The Middle Men ( TV story ) The Middle Men was the sixth episode of " " . The episode saw the first mention of " the Blessing " . Synopsis . With Gwen Cooper , Rex Matheson and Esther Drummond trapped on different sides of the Atlantic , it ' s a race against time as Jack Harkness goes straight to the heart of the conspiracy . Plot . Stuart Owens ( Chief Operating Officer of PhiCorp ) , working late with his secretary Janet in Phicorp Central , Los Angeles , reviews paperwork on Phicorp acquisitions . He calls Zheng Yibao in Shanghai , China to investigate a large land purchase near Shanghai centre . Zheng warns Stuart he might not like what he finds , then enters the guarded building on that site . Seven hours later , Stuart calls Zheng for a status report . Zheng reports he found nothing , then jumps from a tall building with no apparent signs of distress . There are news reports on the existence of a 45 Club , people who believe that jumping forty - five floors is now the only way to lose consciousness forever , with Zheng the latest addition to that group . Rex Matheson is still speaking into his video camera in San Pedro , reporting what he ' s seen ( burning of Dr Vera Juarez in " the modules " ) . He reports that Category 1 patients are burned and suggests that " they " will burn " anyone they just don ' t like " . Esther Drummond , from her desk at the camp , attempts to call Dr Vera Juarez on her cell phone , but the call fails to connect . She then investigates Colin Maloney , who is acting suspiciously while intimidating Ralph Coltrane . Colin claims that he has just finished playing badminton . Colin plans to " drop " Dr Juarez ' s car at Constitution Mall to thwart investigation , then puts the camp on " lockdown " . Colin tells Esther that Dr Juarez had left while saying that his camp was " very good indeed " , which sounds suspicious to Esther . At Cowbridge , Gwen Cooper ( disguised as a nurse ) confronts Dr Alicia Patel about Gwen ' s father Geraint Cooper , who has been labelled " Category 1 " . Dr Patel says , " There ' s a fine line between categories 1 and 2 " and that she was following governmental guidelines and she is too busy to revisit patients . Gwen points out that those patients are being burned , and Dr Patel replies , " It ' s the law . " Gwen accuses Dr Patel of running a " concentration camp " and of being a coward , and tells her , " Don ' t call yourself a doctor , " and , " Shame on you . " Gwen finds Rhys Williams working as a driver for the camp , and makes plans with him to help her father escape . At a bar in Los Angeles , Jack Harkness finds Janet and coerces her into helping him , also revealing ( through Torchwood ' s hacking ) that Stuart intended to send Janet away against her desires . She was having an affair with , knowing that he ' s married . Jack finds Stuart and his wife Elizabeth at a restaurant , and sends Elizabeth away ( by purposely revealing Stewart affair with his secretary ) while he talks with Stuart . Stuart suggests that he is just a middle man in " all this " , and that even Phicorp is just a pawn . Stuart suggests that " this pattern " started " maybe five years ago " based on " Market Share Projections " . Stuart also says that he found an Italian document which said , " They have found the Blessing " but he doesn ' t know what it means . Back in San Pedro , Rex attempts to leave the camp by knocking out a guard and putting on the guard ' s uniform . Rex is captured in disguise after wandering into a checkpoint . Colin interrogates a handcuffed Rex alone . Rex tells Colin his intention to go public with his videotape evidence in order to expose events at the camp , including Dr Juarez ' s incineration . Collin watches the video and has a break down . Rex attempts to comfort him , persisting people need to know the truth . However , Colin ( having been the one to kill Vera ) decides to silence Rex . He looks for a method of silencing Rex , and decides to slowly push his ballpoint pen into Rex ' s heart through his open wound . Rex screams in pain and points out that he can ' t die because of the Miracle . Colin , overwhelmed by his horrific act , pulls the pen out . Rex briefly recovers , realising Colin killed Vera . Colin begins crying and proceeds to shove the pen into Rex again , who faints from the pain . Esther finds the interrogation area , calling out . Colin discards the pen and confronts her , as Rex silently cries . Esther tells Colin , who hides his bloody hand as Esther approaches him , that she had just spoken with Dr Juarez , which Colin knows is a lie . Rex regains consciousness and recognises Esther ' s voice . He calls out , bellowing Colin killed Vera . Esther makes to run but Colin grabs her , initiating a fight . Eventually , Esther chokes Colin to death . Traumatised by her actions , she leaves Colin on the floor to hurry to Rex ' s side . Rex tells her Colin has the keys on his corpse but Esther is too scared to go back , crying . Rex convinces her to do so . As Esther returns to Colin to get the handcuff keys , the Miracle revives Colin , who grabs her and proceeds to choke her . Despite nearly killing her , Ralph Coltrane arrives and shoots Colin in the side , having grown tired of following Colin ' s orders . He helps Esther back up as Colin loses consciousness . Meanwhile , Rhys steals a truck to get into Cowbridge , and meets Gwen with her father ( on a gurney ) . Gwen overhears that sick people are arriving in Wales like " boat people " . Gwen and Rhys load Geraint into the truck , then Rhys rams the truck through a gate to escape . Gwen uses the Torchwood contact lenses , then steals some explosives and blows up part of the Cowbridge Camp as a message , " This is the truth for the whole world to see , we let our governments build concentration camps . They built ovens for people in our names . Now I don ' t care if the whole of society bends over and takes this like a dog . I ' m saying no . " She sets the camp in flames . While watching in America , Jack laughs and says , " That ' s my girl . " At San Pedro , Rex and Esther are safely in a vehicle . Esther has been crying . Rex , trying to comfort her , says , " The regular army is coming in , they ' ll shut it down " . Esther points out that the camp was sanctioned , and she ' d used her real name to gain entry . She begins to sob again , causing Esther to pull her close before driving off . In Venice Beach , Jack congratulates the Torchwood team for getting the word out , as the White House refuses to apologise for the camp and compares the camp to a state of emergency in time of famine or pestilence . Jack says that they need to look at the bigger picture , while they search the internet for " the truth " . Gwen arrives at Los Angeles International Airport and is paged to pick up a phone - call for her that says " lenses " . Gwen puts in her Torchwood contact lenses again , and receives the text , " We have your mother . We have your husband . We have your child . Bring us Jack . " Story notes . Filming locations . " to be added " Home video releases . This episode was released worldwide in a box set containing all ten episodes of " Torchwood : Miracle Day " . In the United Kingdom , it was released on Region 2 DVD and Region Free Blu - ray on 14 November 2011 . In Australia , it was released in Region 4 DVD and Region B Blu - Ray on 1 December 2011 . In New Zealand , the same sets were released on 7 December 2011 . In North America , it was released on Region 1 DVD and Region Free Blu - Ray on 3 April 2012 .