End of the Road ( TV story ) Among the many secrets about the mysterious group behind the Miracle , more was revealed about the effects it is having on the world . The first true death to happen since the Miracle occurs in this episode , the demise of a very elderly Angelo Colasanto . Also , the Torchwood Hub is mentioned to be the place where the piece of alien technology Colasanto had was found , following its destruction in " Children of Earth " . Even more surprising , it shows how much more Angelo was infatuated with Jack than the immortal ' s previous lovers , even taking photos of him throughout the 20th century . Another important revelation would be that the Categories of Life was adopting a fourth category : Category 0 . This news angered Oswald Danes and led him to become a fugitive , attacking Jilly Kitzinger for not informing him about this , who scrapped back after putting up with his repulsive behaviour for so long . Synopsis . Jack Harkness showdowns with a man he thought long dead , but will the outcome be beneficial ? Rex Matheson takes extreme action , but is it too late to prevent the collapse of society ? Plot . The Torchwood team arrive at the Colasanto residence . The woman who brought Jack Harkness is Angelo Colasanto ' s granddaughter . She explains that since meeting Jack , Angelo has devoted his life to making immortality possible . Angelo himself is now aged and infirm , bedridden and connected to life - support machines . His granddaughter , Olivia Colasanto , explains the three men who witnessed Jack ' s resurrection represented three different families who are in some way responsible for the Miracle . When Esther Drummond tried to trace them , there was no record of them . The CIA enter the residence , having tracked Rex Matheson through a phone call he made to Vera Juarez ' s brother . Rex confronts Brian Friedkin , who confesses that he is working for the families , which he transmits through the contact lenses . Allen Shapiro arrests Friedkin , but he triggers a bomb he is carrying , killing Olivia and him . Rex and Esther are once more allowed to work for the CIA . While speaking to Angelo , Jack removes his breathing apparatus and kisses him . The life support machines to start beeping frantically and Angelo dies , leaving the CIA attempting to figure out how he died . Esther notices the flooring under Angelo ' s bed is higher than the rest of the room . Jack examines it and says it is a null field , cancelling the morphic field causing the Miracle . Jack warns that any state with knowledge of this alien technology could cause a catastrophic disaster , since a null field can conceal mass weapons . Shapiro insists Jack find a way to stablise it , given he ' s the best expert they have on the device . Oswald Danes begins to wear down Jilly Kitzinger s last nerves inside a hotel at Dallas by tuning her out with rockabilly music when she tries to discuss the televised exposure in she has planned for him . He requests that she brings him a prostitute . Jilly is also approached by a woman who addresses herself as Shawnie Yamaguchi , with unusual eagerness to become her assistant . When the weary Jilly enters her room to take off her high heels , Yamaguchi wins her over , as Jilly does not realise she is a mole for the CIA . Meanwhile , Oswald receives his prostitute , but attempts to treat her more like a date , which irritates the woman . After her patience is exhausted , she walks off in a huff , warning Oswald he is a " Category 0 " . Oswald beelines to Jilly and confronts her for not mentioning this to him . Congress has initiated a mandate that will allow a new category of life to deal with people who have earned the ovens for violating morality , such as criminals and death row convicts like him , and contrary to what Danes thinks , he is only loved on television , not in society . He then strikes Jilly across the face and gives her a bloody lip . Finally sick of putting up with Danes , Jilly ' s temper explodes and she grabs hold of him in retaliation , flailing and screaming . Oswald clobbers her again and charges out of the room , stealing her laptop . Kitzinger picks herself up and stands outside her room bellowing at the departing Oswald her many grievances — she ' ll issue a whole new set of charges on his head for the assault , that the ovens are opening up just for him , and even if he runs , his face is too famous for him to hide . Jilly later discusses with Shawnie her plans to sic the world against Oswald , when she encounters the same man from the Cowboys Stadium . He tips her off Shawnie is a CIA field agent , then shoots Shawnie as she stands in the hotel elevator after being excused by Kitzinger . The man tells the bewildered Jilly that she is being considered for a promotion above PhiCorp for a position in the family , to which she agrees . He whisks her away while informing someone else on his mobile phone Jilly is now in the family ' s hands . This person is revealed as Charlotte Wills , secretly infiltrating the CIA under her colleagues ' noses . Noah Vickers asks her who was she talking to after fetching records from several Catholic churches . Wills replies , " It ' s just a family thing — that ' s all , " resuming her masquerade without missing a beat . Jack , while working on the null field , calls Rex and Esther over to help him . Once with him , he reveals that he set the field to nullify all sound around them so they can talk privately . Once Rex verifies it by having Esther count aloud while he wanders away from them , Jack informs them he needs to get out of the Colasanto manor , claiming the alpha plate from the generator could lead America to start world wars in an effort to conquer areas of the world given that ' s what the generstor can help accomplish . After stating they ' ll help but remain with the CIA to get information " on the inside " , Rex knocks out the guard by Jack and instructs him to leave Esther and himself behind so he can implement a lie that Jack escaped on his own with a stolen vehicle , since the CIA may still need their services . As they sneak out the back door , a guard spots Esther and shoots Jack . Rex takes out this guard from behind and sends Esther away to deal with the guards who will investigate the shot . He smears the blood from Jack ' s wound over his chest so it looks like his injury is leaking out and leaves Esther driving away with a critically wounded Jack in the back seat , listening to a radio announcement declaring total economic collapse of biblical magnitude on the horizon . Esther panics when the faintly conscious Jack does not provide any words at all that could defuse this crisis . She has no idea where to go for help . Elsewhere , the deported Gwen sits on a plane back to Wales , crying in despair . 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 .