Angel (1999–2004): Season 1, Episode 3 - In the Dark - full transcript

LENNY, PLEASE... DON'T.

YOU THINK I'M NOT
GOING TO FIND YOU

AFTER YOU HUMILIATE ME... AGAIN?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I SWEAR, I'D NEVER...

NO!

I KNOW WHAT YOU DO.

I SEE.

THE MEN... THE LIES.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME, DAMN IT.

WHAT ARE YOU ON, BABY?

Y-YOU ONLY GET LIKE
THIS WHEN YOU... GRR.



WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,
PULVERIZE ME RIGHT HERE?

SOMEBODY'S GONNA HEAR ME SCREAM.

IN DOWNTOWN L.A. AT NIGHT?

WHO'S GONNA HEAR, RACH?

NOBODY WHO CARES.

BESIDES, THIS WILL
ALL BE OVER FAST.

LENNY...

PLEASE...

NO.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST... CAN'T
TAKE THIS ANYMORE.

POOR LENNY. BURDEN OF TERRORIZING
YOUR GIRLFRIEND TOO MUCH FOR YA?

AAH.

LUCKY FOR YOU, I
CAN MAKE IT STOP.



RACHEL, YOU ALL RIGHT?

IS HE...

IT'S OK. HE'S NOT
GETTING UP FOR A WHILE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
ACTUALLY SHOWED UP.

WELL, THAT WAS THE DEAL, RIGHT?

HOW CAN I THANK YOU,

YOU MYSTERIOUS, BLACK-CLAD
HUNK OF A NIGHT THING?

NO NEED, LITTLE LADY.

YOUR TEARS OF GRATITUDE
ARE ENOUGH FOR ME.

YOU SEE, I WAS ONCE
A BAD-ASS VAMPIRE,

BUT LOVE AND A PESKY
CURSE DEFANGED ME.

AND NOW I'M JUST A BIG
FLUFFY PUPPY WITH BAD TEETH.

NO, NOT THE HAIR.
NEVER THE HAIR.

BUT THERE MUST BE SOME WAY
I CAN SHOW MY APPRECIATION.

NO. HELPING THOSE
IN NEED'S MY JOB.

AND WORKING UP A
LOAD OF SEXUAL TENSION

AND PRANCING AWAY
LIKE A MAGNIFICENT POOF

IS TRULY THANKS ENOUGH.

I UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE A NEPHEW WHO'S GAY, SO...

SAY NO MORE! EVIL'S STILL AFOOT.

AND I'M ALMOST OUT OF THAT
NANCY-BOY HAIR GEL I LIKE SO MUCH.

QUICKLY, TO THE
ANGELMOBILE. AWAY.

GO ON WITH YOU.

PLAY THE BIG STRAPPING
HERO WHILE YOU CAN.

YOU HAVE A FEW SURPRISES
COMING YOUR WAY.

THE RING OF AMARRA...

A VISIT FROM YOUR
OLD PAL SPIKE...

AND OH, YEAH...

YOUR GRUESOME, HORRIBLE DEATH.

Deejay: ANOTHER 40-MINUTE
BLOCK OF UNINTERRUPTED MUSIC.

YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS

OF L.A.'S ONLY MODERN
ALTERNATIVE, KLA-ROCK.

IT'S 11:05.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR KARMA IS?

THIS IS SO AWESOME.

OUR FIRST WALK-IN CLIENT.

EVERYTHING IS GOING
ACCORDING TO PLAN.

SEE GIRL IN DISTRESS...

SEE ANGEL SAVE GIRL FROM
DRUGGIE/STALKER BOYFRIEND...

SEE BOYFRIEND GO TO JAIL...

AND SEE...

INVOICE!

TA-DA.

WHAT?

NOTHING. YOU'RE DOING
A LOVELY JOB THERE.

LOOKS VERY OFFICIAL.

SO WHY ARE YOU NOT REJOICING
AT OUR FIRST PAYING CLIENT?

'CAUSE THAT'S NOT MONEY IN
YOUR HAND, DARLIN'. THAT'S MAIL.

THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THAT AND ACTUALLY GETTIN' PAID.

BUT SHE HAS TO PAY. INVOICE.

THAT'S THE RULE OF OUR
WHOLE, LIKE, SOCIETY.

DEFAULTING. THAT'S ANOTHER
POPULAR RULE IN SOCIETY,

ESPECIALLY WITH
THE DOWN-AND-OUTS.

NOT THAT I'VE PERPETRATED
SAID HEINOUSNESS MYSELF...

SO WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING? WHY BOTHER?

