Oswald Danes Oswald Danes was a former teacher convicted of the rape and murder of a child . He expressed no shame over those actions . He appeared to take pleasure in people ' s comments towards him ; he claimed being called a " monster " made him feel special . Jack Harkness seemed to see him as one " cursed " with intelligence ; Jack said he thought Oswald was smart enough to know who he was , and to want to end his life as a result . After being freed from prison by legal loopholes , Oswald was persuaded to become PhiCorp ' s spokesman for their medicines by Jilly Kitzinger for protection from people who still wished him dead . Eventually , he met with Torchwood and helped them in their plan to return humanity ' s mortality , as he had grown tired of his new life and wished to die . He killed himself and the Mother willingly , hoping for an enjoyable afterlife , even in Hell . Biography . In 2006 , Danes was convicted guilty of the rape and murder of twelve - year - old Susie Cabina , something he claimed in court to be the greatest moment of his life . At his trial , he said " she should have ran faster . " He was held in prison for the next five years until his punishment was issued . He spent time in solitary confinement , which is when he realised the guards were putting urine in his food ; he took it in stride . ( TV : " The New World " ) Execution . He was sentenced to death , and executed by lethal injection in 2011 . He survived , the first to experience the Miracle at the very beginning of Miracle Day . The experience was painful as he would have normally died peacefully from the injection . As his sentence was technically carried out , his lawyer s advanced a " force majeure " argument successfully , apparently flavoured with Fifth and Eighth Amendment implications . This induced the reluctant Governor of Kentucky to parole him . He was met with scorn by other inmates for being lucky enough for getting out , as well of that of the people wanting him dead . ( TV : " The New World " ) Rise to fame . He made an appearance on WWCN in which he broke down and cried , apologising profusely for his crimes . This shifted opinion in his favour — opinion which had been solidly against him when he left Montrose Hill State Penitentiary . Public relations guru Jilly Kitzinger offered her services to him , but he declined , saying that he didn ' t need representation . ( TV : " Rendition " ) After being beaten by two police officers , Oswald accepted Jilly ' s offer and attended a meeting at PhiCorp . He agreed to promote PhiCorp efforts to sell drugs without prescriptions . PhiCorp offered him bodyguards . Captain Jack Harkness broke into the studio where Oswald was going to appear on television . Oswald admitted his repentance was an act . The murder and rape of Susie Cabina had been the best moment of his life . Jack inferred Oswald wanted to be executed , but Oswald had his bodyguards punch Jack in the stomach and escort him out of the building . Out on the street , a woman approached Jack and asked if he ' d seen or touched Oswald , implying he was some kind of deity . Oswald addressed the nation , promising them new drugs and laws . He said this was a new era for mankind , before asking them just one thing , " Walk with me . " ( TV : " Dead of Night " ) Soon afterward Ellis Hartley Monroe began preaching a contrasting message , calling for the segregation of those who should be dead and the " living " : " Dead is Dead " . Her campaign gained media attention , surpassing Oswald . On one occasion Danes was supposed to give a press conference in front of a hospital where the worst medical cases were abandoned , only to find Ellis there , giving her own conference . To upstage her , Oswald entered the building to comfort the patients and pledge his help for their plight . The reporters turned their attention to him , especially when he held up an abandoned baby and promised a comfortable life for her . Ellis lost favour in the public ' s eye and disappeared soon afterwards . ( TV : " Escape to LA " ) Oswald was hired to speak at the Miracle rally in Los Angeles . It became clear that not everyone had forgiven him when bottles were thrown at his car . He was approached again by Jack , who asked for his help in exposing PhiCorp , reading a prepared statement by Jack instead of his speech by Jilly . In return he would make sure that Oswald got his wish and died . On stage , however , he ignored Jack and Jilly and started an improvised rant about humanity evolving into everlasting angels . The audience cheered and chanted his name . ( TV : " The Categories of Life " ) Oswald was quoted as saying he believed the Categories of life policy was a good idea . ( TV : " Immortal Sins " ) Soon after , he asked Jilly to hire a prostitute for him . The prostitute offered to act like a young girl for him . Oswald bristled ; he wanted a proper dinner date . She refused and said he would be a " Category Zero " soon . Oswald demanded Jilly tell him what Category Zero was . She admitted it was a new system . Criminals like Oswald would soon be incinerated as it was the only sure way to kill someone now . He attacked Jilly and went on the run . ( TV : " End of the Road " ) Self - exile . After two months , Oswald turned his attentions to Jack , learning of his ties to Gwen Cooper . He escaped to Wales and entered her household in the disguise of a grocery delivery man . However , he was recognised when he picked up baby Anwen and was beaten by Gwen with a saucepan and tied up . He took this beating without any complaint . He expected it . He had information useful to the team in locating the Blessing . Rhys wanted to kill Oswald for his crimes and the threat he posed to Anwen . He found Gwen calling him a monster flattering , which made Rhys even angrier . Oswald had a mutual blackmail with Jack ; if Jack gave him to the authorities , Oswald would reveal Jack ' s identity . He insisted he accompany Jack and Gwen to Shanghai once they uncovered the truth of where one of the poles of the Blessing was . Oswald learned Jack came from the future and asked what happens if they succeed ; Jack could not give a definite answer as time can be rewritten . When Jack changed his bandages , Oswald noticed a drop of his blood moving on its own . The Blessing was drawing the blood to it . ( TV : " The Gathering " ) Death . After hearing from Gwen , Jack and Oswald entered the warehouse in Shanghai with her . They found explosives and strapped them to Oswald ' s chest to hold the families hostage . Looking at the Blessing , Oswald was confronted by his inner demons , something Jilly made fun of because he could use the explosives to kill them before the Miracle was negated . With Jack ' s help , Oswald regained his composure , claiming he was accustomed to the feeling of sin . Oswald watched as the Miracle was negated by Jack ' s blood , causing Jack ' s death . He grabbed the Mother , waiting for Gwen and Jilly to escape before dying ; he ignored the Mother ' s promises of gifts if he let her go . Jack came back to life and escaped with them . Before he detonated the explosives , the Mother said he was going to Hell . Oswald gleefully agreed and vowed to hunt down Susie Cabina there . Oswald detonated the explosive , killing himself and the Mother , burying the Blessing in rubble . ( TV : " The Blood Line " ) Personality . Oswald was always rather calm , even when angered , happy or facing his own execution , showing a great deal of self control . ( TV : " The New World - The Blood Line " ) He was also a remarkable actor , pretending to cry uncontrollably in repentance for murdering Susie Cabina . ( TV : " The New World " ) However , he lapsed when he was truly enjoying himself . ( TV : " Dead of Night " , " The Blood Line " ) He enjoyed being called a monster , finding the fact people call him such names as flattering , and revelled in his acts of evil . ( TV : " The Gathering " ) Oswald did not let fame go to his head , even after becoming PhiCorp ' s spokesman . ( TV : " Dead of Night " - " End of the Road " ) He was also very observant of the world , knowing how people thought and what could happen ; as Jack put it , Oswald was cursed with intelligence . ( TV : " The New World - The Blood Line " )