Torchwood 2x08 A Day in the Death; Reposted from Intrepid; part 1
TORCHWOOD
2X08: A DAY IN THE DEATH
ORIGINAL AIR DATE IN UK: 02/27/2008
TRANSCRIBED FROM UK (DL)

Written by: JOSEPH LIDSTER
Directed by: ANDY GODDARD


Transcript by Intrepid


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SUMMARY: Owen comes to terms with his death and searches for a new purpose to
go on living.
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TORCHWOOD
2X08: A DAY IN THE DEATH
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FADE IN:

[INTRODUCTION]

JACK HARKNESS: (v.o.) Torchwood -- outside the government, beyond the police --
fighting for the future on behalf of the human race. The 21st Century is when everything
changes ... and Torchwood is ready.



FADE IN:

EXT. MALL -- DAY

(Owen stands in the middle of the walkway. The world around him moves ... backward. In
rewind. Everyone is walking quickly backwards.)

OWEN: (v.o.) My name is Dr. Owen Harper and this is my life.

MONTAGE OF CUTS:

(Owen is running.)

OWEN: (v.o.) A life that is full of action ...

(CUT TO: Owen pulls out his gun with a silencer attached and shoots the lock off the door.
BANG! Ianto turns around.)

OWEN: (v.o.) ... and violence ...

(CUT TO: Owen is in the autopsy area back in the hub. He’s holding a syringe and
looks at the needle as Jack sits behind him and waits.)

OWEN: (v.o.) ... and work, ....

(CUT TO: Owen looking at the slab of meat.)

OWEN: (v.o.) ... wonder.

(CUT TO: Owen sprays on some alien pheromone at the bar. The blonde woman grabs him and
kisses him.)

OWEN: (v.o.) Secrets, sex ...

(CUT TO: Owen dances with Diane.)

OWEN: (v.o.) ... and love and heartbreak...

(CUT TO: BANG! Owen is shot. He hits the ground.)

OWEN: (v.o.) ... and death.

(CUT TO: Owen is on the table. Martha pulls back the sheet covering him as she prepares to
do his autopsy.)

OWEN: (v.o.) My death.

(Owen sits up suddenly, panting.)

OWEN: (v.o.) The death I survived.



EXT. MALL -- DAY

(Owen stands in the middle of the walkway. The world around him moves on past him.
Everyone is walking past him as life continues.)

OWEN: (v.o.) The death I am now living through.



INT. OWEN’S PLACE

REVERSE VIEW: OWEN’S REFRIGERATOR

(Owen opens the refrigerator door and reaches for a bottle of something to drink.)

OWEN: (v.o.) Except ... this isn't living.

(Then, he remembers that he can’t drink anything. He puts it back.)

OWEN: (v.o.) Every day it's the same.

(THE NEXT DAY: Owen opens the refrigerator door and looks at the bottles of things he
can’t consume.)

CUT TO:

(In the bathroom, Owen lathers up some shaving foam in his hands.)

OWEN: (v.o.) I get up, get ready for work the same as everyone else.

(Then, he remembers that he no longer has facial hair to shave. He looks at his reflection
in the mirror and swallows.)



INT. THE HUB – CONTAINMENT CELLS

(Owen stands in front of the weevil cage.)

OWEN: (v.o.) The thing is, I'm not the same.

(The weevil cowers in the darkness, lifts its head and howls.)

WEEVIL: Aaaahh!



INT. THE HUB -- OUTSIDE THE COG DOOR

(Owen stands outside the cog door.)

OWEN: (v.o.) I get to work and everyone's doing the same old thing.

(The lights flash and the door rolls open. He turns to go inside. Jack, Toshiko and Gwen
are up at the workstations.)

OWEN: (v.o.) Babbling away about aliens and weddings.

(He enters the hub.)



INT. UNDER WATER – DAY

(Owen is under water.)

OWEN: (v.o.) I'm not real. Three days ago, I died.

(He looks at his hand.)

OWEN: (v.o.) And they think I'm fine, ... but they're wrong.

(Owen screams.)

CUT TO:



EXT. BUILDINGS – NIGHT (PRESENT)

(PULL UP to the tallest building where we find Owen and a blonde-haired woman sitting
side-by-side on the edge, their legs dangling off the side.)