ALL I'M SAYING IS,

IF YOU AND I EVER HOPE TO TAKE THAT
CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS TOGETHER,

WE'RE GONNA NEED A LOT
MORE CLIENTS OF MEANS.

AND AN ALTERNATE REALITY

IN WHICH YOU'RE
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY.

HELLO, L.A.

OZ? OH, MY GOD.

OZ, I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

GOOD OLD OZ.

OZ. OZ!

LET ME JUST TAKE A STAB
AT THIS, BUT YOU'D BE OZ?

GOOD GUESS.

THIS IS SO COOL. I MEAN,
HERE YOU ARE IN L.A.,

AND YOU'RE THE TOTAL EMBODIMENT
OF ALL THINGS SUNNYDALE.

IT'S A BURDEN, BUT I MANAGE.

OK, WE HAVE SERIOUS
CATCHING UP TO DO.

HOW'S EVERYTHING?
HOW-HOW'S THE BRONZE?

THE SAME.

AND THE GANG?

THEY'RE GOOD. GOOD?

GOOD!

WE DONE? COMPLETELY.

OH, THIS IS DOYLE. HE,
AIR QUOTE, WORKS HERE.

HEY.

SO I HEARD THE RUMORS.

UH, YOU CAN FILL ME
IN ON THE REAL DEAL.

YOU GUYS ARE, LIKE, DETECTIVES?

NO. I'M AN ACTRESS.

QUITE A CAPTIVATING ONE AT THAT.

AND, BETWEEN MY MANY GIGS,

I SOMETIMES CHOOSE
TO HELP ANGEL.

HE'S THE DETECTIVE.

DOES HE HAVE A HAT AND GUN?

JUST FANGS.

WELL, THAT WORKS. WHERE IS HE?

HEY, GUYS.

HEY.

OZ.

ANGEL.

NICE SURPRISE. THANKS.

STAYING LONG?

A FEW DAYS.

THEY ALWAYS LIKE THIS?

NO. WE'RE USUALLY LACONIC.

COME ON IN.

SO... GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LIKEWISE. I CAME
PRIMARILY FOR A GIG,

BUT ALSO TO GIVE YOU THIS.

WAIT A MINUTE. IS
THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?

IT'S THE GEM OF AMARRA.

ONE AND THE SAME.

BUFFY WANTED YOU TO HAVE IT.

HEY... BUFFY. HOW IS
GOOD OLD BUFFY, ANYWAY?

SHE'S...

WHAT, STILL THE
BRAVE LITTLE SLAYER,

OR SHE MOPING AROUND
IN THE DARK LIKE...

NOBODY AROUND HERE. MM-MMM.

SHE'S GOOD.

SHE'S BUFFY.

AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE
INTERESTED IN THAT LATER,

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, CAN WE CONCENTRATE
ON THE MOTHER LODE ANGEL JUST HIT?

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING
FOR, MAN? PUT IT ON.

OK, YOU'RE GETTING
WEIRD WITH THIS RING.

SINCE WHEN DID YOU GET ALL
VERSACE ABOUT ACCESSORIZING?

SINCE THE ACCESSORY IS PRICELESS

AND RENDERS THE
WEARER 100% UNKILLABLE.

UNKILLABLE?

WHEW. LIKE, NOT EVEN STAKES?

NOT NOTHING. NOT
STAKES, NOT FIRE.

BEST OF ALL, NOT EVEN SUNLIGHT.
I MEAN, JUST THINK OF IT, MAN.

POOLSIDE TANNING... BARGAIN
MATINEES, PLUS THERE ARE SEVERAL

STRIP CLUBS I KNOW OF THAT
HAVE A FABULOUS LUNCHEON BUFFET

THAT'S REALLY QUITE TASTY.

IT'S... I'VE HEARD.

AND IT'S FROM BUFFY?

YEAH. YOUR OLD BUDDY SPIKE

DUG UP SUNNYDALE LOOKING FOR IT.

GOT A FISTFUL OF BUFFY
AND LEFT IT BEHIND.

SHE WANTED TO BE SURE
IT WAS IN GOOD HANDS.

SO SHE SENT YOU?

I WAS HEADING THIS WAY.

AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN
SEND A NOTE? WOW!

THAT'S REALLY...

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES

THAT I SHOULD JUST SHY
AWAY FROM THE TOPIC, ISN'T IT?

COME ON, I GOT SOMETHING
THAT'LL BOOST YOUR SPIRITS.

WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT ON? AND
HERE, I'LL STAKE YA. IT'LL BE FUN.

MAYBE LATER.

