Angel #05: Legion Written by Jon Edited by Matt Season III, Episode XXII : Tomorrow ANGEL wakes to the sound of a screw-gun. He is lying on his back inside a metal casket. CONNOR is tightening the screws on it. Thick steel cables are wrapped over ANGEL’S ankles, thighs, abdomen and chest, confining his arms at his sides and holding him motionless. FRED (voice-over) Previously on Angel: CONNOR (voice-over) Killing is too good for you. You don't get to die. You get to live - forever. ANGEL (voice-over) Connor?! Connor, never forget that I'm your father and that I love you. The casket is dropped into the ocean. Season IV, Episode I : Factions CORDELIA, with shiny blue skin, talks desperately to the Oracle Varen in the Oracle Chamber. CORDELIA I need to go back to earth... Angel needs me. Season IV, Episode I : Factions CORDELIA floating about 3 feet above the air - her skin is still gold and blue and she is still wearing oracle robes. She slowly lands on the ground. Her clothes change back into the ones she was wearing in TOMORROW FRED You're Back!! Season IV, Episode II : Breach ANGEL is brought back from the bottom of the ocean and appears in the middle of a circle of his friends. Season IV, Episode I : Factions LILAH confronts WESLEY LILAH You really should learn to play with others Wes. Season IV, Episode III: Confliction WESLEY and LILAH speak in a corridor. WESLEY Wolfram and Hart can't have Angelus if he's part of a Sea World exhibit. Now he's out of the water, and now they can continue their mission. Season IV, Episode III: Confliction GAVIN PARK sits opposite WESLEY. GAVIN Do you want to help me get rid of Lilah once and for all? Season IV, Episode I : Factions FRED sees the Wolfram and Hart logo on WESLEY'S computer. She shouts at him. FRED I’ve thought God knows how many times over the last five months that if we went to Wesley he would sort this mess out. Now I realise you were to busy being evil to fight evil… Season IV, Episode IV: Where You Belong LILAH introduces WESLEY to CONSTANTINE. LILAH Jason Constantine. He owns one of the ten most lucrative software enterprises in the country. WESLEY I believe I’ve read a profile on you somewhere, Mr. Constantine. CONSTANTINE Time magazine? WES Compendium of Modern Occultists. Season IV, Episode IV: Where You Belong CONSTANTINE puts a book down on a table. The dialogue is from later in the episode. CONSTANTINE The subject matter has already been verified. It concerns certain Celtic spirits. WESLEY [reading from the book] The Fromainian and… CONSTANTINE …and the Silde. Season IV, Episode IV: Where You Belong LILAH confront WESLEY LILAH You don’t care what consequences may come from your works. You’re willing to push morality to one side for a pay-cheque… At least now you know... Where you belong. Season IV, Episode IV: Where You Belong ANGEL and CONNOR fight a large demon. They seem to be bickering. We don't hear what they say, only the voice over from later in the episode. CORDELIA (voice-over) We don’t even know he’s sorry. ANGEL (voice-over) He may not even know what an apology is. CORDELIA (voice-over) I don’t want you to be hurt waiting for something you might never get. Season IV, Episode IV: Where You Belong CONNOR confronts ANGEL. CONNOR I’m so sorry. ANGEL and CONNOR hug. CONNOR [whispering] I’m so sorry. TEASER Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Connor's Room [Int.], Evening The room is a mess. The bed is unmade, clothes are thrown all over the floor and several pizza boxes are left open. Some have been finished while one or two have a few slices left. CORDELIA is trying to clean up. She's getting nowhere. She reaches for one of the boxes with a yellow rubber glove on her hand. ANGEL (off-screen) It's only pizza. CORDELIA turns around with a frown on her face. ANGEL stands in the doorway. CORDELIA Only pizza?? Sure, to you it's only pizza but to Connor it's another way of turning this place into a war zone. ANGEL He's just experimenting. CORDELIA With pizza? ANGEL He's never tried it before. CORDELIA So let him try pizza. In the singular. How many of them did he get through? ANGEL Seven I think. I didn't count. ANGEL smiles weakly. CORDELIA frowns, trying to look as angry as possible but she can't when it comes to ANGEL. CORDELIA Seven? He ate seven pizzas? ANGEL More or less. CORDELIA But seven?!?! ANGEL I didn't know what he'd like. As it turns out he's a "meaty feast" person. Who'd have thought. CORDELIA Wonderful! Couldn't you just teach him to cook? It's a great way to bond. Junk food is just... ANGEL ...Lazy? Antisocial? CORDELIA Well, yeah. But I was thinking more about this. CORDELIA waves her hand over the mess the room is in. ANGEL moves towards her and gently takes her gesturing hand in his. ANGEL I'll talk to him about it. CORDELIA You better had or I swear I'll be asking for a pay rise. ANGEL Pay rise? CORDELIA Unless you're planning on getting a full time Connor cleaner. I swear, he was less messy when he was a baby! ANGEL moves even closer to CORDELIA. ANGEL Pay rise it is. CORDELIA Really? ANGEL Uh-huh. He moves in to kiss her. She responds by wrapping her arms around him. CORDELIA pulls back suddenly. CORDELIA One hell of a pay rise. ANGEL I just hope Gunn isn't expecting one any time soon. They kiss again, falling back onto the bed with CORDELIA on top. ANGEL suddenly moans loudly. CORDELIA Men! No control! ANGEL Uh... CORDELIA I know I'm good but you better not be going evil on me just because of a kiss. ANGEL Uh. No. Pizza. CORDELIA You're going evil because of pizza? ANGEL Pizza. On my back. Oh God. ANGEL sits up. CORDELIA looks at the pizza slice attached to the back of his shirt. CORDELIA Connor can relax. It's not meaty feast! ANGEL (sarcasm) Oh. Great. CORDELIA looks at ANGEL. She bursts out laughing. ANGEL joins her. Scene: Alleyway [Ext.], Evening A WOMAN runs as fast as she can away from an unseen follower. WOMAN Oh God, oh God... She looks over her shoulder. A CRAZY GUY is in close pursuit, getting closer. The WOMAN hits a fence that blocks her way. She turns around. WOMAN Please. No. I've got money. Just don't. The CRAZY GUY catches up with her, pushing the whimpering WOMAN against the fence. CRAZY GUY Pretty lady. Pretty, pretty lady. WOMAN You can have my purse. Take it. She pushes her purse into his hands. He lets it drop to the floor. CRAZY GUY strokes her cheek. CRAZY GUY Pretty lady. He flinches suddenly. CRAZY GUY (continued) Kill pretty lady. The WOMAN tries to break away. She isn't strong enough. The CRAZY GUY grabs her by the throat. He flinches again. WOMAN Please... Don't hurt me... The CRAZY GUY gives her a sinister smile. CRAZY GUY Use pretty lady. He wraps another hand around her throat as if to strangle her. Her struggling ceases. