Dead of Night ( TV story ) Dead of Night was the third episode of " " . It featured the first appearance of the Soulless masked cult , and the establishment of a new Torchwood team . It also featured Jack Harkness ' s first direct confrontation with Oswald Danes and a deeper , troubling look at Jilly Kitzinger ' s employment with the pharmaceutical company PhiCorp . It also brought up the deaths of Owen Harper , Toshiko Sato , and Ianto Jones , albeit vaguely , in their service to Torchwood to save the Earth from alien threats . Though they were staff for Torchwood Three , Jack cared for them as his friends . This episode shows the plan of Torchwood ' s hidden enemies start to take shape out of the chaos they ' ve created using the Miracle to make humanity incapable of dying . Synopsis . The Miracle has destroyed the order of the world . Believing immortality has robbed humanity of their souls , a new cult known as the Soulless is formed . Oswald Danes is becoming more and more popular . Companies like PhiCorp take advantage of the chaos , giving away medicine to those in need . Plot . Brian Friedkin finds his TV on ; a news show on Oswald Danes is shown . Turning of the TV , he is held at gunpoint by Rex , who is furious the CIA has been poisoned against him . Friedkin explains he has mysterious bosses that have been around for decades , and he failed to find them ; he presents a mobile they used to give orders . Rex phones Jack , who warns the police will reach the house soon ; Esther is tracking them back at base , informing Gwen where to put a spike strip . Rex shoots near Friedkin ' s ear , stunning him in place as he takes the mobile . Rex and Jack pick up Gwen and take off as the police drive over the strip , popping their tires . Later , a parade of men and women march throughout D . C . , carrying candles , wearing masks of crying faces ; they call themselves the Soulless , believing that this new - found immortality has robbed humanity of their souls . Having been out shopping , Gwen watches in shock and confusion . Gwen returns to base , complaining that the only food she could get was crisps , since everyone is panic - buyingm due to speculation on the internet ; she also passes out new mobiles . Gwen worries that she ' s emptied Jack ' s account , but he tells it ' s been gathering interest for the last 109 years . Esther then tells Gwen that the American terms are " chips " and " cell phone " , making Gwen retort " Thank you , Ms . Translation . " Jack also explains that the latest news on Rhys and Anwen is that Andy has taken them into protective custody . However , Andy ' s old mobile number has been disabled , leaving Gwen unable to contact him . Esther and Rex reveal they cannot trace the call , since it hits a vine ; the signal branches out repeatedly to prevent the caller from being traced . Jack decides that the best option they have now is to investigate morphic field s to find out what caused the Miracle . Esther then reveals that she ' s been going through Friedkin ' s past actions , and has found something that stands out ; the CIA has blocked off a warehouse in D . C . Since they were forced to abandon Charlotte Wills ' minivan , they need to steal a new car ; Jack becomes upset that Rex said it first , pointing out that he ' s in charge of Torchwood , and says the plan himself . They try several car doors on the street to find one open . Gwen simply tosses a brick through a window , saying " found one . " Rex finds dry - cleaning in back that fits him , asking Esther , Gwen and " World War II " to avert their eyes while he changes his trousers . Wanting to annoy Rex , Jack says the mobiles have cameras in them , taking a random picture of the back . Angered , Rex asks if they ' re on a mission . Gwen points out this is how Torchwood handles things . Rex gets back at her by telling her to drive on the right side of the road ; in America , it ' s the opposite side . They reach 3rd on Boston Avenue . Esther and Gwen drive up to the guard ; Gwen pretends that she ' s a lost tourist . Asking the guard to check a map for a street , Gwen slams his head against the car , knocking him out . Impressed , Esther guesses Gwen ' s incapacitated guards before ; Gwen flatly responds " so many times . " They find the warehouse is just millions of painkiller s from PhiCorp . Rex discovers millions more , and it dawns on them PhiCorp must have been ready for the Miracle ; he steals some for his heart wound . At the emergency meetings , the doctors realise that aborted pregnancies or miscarriage s are impossible ; some countries consider putting contraceptives in their water supplies , to prevent unplanned births . Jilly Kitzinger attempts to bring Vera Juarez to PhiCorp , and Vera agrees to come over later . Back with Torchwood , Jack believes they need to take on PhiCorp themselves . However , Rex points out that they need resources and allies ; Jack reluctantly agrees . When Rex suggests bringing his ex - CIA instructor in , he arranges to meet him at the Freeville Hotel . Keeping his distance from the hotel to make sure it ' s safe , Rex watches with a heavy heart as the police arrive ; even his former instructor has fallen for the setup . Meeting up with everyone , Rex gets into an argument with Jack over what to do , pointing out that he got all his staff killed ; this angers Jack as his staff were his friends . Rex drives off in the car , leaving them to walk . Jack , Gwen and Esther walk back to base ; however , Jack notices a busy bar and decides to get a drink . Gwen attempts to get him to focus , but Jack says it ' s because " [ he ' s ] so mortal . " Esther ponders going home and allowing the lies to take hold ; however , Gwen comforts her . At the bar , Jack finds a bowl full of chips ; the bartender explains that they ' re sobriety chips , and " everyone is throwing a lot of sober out the window tonight . " Jack offers to give a button from his coat , prompting the bartender to say he ' ll jump over the bar to protect it . Jack introduces himself , asking if