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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Owen chats with a [[Suicide|suicidal]] woman on a rooftop, reflecting on his adjustment (or lack thereof) to his new life (or lack thereof). Will a mission with [[Torchwood | Owen chats with a [[Suicide|suicidal]] woman on a rooftop, reflecting on his adjustment (or lack thereof) to his new life (or lack thereof). Will a mission with [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] assist in his salvation or bring about the end of the world? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Owen Harper]] sits on a rooftop ledge, talking to a woman who is on the verge of committing [[suicide]], whose name is later revealed as [[Maggie Hopley]]. He tells her about his recent ordeal with being dead and resurrected. | [[Owen Harper]] sits on a rooftop ledge, talking to a woman who is on the verge of committing [[suicide]], whose name is later revealed as [[Maggie Hopley]]. He tells her about his recent ordeal with being dead and resurrected. | ||
As his memories begin, we see [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] let him off, but he has to stay at [[ | As his memories begin, we see [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] let him off, but he has to stay at [[the Hub]] so that [[Martha Jones|Martha]] can run some tests on him. Martha has been assigned the position of Torchwood Three medical [[doctor]]. As he talks to her, he cuts his hand on a scalpel. 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 has a meeting about a man they've been keeping an eye on named [[Henry Parker]], who hasn't left his house since the [[1980s]]. | ||
Later that day Owen is in his flat, where he decides to get rid of some things (food, shaving foam, etc.) since he no longer needs them. After he has finished clearing up, [[Toshiko Sato| | Later that day Owen is in his flat, where he decides to get rid of some things (food, shaving foam, etc.) since he no longer needs them. After he has finished clearing up, [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] comes round and begins talking to him. He does not really listen. After a few minutes Owen demands to know why Tosh has come and why she is still in love with him when he has nothing to give her. He yells at Toshiko that he is broken and breaks one of his fingers to prove it. Leaving Toshiko distraught and alone in his flat he runs outside and then to the [[Cardiff]] canal, where he jumps in and spends thirty-six minutes under water before giving up trying to drown himself. After realising he has no breath and returning to the surface, he finds Jack watching. | ||
The Torchwood team has another briefing and decide they want to obtain the alien device that Henry Parker has. Owen agrees to go get 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; Owen tells him that the device has no life-sustaining properties. Henry and Owen have a conversation about the nature of life and death, which convinces Henry to give up the machine. Almost immediately, he goes into [[heart attack|cardiac arrest]]; Owen attempts to perform [[CPR]] on him, but has no breath since he's dead, and Henry Parker dies. Later, the Torchwood team bid farewell to Martha as she leaves to return to [[UNIT]]. | The Torchwood team has another briefing and decide they want to obtain the alien device that Henry Parker has. Owen agrees to go get 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; Owen tells him that the device has no life-sustaining properties. Henry and Owen have a conversation about the nature of life and death, which convinces Henry to give up the machine. Almost immediately, he goes into [[heart attack|cardiac arrest]]; Owen attempts to perform [[CPR]] on him, but has no breath since he's dead, and Henry Parker dies. Later, the Torchwood team bid farewell to Martha as she leaves to return to [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]. | ||
Later that night, Owen sees Maggie on the top of a building, and goes up to the roof to talk to her, completing the flashback that started the episode. Owen finishes his story to Maggie. He talks her out of suicide by revealing that [[the Pulse]] is more than just a random artefact — it is a reply to [[human]]ity's search for extraterrestrial life, proof that they are not alone. | Later that night, Owen sees Maggie on the top of a building, and goes up to the roof to talk to her, completing the flashback that started the episode. Owen finishes his story to Maggie. He talks her out of suicide by revealing that [[the Pulse]] is more than just a random artefact — it is a reply to [[human]]ity's search for extraterrestrial life, proof that they are not alone. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* | * [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | ||
* [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | * [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | ||
* [[Owen Harper]] - [[Burn Gorman]] | * [[Owen Harper]] - [[Burn Gorman]] | ||
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* From this episode on, Owen always has a bandage over his left hand because he cut his palm and broke a finger, and his body can no longer generate new cells to heal wounds, making any damage sustained permanent. | * From this episode on, Owen always has a bandage over his left hand because he cut his palm and broke a finger, and his body can no longer generate new cells to heal wounds, making any damage sustained permanent. | ||
* This episodes title is a play on the common phrase "A Day in the Life". It is possible that the title is a reference to [[the Beatles]] song entitled as the aforementioned phrase. | * This episodes title is a play on the common phrase "A Day in the Life". It is possible that the title is a reference to [[the Beatles]] song entitled as the aforementioned phrase. | ||
* Martha returns to [[UNIT]] at the end of this episode. | * Martha returns to [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] at the end of this episode. | ||
* In the scene in which Owen asks Jack what he can do when he goes home, the computer behind Jack shows the [[Dalek]] weapon from [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | * In the scene in which Owen asks Jack what he can do when he goes home, the computer behind Jack shows the [[Dalek]] weapon from [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* [[Kai Owen]] is credited despite [[Rhys Williams]] not appearing in this episode. | * [[Kai Owen]] is credited despite [[Rhys Williams]] not appearing in this episode. | ||
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* Owen says he's scared of getting lost in the darkness if he closes his eyes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | * Owen says he's scared of getting lost in the darkness if he closes his eyes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
* Owen mentions how he was shot three days earlier, ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') and how he came back to life only two days ago. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | * Owen mentions how he was shot three days earlier, ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') and how he came back to life only two days ago. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
* Owen says to Martha, "Thank you for everything". These are the exact same words that the [[Tenth Doctor]] said to Martha when she stopped | * Owen says to Martha, "Thank you for everything". These are the exact same words that the [[Tenth Doctor]] said to Martha when she stopped travelling with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
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