YOU OUT OF YOUR
MIND? I SAID MAYBE LATER.

YEAH... DOYLE.

OK, HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

BUT I'M STILL GOING TO CELEBRATE
WITH A DRINK DOWN AT THE PUB.

HE'D CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF A
MAILBOX WITH A DRINK DOWN AT THE PUB.

YOU COMING, OZ?

YEAH, I COULD EAT.

GO AHEAD.

OH, GOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD
FEEL REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW?

ONE OF THOSE MIND-NUMBING,
HEAD-CRACKING VISIONS

THAT I GET FROM TIME TO TIME.

BECAUSE THAT
WOULD REALLY KILL ME.

WHAT, IS THERE SOME
KIND OF TRICK TO THIS?

I THINK THE TRICK IS
LAYING OFF THE ALE

BEFORE YOU START
QUOTING ANGELA'S ASHES

AND WEEPING LIKE A BABY MAN.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD BOOK.

SO I'VE HEARD.

BUT I DOUBT VERY MUCH
THAT THE MAIN CHARACTERS

ARE BETTY AND BARNEY RUBBLE,

AS YOU SO VEHEMENTLY
INSISTED LAST NIGHT.

ALSO, I DON'T THINK OZ APPRECIATED BEING
CALLED MY LITTLE BAMM-BAMM ALL NIGHT.

HELLO. HELLO?

ANGEL?

RACHEL, IS THAT YOU?

THEY LET LENNY OUT.

THE LAWYER SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT A TECHNICALITY.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

ANGEL.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE
SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FOR.

SHINY LITTLE BAUBLE.

MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME, SPIKE.

GEM OF AMARRA STAYS WITH ME.

WHY? 'CAUSE YOU'RE
ANGEL, VAMP DETECTIVE NOW?

OOH, I'M SO SCARED.

WHAT'S NEXT, VAMPIRE COWBOY?

VAMPIRE FIREMAN?

OH, VAMPIRE BALLERINA.

I DO LIKE TO WORK WITH MY LEGS.

SO, YOU AND I DUKE IT OUT, HUH?

IS THIS YOUR BIG STRATEGY
FOR GETTING THE RING BACK?

I HAD A PLAN.

YOU? A PLAN?

A GOOD PLAN. SMART,
CAREFULLY LAID OUT.

BUT I GOT BORED.

ALL THAT WATCHING, WAITING.

MY LEGS STARTED TO CRAMP.

ENOUGH WITH THE HIT 'N' QUIP.

JUST TELL ME WHERE
THE DAMNED RING IS.

IT WOULDN'T GO WITH YOUR OUTFIT.

CORDELIA...

YOU LOOK SMASHING.

YOU LOSE WEIGHT?

YES! YOU KNOW, THERE'S
THIS GREAT GYM ON...

HEY...

I'LL GET THAT RING.

THIS ISN'T OVER TILL ONE
OF US IS A PILE OF DUST, MATE.

ARE YOU OK?

MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HOW'S THE RING?

IT'S FINE.

I CAN'T SAY THE SAME
FOR YOU TWO, THOUGH.

BETTER GET OUT OF SIGHT TILL THIS
THING'S OVER. SPIKE'S OUT FOR BLOOD.

TAKE HER TO YOUR PLACE.

HIS PLACE? WHY
CAN'T I JUST GO HOME?

'CAUSE HE KNOWS YOU, CORDELIA.

IF HE WANTS, HE'LL
TRACK YOU DOWN.

WELL, HE'S NOT INVITED,
RIGHT? HE CAN'T COME IN.

NO, BUT HE CAN BURN
THE PLACE TO THE GROUND.

OK, THEN. DOYLE'S PLACE IT IS.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, MAN? HE'LL BE
COMING BACK FOR YOU BEFORE LONG.

I KNOW.

Cordelia: SO WHAT
ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

FIND HIM FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

NO, MAN, NOT SPICE. THAT'S THE
BIRD THAT WORKS DOWN ON BROADWAY.

SPIKE, AS IN RAILROAD.

UH-HUH, YEAH, VAMPIRE, RIGHT.

NO? OK, THEN, THANKS.

FRANKIE TRIPOD, A BIG NO.

FRANKIE TRIPOD? OH, I GET IT.

SOME KIND OF THREE-LEGGED
MONSTER, RIGHT?

NO, HE'S HUMAN.

THEN WHAT'S HIS NAME
SUPPOSED TO... OH.

HEY, LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU
SIT DOWN, GET COMFORTABLE?

ANGEL SAID I SHOULD GO
THROUGH EVERY NAME IN MY BOOK

UNTIL I GET A BEAD
WHERE SPIKE IS HIDING OUT.

