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Chapter-28
As both vehicles arrived in Cardiff from Newport, Jack reflected that the drive had been far from what he had envisioned his reunion with Ianto would be. Finding Ianto in the Davies home in a fragile state and suffering from partial memory loss, and later encountering the doctor that had treated Ianto only to have Owen reveal he was rumored to have performed unethical procedures without his patient's consent.
It was something that was still driving Jack up the wall with anger. He had to push away the desire for revenge at the moment, Ianto's wellbeing was his priority, but Jack knew that later he would be high pressed not to go out dealing vengeance.
Pulling into the Torchwood underground garage, Jack thought back on recent events that had led to him bringing Mary along with Ianto back to Cardiff and the hub. Jack shuddered thinking of his less than friendly encounter with Wilfred senior, whose venomous words of hatred and prejudice toward Jack, and his demands that they leave his home, had raised his alert for him as well as his team's safety.
Calling an impromptu briefing with his team outside of the Davies home, Owen had informed Jack that Ianto needed familiar surroundings to help stimulate his memories. Jack could think of no better place than the Hub, where their life together truly began; home, marriage and the birth of their son. But as always, Gwen would find some objection.
"Jack you can't be serious", Gwen argued. "You can't bring Mary, a civilian into the Hub."
Jack took a deep calming breath before speaking, "Gwen this isn't up for discussion, what part of Wilfred senior's threat did you miss? The man is dangerous. Mary, as well as Ianto, needs to be somewhere that we can protect them."
Jack couldn't shake the sickening feeling he had that Wilfred senior was going to be trouble. He had encountered his type of prejudice in his many years of travel through the universe with and without the Doctor. It was something that people might think existed only on Earth, but it was really largely spread. If it wasn't about gender or race, it was about species and number of limbs or organic matter versus non-carbon. Jack would have thought that by the 21st century onwards, the gender prejudice would have stopped, but he knew that even in his time it still existed in some backward planets. Jack knew the fact Mary chose to leave with him alone with Ianto had only infused Wilfred senior's hatred more.
As Gwen walked to Mary's car, Jack stopped Tosh informing her of the information one of his sources had revealed. Tosh looked toward the Davies' front window seeing Wilfred senior looking vehemently at them, her fists clenched in anger. Hearing Owens' voice, Jack was brought abruptly back to the present.
"Bloody hell Jack, are you planning on sitting here all day?" Owen scowled. Forgetting Mary was in the back seat with Ianto. Jack couldn't help but smirk, seeing Owens' embarrassment after the doctor noticed the older woman.
Tosh and Gwen driving in Mary's car were the first to arrive at the hub. Tosh immediately went to work, bespectacled face leaning close to the monitor, taping the keys on her computer, carrying out Jack's order before he arrived. Jack wanted Tosh to put up a Perception Filter to block off the hub entrance from the lower level, where his and Ianto's home was located.
After entering the hub through the garage entrance, to say Mary was in shock that her son's home was below the Tourist office, where he worked, was an understatement. But the shock was quenched when she saw how beautiful the home was. Jack and Owen watched as a smile appeared on Ianto's face as he turned looking at Jack. Memories had started to resurface, this was their place.
Jack had talked with Mary; she would be staying in their son's room, which Ianto had yet to remember. Ianto would sleep in their bedroom. But until Ianto fully remembered their relationship Jack would be sleeping in his bunker. Leaving Ianto and Mary to get comfortable, Jack excused himself to go into the hub.
Once in his office Jack called Rhiannon and gave her a condensed version of recent events. Rhiannon reluctantly agreed to let Mary believe Ianto was her son, considering that she had loved and protected him. Jack talked to Josh, who was overjoyed to hear his tad was coming home from his trip. Josh told his dad how his tad calls him every night. Jack closed his eye whispering a silent thank you to his computer genius (Tosh) who had use a voice manipulator to talk as Ianto to their son.
Leaving his office Jack called a meeting in the conference room. As each member took his or her seat Jack began, "You all are aware of the report on the Davies' and their claims concerning Ianto. What you don't know is the Davies' son was found after the ferry accident."
This caused Gwen and Owen to frown in confusion.
