1.01 Pilot

"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of Lincoln City, a soft reboot of the Eyoho Verse's main series - it canonically follows on from the ending of Season 4 of Torchwood: Lincoln City where the multiverse has been reset resulting effectively in a "clean slate" for the Eyoho Verse as a whole.

### Monster

Vengeful Spirit
 Zombie

## Episode Guide

### Previous Episode

None (Lincoln City)
 4.08: The Lost (Torchwood: Lincoln City)

## Episode

Lincoln City, UK - it is a stormy night in the suburbs of the city and former Torchwood base leader Shane can be seen rummaging through the last burnt files and folders that others were able to recover from the explosion site, he soon bins most of them however (deeming them useless in the process) and turns his intention to that of "The Paranormal Files" - after a scan through, it seems to contain lore about many supernatural beings both rare and common - it also documents Torchwood's many run ins with the Supernatural that were metaphorically swept under the carpet for years until the recent events caused them to be uncovered, Shane nods to himself and asks his dad to help turn the family garage into "something cool" as he likes to call it.

Later, as night falls, some distance from the town centre where most people are settling down for the evening, a lone figure walks alone seemingly not noticing the calm scene around them as they walk down Lincoln City high street, they soon arrive at a Pedestrian crossing but don't wait for the light to turn green, instead walking across just as a car approaches and as it makes contact with the figure, the figure itself disappears into nothing but mist, the driver then having no idea what's happened before getting out of their vehicle and calling the police who soon find a single shoe left behind on the road...

A few days later, Shane and his father have now turned the garage into an office for his new venture, pieces of paper with various lore and creatures on them scatter the area as Shane tries to find a place for it all, he also finds a stack of books that seem to be about hunting the Supernatural and puts these aside too - "This is a lot to take in but I think I can do it, after all...I need something to do now Torchwood's gone bust" Shane mutters to himself as he sits back and begins flipping through the pages of one particular book.

Night falls once again and a sleep deprived man at the wheel of a pick up trick is travelling through the streets of Lincoln City at an unresponsible speed, he reaches the junction where the strange figure was a few nights ago - the empty High street is thankfully as the man attempts to jump a red light however the figure appears from nowhere and holds its hand out, as if telling the driver to stop the truck - the man attempts to stop but slams into the figure who disappears into mist once again however this time, the man looks in his mirror to find the figure sat in the passenger seat beside him, "Who the hell are you?" The driver shouts, only for the figure to disappear as the pickup rams into a bus shelter rendering the driver unconscious - Shane soon hears about the incident and heads to the scene in the city in the early hours of morning to investigate believing he may have his first case as a "Supernatural hunter" as he calls it - he arrives on scene and finds the man looking over his wrecked truck, he is covered in cuts and bruises - Shane walks over: "Hello sir, You ok?" "Yeah...yeah I'm fine..." The man replies, Shane then asks: "Are you sure? Seems you've rammed that shelter there hard, hopefully the cops don't put a criminal damage charge on your head or a DUI" - The driver looks at Shane confused "What are you talking about?" "Oh, come on mate..." Shane pauses and finally notices the cuts on the man like he's been in "the zone", "Do you need an ambulance?" he asks the man, he shakes his head "No thanks, I'll be fine" Shane nods before his curiosity gets the better of him: "Can I ask how this happened? It's not exactly a normal accident to have" "I was on my way home from work when I saw this guy trying to cross the road - I tried to slow down, but he kept running towards me so I slammed the brakes on and...I think...I hit him" the man says simply, Shane looks at him skeptically: "Did you check to see if he was ok?" The man shakes his head which angers Shane slightly however the man justifies by saying: "He appeared NEXT TO ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT" his tone getting more freaked out as the sentence is spoken, Shane is now intrigued by this and asks for a description on what the man saw however the man simply says: "I could only see black" Shane is now even more confused as he says: "Ok, well thank you for your time" and turns to leave - he doesn't get far before he feels a sharp pain in his shoulder and suddenly drops to the ground - "What the hell?" he groans as he looks up to see the same figure standing over him - Shane tries to get up but the pain in his shoulder is actually the figure holding him down with a single hand - "You know the rules, you can't keep me here" the figure says calmly and in a matter of fact manner, Shane starts to feel strange as he tries to turn around to identify any features of the figure yet he's unable to move - "Don't worry, you won't feel any pain" the figure says in a calm whisper as Shane then sees the figure's face for the first time - it's a woman with pale skin and dark hair and dressed in a black dress and is almost transparent at times - "Look you can't hold me here against my will!" Shane shouts breathlessly, yet he still cannot move, the man in the pickup rushes over in an attempt to help but fails - "Stop! Don't hurt him" the man with the truck yells "Please, I'm begging you!" the driver cries out but his plea is ignored as the figure's grip tightens, Shane mouths to the pickup driver: "Get some salt" which sends the driver into a nearby store to get salt, as Shane continues to try and break free - the man returns with the salt shaker and Shane weakly mouths at the driver to use the shaker and put a circle of salt on the ground, the driver places the salt on the floor in front of Shane causing the figure to scream and releasing her grip on Shane, who holds his neck and shoulder area as he is now safe within the salt circle.