COULD BE A WHILE.

PLEASE. I COULDN'T
GET COMFORTABLE HERE

IF THE FLOOR WAS
LINED WITH MINK.

I MEAN, HOW CAN
YOU LIVE LIKE THIS?

I DIDN'T UNTIL LAST WEEK, THEN I
SAW WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR PLACE,

AND I JUST HAD TO
CALL MY DECORATOR.

NO WAY! MY APARTMENT IS
NOWHERE NEAR THIS YUCKY.

IT SMELLS LIKE
BONG WATER IN HERE.

OK, SOME LAUNDRY MAY BE A
COUPLE OF DAYS PAST DUE, I CONFESS...

YEAH.

HEY, KIZZY.

YEAH, A VAMP CALLED SPIKE.

NO, HUH?

WHAT? A "C" NOTE?

I ABSOLUTELY PAID
THAT BACK, MAN.

HEY, NO.

SORRY, THERE GOES MY OTHER LINE.

HE WAS MISTAKEN.

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO GET INTO IT, RIGHT?

I'M ON A MISSION HERE.

SO WHAT ABOUT THIS SPIKE?

IS HE AS BAD AS ALL THAT?

SHOULD I BE SWEATING?

NO. HE'S NOT SO...

SWEAT.

THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.

YOU KEEP SHOWING UP LIKE THIS,

I'M GONNA START THINKING
YOU'RE A MAN OF YOUR WORD.

STRANGER THINGS.

NOT MANY.

SO WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE. THERE ARE
PLACES YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU'LL BE SAFE.

HEH. LIKE A SHELTER?

IT'S A START.

HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIND YOU, I SWEAR.

IT-IT'S NOT THE
SHELTER. IT'S JUST, UH...

HALF THE TIME, YOU KNOW HOW THIS
WHOLE THING STARTS UP AGAIN, LENNY AND ME?

YOU CALL HIM.

I... I... I JUST... I START
TO JONES FOR HIM.

THE WAY HE JONESES FOR ROCK.

AND I CALL, OR I FIND
HIM IN SOME DIVE,

AND I DRAG HIM HOME,

AND IT'S GOOD FOR A WHILE.

BUT IT DOESN'T LAST.

THIS LAST TIME, HE
WOULD'VE KILLED YOU.

I'M SCARED, ANGEL.

I'M MORE SCARED OF ME
THAN I AM OF HIM RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE AT A CROSSROADS. I KNOW.

IT'S EITHER GO FOR THE EASY FIX
OR WAIT FOR THE CONSEQUENCES

OR TAKE THE HARD
ROAD AND GO WITH FAITH.

OH, GOD.

YOU'RE NOT FROM THAT FREAKY
CHURCH ON SUNSET, ARE YOU?

IN YOURSELF. THAT KIND OF FAITH.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF YOU LEAVE
LENNY FOR GOOD, IT'LL HURT,

BUT EVENTUALLY YOU'LL
BE STRONGER FOR IT.

AND MAYBE YOU'LL FIND YOUR WAY

TO THE KIND OF LOVE YOU DESERVE.

YOU MEAN THE KIND THAT
COMES WITHOUT 911 CALLS?

THAT'S THE GENERAL IDEA.

OH, YEAH. SPIKE'S NEARLY
DONE BUFFY IN A FEW TIMES.

I MENTION HE'S KILLED
2 SLAYERS ALREADY?

YA DID.

OH, AND THIS ONE TIME,

HE AND DRU RAISED THIS DEMON

THAT BURNED PEOPLE
ALIVE FROM THE INSIDE.

IT WAS THIS WHOLE WEIRD
THING WITH AN ARM IN A BOX.

AN ARM IN A BOX?

HOUSE OF PIES.

DOYLE. IS THAT YOU?

OH, SORRY, MAN. JUST LAYING LOW.

ALL THOSE CALLS TO
PAST ACQUAINTANCES

STIRRED UP A FEW,
UH, RESENTMENTS.

I HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT.

LISTEN, MANNY THE PIG SAID
HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT A VAMPIRE CALLED SPIKE.

SO?

HE SAID THAT BEFORE I
MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT SPIKE.

YOU'LL FIND HIM AT A JOINT DOWN
ON THIRD CALLED THE ORBIT ROOM.

OK, I'LL START WITH
MANNY THE PIG, THEN.

WORK YOUR WAY DOWN.

HE LEFT FOR THE CLUB.

TRY THE GAME.

PUT 'EM DOWN.

HE'LL KILL ME IF I TALK.

