Angel (1999–2004): Season 1, Episode 4 - I Fall to Pieces - full transcript

Cordelia: UCCH, LOOK
AT ALL THESE BILLS.

WATER... AND POWER.

OH, AND MY PERENNIAL FAVORITE...

THE RENT.

WHAT AM I MISSING?

NOT A THING I CAN SEE.

DOYLE, TRY TO PAY ATTENTION.

I AM PAYING ATTENTION, PRINCESS.

WE JUST NEED THE INCOME TO
PAY FOR THE OUTGO AROUND HERE.

EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW? THIS IS A BUSINESS,



AND WE NEED TO START
RUNNING IT LIKE ONE.

WE SHOULD BE CHARGING.

I KNOW ANGEL'S BEEN
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT

TO HELP PEOPLE FIGHT
THEIR PERSONAL DEMONS,

BUT I NEED A RAISE.

A RAISE. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
FOR HIM FOR WHAT, 20 MINUTES?

A MONTH. AND I HAVE NEEDS.

NEEDS.

A PERSON NEEDS CERTAIN...

DESIGNER... THINGS.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK YOU
NEED MUCH IN THE WAY OF CLOTHES.

BUT YOU ARE RIGHT,
AND I DO AGREE.

ANGEL NEEDS TO START CHARGING.

HE JUST HATES BRINGING UP
THE FINANCES WITH THE CLIENTS.



HE LIKES PLAYING THE HERO,

WALKING OFF INTO THE DARK,

HIS LONG COAT FLOWING BEHIND HIM

IN THAT MYSTERIOUS
AND ATTRACTIVE WAY.

IS THIS A PRIVATE MOMENT?
'CAUSE I COULD LEAVE YOU ALONE.

NO. NO, I'M NOT
SAYING I'M ATTRACTED.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, HE
PROJECTS A CERTAIN KIND OF IMAGE,

AND ASKING FOR
MONEY ISN'T PART OF IT.

HE'S SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT.

OH, HERE HE COMES. OK.

WE'RE GONNA STAND UP TO HIM.

YEAH, WE'RE STANDING UP.

JUST AS SOON AS
HE'S HAD HIS COFFEE.

RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING.

Doyle: MORNING.

OHH.

MMM.

WHAT IS THIS?

LAST WEEK'S COFFEE.

THINK OF IT AS ESPRESSO.

I THINK MY ESOPHAGUS IS MELTING.

SURE BEEN MAKING US
PROUD THESE PAST FEW WEEKS

FIGHTING THE EVIL AND ALL THAT.

YEAH, YOU'VE BEEN FANTASTIC,

SAVING PEOPLE LEFT AND RIGHT...

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
ASKING PEOPLE FOR MONEY.

THEN GET OVER IT!

I MEAN THAT IN A SENSITIVE WAY.

LOOK, BUD, I KNOW IT'S
NOT YOUR FAVORITE THING,

BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

YOU THINK IT'S
RIGHT TO ASK PEOPLE

IN TROUBLE FOR MONEY.

NO.

SO WE AGREE.

NO.

WE DON'T AGREE.

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, WILL YOU?

DOYLE!

UH-OH. VISION FIT APPROACHING.

PEN.

PAPER.

A SINGLE MALT SCOTCH.

HERE.

WHAT'D YOU SEE?

MELISSA BURNS, WORKS AT
PARDELL PAPER PRODUCTS.

HOW'D SHE LOOK?

BETTER THAN ME.

THIS AIN'T SINGLE MALT. IT'S...

POLYMALT.

OK, PARDELL PAPER PRODUCTS,
200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.

GUESS I'M GOING TO WORK.

MAYBE I'M A LITTLE ATTRACTED.

Melissa: I SAID PENNY. I WAS
VERY CLEAR ON THE PHONE.

I SPELLED IT WITH LETTERS.

IT'S OK. I'LL FIX IT. HERE.

YOU DO THESE.

AHA. PERFECT.

OK, LIGHT THEM. LIGHT THEM.

I'M LIGHTING, I'M LIGHTING.

GREAT. UH-HUH.

UH-HUH. WHAT ABOUT THE "J"?

Penny: WHAT'S GOING ON?

Together: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH, THIS IS SO SWEET.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A MONTH,

AND ALREADY YOU KNOW 4
OF THE LETTERS OF MY NAME.

YEAH.

WELL, IT'S JUST, UH...

WE THOUGH YOU SHOULD
BE "PENJY" FROM NOW ON.

WE... WE THINK IT
SUITS YOU BETTER.

UH, MAKE A WISH ALREADY!

Penny: OK. ALL RIGHT, WAIT.

UM...

YEAH!

AND I BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU.

I PAINTED THE POT MYSELF,

SO FEEL FREE TO
BREAK IT BY ACCIDENT.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.

THANKS.

OHH, CHECK IT OUT.