"Now...we can talk" Shane addresses the female figure in front of him as his eyes scan over her body checking for any wounds or marks that would be a sign of what she may have died from however things take a turn when the man tries to pour salt on the figure however she uses her transparency to violently put her hand into his chest stopping him dead in his tracks, this causes Shane to check his pockets for anything of use but finds nothing as the man goes limp before falling motionless onto the ground. The female figure then turns around and begins to walk away however Shane leaves the salt circle and approaches the figure, only for her to disappear - he then rushes over to the pickup driver who is still alive and begins stirring as Shane calls an ambulance on speed dial anonymously before heading back to the base, giving the pickup driver a small card with a number written on it before heading home to grab some sleep.

The next morning Shane wakes up early and agrees with himself that the figure is some kind of ghost though why she is haunting a pedestrian crossing is unknown; he begins research and cross-referencing reports and discovers the story of a woman called Mary Green who disappeared in the 1960s after leaving work one day following an argument with her boss, her disappearance was never investigated fully until a report came in about a hit and run at the same pedestrian crossing she keeps being spotted at, this leads to him finding more information, it is discovered that Mary Green had been a secretary at a local law firm however the firm went bankrupt as the lawyer involved was found guilty of fraud and embezzlement, Mary was heartbroken by this as her only source of income was this lawyer job so she decided to cheer herself up by consuming a large quantity of alcohol at a local pub the night she disappeared, this causes Shane to speculate that Mary was actually drunk when approaching the pedestrian crossing and thus simply walked across before being hit and killed - "Still doesn't explain the whole coming back as a ghost thing...unless she has unfinished business or is a Death Echo" thinks Shane to himself as he prepares to head out to the city once again and see if he can find the ghost, solve the case and hopefully put her to rest.

Meanwhile, in the city, Mary's spirit mindlessly walks along the main street (seemingly towards the pedestrian crossing she has been sighted at many times) and can even be seen making people's breath go cold just by being around the totally oblivious passers by, she soon pauses though and in an act out of the ordinary for the ghost, it makes a sharp turn and looks dead set down a side street at an office complex which houses the lawyer firm she worked at, according to Shane's research, Mary's spirit expresses anger at the sheer sight of it before disappearing into thin air - in the firm, a tired man can be seen working an overnight shift, he appears to be the boss and his appearance can be described as dashingly handsome but is clearly someone who is worn out from working long hours and not having much time to rest, he seems to be working alone...or at least so he thinks as the printer turns on by itself and starts printing out papers - he rushes over to stop the machine but notices it is already too late and the papers keep coming and the printer overheats, the lights soon to begin to flicker as the man looks concerned, he turns around to notice Mary standing there with a wide-eyed look on her face, she slowly puts her hand on the guy's shoulder and he gasps in shock before quickly turning around to face her with a smile, she says "I told you I'd come for you..." - the man is forced into a stunned silence "You...you...you" but before he can say anything an angry Mary whispers aggressively: "Me...what about me? You were the one that destroyed my career, you destroyed me as a person and you destroyed the business in the process and for what?" - she then gives him a hard shove causing his chair to break and he falls backwards onto the floor where Mary then stares at him with a stern glare before continuing to speak: "You see Mr. Withers...I'm going to haunt you every single day until your last breath, I thought I was to blame for my own death but no" she shakes her head "That's not true...YOU DID" and in a sheer rage she uses her almost superhuman strength to launch a lamp at Mr. Withers and it hits him square in the forehead knocking him unconscious. Mary then stares at the man, whose life appears to be leaving his body, and gives him a sad smile before vanishing into thin air, leaving behind an empty room however as she reappears back on the street below, Shane can be seen sat on a nearby wall observing the ghostly scene.