OWEN: So, are you ready to jump?

SMASH TO
END OF TEASER
ROLL TITLE CREDITS

FADE OUT.



FADE IN:

EXT. ROOFTOP – NIGHT (PRESENT)

(Owen and Maggie sit side-by-side on the edge, their legs dangling off the side.)

MAGGIE: Would you just piss off. Get off my roof.

OWEN: Your roof?

MAGGIE: I'm going to jump, so just leave me alone.

OWEN: (sighs) Look, darlin', you know, I'm not here to stop you. Seriously. (He
unzips his jacket.) You think you've got problems? (scoffs) What, did your man dump you?

MAGGIE: Sorry, love, are you talking to me? It's just, you know, I'm a bit busy
right now. I'm not really interested in listen –

(She stops when she sees his bullet wound in his chest.)

MAGGIE: What is that?

OWEN: I got shot.

MAGGIE: Yeah, right.

(He looks at her, half smiles and nods. She sticks her finger in his bullet wound. Now,
she’s freaking.)

MAGGIE: Oh, my God.

(She climbs down from her perch on the wall and steps back just to put some distance
between them.)

MAGGIE: What the hell are you?

(Owen climbs down off the wall. Maggie is still backing away from him.)

OWEN: I'm dead.

MAGGIE: That's not ... Look, you can't be dead, you’re -- you're standing
here. You're talking. You're moving. You’re -- you're not dead. Wha--? You're ...
You're dead?

OWEN: Yeah, I was brought back ... like Jesus really, but without the beard, you
know. (realizes) Shit, I'm never gonna have a beard. Not that I wanted one you understand,
but you know, one day I ...

MAGGIE: Yeah. Okay. Okay. You're dead and that's ... that's clearly a bit shit and
I'm sorry and everything but, if you are dead, then w-why are you here? You can't be
wanting to jump. You can't die twice.

OWEN: Sorry, are you an expert?

MAGGIE: Sorry, are you an idiot?

OWEN: Yeah. I'm a dead idiot.

MAGGIE: So, come on then, what's it like?

(She sticks a cigarette in her mouth and lights it.)

OWEN: What?

MAGGIE: Well, being dead. What delights have I got to look forward to?

OWEN: Darkness. Nothing.

MAGGIE: Cheery, thanks. Look, why are you here?

(Owen looks at her.)

JACK: (PRE-LAP) (v.o.) Dr. Owen Harper, Torchwood Officer 565, I'm relieving you of
your position.



INT. THE HUB – JACK’S OFFICE – NIGHT (EARLIER)

(Jack is at his desk as he delivers the bad news to Owen. Ianto is near the doorway.)

OWEN: Bollocks. I'm sorry, Jack, this is bollocks!

JACK: Hand in your weapon and your security pass.

OWEN: But why? I'm fine.

JACK: Three days ago, you died. We need to examine you. We need to find out what
you are. We need to be certain you're okay.

OWEN: Yeah, well it almost sounds as if you care, well done.

JACK: Until I'm confident you're fit for duty, Martha Jones will replace you as
Torchwood's new medical officer.

OWEN: She's doing all right out of this, isn't she?

JACK: (stands up) She's worked out a series of tests and examinations.

OWEN: And what if I refuse?

JACK: You'll be confined to the cells, the tests will be done, and if the results
show that you're a danger to the team, appropriate steps will be taken.

(Ianto steps in closer. Jack also steps in closer to Owen.)

JACK: I'm asking you, Owen. Please, let us help you. Let us make sure you're safe.

(Owen doesn’t look at him.)

IANTO: I'm gonna need your gun.

(Owen turns and looks at him. He takes his gun out and reluctantly gives it to Ianto.)

IANTO: And your security pass. (Owen looks at Ianto.) Please ...

(Just behind them and through the glass in the wall, Martha is in the workstations. He
glances at her, then takes his security pass out and gives it to Ianto.)

OWEN: And how long are Dr. Jones’ tests going to take?

JACK: As long as they need to.

OWEN: And what the hell am I supposed to do in the meantime?

JACK: We always need someone to make coffee.

OWEN: Oh, no.