LOOKS LIKE MY LITTLE
PHILODENDRON JUST GOT UPSTAGED.

OH, NO WAY. I DON'T KNOW
ANYBODY WITH TASTE THAT GOOD.

OH, RIGHT YOU ARE.

THEY'RE FOR MELISSA.

OOOH. OOOH.

WHO ARE THEY FROM?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE DELIVERY GUY
FROM NED'S FLOWERS.

SOMETHING WRONG?

NO.

NO ONE EVER SENDS ME FLOWERS.

WOULD YOU WATCH MY PHONES?

Penny: OH, SURE, HONEY.

MELISSA.

OH.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN TO STARTLE YOU.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU
WERE SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.

MY NAME'S ANGEL. I'M
IN PRIVATE SECURITY.

EXCUSE ME?

IT'S... IT'S WHAT I DO.

IT'S MY JOB.

AND YOU WALK AROUND
IN UNDERGROUND GARAGES

TELLING PEOPLE THIS BECAUSE...

I THINK YOU MAY BE IN
NEED OF MY SERVICES.

OH. I DON'T THINK I CAN
AFFORD PRIVATE SECURITY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY.

YOU SEE, I JUST HELP PEOPLE,

SOMETIMES WHEN THE POLICE CAN'T.

OUT OF THE GOODNESS
OF YOUR HEART?

I'M NOT EXPLAINING
THIS VERY WELL.

NO, BUT THANKS.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
JUST CALL THAT NUMBER.

Angel: I SCARED HER.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE SHE
WAS SCARED TO BEGIN WITH.

I MEAN, DO I PUT PEOPLE OFF?

WELL, AS VAMPIRES GO,
YOU'RE PRETTY CUDDLY.

MAYBE YOU MIGHT
WANT TO THINK ABOUT

MIXING UP THE
BLACK ON BLACK LOOK.

HEY, MAYBE YOU
SHOULD TALK TO HER.

SHE'D FEEL SAFER.

WHEN SHE HIRES
US, I'LL GET INVOLVED.

CORDELIA'S RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I GOT A BAD FEELING WE
NEED TO GET INVOLVED NOW.

THIS SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT MONEY.

IT ISN'T.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO...

IT ISN'T?

NO. IT'S ABOUT DOING WHAT'S BEST

FOR THE PEOPLE YOU'VE HELPED.

PEOPLE GET ATTACHED
TO A MYSTERIOUS SAVIOR,

AND CAN YOU BLAME THEM?

BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE
JUST A MAN WHO'S DOING A JOB

AND GETTING PAID,

THEY CAN FEEL LIKE THEY'VE
PAID THEIR DEBT TO YOU

AND THEY CAN MOVE ON...

INDEPENDENT LIKE.

YOU'RE A LOT SMARTER
THAN YOU LOOK.

OF COURSE, YOU
LOOK LIKE A RETARD.

IT WON'T WORK.

I CHANGED YOUR PIN NUMBER.

I MEAN, MELISSA, YOUR BIRTHDAY?

THAT'S THE FIRST THING
A THIEF WOULD TRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I CHANGED IT TO 3-5-99.

THE DAY WE MET.

YOU HAVE TO STOP DOING THIS.

STOP LOOKING AFTER YOU? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE
HAPPY AND HEALTHY, SILLY.

SPEAKING OF... ARE
YOU LOSING WEIGHT?

I THINK IT'S THE TRANQUILIZERS.

HOW MANY DID YOU TAKE IN THE
BATHROOM AT WORK TODAY, 3?

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID...

I GOTTA BE HONEST.

I DON'T SEE THEM
HELPING WITH THE ANXIETY.

NOW, I PRESCRIBED A
CALCIUM-SELENIUM SUPPLEMENT.

DID YOU TAKE IT?

I...

NO.

YOU THREW IT IN THE DRAWER
THE MINUTE YOU GOT HOME.

THESE THINGS ARE FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD, MELISSA.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
LEAVE ME ALONE?

HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE IN
LOVE LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE?

IN LOVE?!

RONALD, WE HAD ONE DATE.

HONEY, HONEY, DON'T GET UPSET.

I TAKE COMMITMENT
PRETTY SERIOUSLY,

AND I KNOW YOU DO, TOO.

DID YOU HAVE A
ROUGH DAY AT WORK?

IS THAT IT?

SURGERY.

I HAVE TO RUN.

OH, DON'T FORGET YOUR
MONEY, SWEETHEART.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.

WE HELP THE HOPELESS.

WELL, I'D SAY RIGHT AWAY.

SHE'S COMING IN.

I GOTTA CHANGE MY SHIRT.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON
ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW.

IT WASN'T SO BAD AT FIRST.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

DR. RONALD MELTZER.

HE'S A NEUROSURGEON.

I HAD AN INFECTED NERVE

BEHIND MY RIGHT EYE.