he likes the coat ; the bartender introduces himself as Brad , saying yes . Elsewhere , Dr . Vera Juarez returns home ; she is startled by someone calling her . She turns to find Rex on her bed , insisting she treat his wound again . Rex explains the situation , and that both them now have enough to make a case against the other . Vera asks if blackmail is what their relationship amounts to ; Rex points out that it ' s kind of hot . Despite both being tired , they end up having sex ; at the same time , Jack makes sure his sex with Brad is protected . ( " A life of regret just got longer " Jack reasons . ) Resting , Rex and Vera discuss the Miracle and PhiCorps connection to it . Vera then explains that her mother died last year , and she wouldn ' t have let her go if she new the Miracle was coming . Rex tries getting Vera to spy for Torchwood , even bringing her mother into the equation ; this only angers her . Vera gets up for a shower , telling Rex to let himself out . Elsewhere , a drunk Jack calls Gwen and as a long talk about how they ' re the only Torchwood members left ; when Jack tries to talk to her about the bond between them , Esther interrupts the call ; she has found Rhys and Anwen ' s imprisonment area and sends a Skype to Gwen . Oswald Danes , meanwhile , is being harassed by people who want him dead . Even the police officers beat him up after sending the attackers away ; they dump him off at his motel . Jilly Kitzinger again tries to take Oswald for her employers . He agrees to take the flight to Dallas . In the morning , Vera decides that she ' ll try to help Rex ; she calls him and tells him that she ' ll do what she can . Rex returns to base to only find Esther and Gwen . Jack arrives shortly after , joking " I thought we broke up " ; he swipes some of Rex ' s pills to help with his hangover . They show Rex and Esther the Eye - 5 contact lenses , which they can use to record images , send texts to the wearer , and read lips . However , Gwen lies that the Eye - 5s are isomorphic , meaning she has to infiltrate PhiCorp instead of Rex . Knowing she ' s lying , Jack snickers under his breath ; Esther knows she ' s lying too . Vera arrives at PhiCorp , where she is surprised that she isn ' t meeting one - on - one will Jilly ; many doctors have been called in to watch a presentation . Pretending to need the use of the restroom , Vera opens a fire door to let in Gwen . Vera calls Rex , demanding to know who Gwen is ; Rex lies that Gwen works for him , when she actually works for Jack . He orders Vera to keep her phone open during the presentation , so they ' re kept in the loop . In the meantime , Gwen heads towards Jilly ' s office ; along her way , she spots Jilly escorting Oswald Danes . Though Jack wants Gwen to deviate from the plan , Rex orders her to stay on task . Oswald is let into a room , where three people in dark suit await him . Gwen reaches Jilly ' as office , where she looks through her files . Back at the presentation , a movie of a senator explains that because of the Miracle , the medical care humans get has to change ; the first step is getting a hold of almost any drug with a prescription . Jilly then leaves the presentation , prompting Rex to have Vera call Jilly to keep her out of her office . Rex hears a phone ringing ; he and Esther are left shocked that it ' s the phone they took from Friedkin . He answers it , asking for a reply ; however , the phone shuts off . Rex begins grabbing supplies , explaining that they may have their enemy scared now ; the only thing they have to do now is find Jack , since he left without them noticing . Jack confronts Oswald in the waiting room of a broadcast centre by sneaking in through a window . Oswald mistakes him for one of the crew members for conducting his latest interview . He asks Jack who will be interviewing him . Unable to come up with a feasible answer , Jack gives up and threatens him with a gun . He asks Oswald why he met to PhiCorp , and if they mentioned a man named Jack Harkness . Oswald is in the dark about the purpose of his meeting and deduce s Jack ' s name by the fact he cares about it so much . Jack then poses the burning question in his mind . Earlier , he saw a video which Oswald claimed he felt forgiven , which Jack knows is a lie , since Danes doesn ' t feel any remorse . Oswald decides to give him the real truth , exposing the most repugnant aspects of his sociopathic personality . He praises the fact he killed Susie Cabina because she flaunted her innocence . She bruised so easily that Oswald felt like he was " painting her " with each blow , and when she died , he felt her life force leave through him , a feeling he accuses Jack of knowing as well . Oswald relives the ecstasy every night , because it was the best moment of his life . Jack realises Oswald ' s intentions for his actions — he is upset that nothing in his life will ever match up to that day . Because of this , the murderer is searching for execution , since the very act of living has become like torture . Jack , thoroughly disgusted , warns Danes that they he ' ll broadcast the message easily from inside the centre . Oswald deflates the threat immediately when he calls for his PhiCorp - appointed protection . Two guards emerge to take Jack . Danes decides to take out his earlier beating by two cops on Harkness , ordering the guards to " hurt him a little , but not in the face " , just like how the cops brutalised him . Jack is battered by the guards and tossed out of the broadcast centre . A naive woman outside asks him if he got to meet Danes , or touch him ; Jack is left confused . On the broadcast , Oswald says that PhiCorp is to be joined . The future is now infinite and frightening , but he is offering the people a hand of assistance . He calls for the people to walk with him on the journey into a great enterprise . Jack bitterly stares at the television in the display window of the broadcast centre , watching Oswald Danes twist the world around his finger . 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 .