CUT TO:

CLOSE-UP: COFFEE MACHINE

(Ianto is at his area at the base of the spiral stairs as he fills up the coffee cup. Owen
sits in the chair nearby.)

IANTO: Voila. Fresh and strong. (He smells it appreciatively.) Mmmm.

(Owen gets up. Ianto steps aside and hands the cup to Owen.)

OWEN: And, uh -- we couldn't just have a jar of instant, no?

IANTO: I thought you liked your coffee.

OWEN: Have you seen what happens when I drink these days?

IANTO: Yeah. Thank you, Owen.

(Ianto takes the cup away from him.)

IANTO: Do you want a go?

OWEN: Ooh, please

(Owen turns to try his hand at the machine.)

(Owen grabs the handle. The cups rattle as he tries to get it to work, but it
doesn’t.)

OWEN: Come on. What's wrong with this?

IANTO: You, um ...

(Owen grabs both handles and shakes it. The cups and dishes rattle loudly. Some sound as
if they break. He turns and sees Jack and Martha on the stairs watching him. He rests his
chin on the machine in humiliation.)

IANTO: (quietly) You okay?

OWEN: (sighs and turns around) What do you think? I bet you're loving this, aren't
you? It's like you've finally won.

IANTO: I didn't realize we were in competition.

OWEN: Oh, come on! Even Tosh had more of a life than you used to. And now you're
always out on missions, you're shagging Jack and I'm stuck here making the coffee.

IANTO: It's not like that. Me and Jack.

(Ianto goes to the machine and fixes a cup of coffee.)

OWEN: Yeah, yeah ... You and Jack. Gwen's getting married. Martha's got her bloke.
God, even Tosh had Tommy. This is really shit!

(Ianto goes about his business.)

IANTO: We've all gone through shit. I've seen you dissect alien corpses. I've seen
you save so many lives. Are you really going to let this beat you?

(He leaves Owen with that.)

CUT TO:



INT. THE HUB – AUTOPSY AREA

(Owen is on the treadmill. His image is up on the monitor as Martha tests him.)

(The machine beeps. Owen stops it. He smiles.)

OWEN: So, you're choosing me over the boyfriend?

(Owen steps off the treadmill and picks up the barbells. He starts lifting them. Martha
goes to the treadmill to check the readings.)

MARTHA: Yeah, that's it. You really don't need to worry, you know, I don't want
your job.

OWEN: Yes, I know. You just find me irresistible.

MARTHA: (rolls her eyes) Oh, yeah, that's it. Every morning I wake up and think of
ways to get you alone like this. (She goes back to the computer.) There is no sign of any
muscle decay. You're in great shape, as ever.

OWEN: Hmm, no use coming onto me, Jones. I'm a changed man.

MARTHA: And ... um, no stiffening anywhere?

OWEN: Well. ..

MARTHA: Just answer the question.

OWEN: No, no signs of rigor mortis.

(Owen puts the barbells down.)

OWEN: So, if I keep up the exercise, I won't atrophy?

(She appears with the hand-held monitor and scans him.)

MARTHA: Yep. And bonus, definitely looks like you're not going to age either.
There's no further sign of cell mutation. You're a hundred percent human. (She turns the
monitor off.) A hundred percent Owen.

(Owen nods. The intercom beeps.)

GWEN: (from speaker) Hi, Martha. Meeting in the boardroom. Can you come down?

OWEN: You'd better go ... Doctor.

MARTHA: What about you?

OWEN: Cappuccino with chocolate sprinkles.

MARTHA: (smiles, confused) What?

OWEN: That's what you drink, isn't it?

(Suddenly, it’s very awkward. Martha turns and leaves. Owen’s smile fades.)

CUT TO:



INT. THE HUB – CONFERENCE ROOM

(Everyone except Owen is there.)

JACK: Henry John Parker. He used to be a looker. Now he's 80-odd and even I have my
limits.

(The door opens. Owen walks in with a tray of coffee.)

JACK: Your basic millionaire collector of alien hoo-hah.

OWEN: (quietly) Didn’t we file him in the "mostly harmless"
category?

(He puts a cup down in front of Ianto.)

MARTHA: So, what's the problem?

(Owen continues setting coffee cups down on the table.)