HE OPERATED AND SAVED MY SIGHT.

AFTERWARDS, HE ASKED ME OUT.

I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO, BUT...

HE HELPED YOU.
YOU FELT OBLIGATED.

PLUS, A DOCTOR.

SO, WE HAD ONE DRINK, ONE TIME,

AND HE STARTED CALLING ME A LOT.

THEN HE STARTED SHOWING UP

AT MY WORK, MY APARTMENT,

SAYING WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL,

THAT WE SHOULD GET MARRIED.

I TOLD HIM I WASN'T INTERESTED.

THEN IT GOT WORSE?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID,

BUT I CAN FEEL HIM WATCHING ME

ALL THE TIME.

TODAY AT WORK, HE
KNEW I TOOK MY XANITAB

WHEN I WAS ALONE
IN THE BATHROOM.

HOW DID HE SEE THAT?

HE'S JUST EVERYWHERE.

I DON'T THINK I CAN
TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU.

Cordelia: BIG TIME.

AND FOR A REASONABLE FEE.

DOYLE WILL MAKE SURE
YOU GET HOME SAFELY.

THANKS. YOU GUYS
HAVE BEEN REALLY KIND,

LISTENING TO ME AND...

IT'S TERRIBLE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT.

NO. I MEAN THE COFFEE.

ANGEL, HOW DID YOU
KNOW I NEEDED HELP?

I HAVE A FRIEND AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU LATER.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

A DOCTOR. THEY
EXAMINE YOUR BODY.

THEY KNOW EVERY INCH OF YOU.

UGHH!

HOW'S HE DOING IT?

HOW DOES HE SEE HER
WHEN SHE'S ALONE, IN PRIVATE?

IS HE INVISIBLE?

OR SOME KIND OF GHOST?

MAYBE HE CAN ASTRAL PROJECT.

MAYBE HE HAS AN ACCOMPLICE,

OR HE HAS A HIDDEN CAMERA.

NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
CREEPY AND SUPERNATURAL.

NOT EVERYTHING, BUT
DOYLE HAD A VISION.

WHICH LAST TIME LED TO A
SEX-CHANGING, BODY-SWITCHING,

TEAR-OUT-YOUR-INNARDS
DEMON. RIGHT.

I GUESS THEY DON'T CALL YOU
FOR THEIR EVERYDAY CASES.

HE SEES HER WHEN
HE'S NOWHERE AROUND.

HOW?

OK, FLESH, ANYTIME YOU
WANT TO STOP CRAWLING

IS OK WITH ME.

HELLO, KATE.

ANGEL. UM, HI.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU, TOO.

SO, JUDGING BY YOUR
UNCOMFORTABLENESS,

I'D SAY YOU'RE EITHER ABOUT
TO ASK ME OUT ON A DATE,

OR YOU NEED A FAVOR.

AND I'M GONNA GO WITH FAVOR.

SO ASK, AND I'LL
SEE IF I CAN DO.

A GIRL... CLIENT.

SHE'S BEING STALKED.

I THINK IT COULD GET UGLY.

SHE'S BEING STALKED.

THEN UGLY IT ALREADY IS.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY DON'T
HAVE TO STAY WITH ME ALL DAY.

PROTECT AND SERVE.

IT'S ENTIRELY MY BAG.

IF I'M NOT IN THE WAY.

OH, NO. I LIKE IT.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT BORED.

NO, NO, NO. I'M GOOD.

GOT THE WORD JUMBLE RIGHT HERE.

SHOULD KEEP ME OCCUPIED,
SADLY, FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

I DO FEEL BETTER HAVING
YOU ALL ON THE CASE.

I GUESS ANGEL'S HANDLED
A LOT OF CASES LIKE THIS.

DOZENS. HUNDREDS.

DOZENS OF HUNDREDS.

IT HAPPENS THAT OFTEN?

EXACTLY LIKE YOURS?

NOT QUITE SO MANY,

BUT PROTECTING YOUNG
WOMEN SUCH AS YOURSELF?

OH, YEAH, THERE'S BEEN, UH...

4.

AND 3 OF THEM ARE
VERY MUCH ALIVE.

IS THAT YOU?

UH...

YEAH. BUNGEE JUMPING.

I ALWAYS MEANT TO DO THAT,

BUT I INTENSELY DON'T WANT TO,

SO I HAVEN'T GOTTEN
AROUND TO IT YET.

IT'S FUN. SCARY.

YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE
THE THRILL-SEEKER TYPE.

WELL, I USED...

I USED TO DO A LOT
OF THINGS, YOU KNOW?

BEFORE...

DON'T YOU WORRY.

WHEN ANGEL'S
FINISHED WITH THIS CASE,

I GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE WANTING
TO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE AGAIN.

YOUR GIRL DID FILE A
REPORT 2 MONTHS AGO.

THE DOCTOR RESPONDED
AND DENIED EVERYTHING.

