE MASTER WALKS IN AND THE SECTION APPEARS AGAIN
VICKI STANDS UP AND TRIES AGAIN TO WAKE UP GRACE - A STRANGE WHEEZING, GROANING SOUND STARTS COMING FROM THE CUBOID AS IT DEMATERIALIZES
VICKI TAKES HER MOBILE OUT OF HER COAT
INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
BARRY IS SITTING IN THE BASE, HE IS ON A COMPUTER, MONITORING SOME DATA FEEDS
BARRY'S PHONE STARTS RINGING - HE ANSWERS IT
BARRY
HELLO
VICKI (V.O)
WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS HERE BARRY, FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE TO CALL PETER AND DANNY... THEY'RE WALKING INTO A DEPARTMENT TRAP
BARRY
BOLLOCKS
VICKI
SECOND, THE ALIEN BEHIND MOST OF THIS IS CALLED THE MASTER, HE'S GONE... HE SAID SOMETHINGS, I
BARRY
ARE YOU ALRIGHT
VICKI
... YEAH... ALSO GRACE WAS KNOCKED OUT, I'LL NEED SOME HELP
BARRY
I'LL TRY
BARRY HANGS UP AND STARTS DIALING PETER'S NUMBER, DANNY'S COMPUTER STARTS BEEPING
BARRY
WHAT NOW
BARRY WALKS OVER TO DANNY'S COMPUTER AND OPENS A PROGRAM
KARA (V.O)
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO LAND
BARRY
IT'S KARA ISN'T IT
KARA
YES, SPACE CORPS GAVE ME SOME TIME OFF AND I WANTED TO SPEND IT HERE
BARRY
COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR FIRST
INT. OLD HOUSE
VICKI IS SITTING ON A CHAIR BESIDE THE STILL UNCONSCIOUS GRACE
EXT. THE GARDEN
JACIOUNIS INNR RUNS UP TO THE DEAD BODIES, SEES VICKI AND THE MAN
JACIOUNIS
WHY
MAN
THE TIME WAS RIGHT
JACIOUNIS
GO INSIDE DASSATONIA
DASSATONIA
YES UNCLE
AS DASSATONIA RUNS AWAY SHE HEARS ONE SENTENCE FROM JACIOUNIS
JACIOUNIS
WE SHALL HAVE TO SEND HER AWAY
INT. OLD HOUSE
KARA IS STANDING IN FRONT OF VICKI
KARA
VICKI... WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU
VICKI
NOTHING... KARA HOW DID YOU GET HERE
KARA
YOU HUMANS CALL IT A HOLIDAY... BUT YOUR FRIEND BARRY CAUGHT ME AND THOUGHT I COULD HELP HERE
KARA LOOKS AT GRACE
VICKI
... CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING
KARA
SURE
INT. THE DEPARTMENT
CHO IS STANDING AT HER DESK, TWO OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DESK
CHO
I WANT THIS SYSTEM BROKEN
OFFICER 1
THE SYSTEM IS FROM WHAT I CAN SEE UNBREAKABLE... THE SOFTWARE SEEMS TO BE ADVANCED BEYOND THE DEPARTMENT
CHO
OUR PREDECESSORS HACKED TORCHWOOD
OFFICER 1
NOT THIS TORCHWOOD
CHO
... GO BACK TO YOUR DESKS... I'LL HAVE A NEW ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU IN A WHILE
CHO'S COMPUTER BLACKS OUT ALONG WITH ALL THE COMPUTERS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM IN FRONT OF HER
CHO
WHAT'S GOING ON
A HEXAGONAL T APPEARS ON EVERY COMPUTER BUT ONE - CHO'S
A MESSAGE POPS UP ON CHO'S COMPUTER - PROPERTY OF THE TORCHWOOD INSTITUTE
A DOOR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROOM OPENS AND SOMETHING IS THROWN INTO THE ROOM - THE ROOM STARTS FILLING WITH GAS AS PEOPLE ARE PANICKING AND TRYING TO GET OUT, CHO SITS DOWN AT HER DESK - DISAPPOINTED
INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
VICKI, KARA AND GRACE ARE SITTING IN THE BASE
GRACE
ARE YOU SURE
VICKI
IT'S THE BEST THING FOR ME
THE DOORS TO THE LIFT OPEN AND PETER, DANNY AND BARRY GET OUT
PETER
THE DEPARTMENT LOOKS LIKE ITS ON ITS LAST LEGS
KARA
WHAT ABOUT THIS MASTER
PETER
HE'S LONG GONE... WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE WE'LL BE THERE WHEN HE COMES BACK
VICKI WALKS UP TO PETER
VICKI
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THIS
PETER
WHAT'S WRONG
VICKI
I'M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM
PETER
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
VICKI
MY NAME WAS DASSATONIA, I WASN'T BORN ON EARTH
PETER
...
VICKI
AS A CHILD MY PARENTS WERE KILLED IN FRONT OF ME AND... I WAS SENT TO EARTH WITH FAKE MEMORIES
PETER LOOKS LIKE HE'S FINDING THIS HARD TO SWALLOW BUT THEN NODS
VICKI
I WANT TO TRAVEL THE STARS... MAYBE ONE DAY GO BACK TO THE WORLD I WAS BORN ON
VICKI LOOKS OVER AT KARA
EXT. BOOKSHOP
A WOMAN WALKS UP TO THE BOOKSHOP - THE SIGN STATES CLOSED HOWEVER THE WOMAN TAKES OUT A KEY AND OPENS THE DOOR
INT. BOOKSHOP
THE WOMAN CLOSES AND LOCKS THE DOOR, WALKS OVER TO THE DESK AND TYPES A FEW WORDS ON THE LAPTOP - THE DOORS TO THE LIFT (ALONG WITH A SECTION OF THE WALL) PART
THERE ARE THREE BUTTONS INSIDE THE LIFT - THE WOMAN PRESSES THE SECOND BUTTON, THE DOORS CLOSE AND THE LIFT GOES DOWN
INT. TORCHWOOD: GLASGOW BASE
PETER
WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU
THE DOORS TO THE LIFT PART REVEALING THE ASSESSOR - THE ASSESSOR STEPS OUT INTO THE BASE
ASSESSOR
EXCUSE ME FOR THE INTERRUPTION BUT I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU PETER
PETER
OK
INT. PETER'S OFFICE
PETER WALKS INTO THE OFFICE FOLLOWED BY THE ASSESSOR - THE ASSESSOR CLOSES THE DOOR BEHIND HER
ASSESSOR
WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE TALK
PETER
ABOUT WHAT
ASSESSOR
THREE THINGS... THE REOPENING OF TORCHWOOD: INDIA... A NEW MEMBER FOR YOUR TEAM AND OF COURSE WHY IS GWEN COOPER NOT REBUILDING TORCHWOOD THREE LIKE SHE SAID SHE WOULD
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