TOSHIKO: I detected this at 5:17 this morning. Parker's house. There's an energy
spike coming from it. I've never seen anything like it before.

GWEN: Okay. So, the big question is, what's our Mr. Parker gone and found this
time?

(Gwen and Ianto quietly switch coffee cups as Owen heads to the back of the room.)

MARTHA: Why? Do you think he's a threat?

GWEN: Well, he hasn't been up until now. (Owen wipes his tray as he listens.) He's
a bit Howard Hughes. We know he's there, we know he's not a threat. But as the story goes,
he hasn't left the house since his wife died. Nobody's seen him since 1986.

OWEN: We've been monitoring Parker for ages. There's nothing to be scared of is
there?

(Owen quickly sits down at the table with the others. There’s a brief awkwardness
with him being there when he’s not supposed to.)

IANTO: Unlike, say, Tintin?

OWEN: Okay! I never liked Tintin. What? He's weird. He’s got a funny face and
his hair is just – he’s horrible.

IANTO: I always loved Tintin.

OWEN: Yeah, well you would. And he never had a girlfriend did he, just the dog.
Yeah, so I reckon he was actually shagging the dog.

GWEN: (interrupts) Okay, meanwhile, back at Torchwood. Alien energy pulse. (to
Jack) We've got to check this Parker out, okay? (Jack nods.) (Gwen gets to her feet.)
Tosh, can you get me a complete schematic of the house? Ianto, find out exactly what he's
got. Get me an inventory of everything that he's bought over the last ten years. Martha,
can you get a hold of his medical history?

MARTHA: Sure.

GWEN: Okay, let's get to it, guys.

(As everyone gets to their feet, Jack levels a look at Owen. He then gets to his feet to
leave as well. Owen is left sitting at the table.)

JACK: (o.s.) Hey, Gwen, any news on Banana Boat?

GWEN: Can you believe it? Best Man, arrested in Lanzarote.

JACK: What for?

GWEN: Ah, dodgy CDs.

OWEN: (PRE-LAP v.o.) Worldwide, nearly a million people kill themselves each year.

(The door closes behind them.)

CUT TO:



EXT. ROOFTOP – NIGHT (PRESENT)

OWEN: That's almost three times the population of Cardiff. Makes you think.

MAGGIE: What are you? Some sort of suicide geek?

OWEN: No, just a doctor. In fact, I'm not just a doctor. I'm a bloody
brilliant doctor.

MARTHA: (PRE-LAP, v.o.) I know you are.



INT. THE HUB – AUTOPSY AREA (EARLIER)

(Owen sits on the table while Martha is working on the computer.)

OWEN: So why are you doing my job?

(He absently plays with a scalpel, flipping it and catching it. Martha turns to look at
him.)

MARTHA: Because Gwen asked me to.

OWEN: That's not what I mean.

MARTHA: Because you died. And because you need help. That's not a bad thing. Well,
it’s a bad thing that you died obviously, but it's not bad that you need help. If you
know what I mean.

OWEN: You're kinda cute when you babble.

MARTHA: And you're kinda cute when you're not chucking a scalpel about.

OWEN: But I'm making the sodding coffee! (He stands up. Martha goes back to typing
on the computer.) I mean, come on, won't your bloke be missing you? How about Jack! Has he
seen Jack? They always get jealous when they meet Jack.

MARTHA: (irritated) Owen, I don't want your job. I just want to do mine.

OWEN: Okay, I'm dead, but I am one hundred percent human. I'm fine.

MARTHA: You've sliced your hand open.

(Owen drops the scalpel as he opens his hand. It clatters on the floor. He is sufficiently
freaked.)

TIME CUT TO:

(Owen sits on the table as Martha tends to his hand.)

MARTHA: The wound's not going to heal, so, you're going to have to re-stitch it
every week or so. At least you don't need anesthetic.

OWEN: Yeah, can't feel anything. I can't feel the needle or thread. I can't feel
your hands on mine. Yet, I can touch things. I can hold 'em, I know they're there. But I
just ... can't feel anything. I'm numb.

MARTHA: Do you see why Jack's worried? Bruises won't heal. Bones won't mend. You're
... fragile.

(Owen takes a breath.)

OWEN: Yeah, well, I'd better get used to doing things myself.