HOW HEALTHY DO YOU
THINK IT IS TO STAY QUIET?

HE'S OUT BACK.

LET HER GO.

DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU
YOU'RE A HELL OF A BUZZ-KILL, MATE?

RUN.

CAUGHT ME FAIR AND
SQUARE, WHITE HAT.

GUESS THERE'S NOTHING TO
DO NOW BUT GO ALONG QUIETLY

AND PAY MY DEBT TO SOCIETY.

YOU THINK YOU CAN COME TO
MY TOWN AND PULL THIS CRAP?

YOU NEVER LEARN, SPIKE.

I MAY BE A SLOW LEARNER, BUT...

EVENTUALLY I CATCH ON.

ANGEL SHOULD HAVE CALLED BY NOW.

THIS IS BAD.

MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE HE DID AWAY WITH
SPIKE IN SHORT ORDER

AND DECIDED TO
GIVE A GO AT SURFING.

RIGHT.

WHAT AM I WORRIED ABOUT?

ANGEL HAS THE RING, RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY. I BETCHA
HE'S HANGING 10

OFF THE SANDY SHORES
OF MALIBU RIGHT ABOUT NOW,

WIND IN HIS HAIR,

BIKINI BABES A-WHISTLIN'.

MARCUS IS AN EXPERT.

SOME SAY ARTIST,

HE'S A BLOODY KING
OF TORTURE, HE IS.

HUMANS, DEMONS...

POLITICIANS... MAKES
NO DIFFERENCE.

SOME SAY HE INVENTED
SEVERAL OF THE CLASSICS,

BUT HE WON'T TELL ME WHICH ONES.

BENEATH THE COOL EXTERIOR,
YOU'LL FIND HE'S RATHER SHY.

EXCEPT WITH KIDS.

YOU LIKE KIDS,
DON'T YOU, MARCUS?

WELL, LIKES TO EAT.

AND OTHER NASTY THINGS.

HIS SKIN.

ANNOYING, ISN'T IT?

STILL ATTACHED.

OVER 200 YEARS OF LIVING,

AND SO LITTLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE.

WHAT ABOUT INTERNAL?

DO YOU TWO NEED TO BE ALONE,

OR CAN WE GET ON
WITH THE OUCHY PART?

HE'S KNOWN LOVE.

WITH A SLAYER, NO LESS.
HOW'S THAT FOR PERVERSION?

AND HE HAS A SOUL.

RIGHT, VAMPIRE WITH A SOUL,

CURSY-CURSED TO WALK THE
EARTH TRYING TO DO GOOD.

THAT'S NOT GONNA
BE A PROBLEM, IS IT?

ON THE CONTRARY.

CREATURES WITH SOULS
HAVE SOMETHING TO LOSE.

SOULS, FINGERS, TOES.

LET'S GET CHOPPING, SHALL WE?

I WANT MY DAMN RING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANGEL?

ARE YOU GONNA TORTURE ME
OR JUST BORE ME TO DEATH, HUH?

AAH! AAH!

PROBABLY A LITTLE OF BOTH.

SOMEONE'S HAVING SHISH KEBAB.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANGEL?

HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY, GOOD PAIR OF RUNNING
SHOES YOU COULD ALSO WEAR OUT TO DINNER.

WHY DO YOU KEEP ASKING HIM THAT?

AND WHY DO YOU KEEP
PLAYING THAT BLEEDING BRAHMS?

ACTUALLY, IT'S
MOZART. SYMPHONY 41.

I FIND IT VERY EFFECTIVE.

WELL, PERSONALLY, I PREFER HIS
OLDER, FUNNIER SYMPHONIES MYSELF.

LOOK, I WANT MY RING!

AND IF I DON'T GET
IT PRETTY SOON...

I'M GONNA STAKE ME OLD SIRE

RIGHT HERE AND NOW.

HE KNOWS YOU WON'T KILL
HIM UNTIL YOU GET THE RING.

HE KNOWS YOU'RE LYING.

YOU GET IT FOR ME.

SOON HE'LL WANNA TELL ME EVERYTHING
HE HAS TO TELL AND THEN SOME.

AND HE KNOWS I'M NOT LYING.

I BELIEVE HE DOES.

YOU'RE AN IDIOT,
SPIKE. YOU THINK?

'CAUSE I'M NOT THE ONE
CHAINED TO THE CEILING

WITH HOT POKERS IN MY SIDE.

YOU HIRED A VAMPIRE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S GONNA DO WITH THE RING
WHEN HE FINDS IT, HUH? HAND IT OVER TO YOU?