A LOT OF NOISE FROM HIS LAWYERS.

OH...

WHAT?

HIS LAWYERS. WOLFRAM &
HART. YOU KNOW THE NAME?

I'VE HEARD IT. YEAH.

THEY'RE THE LAW FIRM THAT JOHNNIE
COCHRAN IS TOO ETHICAL TO JOIN.

THEY ACTUALLY FILED A
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HER.

VERY CUTE.

THERE'S STILL NO RECORD OF
VIOLENCE FROM THE DOCTOR.

YET.

YOU THINK HE'S GONNA BLOW?

I DO.

I'LL PUT A UNIFORM
ON HER BUILDING.

I PROBABLY CAN'T SPARE ONE
FOR MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO.

THANKS. THAT'LL HELP.

AND YOUR CLIENT,
SHE'S HOLDING UP?

SHE'S SCARED.

HE'S HAD HER ON THE
ROPES FOR A WHILE NOW.

THEN YOU'D BETTER
HELP HER GET MAD,

BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY
WAY SHE'LL BE ABLE TO FIGHT HIM.

HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE
DOING THE FIGHTING.

THAT'S WHY SHE HIRED ME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

THIS GUY COULD GO TO
JAIL TOMORROW, ANGEL,

AND STILL KILL HER IN
HER DREAMS EVERY NIGHT.

I'VE PUT A FEW OF
THESE CREEPS AWAY,

AND THE HARDEST THING IS
KNOWING THAT HE'S STILL WINNING.

SHE'S STILL AFRAID.

HE TOOK THIS GIRL'S POWER AWAY,

AND NOBODY CAN GET IT
BACK FOR HER BUT HER.

Woman: YOU'RE A MIRACLE WORKER.

Meltzer: OH, THANK YOU.

NOW, I WANT TO
CHECK ONE MORE THING.

IF YOU'LL STEP RIGHT OVER HERE.

THIS WON'T TAKE
BUT A SECOND, NOW...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY OFFICE?

NAME'S JENSEN.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

THEN YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

YOU JUST DON'T
BARGE IN HERE LIKE THIS.

I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR APPOINTMENTS.

I'M TOLD YOU CAN DO
THINGS NOBODY ELSE CAN.

YOU'LL NEVER FIND OUT.
I'M CALLING SECURITY.

MY WIFE HAS A MALIGNANT TUMOR

PRESSING ON HER OCULAR CAVITY.

SHE'S GONNA DIE UNLESS SOMEONE
HAS THE NERVE TO OPERATE.

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS PROCEDURE.

I COULD LOSE MY LICENSE.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR
SITUATION, BUT I CAN'T HELP YOU.

WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO YOU?

WHAT?

YOUR WIFE? YOUR
GIRLFRIEND? WHAT?

UH... SHE'S MY FIANCEE.

NICE. SET A DATE?

OH... UM... WE'RE...
WE'RE WORKING THAT OUT.

HMM. DID YOU KNOW RIGHT AWAY?

THAT SHE WAS THE ONE.

I DON'T SEE HOW
THIS HAS ANYTHING...

I'LL TELL YOU HOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO BE SO MUCH A PART OF SOMEONE

THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
THEY END AND YOU BEGIN?

WOULD YOU DIE FOR HER?

YES.

THEN YOU UNDERSTAND I'M NOT
WILLING TO MAKE ANY COMPROMISES.

I'M NOT WILLING TO
WATCH HER SUFFER AND DIE

WHILE THE LAW CATCHES
UP WITH SCIENCE.

WHAT I AM WILLING TO DO IS
PAY YOU WHATEVER IT TAKES.

THINK ABOUT IT.

PLEASE.

ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT MELTZER.

WELL, UM, OUR
READERS AT THE, UH...

JOURNAL OF
DIAGNOSTIC ORTHOPAE...

ET CETERA, SEEM ENDLESSLY
FASCINATED BY HIM.

HE IS FASCINATING.

BEFORE HE BECAME
AN OCULAR SURGEON,

HE SPECIALIZED IN ORTHOPEDICS.

HE DEVELOPED NERVE AND
BLOOD VESSEL ACCELERANTS

THAT HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

HOW?

WELL, WHEN YOU SEVER A LIMB,

YOU ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME
TO REATTACH BEFORE IT ATROPHIES.

YUCK!

WHAT?

NOTHING. PLEASE GO ON.

WELL, MELTZER'S WORK EXTENDED
THAT PERIOD OF TIME SIGNIFICANTLY.

PLUS HE'S ONE OF THE BEST AT
REATTACHING SEVERED NERVES.

SO, HE'S GOOD AT THE
CUTTING AND THE SEWING.

HE EVER STRIKE YOU AS
A BIG, DANGEROUS CREEP?

WHAT?

WHAT KIND OF ARTICLE
ARE YOU WRITING?

