| "They Keep Killing Suzie" | |
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| Series Torchwood Season 1, Episode 8 | |
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| Air date | December 3rd, 2006 October 27th, 2007 |
| Writers | Paul Tomalin; Daniel McCulloch |
| Director | James Strong |
| Producers | Chris Chibnall; Russell T. Davies; Sophie Fante; Julie Gardner; Marcus Prince; Richard Stokes |
| Starring | John Barrowman; Eve Myles; Burn Gorman; Naoko Mori; Gareth David-Lloyd |
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"They Keep Killing Suzie" is the eighth episode of season one of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. The episode was directed by James Strong with a script written by Paul Tomalin and Daniel McCulloch. It first aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on December 3rd, 2006. It first aired in the United States on BBC America on October 27th, 2007.
Plot[]
Torchwood is called in to assist the South Wales Police on a string of grisly murders. The bedroom of one of the victims' homes has the word "Torchwood" written on the wall in blood. As they investigate, they discover that the only thing linking the victims together is that they all took an amnesia pill, which is only administered by a Torchwood agent.
Determining that there is a connection between the murders and their late traitorous agent, Suzie Costello, they decide to use the Resurrection gauntlet to revive her for information. Gwen Cooper has greater acumen at using the glove and revives Suzie. To the shock of everyone, she remains alive. With Suzie's intel, they are able to capture Max Tresilian, who was a member of a group called Pilgrim and a former contact of Suzie's. Max's murderous psychosis appears to have been prompted by a trigger phrase taken from a poem by Emily Dickinson.
Suzie and Gwen talk at length, and Suzie speaks about her father, who is dying of cancer. She doesn't even know whether her father believes that she is alive or dead. Gwen feels sympathetic and breaks Suzie out of Torchwood and drives her to a hospital to see her dying father.
Unbeknownst to Gwen, Torchwood Three goes into instantaneous lockdown. The team discovers that the energy conduit created when Gwen used the gauntlet on Suzie is still active. Suzie is draining Gwen's life energy. She has about two hours before she dies. All of this, including the lockdown, as well as her own resurrection was Suzie's plan all along.
With the help of police detective Kate Swanson, Toshiko Sato discovers the numeric sequence required to end the lockdown. Jack Harkness and Owen Harper take a truck and track Gwen's automobile. They catch up with them at Hedley Quay, but they only have minutes left. Gwen is quickly dying. Jack shoots Suzie Costello multiple times, but Suzie is still alive. They deduce that her life energy is tied to the gauntlet, so he radios back to Toshiko to destroy it. Toshiko shoots the gauntlet. As it explode, Suzie Costello dies... again.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Barrowman | Captain Jack Harkness |
| Eve Myles | Gwen Cooper |
| Burn Gorman | Owen Harper |
| Naoko Mori | Toshiko Sato |
| Gareth David-Lloyd | Ianto Jones |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Indira Varma | Suzie Costello |
| Yasmin Bannerman | Kate Swanson |
| Daniel Llewelyn-Williams | Alex Arwyn |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gary Pillai | Mark Brisco |
| Shend | Max |
| Badi Uzzaman | Suzie's father |
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Quotes[]
- Ianto Jones: If... you're interested, I've still got that stopwatch.
- Jack Harkness: So?
- Ianto Jones: Well. Think about it. Lots of things you can do with a stopwatch.
- Jack Harknesss: Oh. Yeah! I could think of a few.
- Ianto Jones: There's quite a list.
- Jack Harknesss: I'll send the others home early. See you in my office in... ten.
- Ianto Jones: That's ten minutes, and counting.
See also[]
Doctor Who
Torchwood
The Sarah Jane Adventures
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"Everything Changes" • "Day One" • "Ghost Machine" • "Cyberwoman" • "Small Worlds" • "Countrycide" • "Greeks Bearing Gifts" • "They Keep Killing Suzie" • "Random Shoes" • "Out of Time" • "Combat" • "Captain Jack Harkness" • "End of Days" Main characters
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