Angel (1999–2004): Season 1, Episode 5 - Rm w/a Vu - full transcript

I'VE HAD IT WITH THESE
CHEAP TRASH BAGS.

THEY LEAK AND BREAK AND
END UP COSTING US MORE.

I BELIEVE IT.

YEAH. IT WAS A GREAT AUDITION.

I WAS ALL ABOUT THINGS LEAKING.

HOW COULD THEY NOT PICK ME?

THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY MISSED.

THEY GAVE IT TO A BLOND WHO
SHOWED UP [TELEPHONE RINGING]

IN A SKINTIGHT LEATHER CAT SUIT.

SHE'S SUPPOSED
TO BE A HOUSEWIFE.

SHE LOOKED RIDICULOUS.



SHE LOOKED LIKE CATWOMAN
TAKING OUT THE CAT-TRASH.

[RING]

ARE YOU GONNA ANSWER THE PHONE?

GOOD QUESTION.

OH, YEAH, RIGHT.

Machine: ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.

WE HELP THE HOPELESS. IF
THAT'S YOU, LEAVE A MESSAGE.

Woman: HEY, CORDY, IT'S AURA.

JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN,
SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE
WHAT IS GOING ON IN SUNNYDALE.

PATRICIA HAS...
[VOLUME TURNED LOW]

YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HER?

UM, NOT JUST YET.

SHE'S JUST GONNA ASK
ME ABOUT WHERE I'M LIVING



AND HOW THE ACTING IS GOING,

AND I'M JUST NOT UP FOR
LEADING THE PARADE OF PAIN.

I'LL DO IT WHEN
THINGS ARE BETTER.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I
CAN HELP WITH THE ACTING,

BUT ABOUT THE APARTMENT...

WHAT?

WELL, IF YOU EVER
WANTED TO, YOU KNOW,

SPEND ONE NIGHT
AWAY FROM THE PLACE,

MAYBE GIVE ME A CALL.

WELL, STRANGER
THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.

NO, WAIT, THEY REALLY HAVEN'T.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE, ANGEL. I'M TAKING OFF.

SHE'S REALLY
SOMETHING, ISN'T SHE?

IT'S LIKE WRESTLING A TIGER
JUST TO GET TO KNOW HER.

TELL ME STUFF.

WHAT STUFF?

ABOUT CORDELIA.

WELL, I KNOW SHE
CAN'T TYPE OR FILE.

UNTIL TODAY I HAD SOME
HOPE REGARDING THE PHONE.

WHO'S AURA?

OH, SHE'S, UH, I THINK SHE'S
ONE OF CORDELIA'S GROUP.

PEOPLE CALLED
THEM THE CORDETTES.

A BUNCH OF GIRLS
FROM WEALTHY FAMILIES.

THEY RULED THE HIGH SCHOOL.
DECIDED WHAT WAS IN, WHO WAS POPULAR.

IT WAS LIKE THE
SOVIET SECRET POLICE

IF THEY CARED A LOT ABOUT SHOES.

AND SHE WAS THE
RICHEST ONE OF ALL?

'CAUSE THE WAY SHE TALKS

IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE HAD SERVANTS

MADE OF SOLID GOLD OR SOMETHING.

PRETTY MUCH, UNTIL
HER PARENTS LOST IT ALL.

RICHES TO RAGS.

ONE HELL OF A COMEDOWN.

YEAH. BUT SHE'S DOING ALL RIGHT.

OUCH! DAMN IT.

[GASPS] OH!

YEAH, WELL, OF COURSE.

[GROANS]

HELLO. HI, THIS IS CORDELIA
CHASE FROM APARTMENT 4B.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE

THE EXTERMINATOR IN HERE TODAY.

WELL, IF HE HAD, DON'T
YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE...

[GASPS] OH, MY GOD! AAAH!

OH, MY.

DOYLE. DOYLE, DOYLE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO, DOYLE.

I THINK YOU HAVE
THE WRONG PLACE.

YOU OWE MONEY.

AH, IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY.

WHAT ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND FAMILY
AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PRICELESS

LIKE THEY SAY IN THAT
CREDIT CARD COMMERCIAL?

OH, YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU'RE, UH, A DEMON
OF FOCUS. I CAN SEE THAT.

I HAVE YOUR MONEY
RIGHT OVER HERE.

[GROANS]

YOU'RE NOT STUPID ENOUGH
TO HAVE A GUN IN THERE, RIGHT?

ME? NO WAY, MAN. LOOK!

[GROWLS]

[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

OH, GOD, ANGEL.

IT'S SO TERRIBLE. OH, MY GOSH.

DON'T EVEN LOOK AT ME.

I AM SUCH A MESS.

