Torchwood One: Machines
Torchwood One: Machines
Tracy-Ann Oberman (
Torchwood One – we defend the British Empire. We keep everyone safe. For yourown good.
Something’s happened. Something’s twisted its way into Torchwood One. Something old. Something which should have been forgotten, wiped, abandoned. Something which has been waiting. Something which knows how the world should be ruled, how people should be used.
When humanity’s threatened, Yvonne Hartman is required.
The Law Machines by Matt Fitton
The Mayorof London is launching her bold new law and order initiative. The capital will be kept safe from crime, from fear, from terrorists. The Law Machines are launching. What could possibly go wrong?
Blind Summit by Gareth David-Lloyd
Ianto Jones has just moved to London. He’s broke, has no friends, no future. One day he loses the one thing he’s been holding on to, and suddenly people around him are dying. Could a mysterious woman really offer him salvation?
9 to 5 by Tim Foley
It’s Monday morning. Stacey loves Mondays. Stacey loves every day. Stacey lives to work. She’s a temp and she loves it. Only there’s a man in the coffee queue who has a terrible warning for her. Stacey is going to die today.
Written by: Matt Fitton, Gareth David-Lloyd, Tim Foley
Directed by: Barnaby Edwards
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The Law Machines
The Law Machines are based upon the design for the War Machines. WOTAN is able to take them over based on this. (The War Machines)
Yvonne once again intimidates an elected official into obeying her. (One Rule)
Yvonne tells Fiona she has tea with the Queen once a week. (One Rule, New Girl)
Tommy has a new appreciation for Yvonne’s leadership, having survived Rachel Allan’s regime. (Uprising)
WOTAN sees the necessity of having Yvonne Hartman’s insight and skills, informing his slaves that “Yvonne Hartman is required.” (The War Machines)
Blind Summit
This story is another prime example of how technology from the Brett Archive has caused trouble for Torchwood over the years. (The Law Machines)
Ianto is taught how to make the perfect cup of coffee. (Everything Changes, Dead Man Walking)
Ianto remembers events he had forgotten under the influence of retcon. This would later be done by Gwen Cooper, although Gwen was able to do it on her own, without any external influence. (Everything Changes)
Kieran Frost, Torchwood One’s Head of Security, is mentioned. (New Girl, Through the Ruins)
9 to 5
The temp workers were created with technology from the Brett Archive salvaged by Blind Summit. (Blind Summit)
WOTAN is still saying, “Yvonne Hartman is required.” Yvonne is still calling WOTAN “Will”. (The Law Machines)
Ianto briefly loses faith in Yvonne at the end of the story, much as he later would with Jack Harkness. (Cyberwoman, Broken)
