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The Torchwood team is investigating a strange box when [[Gwen Cooper]] arrives, slightly late because she was spending time with Rhys. Looking around, she sees [[Adam Smith]] sat down, and asks in confusion who he was, to which Adam replies "That's what I said to you on your first day...remember?" Putting a hand on her shoulder, Gwen suddenly has false memories of Adam being here. Smiling, she hugs him.

Adam is then seen editing the Torchwood database to add his file into it. [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] asks him what he was doing, which he replies as updating details on rift activity. Adam and Tosh then kiss, much to the displease of [[Owen Harper|Owen]], who is wearing glasses. Meanwhile, [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] is down in the cells where he sees a young boy, which causes him to stop and stare. Gwen calls him, but when Jack turns around again, the boy is gone.

Gwen is then seen in her apartment. [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] comes up behind her and attempts to give her a hug, but Gwen, thinking he is a stalker, points a gun at him and gets Jack to come over to her apartment. We learn that all of Gwen's memories of Rhys have been wiped, to which she even thinks he put up photos of them together while she was gone. However, Jack and the rest of the Torchwood team simply dismiss it as temporary amnesia due to stress.

Owen is seen trying to flirt with Tosh unsuccessfully over beers. Jack is off trying to catch another [[Weevil]] down in the sewers, but then encounters a strange man whom Jack refers to as "Dad?", who tells him to get out, to which he does quickly. Exiting the sewers, Adam seemingly appears out of nowhere, but when Jack questions him how he got here, Adam simply implants false memories into Jack that he came with him. Adam asks him what he saw in the sewers, to which he replies simply, "My past." He then further imprints himself on Jack's mind, convincing him he joined the crew because Jack felt he could confide in him. Jack then reveals he remembered a buried memory from his time at Boeshane Penisula: the "most horrible creatures" attacked his home, killing his father. In the confusion, Jack lost his brother Grey, unable to find him. Striken with guilt at having lost his brother, Jack leaves Adam in the rain.

Gwen is seen at a general store with Rhys. When they get to checkout, the cashier leaves to answer a call, despite clearly being able to see Rhys there. Rhys, angry, begins to go off on a rant, to which Gwen laughs. She has regained some of her memories back.

Ianto is flipping through his diary and is shocked that he has made no mention of Adam at all. Adam then appears behind him, and Ianto questions who he really is, stating he feels Adam does not really exist. Adam's hand starts to flicker, and we learn that Adam exists simply from people being able to remember him. Discovering Ianto knows he is not who he says he is, Adam decides to implant memories of Ianto killing and strangling three women, claiming that he forgot about the thrill he got from doing this. Ianto sinks to the floor, crying.

* The plot element of the group's memories being altered and a "new member" suddenly appearing among them is a staple trope of the [[science fiction]] genre.

* Jack mentioned his home, the Boeshane Peninsula, while travelling with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')

* [[The Void]] is mentioned. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')