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Connor's Room [Int.], Evening CORDELIA is desperately trying to clean the stain from the back of ANGEL'S shirt while ANGEL struts around the room topless in a typical ANGEL panic. ANGEL Does pizza stain? CORDELIA No. ANGEL Thank God. CORDELIA Yeah, because this is like the only black shirt you own. ANGEL Well, that's true... uh... CORDELIA You know, I have seen you without a shirt before... ANGEL Yeah, but not since we... CORDELIA Ssshhh... CORDELIA leans in and kisses him on the cheek. She pulls away and goes back to scrubbing. She looks up to see ANGEL smiling at her. CORDELIA'S POV: ANGEL'S face morphs into that of CRAZY GUY then back again. CORDELIA takes a few shocked steps back. ANGEL runs to her. ANGEL What is it? CORDELIA Vision. CREDITS Starring David Boreanaz [Angel], Charisma Carpenter [Cordelia], Alexis Denisof [Wesley], J August Richards [Gunn], Amy Acker [Fred] and Vincent Kartheiser [Connor] with Stephanie Romanov [Lilah] and [Constantine]. ACT I Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Evening The door opens. GUNN and FRED walk in hand-in-hand. GUNN I swear, I wouldn't be thinking of coming here this late if you weren't here too. FRED Aw, you're so sweet. GUNN Well, I try my best. I... GUNN sees something and becomes a little wary. He disengages from FRED. FRED What is it, Charles? (realising) Oh. CONNOR is in the middle of the lobby training. Holding a sword in his hand he goes through a few precise manoeuvres. He looks up suddenly. FRED Hey Connor. CONNOR (not really bothered) Hi. GUNN You know you could scare clients off waving a sword around like that. CONNOR I'm just training. GUNN But waving a sword around tends to make people... you know... nervous. CONNOR I guess. GUNN So maybe you should... Without another word CONNOR stops and nonchalantly twists the sword in his hand before heading over to the weapon's cabinet. GUNN makes his way towards the office. FRED engages with CONNOR with a bright smile on her face. FRED So, how's your day been? CONNOR I dunno. Slept most of the day. Worked out how to use a microwave oven. Dad showed me. GUNN (off-screen) Less than a month back among the sane and he's already a normal teenager. Damn those lively hormones. FRED smiles. She joins GUNN in the office. CONNOR opens up the weapons cabinet and puts the sword away. Scene: Angel's Office, Hyperion Hotel [Int.], Evening GUNN is watching CONNOR carefully as FRED walks in. FRED What is it? GUNN You know, as much as I like the kid... and after all the effort we put into tracking him down and all... I just think that... I don't know. It probably sounds real dumb but... FRED ...Angel's accepting him a little too easily? GUNN Got it in one. FRED moves closer towards GUNN. FRED I wouldn't worry. He's a great kid. GUNN You think? He sent Angel to the bottom of the ocean for four months, Connor decides "oh, by the way I'm sorry for that" and Angel's acting like nothin' ever happened. FRED It'll be okay. GUNN You keep saying that. FRED Angel's a good father. I know a good father when I see one and Angel kinda fits the profile. And if he can't get through to Connor then no one can. GUNN Uh-huh. Way I see it, any day, the kid's gonna snap. The two are like a clock ticking down to... hell, if I knew I wouldn't be so worried. But it's gonna be damn explosive. We hear the sound of footsteps outside the office. ANGEL (off-screen, excited) We have a case! Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Evening FRED and GUNN come out of the office to see CORDELIA and ANGEL come from upstairs. CONNOR is standing against the reception desk. FRED Really? Cordy had a vision? CORDELIA Uh-huh. Major freaky guy... chasing some girl down an alleyway. GUNN You just gotta keep away from those dark alleys. It leads to some scary ass stuff. CORDELIA Now there's a phrase that should be on billboards all around the city. ANGEL Best advice ever. Tell them about the attacker. CORDELIA Oh. Right. He was seriously scary. I don't think he had all of his marbles in his little sack. ANGEL Then I think we better go find him before he does any more damage. Connor, Gunn... you're with me. GUNN and CONNOR glare at each other. They frown. CONNOR Sure. GUNN You got it, boss man. ANGEL pulls a piece of paper from his pocket. He looks at CORDELIA. ANGEL You're sure this is the place? CORDELIA Definitely. I recognised the store on the other side of the alley. ANGEL Excellent. We'll call you with anything research worthy. C'mon. He grabs his jacket and goes to the door. There's still a stain on the back of his shirt. CONNOR Uh, dad... ANGEL Don't ask. He throws the jacket over his back and they walk out. CORDELIA and FRED watch them go. CORDELIA Not good, huh. FRED I know. I think Charles is right CORDELIA What? Right about what? FRED Angel and Connor. CORDELIA looks towards the door that they all walked through. CORDELIA Oh? FRED Charles says he doesn't like how Angel's just, you know, accepted him after everything he did. How does one apology make up for it all? CORDELIA (nods) I get that. Scene: Alleyway [Int.], Evening A police cordon has been erected around the crime scene. A variety of cops are hanging around the place. CONNOR and GUNN stand around watching from a distance. CONNOR Are you sure he can do this? You know, convince them to tell him everything. GUNN The guy's an expert. At least he's not going in beating the crap out of them for information. CONNOR knows the comment is directed at him. He doesn't rise to the bait. CONNOR Couldn't they arrest him? GUNN If he's caught tampering with a crime scene, yeah. CONNOR And if he's caught? GUNN Your dad knows what he's doing. CONNOR I guess... He doesn't come off as the subtle type. GUNN Runs in the family. ANGLE: ANGEL is hanging around the crime scene. Several COPS are looking over the body. ANGEL glances at the dead young woman. He frowns. ANGEL Hey! People! What's up here? FIRST COP Who the hell are you? ANGEL Someone important. Now what's the news? Murder? Mugging? ANGEL pulls out a notepad and begins scribbling things down. ANGEL (continued) Come on. I've got a deadline to meet! The editor's gonna decapitate me if I don't get this all down. So what was it? FIRST COP Uh, murder... but... ANGEL walks on. Two PARAMEDICS are hoisting the body away. ANGEL You guys are doing a great job! Keep it up! Don't know where we'd be without you. PARAMEDIC Uh, yeah. ANGEL And the victim? PARAMEDIC That's confidential. ANGEL Oh yeah. Family needs to be told first. I get that. So any juicy info on who did this? PARAMEDIC You should know I can't say. ANGEL Right... ANGEL puts his hand into his pocket. He pulls out some cash. PARAMEDIC Oh. Okay. Well, here's what I know for sure... ANGEL (flashing a grin) You guys do a great job. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. ANGLE: GUNN and CONNOR watch carefully as ANGEL returns from the crime scene. GUNN What've you got? ANGEL A name. Michelle Chambers. GUNN I'll call Fred. Get her to see if she can get any more on her. CONNOR And the attacker? Was it a demon? ANGEL Didn't look like it to me. Just some random assault. No money taken. Apart from the marks on her neck there's no other signs on her body that it went beyond that. GUNN So some son of a bitch taking his anger out on her. ANGEL Looks like it from here. GUNN So why did Cordelia have the vision? ANGEL looks thoughtful. ANGEL That's what I'd like to know. Scene: Wolfram and Hart, Outside A Meeting Room [Int.] The door opens and WESLEY walks out decked in a smart suit. He holds the door open as another man, a CLIENT walks through. WESLEY Well Mr Masterson, I can assure you that your associates will not be bothering you again. CLIENT And you're absolutely sure about this? WESLEY I have no doubt. He's been dealt with accordingly. CLIENT I don't know how to thank you. WESLEY Oh, we're just doing our job. An important client such as yourself should appreciate that. WESLEY looks ahead. Sees someone coming. WESLEY (continued) Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to. CLIENT Of course. Thank you Mr. Wyndham-Pryce. The CLIENT walks off. WESLEY moves towards LILAH who is standing against a wall. LILAH Not bad. WESLEY Only not bad? LILAH For someone with no legal training whatsoever. WESLEY (dryly) I have this strange ability to surprise people. LILAH You do indeed. But I suggest you keep to your own project for now. People will start thinking... WESLEY Or you're just getting afraid that I'm moving in on your territory? LILAH grabs WESLEY and pulls him into an empty adjoining corridor. LILAH Your little incident in bringing Angel back has not gone unnoticed by the Senior Partners you know. WESLEY I'm making a name for myself. Wonderful. LILAH As I recall you should be checking on the retrieval of the scripts… Angel is my territory. WESLEY But if I'm the better person for the job... LILAH Don't even suggest that. Either you work with me or stay away from Angel. WESLEY smiles with mock sincerity. WESLEY Well, then we know what my choice is. I don't work with scum. LILAH leans in close to WESLEY'S ear almost erotically. She whispers. LILAH You seem to forget that you're scum too, Mr Wyndham-Price. WESLEY At least I've got a pretty face to go with it. LILAH scowls at him. She begins to walk off. LILAH Remember I was the one who got you where you are now. WESLEY Yes. As I recall it involved several crap shags. Being able to spread your legs is nothing to be proud of. LILAH doesn't even turn. She heads off angrily down the corridor. WESLEY gives a slight smile. He hears someone behind him and turns around. GAVIN PARK is standing there. WESLEY Ah, Gavin. It seems I can't avoid irritating little bastards at all today, can I? GAVIN Your astonishing wit won't work on me. WESLEY Damn shame. Maybe telling you to get out of my face will. GAVIN takes a few cautious steps back. GAVIN I'm just here to congratulate you on handling Lilah back there. She didn't even think up a comeback. I'm impressed. WESLEY raises an eyebrow. GAVIN (continued) Of course, if I'd thought sleeping with her would've been the solution to all of the problems I had with her I would've done it a long time ago. WESLEY I doubt she'd let you anywhere near her. She may be a bitch but she has standards. GAVIN eyes WESLEY up and down. GAVIN She's obviously been without it for quite a while. WESLEY steps forward and makes GAVIN step back into the wall. WESLEY Here's a deal for you. You stay out of my face and maybe I won't have an excuse to walk you into the ground first chance I get. That's how things work around here isn't it? GAVIN Now, Wes. Can I call you Wes? WESLEY (coldly) No. GAVIN doesn't flinch. GAVIN Last time I spoke to you, you were a little more accommodating. You accepted that Lilah was in both ours ways. You'll learn that one of the important things about working at Wolfram and Hart is that you have to take sides. These sides tend to be important in deciding how long you last here. Understand? WESLEY steps back. WESLEY Perfectly. GAVIN Of course, if you're planning on stabbing us all in the back and going to your vampire friend then maybe you should get out of the way now. You'd last, oh, an hour or so in the outside world. WESLEY You think I want to return to working for a man who hates me? GAVIN Stranger things have happened. Remember sides have to be taken. I suggest you think that over. I'm your best hope of surviving here. GAVIN walks off down the corridor as WESLEY watches. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Reception [Int.], Night FRED is sitting in front of a computer. CORDELIA stands behind her, looking at the screen over her shoulder. ANGEL walks in holding a mug of blood. ANGEL Any luck? FRED Well, we've got three Michelle Chambers' on this database. CORDELIA And if yours hasn't got a driver's licence we're screwed 'cause that's all we've got to go on. FRED She's right. This is the only thing we could find. ANGEL nods. He takes a sip of blood. ANGEL Bring them up. FRED types a few keys. The pictures of three women appear. One is the victim. ANGEL points to her. ANGEL (continued) That's the one. What've you got on her? FRED types a little more. FRED Oh. ANGEL Is that a good "oh"? FRED It's just "oh". Nothing special. She's got two speeding tickets in the last five years... But I guess you didn't want to know that. Not exactly important. CORDELIA Unless she was viciously strangled to death by a really pissed off traffic cop... Which I kinda doubt. ANGEL leans on the computer table. ANGEL Did your vision tell you anything else we can use? Anything at all? CORDELIA I don't know... I felt the girl's fear... And I saw the murderer's mind.. It was just confusing. ANGEL Confusing? How exactly? CORDELIA I... I'm not exactly sure. CORDELIA twitches suddenly. CORDELIA (continued) Yes you are! FRED What?! CORDELIA No. I'm really not sure. (twitches) Of course you are! You're lying! (twitches) I'm not... Really I... CORDELIA jumps to her feet. She grabs her head. ANGEL goes to her. ANGEL Cordelia... Are you? She pushes him away. CORDELIA (to herself) Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! ANGEL and FRED look worried. ACT II Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night CORDELIA is lying on the couch in the middle of the lobby. ANGEL and the others are crowded around her. She is rubbing her head. CORDELIA I... I'm not sure... I just... started hearing these voices in my head... GUNN Voices? CORDELIA (nods) They... they just took over then faded away. It was like they were trying to stop me talking. She looks nervously towards ANGEL who has his