(He takes the needle and thread from her to stitch up his own hand.)

MAGGIE: (PRE-LAP, v.o.) So she offers to help you and you push her away? Charming.



EXT. ROOFTOP – NIGHT (PRESENT)

(Maggie takes another cigarette out of the box.)

OWEN: Yeah, hole in the chest. Sorry if I don't follow social niceties any more.

(Owen climbs up on the wall to take his seat next to her.)

MAGGIE: You mean you did before?

(She lights the cigarette.)

OWEN: God, you're a pain in the arse, aren't you? Is that why your man dumped you?
(She looks at him.) Ooh, I hit a nerve? What, did you get your heart broken?

MAGGIE: No, actually. He died.

OWEN: I'm sorry.

MAGGIE: No you're not. You couldn't care less about me and I don't care about you.
Just because we're both planning on jumping, it doesn't mean we have some sort of special
connection.

OWEN: You don't know the half of it.



INT. THE HUB – WORKSTATIONS/JACK’S OFFICE (EARLIER)

(Gwen is at her workstation going through some papers. Owen walks up to her and puts her
cup down. His hand is bandaged up. She glances at him.)

CUT TO:

(Owen talks with Jack.)

OWEN: Give me something to do.

JACK: You know I can't. Rules and regulations.

(Owen takes Jack’s cup and plate.)

OWEN: Fine. I might as well go home then.

JACK: Okay.

(Owen turns toward the door. He turns back.)

OWEN: What exactly do I do when I get there?

JACK: Watch TV ... chill.

OWEN: Jack, I'm dead. I'm permanently chilled. You know, you get to live forever. I
get to die forever. It's funny that.

(Owen turns and leaves.)

CUT TO:



INT. OWEN’S PLACE -- DAY

(Owen is back at home, sitting on the sofa with the television set on.)

MAN 1: (from tv) I’ll look into it myself.
MAN 2: (from tv) Can I arrange something for later?
RANDOM MAN: (from tv) Yep.

HOST: (from tv) Oh, hello! And welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy, the property
show that lets you indulge in your ...

(Owen turns the sound off.)

(He sits on the sofa for a moment, puts the remote down and rubs his eyes. He gets up and
looks at his place.)

(He picks up a large trash bag, walks over to the refrigerator, turns the iPod on and
opens the refrigerator. He clears out the food inside.)

CUT TO:

(In the bathroom, he throws away the toilet tissue. He opens the medicine cabinet and
tosses all the shaving and grooming products on the bottom shelf.)

CUT BACK TO:

(Owen clears off the items on the refrigerator door.)

CUT BACK TO:

(In the bathroom, Owen tosses all the products on the top shelf in the medicine cabinet.)

CUT TO:

(Owen takes the garbage bag and closes the refrigerator door.)

(He picks up the brand new loaf of bread on the table and looks at it. He tosses it in the
garbage bag. He then throws away all the food on the table.)

(He throws away the food on the counter, including a bowl of fresh fruit ... and a handful
of rotting bananas.)

(He stops.)

CUT TO:

(Owen is back to sitting on the couch.)

VARIOUS CUTS OF OWEN BEING BORED

(He stands in the bathroom.)

(He looks at his empty refrigerator.)

(More Owen being bored. His eyes drift shut.)

(Suddenly, his doorbell is ringing. It takes him a moment to realize that his doorbell is
ringing.)

(Owen opens the door and finds Toshiko there. She smiles at him.)

CUT TO:

(Toshiko bursts in. She’s carrying a box of pizza.)

TOSHIKO: Do you mind if I eat, I'm starving?

(She heads into the kitchen.)

OWEN: No, help yourself. So, Jack asked you to come round did he? "Talk to
Owen. Get him to open up, goddamn it."

(He sits at the counter.)

TOSHIKO: You haven't changed, have you? It's all about Owen. (She grabs her bottle
of drink and looks around.) I've had a hell of a morning, you know. Do you have a ... ?

(She motions opening the bottle.)

OWEN: (points) Top drawer.

(She turns to get the bottle opener.)