I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST.

IT MAY NOT BE A VERY NICE ONE.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY
HE TREATS WOMEN.

I'LL KEEP YOUR NAME OUT OF IT,

BUT JUST BETWEEN US...

WHAT IS THE REAL
DISH ON THIS GUY?

HE'S NOT VERY GENEROUS,

HE DOESN'T SHARE HIS TECHNIQUES

WITH THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY AT LARGE,

AND A LOT OF WHAT HE
CLAIMS TO HAVE DONE

IS PRETTY RADICAL.

LIKE WHAT?

REATTACHMENT OF
EYES, FOR ONE THING.

APPARENTLY, HE CAN DO
ANYTHING WITH A KNIFE.

YOU SO DON'T WANT
THIS GUY FIXATED ON YOU.

WHAT IS STALKING NOWADAYS,

LIKE, THE THIRD MOST
POPULAR SPORT AMONG MEN?

FOURTH AFTER LUGE.

I DON'T GET IT.

THIS GUY HAS A LOT TO LOSE.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT MELISSA

THAT'S GOT HIM
GOING ALL O.J. HERE?

NOTHING. IT'S NOT ABOUT MELISSA.

IT'S ABOUT RAGE.

THIS GUY IS TOO MESSED UP
TO DEAL WITH A REAL WOMAN,

AND HE CAN'T STAND THAT,

SO HE CREATES A FANTASY
ABOUT A GIRL HE BARELY KNOWS,

BUT EVENTUALLY
EVEN SHE FAILS HIM,

AND HE HAS TO HURT HER,
BECAUSE WHEN HE LOOKS AT HER,

ALL HE SEES IS HOW USELESS
HE IS, HOW DAMAGED...

OH, WHAT A FUN DATE
YOU MUST'VE BEEN

BACK IN YOUR BAD VAMP DAYS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IT
SHOULD GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT

INTO THE JERKS OF THE WORLD.

I KNOW HOW THIS GUY THINKS.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW HE'S DOING IT.

BEING EVERYWHERE AT ONCE?

VINPUR NATPUDAN SAYS WE
ARE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE

SINCE WE'RE ALL MADE UP
OF THE SAME MOLECULES.

I REMEMBER THAT GUY.

MADE A BIG NOISE
A FEW YEARS BACK

ON PUBLIC TELEVISION. HUH.

THEN HAD A BIG
CASE OF JOE RECLUSE.

WHAT HE HAD WAS A
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN,

NOT LONG AFTER HE CONDUCTED
AN EXCLUSIVE RETREAT

FOR A GROUP OF WELL-KNOWN
YOGIS AND DOCTORS.

I'M GUESSING DR. STALKER
WAS AT THAT RETREAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SENDING JOE RECLUSE AN E-MAIL.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.

"I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE
THE NERVE TO BELIEVE

I NEED HELP WITH
RONALD MELTZER."

"THANKS FOR HAVING
THE NERVE TO BELIEVE..."

DID YOU STEAL THIS BOOK?

YEAH.

GOOD.

YOU SAID IN YOUR E-MAIL THAT...

DR. MELTZER MIGHT
HURT AN INNOCENT WOMAN.

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU
THINK I CAN DO ABOUT THAT?

HELP ME UNDERSTAND HIM BETTER.

I DON'T THINK HE'S
LIKE OTHER PEOPLE.

NO, HE'S NOT...

OF COURSE, NO TWO
PEOPLE ARE ALIKE.

GOD, IN HIS INFINITE
VARIETY AND WISDOM,

LIKES TO KEEP IT INTERESTING.

HOW'D YOU MEET HIM?

HE CAME TO ONE OF MY LECTURES.

MY OPERATING THESIS AT
THE TIME WAS THAT THE MIND

IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL
FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE.

IN ANY AVERAGE HUMAN,

IT REGULATES BILLIONS OF CELLS.

AND THAT'S WITH 80% OF
THE BRAIN STILL UNTAPPED.

SO WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES

IF A PERSON COULD
MASTER ALL THAT POWER?

I INTRODUCED DR. MELTZER TO...

PSYCHIC SURGEONS...

FOR DAYS AT A TIME...

BUT HE ECLIPSED US ALL.

UNTIL DR. MELTZER, MY
STUDIES HAD BEEN BASED

ON HEARSAY AND THEORIES,

BUT HE EXPLODED ALL THAT.

THAT'S WHEN I STOPPED TEACHING.

BECAUSE YOU STOPPED BELIEVING.

NO.

BECAUSE I BEGAN TO BELIEVE...

COMPLETELY.

ALL RIGHT, PAL...

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST TURN AROUND...

NICE AND EASY...

AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP.

I WAS JUST OUT FOR A WALK.

HANDS... NOW.

I'M SORRY.

WE GOT A REPORT OF SOMEONE...

NOT YOU.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT, OFFICER.