"My sources speculate that the ferry was hit by a rift spike opening, there were reports of a blindingly bright beam of light moments before the accident. One of the several students reported missing; a young boy was found alive, badly disfigured miles from the accident. Wilfred senior was notified but refused to accept, even after proper identification proved that it was his son. He kept this information hidden from his wife. The kid died alone a year later in a government-funded institution."
Jack paused, vaguely remembering a case file from Flat Holm that may fit the Davies' son's description. Jack made a mental note for him or Ianto to research this, when things returned to normal.
Gwen clapped her hands to her mouth in shock as silent tears ran down her and Tosh's face. Tosh had heard the information before, but it still hurt hearing the young boy suffered alone, when his mother could have been with him and had some closure. But Wilfred senior took that away from her, Jack noticed Owen had misty eyes, which would never be spoken of.
"Owen what do you have on Dr. Steward?" Jack asked instead.
"Jack I'm afraid Dr. Steward is no longer an issue," Owen answered, causing Jack to frown as Owen continued.
"Jack, I received a call from a colleague tonight. Apparently Dr. Steward was working in his office and had a heart attack, he was found dead surrounded by files scattered on the floor. My personal opinion, learning Ianto and Torchwood were connected, and the threat Torchwood might be looking into his work ethics stressed him out, while trying to cover his tracks. Whatever he did or didn't do to our tea-boy died with him, unless Ianto remembers."
Standing at the head of the table with his arm folded Jack frowned.
"Owen what can you tell me about Ianto's condition? I know you need to do a complete exam..."
"Patience and understanding Jack", Owen replied. "He has already shown signs of regaining some of his lost memories. Mary informed me that he hit his head, CAT scans were performed and they were told the memories would eventually return on their own. Which we have observed, the headaches are a side effect of the tea-boy's brain reconnecting his memories."
Jack nodded. Running his hand through his hair he took a deep breath before speaking, "I've decided to tell Mary about Torchwood".
"Jack you can't be serious. Why would you do that?!" Gwen shouted indignantly. She couldn't understand why she couldn't tell anyone about what she was doing, while Ianto gets to tell the first stranger who becomes attached to him. Was it a bias from Jack because he was sleeping with the Welshman?
"Because of Ianto," Jack said. "Mary has become a very important part of his life from the first day they met. Ianto asked... No pleaded that we not take away her son or the only mother he's ever known. They have filled a void in each other's lives, given each other something they both longed for. Ianto a mother and Mary a son, Ianto is well aware of his feeling for Mary. What Wilfred senior did will never leave this room, Mary is to never know that Ianto is not her son. Is that understood Gwen?"
Owen, Tosh, as well as Gwen nodded their agreement.
Jack clapped his hands with a smile, "Go home kids, tomorrow we tell Mary about Torchwood and introduce her to Rhiannon and re-introduce her to her grandson Josh."
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Wilfred entered his favorite pub, immediately spotting Victor and Carl sitting at a back booth. Sitting at the booth with his friends, Wilfred released the pent-up anger that was simmering within him, vehemently describing to his friends what had occurred.
"That poof sewer scum brought his filth into my home and brainwashed my wife and re-infected my son. If that wasn't bad enough he had the nerve to bring his freak of nature friends with him into my home, which was a big mistake. He needs to be taught a lesson."
"Wilfred it won't be that easy", Carl whispered, "I had my friend with Newport P.D check out this bloke Harkness you told Victor about. Apparently he's some secret Government bad arse, Cardiff P.D. tries to avoid any contact with him."
"After what Carl learned, I figured it will be better if we three handle this freak alone", Victor laughed. "That way there's less chance of leaving clues for the authorities to connect to us."
Wilfred having calmed down a little, took a swig of his beer as he listened intensely to Victor and Carl.
"Wilfred, for now you do nothing." At these words, Wilfred's anger fought to re-ignite, but Carl stopped him. "Listen to Victor. We have a sure fire plan."
Wilfred sighed loudly, before downing his beer, and slamming the mug on the table.
Victor continued. "Go home tomorrow open your bookstore as usual, anyone asks, your wife and son are visiting relatives for a few days. Carl and I are leaving for Cardiff tomorrow. We're going to gather information and find your family. Once they're safe and free of his influence, then we three will take care of this wanker Harkness."
TBC
