Rhys and Gwen find refuge in a barn and Rhys explain Owen 's plan to remove the fetus . As the Nostrovite launch an assault on the door of the barn , Rhys succeed in destroying the fetus . The Nostrovite enters , again impersonating Rhys ' mother . She attack Rhys , who attempt to protect himself with a chainsaw , which malfunctions . Jack arrive and kill the alien with a more powerful gun . He share a moment of joy with Gwen before praising Rhys ' own display of heroism and telling him that " the hero always get the girl " . Rhys and Gwen return to the wedding venue and are married . At the wedding reception , they notice the guests all suddenly falling asleep . Jack reveal that he have drugged them all with amnesia pills mixed with sedative so that they will not remember the events of the day . Jack offer Gwen and Rhys Retcon too but Gwen decline as she do not want any secrets in her marriage to Rhys . As Gwen and Rhys anticipate their honeymoon , Torchwood clear up the mess left behind . Later , Jack enter the Hub alone , and retrieve an old tin box from his office . He look through photographs from his past , reminiscing , before picking up a picture of himself and an unidentified bride at their wedding .