Thoughtful Face on. CORDELIA (continued) What happened to me? ANGEL I'm not sure. Maybe... CORDELIA What?!? Don't hold out on me here! ANGEL In your vision... you said the attacker didn't appear to be mentally stable... CORDELIA Uh-huh. Real nut job. ANGEL nods thoughtfully. ANGEL Perhaps. If the killer did have some kind of... I don't know... personality disorder maybe Cordelia received it... only temporarily... during her vision. CORDELIA Oh, great! I've been infected by a contagious psycho! It is temporary, right? It won't last? ANGEL shrugs. CORDELIA glares at him. CORDELIA (continued) Tell me! ANGEL I really don't know! CORDELIA Well find out damn it! Hearing those voices... It brought back some kinda unpleasant memories of getting thousands of visions... ANGEL We'll do something. Gunn... Fred? GUNN and FRED quickly move closer to ANGEL to hear. ANGEL Check some news archives... Find out if anyone's broken out of any mental hospitals in the past few days. GUNN We're on it. GUNN and FRED walk off into the reception to get at the computer. CONNOR What about me? ANGEL Go with them. Watch what they do. You'll need to learn. CONNOR Sure. But I get to fight right? ANGEL When we find who did this, you get first punch. CONNOR Thanks, dad. CONNOR leaves ANGEL and CORDELIA alone. ANGEL kneels down so that he is level with CORDELIA. He takes her hand in his own. ANGEL You'll be okay. CORDELIA You better be right. I just... ANGEL What? CORDELIA I don't like the lack of control. It only lasted a few seconds but it was awful. ANGEL Don't worry. We'll work this out. Scene: Wolfram and Hart, Wesley's Office [Int.], Night The only lights in the office come from the computer screen. WESLEY looks at the translation from the book on spirits. He hears the door open but doesn't looks up. WESLEY Ah. It's you. JASON CONSTANTINE walks in. He smiles. CONSTANTINE You're working late. WESLEY I work here. What's your excuse? CONSTANTINE smiles. He sits himself on the edge of the desk. CONSTANTINE Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. WESLEY doesn't reply. CONSTANTINE (continued) I wanted to find out the status of my… our Celtic scrolls. WESLEY I've been assured that they're being retrieved as we speak. Of course, unless I get this book translated we may never get to use them. WESLEY gives CONSTANTINE a 'that was a hint to get out of my face' look. CONSTANTINE looks at his watch. CONSTANTINE [continued] Now if you excuse me, I have a charity dinner to be at and I haven't found myself a date. Have to keep up appearances, you know. CONSTANTINE walks out of the office. WESLEY looks up for the first time. WESLEY Yes. We do, don't we. He gets up to stretch his legs. He walks through the open door into the corridor. CONSTANTINE is talking to LILAH. LILAH glances over to WESLEY and smirks. She places her arm around CONSTANTINE's. WESLEY is left alone. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Reception [Int.], Night FRED is back on the computer. She blinks several times and rubs her eyes. CONNOR stands looking utterly confused as she works. FRED You know, it's really not that complicated. CONNOR points at the screen. CONNOR What's that do? FRED That let's me search. CONNOR And that? FRED That's where I type the words. CONNOR I'm not so good with words. FRED It's not so difficult when you get used to it. Maybe if we ever have non-case days we oughta have some study time. It'll be fun. CONNOR Fun? FRED Yeah. I remember in Pylea I used to pretend I had a computer... but it was really a rock and I'm sure if anyone saw me they would've thought I was crazy or something but... CONNOR I don't think you're crazy. And thanks. Studying... Not exactly hunting but... yeah... fun. CONNOR smiles at her. She smiles back. GUNN walks in and goes straight over to FRED. He glances over at CONNOR who takes a few steps to the side. GUNN begins to rub FRED'S shoulders. CONNOR watches this carefully. GUNN You okay baby? FRED Sure. Just looking at a screen all the time is just... you know. My eyes are already bad enough. GUNN But you look so cute in glasses. FRED smiles. GUNN begins to massage her temples. FRED closes her eyes. GUNN (continued) That feel any better? FRED Mmmm... GUNN I'll take that as a good "mmm". FRED I like your hands. GUNN grins. FRED opens her eyes. She glances at the screen. FRED (continued) Wait! I think we've got something! CONNOR moves back to the comuter. ANGEL bursts in having just heard her exclamation. ANGEL What is it? FRED A man called William Armstrong. It says he escaped from the Oakville institution two nights ago. ANGEL Oakville? GUNN A mental institution. They keep the major whackos there. ANGEL Major whackos? Nice. GUNN The most serious cases. The ones they decided were completely incurable and haven't got a family to unload them onto. The things I've heard about that place... When they get overcrowded they sometimes open it up, tie the nutcases down and let a couple of vamps in. FRED My God... GUNN I heard a helluva lot worse. Scary stuff. Enough to turn a brother white, you know what I'm saying? ANGEL nods. He looks over at the report. ANGEL Still, it's strange that this guy's escape hasn't been made public. FRED I guess they just don't want to scare people. It doesn't say anything here about what he was suffering from but it must be bad. ANGEL Either that or that or they're glad to have a spare bed. GUNN So what's the plan? ANGEL We go pay his roomies a visit. ANGEL heads out. GUNN glances back at FRED then follows him. FRED Take care! CONNOR Yeah... Good luck. CONNOR turns to FRED who is back on the computer. He points at something on screen. CONNOR (C'tnd) So what's that do? FRED smiles at him. Scene: Mental Hospital, Secure Wing [Int.], Night It is dark. On around ten beds are several INSANE PEOPLE. They are strapped down and although they are sleeping, they are also mumbling random things that apparently make no sense. The door to the wing is suddenly forced open. ANGEL and GUNN walk in. GUNN looks back at the broken door. GUNN You know, those secure doors ain't exactly cheap. ANGEL Send me a quote and I'll pay it. Hell, they got a vampire in here without having the doors unlocked. They should be happy. GUNN Except you ain't gonna be doing any snacking. ANGEL What… not even a quick bite? GUNN looks at the beds. Two of the CRAZIES are now awake. FIRST CRAZY Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Enemy on deck! Intruder alert! SECOND CRAZY It's not right. Things don't compute. The little people are going to be very cross. I don't like it when they're cross... GUNN shivers. GUNN I hate these places. They freak the hell out of me. I think it's the smell... ANGEL I don't smell anything. GUNN You're kidding, right? ANGEL Go check out the computer records. See what you can find