I AM THE LOWEST OF THE LOWEST,

AND YOU'RE GONNA WANT
TO GET MY OTHER SUITCASE

OUT IN THE HALL THERE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

MY APARTMENT.

IT'S LIKE THE BARRIO OR... OR
THE PROJECTS OR WHATEVER.

AND I LIVE THERE. I AM A
GIRL FROM THE PROJECTS.

WHAT? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

GET THIS. I TRIED TO CALL DOYLE.

I HAVE SUNK THAT LOW.

AND THERE WAS NO
ANSWER, SO HERE I AM.

NOT THAT YOU WERE
THE LAST RESORT,

IT'S JUST THAT I HAD
NOWHERE ELSE LEFT TO GO.

ROACHES. [SIGH] LIVE
ONES, DEAD ONES.

ALL SKINNY FEET
AND CREEPY ANTLERS.

ANTLERS?

OH, MY GOD, I WONDER HOW
MANY STOWED AWAY IN THAT BAG?

ALSO, THE WATER IS ALL
BROWN AND SPURTY AND NOT HOT.

I AM DYING FOR A SHOWER.

I ACTUALLY SMELL.

SMELL ME!

I NEVER SMELL.

I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD.

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO STAY HERE

UNTIL I FIND A DECENT PLACE,

HOWEVER LONG THAT TAKES.

AND WHEN I DO, YOU'RE
COMPLETELY INVITED OVER.

HEY, YOU CAN JUST DUMP
MY STUFF ON YOUR COUCH

OR LET ME HAVE THE BED,

WHATEVER YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT.

ALSO, MY SUITCASE IS
STILL OUT IN THE HALL.

YOUR SHOWER'S IN HERE, RIGHT?

YOU HAVE MOUSSE?

OF COURSE YOU DO.

ANGEL, YOU AROUND?

HEY, DOYLE.

YOU EVER GET THAT FEELING

LIKE YOU JUST CAN'T
SHOWER ENOUGH?

LIKE SOMETHING HAPPENED

AND YOU'LL NEVER BE CLEANED?

WHAT?

YOU GOT PEANUT
BUTTER ON THE BED.

REALLY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I'LL LOOK.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

ANGEL, MAN, HOW COULD YOU?

HOW WHAT?

COME ON, YOU KNOW I
WAS CRAZY ABOUT HER,

AND I WAS WEARING HER DOWN, TOO.

BUT NO, HANDSOME BROODING
VAMPIRE GUY HAS TO SWOOP IN,

ALL SENSITIVE MOUTH AND
OVERHANGING FOREHEAD.

HOW ABOUT LEAVING SOME SCRAPS

FOR THE HOMELY LOOKING FELLAS

WHO DON'T TURN EVIL
WHEN THEY GET SOME?

CORDELIA STAYED OVER 'CAUSE THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER PLACE.

I WAS ON THE SOFA.

OH.

THAT'S OK, I SUPPOSE.

ANGEL, AT SOME POINT
IN RECENT HISTORY,

YOU GOT PEANUT BUTTER
ON THE BED, AND IT'S GROSS.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR SHEETS.

I DON'T EAT.

WELL, THEN, I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO KNOW HOW IT GOT THERE.

HEY, CORDY, YOU'RE
LOOKING GREAT, BY THE WAY.

I WOULDN'T KNOW. MAN
DOESN'T HAVE A MIRROR.

LIKE IT'D KILL HIM
TO NOT SEE HIMSELF?

[LAUGHS]

LISTEN, I WAS WONDERING IF,
UH, ANYBODY CALLED LATELY?

MAYBE ASKING ABOUT ME
OR MAYBE WANT MY ADDRESS?

OH, YEAH. YESTERDAY
YOUR COUSIN CALLED,

WITH ONE OF THOSE NAMES
FROM YOUR PART OF ENGLAND.

MY PART OF ENGLAND?

CONNOR OR FERGUS.
DID HE FIND YOU?

YEAH. HE DID, ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT, SEE, A LITTLE, UH,
WARNING MIGHT HAVE BEEN NICE.

GIVE A FELLA A CHANCE TO
NEAT THE PLACE UP, YOU KNOW?

JEEZ, I ONLY HELPED THE
GUY AS A FAVOR TO YOU.

MAYBE NEXT TIME I WON'T BOTHER.

WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU EVEN
HAVE TO PICK UP THE PHONE.

YOU JUST LET YOUR
FRIEND AURA HANG THERE.

OK, HERE'S AN IDEA.

HOW ABOUT YOU MAKE ME A LIST

OF PEOPLE YOU'RE
TOO GOOD TO TALK TO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING, JUST...

YOU GOT A BRUISE ON YOUR HAND.

