In 1965, an alien race designated the 456 came to Earth to offer the human race the anti-virus to a new strain of Spanish influenza which would wipe out millions of lives, in exchange for twelve children to be, unknown to them, harvested for certain chemicals that gave the 456 an equivalent of a high from Earth narcotics. In November of that same year, the British government and the Torchwood Institute chose Clem and eleven others from the orphanage, believing that that no one would miss them, and so kept the act a secret. After arriving in a secluded location, Captain Jack Harkness drove them to a white light, and guided them from there. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four) However, Clem was the only one who managed to escape. He was chased for several miles until the 456 decided to stop. (T