A Day in the Death (TV story)

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Three days ago I died, and they think I’m fine...Owen Harper


Synopsis

Owen chats with a suicidal woman on a rooftop, reflecting on his adjustment (or lack thereof) to his new life (or lack thereof). Will a mission with Torchwood assist in his salvation or bring about the end of the world?

Plot

Owen Harper is on a rooftop, talking to a woman who is on the verge of committing suicide, whose name is later revealed as Maggie. He tells her about his recent ordeal with being dead and getting resurrected. As his memories begin we see Jack let him off but he has to stay at the Hub so that Martha can run some tests on him. Martha has been assigned the position of Torchwood 3 Medical Doctor. As he is talking to her, he cuts his hand on a scalpel, so Martha has to stitch it back together, saying that it will have to be stitched every week because of his inability to heal. The team then has a meeting about a man named Henry Parker who has been missing since the 1980's, yet Torchwood has had him under surveillance for years since. Later that day Owen is in his flat, and comes to the realisation that he is losing the will to live since he can't die. He jumps in the Cardiff canal and spends half an hour in the water but Jack rescues him before he drowns. The Torchwood team has another briefing and decide they want to obtain the alien device that Henry Parker has. Owen agrees to go on a mission to obtain it, using his death to pass heat sensors, and multiple guards. Owen comes to a room where there is a bed hidden by veils, in which Henry is lying. He tells Owen that he needs the device to live but instead dies of natural causes. Later, the Torchwood team farewells Martha as she leaves to return to UNIT. Later that night, Owen has another conversation with Maggie, whom he talks out of suicide.

Cast

Production crew

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References

Story notes

  • Martha (played by Freema Agyeman) departs at the end of this episode.

Ratings

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Myths

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Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

If Owen cannot breathe, as he realises in this episode when he fails to resuscitate Henry Parker, then he shouldn't be able to speak. Owen also claims that he has no sense of feeling. This presents numerous inconsistencies, for example the fact that he can speak also presents a problem here. Anyone who has had a local anesthetic for a filling will know how unclear speech can be with a numbed mouth. This can be explained by the fact alien technology is what has brought him back, he is no longer conscious due to natural circumstances.

Continuity

DVD releases

  • This story along with the rest of Torchwood Series 2 is due to be released in a complete series boxset.


See also

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