Rendition (Torchwood)

33 – "Rendition"
Torchwood episode
Cast
Starring John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper Mekhi Phifer – Rex Matheson Alexa Havins – Esther Drummond Kai Owen – Rhys Williams Bill Pullman – Oswald Danes
Others Lauren Ambrose – Jilly Kitzinger Arlene Tur – Vera Juarez Dichen Lachman – Lyn Peterfield Marina Benedict – Charlotte Wills Paul James – Noah Vickers Tom Price – Sergeant Andy Davidson Wayne Knight – Brian Friedkin Tug Coker – Geoff Reed Halley Feiffer – Lianna Finn Wittrock – Danny Richard Augustine – George Sayer Amy Benedict – Bridget Howe Sedly Bloomfield – Man No. 2 Antonio D. Charity – Airport Security Cop Erin Chenoweth – Greta Ewan Chung – Yu-King So Rachel Leah Cohen – Laurie Joseph Eid – Man No. 1 Chrissie Marie Fit – Assistant Bari Hochwald – ER Nurse Scott Hoxby – Paul Goldstein Ronobir Lahiri – Simran Baidwan Don Luce – Gate Guard David O'Donnell – Dr. Mandel Jeffery Self – James Percey Kristi Swensson – Woman Luke White – EMT A.J. Tannen – Government Clerk Glenn Taranto – Security Chief Richard Wharton – Dr. Paul Bell
Production
Directed by	Billy Gierhart
Written by	Doris Egan
Produced by	Kelly A. Manners
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner Jane Tranter Doris Egan (co-executive) Vlad Wolynetz (co-executive)
Production code	102
Series	Miracle Day
Length	54 mins
Originally broadcast	15 July 2011 (2011-07-15) (US) 21 July 2011 (UK)
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "The New World" "Dead of Night"
List of Torchwood episodes

"Rendition" is the second episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, and was broadcast in the United States on Starz on 15 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 16 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 21 July 2011.

As Rex brings the Torchwood team to America, problems arise on the plane. CIA operatives are plotting to remove them, and poison the only mortal man; Captain Jack Harkness. Gwen, Rex along with the help of a doctor create an antidote using only items found on a plane. Meanwhile, Oswald Danes is appearing on talk shows and is becoming a trend on many online social networks after breaking down on national television.

Rex has Jack and Gwen board a plane headed to Washington, D.C., with fellow CIA agent Lyn Peterfield escorting them. However, Gwen's husband Rhys and their daughter Anwen are forced to stay in the UK. Back in Washington, D.C., because no one can die due to the Miracle, Dr. Vera Juarez has her hospital staff focus on treating the least wounded first so they can get them out quickly and have enough beds to treat newer patients.

After his release, Oswald is being interviewed on a local talk show but doesn't say much since there is a campaign to have him returned to prison and anything he might say might be used against him. But when the reporter shows him a picture of the girl he murdered, Oswald starts to break down and cries, apologising to the girl and revealing he was too scared to apologise to the victim's mother, which earns him sympathy from some viewers. As he's about to leave the TV station, PR agent Jilly Kitzinger congratulates him on his interview and offers to be his agent but he declines, after which a TV staffer tells Oswald that Oprah Winfrey wants to do an interview with him.

Meanwhile, Vera attends a medical conference where doctors are trying to figure out the Miracle. When a doctor tweets that his hospital needs more antibiotics, Vera realises because nobody is dying, people who were supposed to die have become living incubators for bacteria which allows them to grow and become resistant to antibiotics. What's worse, the Miracle is not true immortality as people still age and grow old. With fears that supplies will dwindle as the undying grows, Vera suggests that hospitals need more painkillers to handle this situation. Later, Vera meets Jilly who actually works for a pharmaceutical company called PhiCorp and convinces Vera that they can work together as she can help her.

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