JUST DOING YOUR JOB.

I UNDERSTAND.

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

OH...

OH!

OHH!

WHAT'S WRONG?

DID SOMEONE BREAK IN?

HE'S...

LADY, I CAN'T HELP YOU

YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG.

NOW, DID SOMEONE BREAK IN, OR
ARE YOU JUST HAVING A BAD DREAM?

IN THERE.

OK.

EVERYTHING'S OK NOW.

LOOK, THERE'S NO
ONE IN YOUR BEDROOM.

THERE'S NO ONE IN YOUR BATHROOM.

IF YOU WANT TO START
FROM THE BEGINNING

AND JUST TELL ME WHAT...

AAH!

OH, GOD!

AAH!

IT'S ME. IT'S ME.

HE'S IN THERE.

HIS... HIS...

HIS HANDS...

I KNOW. I KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO.

HE... HE KILLED A...

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE.

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM NEAR YOU.

SHH. SHH.

HERE.

DRINK UP, LOVE.

IT'S OVER NOW.

SHE'S NOT MAKING A LOT OF SENSE.

SHE'S BEEN LIVING IN TERROR
FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS.

YOU THINK IT'S THE DOCTOR?

I KNOW IT'S THE DOCTOR.

WELL, HOW COULD HE DO IT?

I MEAN, SHE'S GOT
BARS ON HER WINDOWS,

THE SECURITY CAMERAS IN THE
HALLWAYS SHOW OUR OFFICERS GOING IN,

AND NOBODY SUSPICIOUS ALL DAY.

I MEAN, WHO IS
THIS GUY, HOUDINI?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'VE PULLED PRINTS.

IF THEY MATCH HIS,
HE'S GOING DOWN.

Man: DETECTIVE, CAN YOU
SIGN THE CORONER'S RELEASE?

HOW'S SHE DOING?

NUMB.

THEY GET ANY PRINTS?

YEAH.

GOOD. SO WE CAN
PUT HIM BEHIND BARS.

FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS,

UNTIL HE SKITTERS THROUGH 'EM.

NOT A LOT OF THINGS
MAKE ME SHUDDER,

BUT THIS GUY, CRAWLING
AROUND UNDER THE COVERS...

AT LEAST IT WAS JUST
HIS HANDS DOWN THERE.

I WISH I HADN'T
EVEN THOUGHT THAT.

HE'S COMING UNDONE.

I'LL SAY.

NO, I MEAN HE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

HE'S KILLING NOW.

ANYBODY THAT STANDS
BETWEEN HIM AND HIS OBSESSION.

DON'T WE STAND BETWEEN
HIM AND HIS OBSESSION?

NOT PUTTING TOO
COWARDLY A POINT ON IT,

BUT IF THIS GUY CAN'T BE
CONTAINED AND CAN'T BE KILLED,

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

IF HIS BODY PARTS GO LONG ENOUGH

WITHOUT ANY BLOOD AND OXYGEN,
THEY'RE GONNA DETERIORATE,

AND HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO PUT HIMSELF BACK TOGETHER,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH
PSYCHIC SURGERY HE KNOWS.

SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
BREAK HIM DOWN AND BOX HIM UP?

OF COURSE IT'S JUST A THEORY.

HMM.

WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME?

PROTECT HER.

IT'S NO GOOD FOR
THE VENTILATION,

BUT HE'S NOT GETTING
IN HERE. WHAT...

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO FIX YOUR COLLAR.

YEAH. WHAT SAY WE LEAVE IT
CROOKED UNTIL THIS THING IS RESOLVED?

Melissa: I DON'T
SEE HOW THIS CAN...

I MEAN, THIS CAN'T BE
HAPPENING, WHAT I SAW.

I MEAN, YOU MUST
THINK I'M CRAZY.

NO. I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, HE CAN REALLY...

YES.

REMEMBER I TOLD YOU I SOMETIMES
HANDLE THINGS THE POLICE CAN'T?

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF HIM.

DOYLE AND CORDELIA ARE
GOING TO STAY HERE WITH YOU.

I WANT YOU TO TRY
AND GET SOME REST.

HERE.

THANKS, BUT...

I'M NOT GONNA CRY ANYMORE.

AT LEAST I HOPE NOT.

I'M TIRED OF CRYING
AND BEING AFRAID.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

YOU'RE JUST DUCT-TAPING
ME IN FOR FUN?

YOU SURVIVED A LIVING
HELL THESE LAST FEW MONTHS

AND YOU'RE STILL STANDING,
WHILE HE'S COMING UNHINGED

AT NOT BEING ABLE
TO CONTROL YOU.

HE'S THE WEAK ONE.
YOU'RE THE STRONG ONE.

YOU SHOULD LISTEN
TO HIM, MELISSA.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING
ABOUT. HE HAS STALKED PLENTY OF...

BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT.