OH, GOOD LORD. WHY
DIDN'T I THINK OF...

OH, HALF A MO', I DID.

I HIRED A GUY WHO DOESN'T
CARE ABOUT THE RING

OR ANYTHING ELSE
ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH,

EXCEPT TAKING BLOKES
APART ONE PIECE AT A TIME.

IT'S CALLED ADDICTION, ANGEL.

WE ALL HAVE THEM.

I BELIEVE YOURS IS NAMED
SLUTTY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.

THANK YOU.

SPEAKING OF LITTLE BUFF,

I RAN INTO HER RECENTLY.

YOUR NAME DIDN'T COME UP.

ALTHOUGH, SHE HAS
BEEN AWFUL BUSY...

JUMPING THE BONES OF THE VERY
FIRST LUNKHEAD WHO CAME ALONG.

GOOD-LOOKING FELLOW.

USED HER SHAMELESSLY.

SHE IS CUTE WHEN
SHE'S HURTING, ISN'T SHE?

I THINK SHE'S CUTER WHEN
SHE'S KICKING YOUR ASS.

I THINK I'LL GET SOME FRESH AIR,

LEAVE YOU 2 KIDS TO IT.

AAH!

NOW, THAT'S MUSIC.

IF I WAS A RING...

WHERE WOULD I BE?

WELL, THIS IS FUN...

BUT IT'S GONNA
GET OLD REAL FAST.

MOST THINGS THAT
LIVE AND BREATHE

HATE THE DARK
AND LOVE THE LIGHT.

AAH!

WE'RE DIFFERENT, THOUGH, AREN'T
WE? WE HATE THE LIGHT OF DAY,

AND IT HATES US BACK IN KIND.

YOU HID THE RING, ANGEL.

YOU COULD BE WALKING
IN THE LIGHT RIGHT NOW.

SO I HAVE TO WONDER, WHAT
DO YOU WANT, IF NOT THE RING?

IT'S THROUGH THE PAIN THAT WE
FIND THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE.

IT STRIPS US OF OUR DEFENSES.

WE ARE MADE INNOCENT
AGAIN, LIKE CHILDREN.

I LIKE CHILDREN, ANGEL.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU
FIND THAT INNOCENCE

HERE... WITH THE LIGHT.

WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH
GIVING THE PLACE

THE FULL JOHNNY DEPP-OVER,

I HOPE YOU HAVE THE CASH
TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS.

CORDELIA.

LOVE THE HAIR.

WISH I COULD SAY
THE SAME TO YOU.

THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, DIMWIT.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU GOOD
GUYS RUNNING IN PACKS?

WHO'S THIS ONE, THEN?

MORE THAN MEETS
THE EYE, BLONDIE.

MAYBE I'LL SNAP IT IN 2.

DO YOU WANT ME TO USE THIS?

YOU'LL BE DEAD BEFORE
THE ARROW LEAVES THE BOW.

NOW, WHERE WAS I?

BLOODY TIRED OF
LOOKING FOR THAT RING.

I THINK YOU TWO
SHOULD TAKE OVER NOW.

WHERE'S ANGEL?

ANGEL? UM...

TALL BROODING GUY, CAVEMAN BROW?

HE'S HAVING THE LIVING
HELL TORTURED OUT OF HIM.

AND YOU KNOW HOW
STUBBORN HE CAN BE.

HE MIGHT DIE BEFORE
HE GIVES UP THE RING.

WHY DON'T YOU TWO FIND IT
REAL FAST AND GIVE IT TO ME?

I'LL LET ANGEL GO.

I DON'T TRUST YOU.

TO COIN A POPULAR
SUNNYDALE PHRASE, "DUH."

BUT YOU HAVE UNTIL
SUNDOWN TO SAVE HIM.

YOU'LL FIND ME BEHIND
PETERSON'S FISHERY

BETWEEN SEWARD AND WESTMINSTER.

DON'T BE LATE.

YOU DID TERRIBLE THINGS
WHEN YOU WERE BAD, DIDN'T YOU?

AND NOW YOU'RE TRYING
SO HARD TO DO GOOD.

BUT, ANGEL...

THERE'S NOTHING
EITHER BAD OR GOOD,

BUT THINKING MAKES IT SO.

NOW I CAN MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY.

AAARGH!

AND AS YOU KNOW,

I CAN BRING IT BACK AGAIN.

AAH!

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANGEL?

I THINK I KNOW, BUT I'D
LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.

THE TRUTH.

I'LL KNOW IF YOU'RE LYING.

I WANT...

FORGIVENESS.

YES.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

AND YOU WANNA EARN IT.

