Angelo Colasanto Angelo Colasanto was an Italian man who immigrated to the United States in 1927 . Since birth , he had a bloodshot right eye . He was also one of Jack Harkness ' many lovers , but was considered by Jack to be his companion ( in homage to the Doctor ) after revealing much of his mysterious past to him . But circumstances separated them . He eventually married a woman , whom he loved dearly , but retained lingering feelings for Jack , taking photos of him throughout the 20th century . Thanks to Jack ' s vague explanations of the future , Angelo became quite wealthy . Biography . He lived in a small village , population 200 , above a cliff in Italy . Angelo lost his virginity to another boy from his village , but did so in the forest to keep things secret . He also went to a schoolmaster every day to learn English so that he might go to America for change , something he sought . When going through customs at Ellis Island , Angelo tried to steal Jack Harkness ' visa and was subsequently arrested . Jack visited Angelo in his cell , and used his Time Agency wrist strap to change the name on his visa to Angelo ' s , preventing him from being deported . Upon reaching New York City itself , Jack and Angelo then rented a room together , where they began a physical relationship . The two began to distribute " sacramental wine " , during a period of prohibition , but were kidnapped almost immediately by the local mob . After suggesting that they work for the mob , they were given the job of moving a crate from one warehouse to another . Despite being told to flee , Angelo persuaded Jack to let him stay , and the two set about their task . When they arrived at the warehouse , Jack admitted that he was on a mission from Torchwood , and opened the crate to reveal a brain parasite that the Trickster ' s Brigade were planning to use on the future US President Franklin D . Roosevelt in an attempt to disrupt the flow of history by allowing Nazi Germany to win the Second World War . When the parasite tried to attack Angelo , Jack killed it and dissolved its corpse , completing the mission , but was shot in the head when trying to escape , while Angelo was arrested . Upon his release from prison a year later , Angelo was surprised to find that Jack was alive and waiting for him . Despite rejoining him , Angelo assumed that Jack must be the Devil , and stabbed him . He was shocked when Jack came back to life again , and showed this to some people at a butcher ' s shop where a crowd of people soon gathered . The crowd repeatedly killed him to witness the resurrection despite Jack ' s screams of pain , some possibly gathering vials of his blood . When the crowd left , Angelo freed Jack and planned to go with him . However , Jack no longer trusted Angelo , and jumped off of a building in a symbolic gesture and to prevent Angelo from following him . ( TV : " Immortal Sins " ) Angelo researched how to become immortal like Jack , and by using more conventional means than Jack had , managed to remain alive until 2011 . With information from Jack , Angelo navigated the 20th century well enough to become considerably wealthy . The Three Families who decided to attempt to recreate Jack ' s immortality chose not to include Angelo because he had had a relationship with another man . He later married a woman , and had at least one child and a granddaughter . After his initial encounter with Jack , he followed his life , and kept pictures of him in his house . Angelo spoke openly of their relationship . ( TV : " End of the Road " ) When the Torchwood Hub was destroyed ( TV : " " ) , Angelo successfully acquired some of its alien technology including the null field generator from the ruins . Though he knew of the Families ' actions and the Miracle , he did not know exactly how they achieved it . ( TV : " End of the Road " ) After the Miracle began , Angelo enlisted his granddaughter Olivia to keep Jack safe , so she captured Gwen Cooper ' s family , and told her to bring her Jack . ( TV : " The Middle Men " , TV : " Immortal Sins " ) Gwen , Jack and the rest of the Torchwood team were taken to Angelo ' s house . Jack spoke to Angelo despite the fact that he was unconscious . Jack removed Angelo ' s respirator , to kiss him , assuming that Angelo could not die anyway due to the Miracle . Angelo then became the first person to die since Miracle Day because of the null field that was underneath his bed , cancelling the effects of Miracle Day at that one spot . ( TV : " End of the Road " )