on our guy. GUNN And you? ANGEL I'll see what his little friends know. GUNN I really don't think they know who or where they are... There's no way you're gonna... ANGEL You'll be surprised. GUNN shakes his head and walks out of the ward. ANGEL walks over to one of the patients. ANGEL (continued) Hello. FIRST CRAZY Error. Error. Unknown species in close proximity. Attempting to compute! ANGEL I need some help... FIRST CRAZY Attempting to compensate for... ANGEL Okay. You don't need a straightjacket, you need a convention. ANGEL gets up to leave. The FIRST CRAZY begins to rave. FIRST CRAZY Please! Shields are down! Deflector grid malfunctioning... Cannot escape into hyper-space... God no! Shields are... The FIRST CRAZY suddenly passes out. ANGEL shakes his head and moves on to the next person. ANGEL Hi there. SECOND CRAZY Are the little people here? They won't be very happy if they know I've been talking to you. ANGEL It's okay. I... uh... got permission from them. They don't mind. SECOND CRAZY Are you sure? They only listen to the garden folk and... The SECOND CRAZY turns to look at ANGEL. His eyes open wide in awe. SECOND CRAZY (continued) ...and angels... ANGEL What? What did you say? SECOND CRAZY (with a smile) They let me talk to angels. ANGEL (nervously) Well, that's good. So... uh... did you know the man who left here a few days ago? The SECOND CRAZY glances over to an empty bed. He lowers his voice as if he's discussing some kind of conspiracy. SECOND CRAZY He was evil. ANGEL Really? SECOND CRAZY And... I may be in trouble if I tell you this... ANGEL Go ahead. I'm sure you can tell me. If he's evil I can stop him. That's what I do. I stop evil people. SECOND CRAZY He wasn't human. No one else could see it but I could. ANGEL What... what was he? SECOND CRAZY He was many. ANGEL frowns. ANGEL He was what? SECOND CRAZY He was many. He was many! He was many! The CRAZY starts shaking, convulsing and screaming. ANGEL tries to hold him down. ANGEL Calm down! Several other CRAZIES start to wake up and begin to scream and cry. GUNN runs into the ward. GUNN What the hell did you do to him? ANGEL I guess... I didn't believe him. He said our friend wasn't human. GUNN Since when was anything we took on human. ANGEL You've got a point. You get everything we need? GUNN I managed to find a few records. GUNN flashes a few print outs. ANGEL Excellent. Now we see if we can help this guy. GUNN Help him? He's killed someone and you're planning on helping him. ANGEL If he was stuck in here he needs help. ANGEL says nothing more as he walks out. Scene: Wesley's Apartment [Int.], Night WESLEY is putting his things away into a file. He opens a drawer to put the file away but there is something there. Slowly, WESLEY reaches into the drawer. WESLEY picks up a photograph of ANGEL, CORDELIA and himself. He stares at it fondly for a moment before violently ripping it up. He throws the pieces of photo at the wall and they scatter across the floor. The door leaving the apartment slams shut as WESLEY leaves. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Reception [Int.], Night CONNOR sits while FRED keeps working on the computer. CORDELIA is in the background making coffee. She comes in and hands it to FRED and CONNOR. FRED Thanks. CONNOR sniffs the mug. CORDELIA Don't tell me you've never had coffee before. CONNOR I have. I take two sugars, not one. CORDELIA You can tell that just by smelling it? CONNOR Yup. He hands the mug back to CORDELIA. She walks back to put more sugar in. CORDELIA Eugh! FRED clicks on the mouse. FRED No. (clicks again) No. CORDELIA returns, handing the mug to CONNOR then stepping up to the computer. CORDELIA Nothing? FRED I've checked police databases for sightings but nothing. CONNOR Well, we only have tonight's incident to go with. I say we just go out and hunt him down. CORDELIA Not so fast slayer boy. You may have all the senses but I think we better wait until your father gets back. CONNOR In which time he could kill again. CORDELIA Maybe not. I... We suddenly flash into CORDELIA'S POV: The surroundings of the office switch to a street. We seem to see an alley and a DRUNK sitting on the ground with a bottle in his hand. Everything morphs back into the hotel again as the vision ends. FRED Cordelia? Are you all right? CORDELIA I just had a... No! Nothing! I had nothing! Wait... Maybe I did. Maybe I... No. It wasn't anything. Don't listen to what... I'm really sure it works like this because I... no! Help! CONNOR What?!? CORDELIA jumps up. CONNOR tries to hold her back. She pushes him away violently and makes a run for the door. FRED gets to her feet. FRED Cordy! No! CORDELIA grabs FRED and pushes her against the wall. CORDELIA You don't understand! I didn't mean to do it! But he did. He doesn't know that I know that he... CONNOR ...knows? CORDELIA Exactly! And... CORDELIA loses all of her strength. She falls down. CONNOR and FRED hold her up. CORDELIA (continued) I'm sorry. FRED It's okay. What did you see? CORDELIA I know where he is. CONNOR and FRED help her to a seat as she speaks. ACT III Scene: Street [Ext.], Night People watch nervously as CRAZY GUY walks along the street mumbling to himself. He doesn't walk in a straight line but just meanders along the sidewalk. CRAZY GUY No, no. It's you who doesn't understand. I know perfectly well. Of course you don't, you're fighting to much. Fighting is all I have. Just give up, it's easier. Someone knocks into him. CRAZY GUY (continued) Hey! I'm walking here! I don't appreciate your attitude little man! WALKING MAN Freak! The CRAZY GUY keeps walking, still chatting to himself. CRAZY GUY You should behave. You're supposed to try to fit in. That's what they told you, wasn't it? I know that but you saw how they looked at me. No. No more excuses. I... He looks to his side. The DRUNK from CORDELIA'S vision is sitting in the corner drinking from a bottle in a brown paper bag. CRAZY GUY (continued) Use nobody. Nobody will help get relief. The CRAZY GUY walks towards the DRUNK. Scene: Alleyway [Int.], Night A few minutes later. CRAZY GUY is leading the DRUNK further up the alley. CRAZY GUY They tell me to, you see. I don't want to do it. I just have to. DRUNK Sure... You said there was shelter up here? CRAZY GUY You have to understand. You're probably a really great guy... but they don't care about that. I have to do this... DRUNK You okay? CRAZY GUY I'm fine. CRAZY GUY pushes the DRUNK against the wall, wrapping his hands around his throat. CRAZY GUY I'll help you when it's done... I promise. ANGEL (off-screen) How about getting away from him instead? ANGEL and GUNN appear at the end of the alley. The CRAZY GUY turns around quickly. CRAZY GUY You don't understand! ANGEL I understand perfectly well. ANGEL runs forward. His fist collides with CRAZY GUY'S