St. David's Mall; Cardiff, Wales

Pizza felt normal, Anwen Williams thought, sitting at a restaurant table with her father and brother. Her dad was having problems with his haulage firm and wouldn't talk about it. Trefor was cranky, but at least not throwing pepperoni. She needed normal.

After what happened in Southeast Asia, life seemed to return to sane. The side-effects of fighting the Rift faded, leaving her the occasional bad headache. Wynne and Teleri stopped asking about the headaches after her mom and the Torchwood situation in Cardiff made the news. It wasn't mentioned but people obviously wondered if their was a connection between the sudden health problems and Torchwood. A few of the other kids looked at her strangely, but no one said anything. The popular girls even tried bullying her the other day.

Her MP3 player changed songs reminding her of John. She missed him. She hadn't seen him since he left with Uncle Jack for Vietnam. Originally, she worried he hadn't survived. Then she received a silly card for Halloween about the dangers of cowboys and pumpkins and knew he was all right. For Christmas she sensed him briefly downstairs. He left her a present from the Tooth Fairy in the storage room with his security system. The MP3 player came pre-loaded with a song by the Doors called When you are Strange. Her father didn't understand why she found it funny.

Normal was at the front of her mind since they came to the mall. Something felt off immediately. Trefor tended to act up more when something felt off which made her think he could sense it to. She mentioned it to Jack because she needed to say something and got the impression he already suspected. Occasionally, she sensed things she didn't understand. It was like seeing something out of the corner of her eye. It kept grabbing her attention but she couldn't figure out why.

Then she felt them. She excused herself from the table, confusing her father, and headed for the front of the restaurant. She took pictures of a man and a woman as they walked by. When she'd first asked her parents for the mobile with a camera, they thought it was a kid thing. She explained that if she sensed someone with Rift energy or a time signature, she wanted to take their picture and a camera was too risky. Her mom surprised her by talking to Uncle Jack; it became a Torchwood expense she had yet to justify.

"What was that?" her dad asked as she returned to the table.

"Earning my fancy mobile," Anwen said quietly while sending the pictures to Torchwood. She then texted Ianto a message explaining the pictures, where she took them, when and why. He would be able to access the mall's cameras and ideally get a better picture of them.

"Rift energy." She set the mobile on the table. "Probably aliens."

Her dad stared at her.

"It's why I have the mobile."

"Eat your pizza."

Trefor threw pepperoni and hit their dad in the face.

Torchwood Three; Cardiff, Wales

Jack Harkness headed for his office. Bree felt she had an idea what he wanted and would bring it to him to review. He hoped she would be ready to handle tasks soon. They had to much work.

Gwen entered as he sat behind his desk. "Do we have an update?"

"Three of the fifteen teenagers have died. Three are in ICU and not expected to make it." Gwen explained about magic mushrooms, similar hallucinations and the connection to Malcolm Dove. "We don't know if its connected to Baughn yet. Luc is reviewing Dove's Torchwood file. Multiple entries for miraculous survival and other oddities."

Jack nodded.

"Ianto transferred photos Anwen took at St. David's Mall." Gwen explained. "The security footage shows a possible drug buy."

"Did she say Rift energy or aliens specifically?"

"Rift energy."

"Check out the drug dealer. Have Luc check the kids at the hospital for Rift energy."

"Luc requested information on Dove's trust fund. Ianto said you needed to get the information." Gwen hesitated. "Is Ianto having another flare?"

"Yeah."

"What happened?"

"Last week, Friday, Cory invited us to a party. Not one of his events. He was drunk and kissed me. I didn't stop him quick enough."

"He thinks you're going to leave him for Cory?"

"No. He said he wants to move out. He's been on the sofa for more than a week."

Gwen tilts her head.

"Yeah. He's sleeping on the sofa and making me breakfast." Jack hoped the kiss earlier meant something changed.

"I can talk to him."

Gwen Cooper chose one of the main floor computer workstations. She quickly had enough information through Torchwood and the police department.

"Andy, hey," Gwen explained the mundane part of the situation. "I have facial rec of one of the two dealers. Marlowe Haskin goes by Marley. You arrested her eighteen months ago."

"Yeah. I know Marley."

"I need to speak to her, and get a sample of the drugs she's selling. If they're contaminated, we have a problem."

"How bad is it?"

"It could be nothing. It could be connected to the fifteen kids in the hospital."

Andy swore.

Gwen laughed. "Where should we meet?"