BADMINTON.

AND THE REASON THERE'S A
WET TOWEL ON MY LEATHER CHAIR?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I JUST, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SEE

IF HE HAD HARDWOOD FLOORS
UNDER HERE, YOU KNOW.

I MIGHT BE HERE A WHILE.

OH, WELL, THE THINGS YOU LEARN.

I HAD NO IDEA ANGEL WAS
QUEEN OF THE WINTER BALL.

THOSE ARE MINE.

[GROANS] TOUGH STUFF.

HEY, YOUR HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA IS ALL BURNED.

YEAH. IT WAS A ROUGH CEREMONY.

[SIGH] YEP. THERE IT IS.

MY WHOLE LIFE, PRE-HERE.

5 TROPHIES WITH SOME
OF THE SHINY WORN OFF.

THAT'S GOOD, THOUGH,
YOU CAN LOOK BACK.

I NEVER LOOK BACK.

LOOK BACK AT WHAT?

Angel: DOYLE...

YOU DOWN HERE?

THERE YOU ARE.

THERE'S A BIG GUY
HERE TO SEE YOU.

I'LL TELL HIM
YOU'LL BE RIGHT UP.

OK, GREAT.

YOU KNOW IT'S NOT
NICE TO TRICK PEOPLE.

YOU GONNA TELL
ME WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO
THIS DEMON'S COLLECTING FOR?

ALL RIGHT, LOOK,
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

I OWE SOME PEOPLE,
OTHER PEOPLE OWE ME.

I DO A FAVOR FOR SOME GUY,
AND THE DEBT GOES AWAY.

IT'S A SYSTEM OF
CHECKS AND BALANCES.

AND SOME OF YOUR
CHECKS DIDN'T BALANCE.

WELL, IT'LL WORK OUT.

IT JUST TAKES A
LITTLE DIPLOMACY,

THE KIND OF THING YOU'RE
SO GOOD AT, ACTUALLY.

WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS.
IT'S ABOUT PRIORITIES,

AND AT THE MOMENT, I HAVE
A BIGGER ONE THAN YOU DO.

BIGGER THAN A KAILIFF DEMON?

MUCH.

I'M THINKING YOU COULD
HELP ME WITH MINE,

AND MAYBE I CAN
HELP YOU WITH YOURS.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

I MEAN, WHAT'S YOUR
PROBLEM, EXACTLY?

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
VAMPIRE BUSINESS IS...

[CORDELIA CLEARS THROAT]

HI.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF
YOU HAD ANY LINOLEUM GLUE?

FOR IF IT STARTED
CURLING UP ALL OVER?

I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE.

OK.

FIND HER AN APARTMENT,

AND I'LL DEAL WITH YOUR DEMON.

YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU'D
JUST LET ME CALL MY GUY.

I'M NOT GETTING AN APARTMENT
THROUGH "SOME GUY."

HE PROBABLY JUDGES
THE PROPERTY VALUE

ON HOW FAR THE BUS
RIDE IS TO THE TRACK.

WELL, IT CAN'T GET ANY
WORSE THAN THIS, CAN IT?

YOU CAN'T TELL ANYTHING
FROM A HALLWAY.

HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I SMELL IN HERE?

POTENTIAL.

THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BETTER.

IT'S LIKE A COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW?

UH, WE SHARE ALL THE
UPKEEP AND CHORES.

AND MY URINATION JUST HASN'T
BEEN PUBLIC ENOUGH LATELY.

OH, WE DON'T
BELIEVE IN BARRIERS.

IT'S THE FIRST RULE
OF THE GREAT LEADER.

UH, YOU CAN COME TO
THE MEETINGS IF YOU WANT.

EVERY MORNING AT 5:00.

OK, THAT'S JUST A
TOUCH TOO EARLY FOR ME.

OH, YOU'LL BE UP.

THE CHANTING STARTS AT 4:00.

SO, UM, YOU'RE A SINGLE GAL?

GONNA BE LIVING HERE ALONE?

'CAUSE I'M RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL

AND YOU CAN SLEEP EASY KNOWING

I'M THE ONLY OTHER
SOUL IN THE WORLD

WITH A KEY TO THAT DOOR.

YOU THINK ABOUT THAT
WHILE YOU LOOK, OK?

OK, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY,

YOU SAY YOU KNOW A GUY?

FINALLY.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU AND ANGEL?

YOU'VE GOTTA DO
EVERYTHING THE HARD WAY.

OH, MY GOSH, HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL?

NO, NEVER.

IT'S PERFECT.

REALLY, REALLY,
IT'S JUST PERFECT.

IT'S AMAZING IN THERE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

THE PREVIOUS TENANT JUST
BROKE THEIR LEASE LAST WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
EVEN HEARD ABOUT IT.