jaw. CRAZY GUY falls back several feet before attacking. He hits ANGEL. GUNN is helping the DRUNK to his feet. GUNN C'mon, man. It'll be okay. DRUNK Who the hell are you? GUNN Someone who helps. DRUNK Where am I? GUNN Just get outta here! Now! GUNN points toward the way back onto the street. GUNN Go! CRAZY GUY runs at ANGEL, hitting him in the face over and over. CRAZY GUY I have to do this! I need to stop them! ANGEL grabs CRAZY GUY'S shirt and throws him into a wall. He collides with it and falls to the floor. ANGEL And while you keep doing that, I have to stop you. ANGEL towers over CRAZY GUY. ANGEL (continued) I can help you. But you have to come with me. CRAZY GUY Yes. You can. CRAZY GUY jumps up and knocks ANGEL down. He grabs ANGEL'S face. Nothing seems to happen. CRAZY GUY (continued) You're not alive... ANGEL kicks CRAZY GUY off him. He gets to his feet and gets ready to fight. ANGEL Whatever it is you do... you can't do it to me. Now... I'll say this again... calm down and come with me. CRAZY GUY No! CRAZY GUY turns away and tries to run. ANGEL goes after him. CRAZY GUY spins around and punches ANGEL in the face. His fist impacts loudly. ANGEL staggers away. ANGEL So not human... CRAZY GUY runs. GUNN, who is at the end of the alleyway after helping the DRUNK, gets in his way. GUNN I got him! CRAZY GUY tries to shove GUNN out of the way. GUNN grabs his jacket and uses his momentum to spin him into the wall. GUNN (continued) You ain't going nowhere! CRAZY GUY Oh, we are. CRAZY GUY grabs GUNN'S face. There's some kind of energy transfer. GUNN staggers backwards and falls to the ground in a heap. CRAZY GUY looks down at GUNN. He turns and tries to get away but ANGEL is already in front of him. ANGEL Hi. With a powerful right hook, ANGEL floors the CRAZY GUY. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night CORDELIA is on the phone to ANGEL. FRED is near her. CONNOR is pacing the lobby. CORDELIA "He was many"? Isn't that what you said the guy in the hospital told you? ANGEL (voice-over) Yeah. You have an idea? CORDELIA I think so. Are you on your way back? ANGEL (voice-over) Uh-huh. Figure this out as soon as you can. Gunn's in trouble. CORDELIA Gunn? Is it bad? ANGEL (voice-over) I need you to work out what's wrong. Quickly. ANGEL disconnects the phone on his end. CORDELIA puts the speaker down. FRED What is it? Is it Charles? CORDELIA Angel's taking care of him. He's on his way now. FRED Oh, God. Charles... CORDELIA puts her hand on FRED'S shoulder. CORDELIA Angel will make sure he's okay. Right now I have an idea. FRED You do? CORDELIA Something Angel just said... The guy they've got kept talking about "them". FRED Well, he is crazy. Kinda goes with the territory. CORDELIA I know that but... after my vision... What I felt... CONNOR comes towards them after listening to their conversation. CONNOR You heard voices? CORDELIA Worse than that. It was like there were these things in my head, trying to get control. CONNOR The killer is possessed by a demon? CORDELIA Demons. In the plural. It almost felt like he got some kind of relief from unloading them onto me. I could feel it. I wasn't sure what it meant at the time but now... CONNOR I know about this. In the Quor-Toth there were parasitic demons that would infect the others... as more and more infected a demon, the host would go mad. FRED But why would it transfer to Cordy? CONNOR I don't know. The hotel door bursts open. ANGEL comes in with the CRAZY GUY in his arms. GUNN staggers in looking a little dazed. FRED runs to him. FRED Charles! What's wrong? GUNN Not too sure about that but... need to sit down... FRED helps him onto a seat. She looks up at ANGEL. FRED What happened? ANGEL Mr Armstrong here did something to him. He touched him and there was some kind of... energy transfer. Energy transfers are never good... well, with the exception of Cordy's vision but... CORDELIA Oh no. ANGEL Well, yeah... your visions did hurt for a few years but... CORDELIA No. That was a "I think I know what happened" oh no. ANGEL You do? CORDELIA nods. CORDELIA Demonic possession... possibly hundreds of them in his mind... CONNOR He gets control by transferring them onto someone else. FRED is holding GUNN. He is murmuring nonsense. GUNN It's not right. It's not the right body. But it's stronger... younger... No. That's not the point. It's wrong. It can't be. FRED Will he be okay? Yours didn't last did they? CORDELIA I don't think it was real with me. There was no... ANGEL Physical contact! This thing needs physical contact. FRED So what do we do? CONNOR We could kill the demons! Everyone stares at CONNOR. ANGEL We exorcise them. Scene: Int. Wolfram and Hart, Corridor, Night With several folders tucked under his arm and a jacket on, WESLEY is leaving the building. There's a sense of urgency in his step. He looks back a few times. He bumps into LILAH who is coming out of her office. The folders hit the floor. LILAH Working late again? Really, Wes, you're more dedicated than we give you credit for. WESLEY gathers up the folders. WESLEY It's not for your benefit, believe me. I just needed some resources I haven't got back home to help with the translation. LILAH Like I said. Dedicated. WESLEY I thought you were out on the town with our new client. LILAH And what made you think that exactly? WESLEY He needed a date for some dinner or other. (dripping sarcasm) I'm sure he would have asked me but I dread to think what the tabloids would have said in the morning. LILAH But Jason does like to surprise people. WESLEY motions towards LILAH'S office. WESLEY I think we need to talk. LILAH I really don't have time for this, Wes. Places to be you know. WESLEY Move. Scene: Bar [Int.], Night WESLEY walks along a street. Multicoloured lights are all around. People walk out of clubs and bars in a dizzy, exotic haze. Several cars shoot past, beeping their horns loudly. He stops at the entrance to a bar and sighs. He walks in. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Angel's Office [Int.], Night The CRAZY GUY sits tied to a seat. ANGEL walks around him. The CRAZY GUY starts to moan as he comes to. ANGEL You're with us, I see. Makes things a little easier… on me. The CRAZY GUY opens his eyes. He looks around. He's shocked and confused. CRAZY GUY Where am I? What's going on? ANGEL You're in my office. CRAZY GUY Who the hell are you? ANGEL Who the hell am I? I'm the guy who's trying to work out why exactly you're killing people and possessing my friends. CRAZY GUY No… not again. ANGEL (frowns) Apparently yes, again. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night We can see ANGEL and the CRAZY GUY talking though the door into the office. FRED is tending to GUNN. GUNN is more than a little out of it. FRED Cordy's trying to work out what to do to help you. It'll be okay. GUNN Sure... FRED Are you sure you're okay? You seem a little... GUNN I'm fine. It's just the voices. FRED You have voices and you're trying to tell me you're fine? GUNN It's all under control, baby. Nothing that can't be... Will someone shut up this damn racket!?! It hurts! No! I'm not doing that! I'm not! I... FRED Charles!!! GUNN jumps to his feet. He tries to get out. FRED runs to hold him back. GUNN Get your hands off me!! He pushes FRED away. She falls onto the floor. GUNN reacts. GUNN (continued) Oh God... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... GUNN holds his hand out for FRED to take. She doesn't. She gets to her feet. FRED I think you need to sit down. GUNN Yeah... Maybe I do... Sitting down isn't getting us anywhere! I need to get out! Get it out! GUNN tries to make a break for it again. CONNOR comes running from the reception and jumps across the room. He pushes GUNN to the floor. CONNOR Maybe tying him up would be a good idea. FRED nods nervously. FRED Uh-huh... Scene: Seedy Bar [Int.], Night WESLEY sits at the bar, sipping from a glass of whiskey. We PULL BACK to see that there are around twenty empty glasses in front of him. He takes his drink down in one gulp. A wakes some money at the bar tender. WESLEY Another one! Make it a triple! An ATTRACTIVE WOMAN sits down next to him. She smiles. He doesn't respond. Another drink is put down in front of WESLEY. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN Bad day? WESLEY (grimaces) Something like that. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN I saw from over there. You looked lonely. WESLEY (sarcastically) Whatever made you think that. The WOMAN seems to be hurt a little. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN Well, I'm sorry! If you want me to go I'll just... She makes a move to go. WESLEY stops her. WESLEY No. No, I'm the one who should be sorry. And yeah, I've had a bad day. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN Tell me about it. How about buying me a drink? WESLEY Or maybe we should just cut to the chase. The WOMAN acts innocent, coy. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN Whatever do you mean? WESLEY You know exactly what I mean. The WOMAN puts her hand on WESLEY'S. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN My name's Susan. WESLEY Wesley. ATTRACTIVE WOMAN Cute. So how about we get outta here? We'll talk rates later. WESLEY Sounds almost like a plan. WESLEY gets off his seat and walks, slightly unsteadily, out of the bar with the HOOKER. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Angel's Office [Int.], Night The CRAZY GUY, now with some semblance of control, is talking to ANGEL. ANGEL Well, that's the thing. I don't know anything about you. All we've got is your name and that you've been locked up in Oakville until the last two nights. CRAZY GUY I know... I remember escaping... then everything else comes in flashes... They're in charge most of the time. ANGEL Them? CRAZY GUY The demons. ANGEL So you're possessed? CRAZY GUY (shaking his head) No. Not exactly. I'm not human anyway... I come from a line of... I don't know what you'd call it, spirit channelling demons. ANGEL The Pariquiy? I thought they were extinct. The CRAZY GUY nods. CRAZY GUY They are... well, all of the purebloods died out two centuries ago. I'm mostly human but the powers from my father's side still exist. ANGEL And let me guess? You can't control them. CRAZY GUY That just about sums it up. My grandfather... he controlled any of the spirits that tried to attach themselves to him... but my father... ANGEL He couldn't? CRAZY GUY He... he killed himself. A long time ago. It got too much for him. ANGEL And now you're having the same problem? CRAZY GUY I'm like a magnet for demonic spirits. They keep taking over... but they fight for control. It never ends. ANGEL And the only relief you get is from passing them off to other people? CRAZY GUY looks at ANGEL with desperation in his eyes. CRAZY GUY It's the only way... I stop their suffering before it even starts... I do that for them... ANGEL By killing them. CRAZY GUY But I need to get the voices out. It never lasts but I need the clarity. They never suffer what I do... ANGEL And you don't think they suffer? You've murdered one woman in the last two days... and God knows how many before you were locked up! CRAZY GUY You don't understand... ANGEL I understand perfectly well! You're selfish! CRAZY GUY I'm not! I... No! This isn't right! They want to get out! They're trying to escape! I can't... I can't... ANGEL'S voice gets louder and angrier. ANGEL You know, sometimes you have to suffer... Yeah, you got a bad deal but that's not the fault of the people you kill! CRAZY GUY They want to be free... I can't fight the anymore! ANGEL Sometimes you have to accept your fate! With a sudden burst of strength, the CRAZY GUY breaks free of the ropes that hold him. ANGEL rushes to stop him. He is thrown into the wall. CRAZY GUY You don't get it! You never will! ANGEL I know a thing or two about having a demon inside me... CRAZY GUY But not thousands! All scratching at my skull... All struggling to break free... to get control! He lifts the table and throws it at ANGEL, pinning him for a few seconds. CRAZY GUY takes this as a chance to get away. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night The CRAZY GUY runs out into the lobby. CONNOR notices and jumps into action. He punches the CRAZY GUY who staggers back. CONNOR punches again. CRAZY GUY grabs his fist and throws him away with ease. CONNOR hits the wall. ANGEL comes running out of his office. He jumps onto CRAZY GUY'S back, knocking him to the floor. CRAZY GUY thrusts his elbow into ANGEL'S face. CRAZY GUY turns to look at GUNN and FRED. He looks at FRED. CRAZY GUY Relief... CRAZY GUY jumps at FRED, touching her face. CONNOR (off-screen) No! CONNOR runs forward, pulling a small knife out of his boot. He rams it into the CRAZY GUY'S back. The CRAZY GUY slumps to the ground. There is a sudden burst of energy and CONNOR is thrown back. Hundreds of blue, yellow and purple energy bolts emanate from the CRAZY GUY's mouth and start flying around the lobby. ANGEL runs to CONNOR. CORDELIA comes from the reception. CORDELIA Oh God... She looks up at the demon spirits, swirling around the ceiling. ANGEL and CONNOR slowly look up. ANGEL This is bad, right? CORDELIA We needed to bind the spirits... You just freed them... CONNOR ducks one of the energy bolts and slides across the floor to CORDELIA. CONNOR Sorry.... The spirits swirl around. ACT IV Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night FRED dives for cover as several non-corporal demons nose-dive toward her. She is grabbed and pulled up through the air. FRED Help! GUNN pulls himself up. GUNN Fred! FRED