CHAPTER NINE

Chapter Nine

"It blew up?" Gwen asked poking what was left of the scanner.

"Yup, just with her mind" Owen replied

"That's not good; someone shouldn't be able to do that"

"You're telling me"

"Do you think she's still got her skills?"

"I'd say so, just seems her emotions that are missing" Owen said bitterly

"But she was still sleeping with you" Ianto pointed out.

"Yeah but it wasn't for emotional reasons like the real Tosh would. She obviously gets something from it"

"Who doesn't?" Gwen asked

Owen had the terrible thought that if he didn't sleep with her she'd find someone else. It wrenched at his heart thinking of another man touching her beautiful soft skin, feeling it against his. But even so he couldn't sleep with her again, not while she was like this. He couldn't deal with the mind fuck as well as the traditional kind.

"Gwen" Jack called down "Can you come and do a criminal search on a Mr Oliver Gilbert"

"Can't Tosh do it?" She asked

"Apparently not"

Gwen sighed, rolled her eyes and left the medical area, to go and do that check.

"Oh Ianto" Owen said sitting down "I miss her so much. That thing's not her, no matter what machines tell me. Sure it looks like her, sounds like her even smells like her, but it's not her.

"Don't worry we'll get her back"

"Jack I did that search" Gwen said entering his office.

"And?"

"Clean as a whistle. If he has ever done anything illegal he's never been caught. Who is he anyway?"

"Oliver Alistair Gilbert born around 1870"

"So why…" Gwen asked puzzled

"He's still about and don't look a day over 25"

"Oh"

"I think we need a meeting"

They were all seated in the boardroom. Toshiko and Owen were sitting opposite each other but avoiding eye contract. An old picture of Oliver Gilbert appeared on the screen in front of them.

"Very nice, old lover?" Owen asked

"His name's Oliver Gilbert" Jack said ignoring Owen's comment.

"And why are we interested in him?" Ianto asked.

"We need to talk to him he's definitely of interest. He is still walking around looking like that. He's out lived friends and family. Although I don't think he will be easy to find though, Torchwood have had trouble finding him in the past"

"Have you worked on his case before?" Gwen asked

"No, not personally I was more freelance in those days. Although I may well have seen him before" he said looking at the picture on the screen

"So we find him and bring him here?" Owen asked

"If we can. I've a feeling he's connected to the house too. I want some answers"

Toshiko was working away quietly when Gwen pulled up a seat next to her.

"How are you?" Gwen asked

"Fine" Toshiko said not looking away from the screen.

"It must have come as quite a shock"

"What?" She asked finally looking at her

"That you can't have kids"

"Oh that"

"Aren't you upset I know I would be?"

"No. The thought of it kids running around your feet screaming for attention, its bad enough with Owen"

"Oh right"

"Are you done?"

"Pardon?"

"Being all touchy feely"

"Well I…"

"Because your life's so wonderful. You're married but you hardly ever see your husband. Which you love so much, that you had to go and screw Owen"

"That was in the past" Gwen said in shock

"Does Rhys know yet?"

"No, and he's never going to"

Toshiko looked at her with an evil grin on her face "I'd mind your own business then" she said getting up and walking off, leaving Gwen shell shocked.

Jack and Owen were out looking for Oliver.

"It was him you saw the other day wasn't it?" Owen asked

"Yes, but I wasn't sure then"

"He's not here we've been looking for hours"

Jack sighed "You're right. He's probably gone to ground. I'll get Tosh to keep an eye on the CCTV" Jack said as he walked back to the SUV.

"If she can be bothered" Owen muttered

"What has got into her?"

"I don't know, something's really wrong"

"How did the tests go?"

"Inconclusive, well except she blew up the scanner"

"Really?" Jack asked shocked

"Yup smouldering heap"

"Perhaps I should keep an eye on her"

"I'll do it"