COULD I SEE YOU UPSTAIRS

FOR A MOMENT?

OK. MELISSA STAYS HERE WITH US.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

BUT THE PART ABOUT YOU
TAKING CARE OF THE DOCTOR...

THIS GUY IS REALLY DANGEROUS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SEEING WHERE I CAN GET SOME STEEL
BOXES AT THIS HOUR OF THE NIGHT.

STEEL BOXES? WHY
WOULD YOU WANT...

OH. FOR PACKING UP PEOPLE PARTS.

YOU KNOW, THIS JOB... DON'T GET
ME WRONG, I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE IT.

GOD KNOWS IT'S EDUCATIONAL.

BUT SOMETIMES...

WHO'S CALLING AT THIS...

IT'S THE SPECIAL LINE.

ANSWER IT.

RIGHT. RIGHT. OK.

NOW, WHO ARE WE AGAIN?

JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS?

JENSEN.

JENSEN. GOOD. GOT IT.

JENSEN. NOW, DOES THAT
SOUND LIKE AN INTERNATIONAL...

CORDELIA.

JENSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS.

- HOW MAY I DIRECT YOUR CALL?
- MR. JENSEN.

PLEASE HOLD.

IT'S HIM.

BRIAN JENSEN.

YOU'RE WORKING LATE.

THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING GLOBAL.

IF YOU STILL WANT ME TO,
I'LL OPERATE ON YOUR WIFE.

I DO. THANK YOU.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND I'LL NEED $100,000 IN
CASH TO GET THINGS ROLLING.

ARE YOU IN YOUR OFFICE?

YES.

I'LL BRING IT TO YOU TONIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING OVER THERE?

WHAT IF HE COMES APART ON YOU?

IF HE COMES APART ON ME,

HE'S GONNA STAY THAT WAY.

THAT'S A BIG BOX.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING
IT IN SMALL BILLS, MR. JENSEN.

ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T BRING...

ANY MONEY AT ALL?

NO, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD.

ALTHOUGH THE SAFETY
DEPOSIT BOX WAS A NICE TOUCH.

I MEAN, YOUR NAME'S
NOT REALLY JENSEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE A WIFE.

WHAT A TANGLED WEB, EH?

I DEVELOPED THIS INJECTOR
WORKING WITH ANIMALS.

THEY DON'T LIKE HAVING THEIR
LIMBS CUT OFF ANY MORE THAN WE DO.

AND THEY CAN HURT YOU
IF YOU GET TOO CLOSE.

YOU'LL FEEL A SLIGHT
SINKING SENSATION.

THAT'S YOUR HEART SLOWING DOWN

AS THE PARALYTIC TAKES EFFECT.

EVENTUALLY IT'LL
STOP ALTOGETHER.

I JUST CAN'T GET
OVER THE AUDACITY...

TO THINK THAT YOU
COULD TAKE HER FROM ME?

I SAW YOU. I SAW
YOU HOLDING HER.

NOBODY CAN BREAK
THE BOND BETWEEN US.

NOBODY.

CLEARLY EVEN SHE
CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.

I-I'VE TRIED SO HARD TO SHOW HER

IN SO MANY WAYS.

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF HER,

BEEN THERE FOR HER...

EVEN WHEN SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT.

IF THAT'S NOT DEVOTION...

WHAT DO I GET FOR MY TROUBLE?

SHE LIES, SHE CHEATS.

BUT NO MORE.

I WON'T BE MADE A FOOL OF.

SHE WOULD HAVE
MADE A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE.

I GOT EVERYTHING, I THINK.

SHH.

SHE'S RESTING.

WHAT DID YOU PUT IN HER TEA?

ENOUGH WHISKEY TO
DROP MY AUNT JUDY.

THAT WOMAN HAD SOME GIRTH.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

WELL, IT TASTES GOOD,
AND IT RELAXES YOU.

NO. I MEAN OF EVER
GOING OUT WITH ANYONE.

WELL...

PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE.

AND PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE...

ARE THE LUCKIEST PEO...

EITHER YOU LIKE THEM
AND THEY DON'T LIKE YOU,

OR YOU CAN'T STAND THEM,

WHICH JUST GUARANTEES THAT
THEY'RE GONNA HOVER AROUND

AND NEVER GO AWAY.

UH... I HATE GUYS LIKE THAT.

IT'S... YEAH. I'M
GONNA CHECK ON HER.

I MEAN, IT IS JUST SO UNFAIR.

I MEAN, THIS POOR GIRL, SHE
HOOKS UP WITH A DOCTOR.

THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD THING.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CALL HOME AND SAY,

"MOM, GUESS WHAT.
I MET A DOCTOR."

NOT, "GUESS WHAT. I MET A
PSYCHO WHO'S STALKING ME,

"AND, OH, BY THE WAY, HIS
HANDS AND FEET COME OFF

AND HE'S NOT EVEN
IN THE CIRCUS."