is pulled even higher. She struggles against her captors. They release her. She falls. Falls. Falls... and lands in GUNN's arms. FRED Thank you! Thank you! GUNN I'm here for you, baby. GUNN suddenly falls to the ground. Spirits wrap around his legs and drag him across the floor. GUNN Aaaghhh! GUNN is pulled through a door. It closes behind him. CORDELIA lifts above the ground and starts spinning around. CORDELIA Okay! This is a lot more fun when I'm doing it myself... ANGEL Cordy! ANGEL runs to CORDELIA. He is thrown straight up and hits the high ceiling before coming crashing down onto the hard tiled floor with a crunch. CONNOR looks around desperately. Spirits come down to him. He swipes his knife at them. They move out of his way, not because it can hurt them but because they're playing with him. He gets more and more frustrated. CONNOR Gah! CONNOR runs forward, hacking and slashing at nothing. His eyes open wide. He is hurled across the room into a wall. He manages to stay on his feet. He is thrown again into the opposite wall. He is thrown a third time. He collides with ANGEL. They both hit the floor. ANGEL Connor! Are you... CONNOR I'm fine. We just need to... agh! CONNOR is lifted up. He skids across the ground and is knocked out when his head hits the wall. ANGEL Connor!!!! FRED We have to do something. CORDELIA is dropped onto the floor. She looks up. CORDELIA We have to contain them in a body! We can't bind them when they're free! ANGEL Any idea of how we're going to do that? CORDELIA I think I can direct them into someone. I'm not sure but I learnt a lot when I was with... CORDELIA is lifted up and tossed across the room by two different groups of spirits in a weird game of catch! The reception door is kicked open. GUNN comes running into the lobby. ANGEL looks desperately up at CORDELIA. ANGEL We need to do this now! Put them in me! CORDELIA is dropped. GUNN runs in to catch her. GUNN Me. Do it to me. ANGEL What?!? GUNN I've got one of these things in me already! I may as well give it some company. Put them in me! ANGEL No! ANGEL is hurled into the wall. GUNN settles CORDELIA down. GUNN Put them in me!!! CORDELIA looks at him. CORDELIA You're sure? GUNN Do it! Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night The spirits are causing complete chaos. Furniture is being hurled in all directions. FRED tries to hold onto the desk to keep standing. CONNOR is still unconscious on the floor. CORDELIA looks up at the spirits. Her eyes begin to glow. She lifts off the ground. ANGEL watches nervously. He holds GUNN down. The spirits are drawn towards CORDELIA. They spin around her. She looks down at GUNN. The spirits fly towards him. GUNN is knocked back as the spirits enter his body through his skin. He glows momentarily then collapses. CORDELIA comes back down. ANGEL Now what? CORDELIA This is the part I can't do. She takes her necklace off from around her neck. She throws it to ANGEL. ANGEL catches it. ANGEL What's this? CORDELIA An ordinary run of the mill crystal. The book you got me reading said we need it to bind the demon. ANGEL You read that? CORDELIA Shut up and get it done before I demand another pay rise. ANGEL Do what? CORDELIA Oh. Yeah. She pulls out a sheet from a book out her back pocket. She hands it to ANGEL. CORDELIA (continued) Read this. I can't say a word of it. ANGEL And how old was the book you ripped this out of? CORDELIA Only fifty years. Who'd have thought you'd own something printed in the last two centuries. ANGEL (sarcastic) Thanks... ANGEL folds out the piece of paper. GUNN suddenly gets up looking manic. GUNN No! You can't do this! They need a body! GUNN jumps to his feet. He runs at ANGEL, knocking him down. GUNN (continued) They need a body!!! GUNN begins to punch ANGEL. Over and over and over. ANGEL grabs GUNN'S fist. ANGEL Stop! Gunn would want this to stop! Get out of him! ANGEL kicks GUNN from on top of him. He reaches for the pad, looking at the words. ANGEL (continued) K'uartos Izanbe jorolae. Juanis qua'polis trynalis. GUNN jumps at ANGEL again, with the intent of killing him. GUNN Stop! They need a body!!!! They tell me that they... CORDELIA pulls GUNN away from ANGEL. CORDELIA Finish it!! ANGEL Uh... hailest. Qainl'as voz. Philisio. He holds the crystal up. It begins to glow. ANGEL (continued) K'uartos Izanbe jorolae. Qainl'as voz. Philisio. GUNN falls back. The spirits float out of his body. They hover above him for a moment then fly into the crystal. ANGEL is knocked back. The crystal necklace flies across the ground and comes to a stop at the bottom of the stairs. ANGEL looks towards it. CORDELIA does the same. FRED runs to GUNN. He starts coming to his senses. GUNN Is it over? Scene: Street [Ext.], Night WESLEY slowly walks down a street. He is a complete mess, his top shirt button undone, his jacket on lopsided. We see him pull up a bottle in a brown paper bag. He takes a large gulp. He looks up. We PULL OUT and see for the first time that he is standing outside the Hyperion Hotel. He stares at the building sadly. He staggers along the car park and up the steps towards the entrance. He leans forward to look inside. WESLEY'S POV. We PAN ACROSS and see that the lobby is a mess. Eventually we see the group are hugging. WESLEY stands watching this for a while then stagger down the steps. He stumbles. He only just manages to keep his balance and stay standing. But all his strength fades away. He slumps to the ground and starts sobbing. Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Angel's Office [Int.], Night ANGEL hangs the crystal necklace around a small statuette of a demon. He looks at it. GUNN (off-screen) I don't think it suits it. ANGEL turns around. GUNN is standing by the door. ANGEL I told you to go home and get some rest. GUNN That's the funny thing about me. I don't like resting until I know everything's settled. ANGEL Everything is settled. You're un-possessed, the demons are trapped in this crystal and as long as no one breaks it they won't get free again... GUNN Yeah. But something doesn't feel finished. ANGEL I'm really grateful for what you did back there. I would have done it... I didn't want any of you to put yourself through it... having one demon inside you... trying to take control... That's something I've lived with for two centuries and it never gets easier. But you let hundreds of them inside you... GUNN Ah, it was nothing. ANGEL looks pointedly at GUNN. GUNN (continued) Okay, actually it was pretty damn awful but you know me. Gotta make it look like it didn't do anything... But for a while there I knew what madness was... (smiles) ...and after everything I thought about you, I'm really surprised you're so... sane. ANGEL Gee. Thanks. GUNN It's scary but kinda comforting at the same time. ANGEL smiles. ENDING CREDITS