Mary notices him and walks over to him in a very hurried way and begins to question him: "Why are you EVERYWHERE?" she asks vaguely, Shane seems to have a response prepared though as he says calmly: "I want to help you, I want to help you move on because if you don't do it soon...." he gets interrupted by Mary who simply says: "Go away" - but instead of doing as she said, the hunter follows her and is met with a very angry Mary who says in a low tone: "You're not getting anywhere near me" - Shane then replies: "I have a job to do, I'm here to protect you from yourself and if you don't move on willingly, I know a few ways to speed up the process" she glares at him angrily "Move ON? Are you crazy!" she shouts at him, only for Shane to ask calmly "Why?" as she just stares at him with a confused expression on her face "What do you mean why?" she then asks him "Well, what would YOU do if you were me? If you lost everyone you cared about and everything you had ever known? And worse still, if you didn't get to live out your dreams and desires and all that jazz..." Shane remains silent like he wasn't prepared for that and just sighs "Look I read your case, I know what you lost and whilst I can't ever know how you truly feel - I do know that this whole Ghost thing doesn't end well for you unless you CHOOSE to move on" he then adds "And you need to choose NOW, otherwise I'll make sure you do eventually"

She then looks straight into his eyes and asks him in a calm voice "So...what are you going to do?" as Shane then smiles and tells her: "Well, I could chase you all over town until you give up and leave..." clearly jesting to lighten the mood however Mary then snaps at him angrily "Just go! Go away, please!" he shakes his head "I can't and whilst I can understand why you're doing all this, I can't just let you cause chaos" she then asks him a question in a serious tone "Why should I listen to you?" Shane sits back down on the wall: "Because I know what it's like to lose everything, I lost my whole team when I worked somewhere else in a single day (referring to his old Torchwood: Lincoln City team) and it broke me however I adapted to a new way of working there and now I don't I look back and think about the times I did, not as bad memories but more echoes of the past - I feel like you are similar in a way, you lost everything when your work place went under so you did what any person would do and retreat back to something you like, in this case booze, because you knew it would make you happy...as for what else happened, well...I can only apologize" he says not wanting to remind her of her death but she cuts in "Don't you dare apologize" she then says "I don't want your sorry" she then throws Shane off the wall he's sitting on and stomps away angrily, Shane shrugs it off: "I guess the reasoning card didn't work...guess we're doing this the old fashioned way" he states.

Later, Shane can be seen looking at a website called "Find a grave" and attempts to find Mary's grave to see if it's been listed yet, it has and can be found in the suburbs of Lincoln City in a cemetery just as the urban town means the rural countryside, he takes a taxi out to the cemetery with various lots of equipment hiding in a backpack, hiding would be a loose term to describe it however, and pretends that he is doing work on behalf of the local council as he finally finds Mary's grave - he stands there and takes in the sight knowing this case has been going on for the best part of two-three days at this point and begins to dig to try and reach the coffin within, he then reaches the coffin and opens it, he is clearly disturbed at the sight of Mary's decomposing body but reaches into his backpack to finish the case and put her to rest "the old fashioned way" however as he is ready, he hears someone behind him and turns around to see Mary standing there, he puts down his backpack as a sign of respect however the anger is clearly still there as the ghost says: "What took you so long?!" as she storms towards him, he smiles and says: "Sorry, got caught up in other things..." Mary then grabs him by the face and pulls him close to her, their faces just inches apart as she whispers in his ear: "You better make this quick because I'm not here to play games anymore" she then pushes him towards the grave causing Shane to nearly fall in, he regains his balance however and once again reaches into his backpack and pulls out a tube of salt and uses it to make a line between himself and the ghost: "Good luck getting passed that, I like to work without spirits interfering" as Shane looks back at her, she smirks and says: "I don't think it's gonna stop me..." she then proceeds to teleport to the other side of the grave and disappears just as quick, suddenly Mary's corpses eyes open (ectoplasm dripping from them) as she tries to climb out of the grave however Shane uses quick thinking to throw salt into the grave and over the now reanimated Mary before grabbing a gas lighter and setting the corpse's suit jacket on fire causing the corpse to burn and the spirit of Mary retreats from it, she once again reappears as a ghost by the grave, she is on her knees and doesn't seem as powerful as before as her body has been burned and salted by Shane, she looks over at him and seems to be at peace before disappearing for a final time.

Shane soon packs up and heads home, stamping onto a custom made case file the words "CASE CLOSED" written across it, "I have a feeling that was child's play compared to some of the other freakish stuff out there" he says to himself, turning off the lights in his garage and retiring to his bedroom for the night.

## Characters

* Shane
* Mary Green
* Mr. Withers