TOSHIKO: So, Jack calls me in at 5:00 this morning. (She opens the bottle.) He
could’ve waited until I got in, but no, strange energy spike, and it's "Let's
get Tosh in." Oh, and when Gwen got in, first thing she did? Say sorry for not asking
me to be bridesmaid. (voice fades) I mean, me, a bridesmaid?

(Toshiko eats and continues talking. Owen drowns her out, not paying attention to her.)

MAGGIE: (v.o.) You sound like an old married couple.



EXT. ROOFTOP – NIGHT – PRESENT

(Owen and Maggie talk.)

MAGGIE: Brian used to say I talked too much.

OWEN: Tell me about him.

MAGGIE: Today's my wedding anniversary.

(Quick flashes of: Maggie exiting the church in her white wedding dress. She and her
husband leave.)

MAGGIE: (whispers) My perfect day ...

(Quick flashes of: Maggie is walking along the road, her white dress drenched red with
blood. She staggers, then sits on the side of the grassy hill.)

MAGGIE: It was an accident.

(Quick flash of: Maggie in her blood-stained wedding dress. She heads toward the
overturned car. She sits on the grass and touches her dead husband’s hand. She looks
around for help.)

MAGGIE: We'd been married less than an hour.

(Quick flash of: Maggie climbs up the grassy hill to the road. Her face is cut. She makes
her way along the empty road.)

MAGGIE: I was picking confetti out of my hair when it happens.

OWEN: Shit. I'm ...

MAGGIE: Sorry, yeah. I know.

OWEN: You’ve waited until your wedding anniversary to kill yourself? Why?

MAGGIE: Does it matter?

OWEN: Why have you waited?

MAGGIE: Because I believe people. I-I believe them when they said it would get
better. So, what do you think, Doctor? Do you – do you really think it's going to get
any better?

(They lapse into silence. Maggie inhales from her cigarette, then tosses it off the side
of the building.)

CUT TO:



INT. OWEN’S PLACE – DAY (EARLIER)

(Owen is in his kitchen, staring at nothing. He closes his eyes. PAN slowly around Owen to
REVEAL that Toshiko is still there and talking. We can’t hear a word she’s
saying as Owen has tuned her out.)

(Owen’s brows furrow as something occurs to him.)

(We hear Toshiko’s voice now, mid-conversation.)

TOSHIKO: (fades in) ... bounced a message from the stars. Guess what –
It’s Croatian. I ran it through the language translator and it's flipping Croatian.

OWEN: (interrupts) Why are you here, Tosh?

TOSHIKO: I want to help you.

(He nods.)

OWEN: And how are you going to do that? How are you going to help me? I mean, am I
going to be a new special project?

TOSHIKO: Come on, Owen, I just ...

OWEN: That's not why you're here is it? For some reason you want me. You know I
don't know why, but you always have -- always looking at me, watching me screw all those
other women, your heart breaking and now it's different. Because I'm safe now, aren't I?
And it's all cozy and it's romantic and isn't it beautiful?

TOSHIKO: You can say what you like. I'm not leaving you.

OWEN: Of course, not. This is it, isn't it? This is the date that we were talking
about. You've got your beer, you've got pizza, you and me. It's just how you wanted it.
All we need now is a sodding pool table.

TOSHIKO: Stop it! What's wrong with you?

OWEN: I'm broken, Tosh! I don't work. I've got no heartbeat, no feelings, no tears!
I have got nothing to give you! I ... Do you understand that? Maybe that's what you want!
Maybe you want somebody who's as screwed up as you! Who's twisted and screwed up like you
are. (He holds up his bandaged right hand.) You want to see broken? (He grabs his pinky
finger.) Do you want to see broken, Tosh?

(He bends it backward till the bones crack.)

TOSHIKO: Owen! Stop it! What are you doing?!

(He bends it all the way back. Toshiko stares at him. Owen sees the look on her face and
can’t take it any more. He runs out.)

(The door slams shut behind him.)



EXT. OUTSIDE – DAY

(Owen runs ...

... across the green grass ... and past people watching. He runs as fast as he can.)

(Owen turns and runs along the wooden pier. He runs to the end of the pier ...

... and jumps into the water.)

SPLASH!

(Owen plunges into the water. He closes his eyes and all the bubbles clear. He opens his
eyes and drifts in the water.)

CUT TO:

Part 2