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In [[1928]], [[New York City|Little Italy]], men belonging to the [[Ablemarch]], [[Costerdane]], and [[Frines]] families purchased the immortal [[Jack Harkness]] and took samples of his blood. He later escaped their custody, thanks to the man who had first kidnapped him, [[Angelo Colasanto]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'') Colasanto's granddaughter [[Olivia Colasanto]] later stated the families refused to work with Colasanto because of his homosexual relationship with Harkness. Despite this, he would keep a close eye on the families and Harkness throughout his life, up until he slipped into a permanent coma. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | In [[1928]], [[New York City|Little Italy]], men belonging to the [[Ablemarch]], [[Costerdane]], and [[Frines]] families purchased the immortal [[Jack Harkness]] and took samples of his blood. He later escaped their custody, thanks to the man who had first kidnapped him, [[Angelo Colasanto]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'') Colasanto's granddaughter [[Olivia Colasanto]] later stated the families refused to work with Colasanto because of his homosexual relationship with Harkness. Despite this, he would keep a close eye on the families and Harkness throughout his life, up until he slipped into a permanent coma. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
Through the 20th | Through the 20th century, the Families would remain hidden, but would manipulate events on a global scale. Their influence was so large that they altered and erased data on a global scale. All factual reference to the families disappeared. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
In [[1998]], when technology had developed so numerous records could be analysed quickly, they found people living within a two-mile radius of [[the Blessing]] in [[Shanghai]] lived the exact average lifespan of the rest of the world. The Families discovered and gained control of the [[Blessing]], a secondary pole running through the centre of the Earth, connecting Shanghai to [[Buenos Aires]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'', ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'', ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | In [[1998]], when technology had developed so numerous records could be analysed quickly, they found people living within a two-mile radius of [[the Blessing]] in [[Shanghai]] lived the exact average lifespan of the rest of the world. The Families discovered and gained control of the [[Blessing]], a secondary pole running through the centre of the Earth, connecting Shanghai to [[Buenos Aires]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'', ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'', ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | ||
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In [[2007]], [[Jack's kidnapper|a family agent]] kidnapped [[Jack Harkness]] and took him to [[Chernobyl]], testing his [[immortality]] several times along the way. The agent removed a significant quantity of Jack's blood before the appearance of [[Gwen Cooper]] allowed Jack to kill the agent. The Families subsequently used [[retcon]] gas to erase Jack and Gwen's memories of the experience. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'') | In [[2007]], [[Jack's kidnapper|a family agent]] kidnapped [[Jack Harkness]] and took him to [[Chernobyl]], testing his [[immortality]] several times along the way. The agent removed a significant quantity of Jack's blood before the appearance of [[Gwen Cooper]] allowed Jack to kill the agent. The Families subsequently used [[retcon]] gas to erase Jack and Gwen's memories of the experience. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'') | ||
Having discovered the Blessing, the Families set about planning to cause and control what would come to be known as [[Miracle Day|the Miracle]], stopping people from dying over the entire planet. | Having discovered the Blessing, the Families set about planning to cause and control what would come to be known as [[Miracle Day|the Miracle]], stopping people from dying over the entire planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | ||
[[Rhys Williams]] suggested that the Families may have instigated the [[credit crunch of 2008]] as the first stage of their plan. [[Gwen Cooper]] conceded that it was possible, believing the Families' manipulations to have gone back [[decade]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | |||
They caused the Miracle in [[2011]] by simultaneously putting Harkness' immortal blood into both ends of the Blessing. This was only the beginning however; they planned to use their influence and wealth to control the human race. The same day, they sent an [[email]] to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] consisting of just one word: "Torchwood". Harkness erased all records of the [[Torchwood Institute]] and all of its living members to protect Gwen Cooper. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') | They caused the Miracle in [[2011]] by simultaneously putting Harkness' immortal blood into both ends of the Blessing. This was only the beginning however; they planned to use their influence and wealth to control the human race. The same day, they sent an [[email]] to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] consisting of just one word: "Torchwood". Harkness erased all records of the [[Torchwood Institute]] and all of its living members to protect Gwen Cooper. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') | ||