YOU'RE NOT THE TYPE WHO
TAKES THE EASY WAY OUT,

WHICH IS WHY I LIKE YOU SO MUCH.

IN THE END,

YOU WON'T FEEL GUILT...

OR REMORSE...

OR ANYTHING BUT PURE DARKNESS.

IN THE END,

THE RING, THE PAST,

NONE OF IT WILL MEAN
ANYTHING ANYMORE.

YOU'LL BE FREE.

I PROMISE.

AND I PROMISE...

TO KILL YOU.

NOW, NOW. STAKING THE
TORTURER IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

EASY, BIG FELLA!

STILL NEED THAT RING.

NOW YOU'VE MADE HIM MAD.

WOULDN'T WANNA
BE IN YOUR CHAINS.

Marcus: WON'T BE LONG NOW.

WELL, WHAT'S SAY I GRAB A PAIR OF
NEEDLE-NOSE PLIERS AND GIVE A HAND?

DRAT!

Doyle: WHAT?

IT'S NOT IN THE FREEZER,

AND IT'S NOT IN THE TOILET TANK.

IN THE MOVIES, IT'S ALWAYS
IN ONE OF THOSE PLACES.

IT'S NOT HERE.

WE'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE.

EXCEPT...

THE RAT-INFESTED
SEWER TUNNELS HE USES

TO GET AROUND IN THE DAYTIME.

OK, THIS IS NOT A
NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK.

THIS IS A NEEDLE IN KANSAS.

I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE JUST GOTTA KEEP LOOKING.

HERE!

HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

YOU GOTTA GET LUCKY SOMETIMES.

I COULD HUG YOU!

YOU'RE NOT THAT
LUCKY. NOW, COME ON.

WE GOTTA SAVE ANGEL.

RIGHT... BY GIVING SPIKE
EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS

SO HE CAN KILL US.

RIGHT!

NO. WE NEED A PLAN.

SO...

WHERE'S MY RING?

NOT ON US.

BUT WE KNOW WHERE IT IS.

AND SUDDENLY, I'M
SO PAINFULLY BORED.

TIME RUNS SHORT, CHILDREN.

GIVE ME THAT RING AS IF
ANGEL'S LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

LISTEN, YOU LITTLE COCKNEY,

TAKE US TO ANGEL NOW.

SO, IF HE'S STILL IN ONE PIECE,

WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE
YOU CAN FIND YOUR RING.

HE'S STILL ALIVE, I THINK.

IN ONE PIECE WAS
NEVER PART OF THE DEAL.

AAH!

LUCY, I'M HOME.

ANGEL! HEY! HEY!

A DEAL'S A DEAL.

CORDELIA...

AND OUR DEAL WAS
FOR THE RING. SO...

YOU'VE WASTED QUITE
ENOUGH OF MY TIME.

I'D REALLY LIKE IT... NOW!

YOU WANT THE RING, YOU DOG, HUH?

GO FETCH.

OK, GOOD.

YOU'VE GOT THE RING,
WE'VE GOT ANGEL.

AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE
US ALONE, AND WE'RE GONNA LEAVE.

COME ON. YOU DON'T REALLY THINK
WE'RE GONNA DO THAT, DO YOU?

NOT REALLY. NO.

SPIKE.

WHERE'S THE RING?

BLOODY HELL.

SON OF A BITCH!

I DO THE WORK,

I DO THE DIGGING,

FIGHT OFF A SLAYER,

DRIVE TO L.A.,

HIRE THE HELP,

AND WHAT DO I GET?

ROYALLY SCREWED, IS WHAT!

WELL, THAT CINCHES IT.

NO MORE PARTNERS.

FROM NOW ON, I'M MY OWN MAN.

A LONE WOLF.

SOLE SURVIVOR.

HERE COMES SPIKE,

THE BIGGEST, BADDEST, MOTHER...

I REALLY HOPE THEY
KILL EACH OTHER.

HOW'S HE DOING?

HE'LL LIVE.

NOT WITHOUT HELP.

WE NEED TO GET
HIM TO A HOSPITAL.

I HEAR YOU, BUT WHICH ONE?

THEY ALL TEND TO
SPECIALIZE IN HUMANS.

HE'S RIGHT. TOO RISKY.

YOU KNOW ANY FIRST-AID?

YOUR BASIC SIXTH GRADE,
BUT I CAN IMPROVISE.

IF WE GET HIM SOMEPLACE
DARK, MAYBE I CAN...

TURN AROUND.

Oz: ANGEL.

HE'S DELIRIOUS. IGNORE HIM.

