Torchwood/Children of Earth: Day Three

Children of Earth: Day Three
Season 3, Episode 3
Airdate	July 8, 2009
Written by	Russell T. Davies & James Moran
Directed by	Euros Lyn
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Torchwood — Season Three

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Children of Earth: Day Three is the third episode of the third season of Torchwood and the twenty-ninth overall.

Cast: John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), Peter Capaldi (John Frobisher), Paul Copley (Clement McDonald), Nicholas Farell (Brian Green), Susan Brown (Bridget Spears), Lucy Cohu (Alice Carter), Ian Gelder (Mr Dekker), Colin McFarlane (General Pierce), Tom Price (PC. Andy), Cush Jumbo (Lois Habiba), Liz May Brice (Johnson), Charles Abomeli (Colonel Oduya), Katy Wix (Rhiannon Davies), Rhodri Lewis (Johnny Davies), Hillary Maclean (Anna Frobisher), Rachael Ferjani (Parliamentary Secretary), Christopher James (Press Officer), Ben Lloyd-Holmes (Operative), Luke Perry (David Davies), Aimee Davies Mica Davies), Bear McCauslan (Steven Carter), Julia Joyce (Holly Frobisher), Madeliene Rakic-Platt (Lilly Frobisher), Simon Poland (456 Voice), Gregory Ferguson (Young Clem), Louise Minchin (Newsreader), Anthony Debaeck (French Newsreader), Lachelle Call (Trinity Wells)

Plot Overview

"WE ARE HERE"

Captain Jack, Gwen, Ianto, and Rhys make there way to an abandoned holding facility that was once Torchwood 1, London, abandoned in the 1990's.

Assesing the situation, no money, no food, no computers, no electricity, Gwen decides if they are being treated as criminals they would have to act like criminals so using her knowlrdge as a police officer they go on crime spree stealing credit cards, laptops, and even a car.

Once they have set up a rudimentary base they start looking for answers but they need inside help from Lois Habiba and sets up a meeting to give her a special pair of contact lens that act as a camera. Lois is reluctant to get involved realising it could be treason.

Johnson discovers the existence of Jacks daughter and grandson and Frobisher authorises her arrest. Clement McDonald caught stealing has also been arrested.

With access to the Torchwood mainframe Ianto hacks into the police and security service computors discovering Clements arrest and delving into his background discover he was in Scotland in 1965 at the first meeting of the 456.

More research reveals that all the adults present when the children were handed over were killed on the same day as Jack leaving no witnesses of the events years ago.

More alarm when all the children of the world stop and start pointing to Britain, the children of Britain pointing to London, and the children of London pointing to Thames House. A column of light from the sky and The 456 enter the receiving Tank.

Clement in danger is rescued by Gwen and taken back to their base Clement recognises Jack as one of the men who had handed him and the other children, 12 in all, over as a gift to The 456. The 456 have returned, and speaking to Frobisher now acting as go-between, want another gift. 10% of the world's children.

Arc Advancement

Characters

• General Pierce is the representative of the United States.

• Alice Carter's mother was Lucia Moretti an Italian operative of Torchwood who when she left the organisation in 1977 took a new identity in deep cover with her daughter. She died November 23, 2006.

Quotes

• Prime Minister: "The 456 chose Britain. They designated the location. It's out of my control. What do you want to do? Anger them? Look, John Frobisher is a good man and better that that, he's expendable".

• The 456: "We want your children, we will take your children... your descendents, your offspring....10%...We want 10%, We want 10% of the children of the world".