Torchwood, Series 4: Miracle Day

Torchwood (2006-2011) is a BBC sci-fi drama, and a spinoff of Doctor Who created by Russell T. Davies. The show is based around a fictional secret organisation who monitor and fight aliens around the city of Cardiff. more »

Oswald:
One man's name keeps reoccurring. Kitzinger was employed to send him information. And his name's Harry Bosco.

Gwen:
Harry Bosco.

Oswald:
His name, over and over again.

Gwen:
Esther? Harry Bosco.

Esther:
Sorry.

Gwen:
What, can't you search him?

Esther:
You think you're clever, Oswald? Is that really all you had?

Oswald:
It's a name.

Esther:
Harry Bosco isn't a man. Harry Bosco's a process. It goes back to Vietnam. It was the first war to be televised and the government didn't want US networks taking feed directly from the Vietnamese, because for the first time information was beyond their control. So they put agents into every newsroom, every major TV network, filtering the output for the public. Cleverest of them all was a man called Harry Bosco.

Jack:
What did he do?

Esther:
He'd alter information. It was subtle. He did it by mistranslation. He couldn't censor or change, but he could manipulate the English translation. Change one word, change the entire meaning. If you say victims instead of bodies, you influence public opinion. All the channels Harry Bosco these days.

Rhys:
So that's it? Dead end? Done? You finished with him? Can I have him now?

Oswald:
Could you keep your dog on his leash?

Rhys:
Watch it, pal.

Oswald:
My point still stands. The name's still important because Kitzinger works in PR. Why would she be handling this Harry Bosco process?

Esther:
To be fair, it's a good question. Why would the families hire Jilly to do all this in the first place?

Jack:
What's she translating?

Esther:
What's she mistranslating? Because the three families changed their name, now Jilly's changing words? Maybe they're connected.

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