TURN AROUND!

SO YOU CAN DO WHAT?

IT'S DAYLIGHT, AND
YOU'RE RINGLESS.

UNLESS YOU'RE CHANGING
THE ACT TO HUMAN TORCH,

I DON'T THINK SO.

SHE'S RIGHT. YOU'RE
DEATH ON TOAST NOW

AND NO SHAPE TO BE
FIGHTING A TORTURE DEMON.

AAGH!

GOD!

OK. HE'S GOT A
THING FOR CHILDREN.

OZ, TURN AROUND. HE
CAN'T HAVE GONE FAR.

HELLO, BOYS AND GIRLS.

GO! RUN! MOVE YOUR
LITTLE SCOUT LEGS.

NOW! GO! COME ON!

Doyle: DAMN IT. I'LL GET HIM.

DOYLE!

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

YEAH.

Cordelia: WHERE IS HE?

WHAT ARE YOU
PLANNING TO DO, KILL ME?

WELL, AFTER ALL, I PROMISED.

YOU NEVER CRACKED ME, MARCUS.

YOU TRIED, BUT YOU FAILED.

NOW, THAT... THAT'S
GOTTA BE TORTURE.

AAAHHH!

ARE YOU OK?

FINE.

THANKS FOR THE HELP, MAN.

YOU WERE KEY.

YOU'RE...

INCREDIBLY PALE.

LOOK, YOU SHOULD LIE DOWN.

WE SHOULD TAKE YOU HOME.

JUST GIVE HIM A MINUTE.

HE'S VERY PALE.

PALER THAN MOST PEOPLE.

Doyle: SO HOW LONG HAS
IT BEEN BETWEEN SUNSETS?

200 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE.

WELL, YOU GOTTA BE FEELING
PRETTY DAMN GOOD, THEN.

I MEAN, THIS RING, IT
CHANGES EVERYTHING, DON'T IT?

YEAH, IT IS SPECTACULAR, I KNOW,

BUT I DO PROMISE THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE IT AGAIN TOMORROW.

NOT FOR ME.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

THAT THE CITY'S GONNA GET HIT BY A
METEOR BEFORE TOMORROW NIGHT OR...

NO. NO. IT'S TOO
HORRIBLE TO SAY.

I CAN'T EVEN BRING
MYSELF TO SAY THE OTHER.

I'M NOT GONNA WEAR THE RING.

THAT WAS THE OTHER.

YOU GOT A REAL ADDICTION
TO THE BROODING PART OF LIFE.

ANYONE EVER TELL YOU THAT?

CARE TO EXPLAIN?

I MEAN, THIS RING IS YOUR REDEMPTION.
IT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

NO. IT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT.

ANGEL, MAN, THINK
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I HAVE.

I'VE THOUGHT OF IT
FROM EVERY ANGLE.

WHAT I FIGURE IS, I DID A
LOT OF DAMAGE IN MY DAY,

MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

SO, WHAT, YOU DON'T GET THE RING

BECAUSE YOUR PERIOD OF
SELF-FLAGELLATION ISN'T OVER YET?

THINK OF ALL THE DAYTIME
PEOPLE YOU COULD HELP

BETWEEN 9:00 AND 5:00.

THEY HAVE HELP.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS
DESIGNED FOR THEM,

SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT GOES ON AROUND THEM AFTER DARK.

THEY DON'T SEE THE WEAK
ONES LOST IN THE NIGHT

OR THE THINGS THAT PREY ON THEM.

AND IF I JOIN THEM,

MAYBE I'D STOP SEEING, TOO.

AND WHO'D LOOK OUT
FOR ALL THE INSOMNIACS?

I WAS BROUGHT BACK
FOR A REASON, DOYLE.

AND AS MUCH AS I'D
LIKE TO KID MYSELF,

I DON'T THINK IT WAS
FOR 18 HOLES AT RANCHO.

OH, AND THAT RACHEL GIRL WITH
THE CRAZY BOYFRIEND CALLED.

SAID TO SAY THANKS AND
THAT SHE FOUND A LITTLE FAITH.

SAID YOU'D KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU, BUT I HAD A NICE DAY.

YOU KNOW, EXCEPT
FOR THE BULK OF IT,

WHERE I WAS NEARLY
TORTURED TO DEATH.

HEY, YOU STOOD UP.

OH, GOD. I WAS THIS CLOSE
TO TELLING HIM EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, ONE MORE HOT POKER,

AND I WAS GIVING HIM
THE RING, YOUR MOM,

EVERYTHING.

Angel: HOW IS YOUR MOM?

GRR! ARRGH!