Novice Hame is advertising the New New York Hospital, explaining to viewers how they never lose a patient. A female scream of help is heard and the camera cuts out.
A meteor crashes to Earth. Three hundred years later, a bearded crofter walks through a grassland. He hears something growling behind him and panicking, starts to run. He turns and screams as a werewolf attacks him.
Mickey is looking at a website of UFO sightings, but is blocked by a notice referring to Torchwood. He picks up his phone and calls Rose to tell her that he needs the Doctor and her to investigate strange goings on at a school.
Two pilots are at the controls of an unidentified spaceship. Suddenly, an ion storm hits the ship, causing chaos as lights start flashing and things start exploding, with the two pilots desperately trying to regain control.
A mission briefing describes Cybus Industries, John Lumic, head of Cybus Industries, and his latest "upgrade" - the Cybermen. It also tells how thousands have gone missing. The briefing then ends, while an "ultimate upgrade" is promoted.
A video from John Lumic orders the "upgrade" of humans to Cybermen to commence around the world, followed by an animated diagram of a "Skin to Metal Upgrade" and a Cyberman being instructed by Lumic to "delete" all incompatible humans.
Grandma Connolly has her new television installed. When she sits in front of it and strange, red lightning reaches out from the television towards her.
A woman in a suit tells Captain Walker of a black hole, orbited by a planet. She asks him to bring back the power source that keeps the planet in orbit and become the "man who saved the Empire."
An Ood delivers a case to a man named Curt, telling him that the contents are Captain Walker's belongings. The man then opens the case. As he does so, the lights go out and the ship's computer states, "He shall awake."
A mysterious figure is using a laptop to access a website titled L.I.N.D.A . It shows a hand-drawn sketch of the Doctor and the text "Who Is the Doctor?" followed by "Have You Seen Him?". The user clicks on the "Join L.I.N.D.A." button.
The presenter of a crime-watch program tells the viewers that a young boy called Dale Hicks and a young girl called Jane McKillen have gone missing. He then asks the viewers to phone in and give information.
A reporter tells his editor about the story so big it will be the story of the century - the story of Torchwood. The reporter passes secret envelopes, looking through files and photos, several of which feature the Doctor.
An emergency news broadcast is shown. A female news reporter informs the viewer that the country is in a State of Emergency. The invasion of the Cybermen is shown but intervened by an attack by the Daleks.