Doyle: NOT EVERY RELATIONSHIP
LEADS TO DISASTER.

WHAT IF ANGEL DOESN'T COME BACK?

AH, HE'LL BE BACK.

WHAT IF DR. CHOP SALAD
SHOWS UP BEFORE HE DOES?

I GOT THIS PLACE MORE
SEWED UP THAN A...

WHAT WAS THAT?

JUST THE WIND.

SO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME CARDS,

OR YOU WANT TO WATCH THE TUBE?

SURE.

HOW ABOUT SOME... GIN?

PENNY A POINT?

YEAH, YOU'LL OWE ME MONEY.

YEAH, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

CORDELIA.

HI.

GETTING SOME REST?

I...

WHAT ARE YOU?

I'M MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

BUT YOU NEVER BOTHERED
TO FIND OUT, DID YOU?

YOU JUST TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF MY KINDNESS.

LED ME ON UNTIL YOU
COULD FIND YOURSELF

A VACUOUS L.A. PRETTY BOY.

YOU DISAPPOINT ME, MELISSA.

I KNOW.

I KNOW. I DIDN'T MEAN...

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

STOP, NOW. YOU'RE BABBLING.

I THINK...

I THINK YOU DISAPPOINT YOURSELF.

I THINK YOU GAVE UP ON
BEING LOVED A LONG TIME AGO,

AND NOW YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER
CREEP WHO GETS OFF ON PAIN.

OH, DON'T TRY AND
USE SOME CHILDISH...

I THINK YOU KNOW I'D BE
CRAZY TO WANT TO TOUCH YOU,

TO WAKE UP NEXT TO...

LITTLE PIECES OF
WHATEVER YOU ARE.

SHUT UP.

YOU TURNED YOURSELF
INTO A FREAK, RONALD.

A VILE, REPULSIVE FREAK.

AND I AM DONE
BEING AFRAID OF YOU.

YOU CAN CUT ME,
AND YOU CAN KILL ME,

AND IT STILL WON'T
CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE.

ANGEL WAS RIGHT.

YOU'RE WEAK.

I'M WEAK?

THEN HOW WAS IT I KILLED HIM?

INEFFICIENTLY.

YOU CAN'T BE ALIVE.

YOU-YOU'RE NOT HUMAN.

YOU SHOULD TALK.

WE COULD HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY.

Angel: RONALD!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, GOODIE. RECYCLED
COFFEE, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE.

OH. THAT GUY'S NEVER PUTTING
HIMSELF BACK TOGETHER, RIGHT?

HE'S IN 12 STEEL BOXES BURIED
IN 20 CUBIC FEET OF CONCRETE

IN L.A.'s NEWEST SUBWAY STOP.

THAT OUGHT TO
BRING IN THE TOURISTS.

HEY!

HI!

I BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU GUYS.

OH. HOPE IT DOESN'T NEED LIGHT.

OH, I'M SURE IT'LL
BE FINE IN HERE.

CAN I OFFER YOU SOME COFFEE?

COFFEE?

OH, NO, UM...

I CAN ONLY STAY A MINUTE.

PLACES TO GO,

PEOPLE TO SEE.

THANKS TO YOU.

UH, AHEM.

THERE'S...

WHAT?

THERE'S, UH, A BILL.

BILL WHO?

A BILL FOR MY SERVICES.

OH. OF COURSE.

THAT'S THE OTHER REASON I CAME.

HERE.

I'LL TAKE THAT. THANKS.

YES. I MEAN, I...

I DIDN'T DO IT FOR MONEY.

OH, PLEASE. YOU EARNED IT.

WELL...

I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

ME, TOO.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

AH. THAT DIDN'T GO SO BADLY.

SEE? YOU CAN SAVE A DAMSEL
AND MAKE DECENT MONEY.

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?

HEY, LET'S MARCH DOWN
TO THE BANK RIGHT NOW

AND DEPOSIT THIS BEAUTY.

YOU GUYS GO ON.

I THINK I'LL STAY HERE AND
NOT BURST INTO FLAMES.

OH, RIGHT. YOU'RE PRETTY
MUCH THE NIGHT-DEPOSIT GUY.

WELL, STILL,

CAUSE TO CELEBRATE.

YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S
A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE.

WE NEED MORE OF THESE.

WE'LL HAVE MORE SOON ENOUGH.

WELL, WE NEED THEM
NOW. HAVE A VISION.

I JUST CAN'T PERFORM ON DEMAND.

WE NEED THE
CLIENTS. HAVE A VISION.

Doyle: THAT MONEY'S
CORRUPTED YOU.

IF I HIT YOU IN THE HEAD,
WOULD YOU HAVE A VISION?

GET AWAY FROM ME. YOU'RE INSANE.

NO, I'M NOT.

GRR! ARRGH!