IT'S QUITE A BARGAIN.

AND THE FURNITURE COMES WITH.

DO YOU THINK YOU WANT IT?

I... I USED TO HAVE
THIS. I... I WAS...

I GUESS IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.

I USED TO HAVE THOSE, TOO.

SHE'LL TAKE IT.

I'LL FILL OUT THE RENTAL FORMS.

FIRST THING, I HIRE SOMEONE
TO TAKE OUT THAT WALL.

I THOUGHT YOU
SAID IT WAS PERFECT.

YES! AND PART OF
IT BEING PERFECT

IS THERE BEING ONE
TINY FLAW FOR ME TO FIX.

AH, MUST BE WHY YOU
FIND ME SO FASCINATING.

[LAUGHS] OH, MY GOSH,
I LOVE MY APARTMENT.

YOUR GUY FOUND THE PERFECT
PLACE. I LOVE YOUR GUY.

YEAH, WELL, PRETTY GOOD
DAY'S WORK FOR US, I THINK.

I TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROBLEM,
ANGEL TAKES CARE OF MINE.

ALL IN ALL, THINGS
ARE PRETTY SWEET.

[SIGHS] YES!

I CAN MOVE RIGHT IN.

MY NAME IS ANGEL. WHAT'S YOURS?

SCREW YOU.

MY NAME IS ANGEL. WHAT'S YOURS?

[GROWLING]

GRIFF.

GOOD START. WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

HE NEVER GAVE ME HIS CARD.

I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.
HE GETS HIS ORDERS TO ME.

YOU CAN GET A
MESSAGE BACK TO HIM?

YEAH.

YOU'RE LETTING ME GO?

NO, I'M LETTING YOU UP.

YOU WERE SENT TO
COLLECT FOR DOYLE?

AT FIRST.

BUT I'M NOT SEEING ANY MONEY.

SO NOW DOYLE GETS DEAD.

A MESSAGE FOR THE OTHERS.

AND YOUR BOSS
NEVER GETS HIS MONEY.

THAT'S A PRETTY
EXPENSIVE MESSAGE

WHEN YOU ADD WHATEVER
HE'S PAYING YOU TO DO THE JOB.

MY FEES ARE VERY COMPETITIVE.

I CAN GET DOYLE TO
PAY YOU THE MONEY.

YOU HAVE MY GUARANTEE.

I SAW WHAT I SAW, RIGHT?

YOU'RE A VAMPIRE.

HOW COME YOU'RE HELPING
SOME LITTLE DEMON HALF-BREED?

IT'S A GOOD OFFER.
YOU SHOULD TAKE IT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU'RE
MAKING ME WANT TO FIGHT SOME MORE.

YOU GET LUCKY, YOU
MIGHT LAST 10 MINUTES.

REALLY LUCKY AND YOU'RE
UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE LAST 5.

YOU GET DOYLE TO
PAY, AND HE'S SAFE.

THANKS.

GOOD MEETING.

[MUSIC ON RADIO]

[WHISPERING] What do
you think you're doing here?

You never should have come.

I HAVE TO PAY?

MAN, I SHOULD HAVE JUST
HANDLED THIS MYSELF.

I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

AND YOU CAN'T GET
BLOOD OUT OF A STONE.

THEY CAN GET BLOOD OUT OF YOU.

THERE'S A PRICE ON
YOUR HEAD, DOYLE.

THEY WEREN'T EVEN
LOOKING FOR MONEY ANYMORE.

THANKS, MAN. YOU
PROBABLY SAVED MY LIFE.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

WHY DO YOU LIVE LIKE THIS?

WELL, WHY NOT LIVE LIKE THIS?

I MEAN, WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS
IT'S THE KIND OF LIFE

THAT KEEPS YOUR EXPECTATIONS
FROM GETTING TOO HIGH.

SEEMS LIKE YOU'D
UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DO. YEAH.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

THIS KIND OF LIFE
SORT OF PICKED ME.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO IT THIS WAY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, OK?

AND THINGS AREN'T ALL
GLOOM IN DOYLE CITY.

I MEAN, THERE'S BRIGHT
SPOTS. LIKE CORDELIA.

SHE LOVES THAT NEW
PLACE SO MUCH, MAN.

SHE'S GONNA BE GRATEFUL
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[BUBBLING]

[GASPS]

OHH...

I KNEW THIS WAS TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE. I JUST KNEW IT!

I'M FROM SUNNYDALE. YOU'RE
NOT SCARING ME, YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT SCARING ME.

NO. YOU'RE NOT SCARING ME.

NOT ONE BIT.

[GASPS]

BRIGHT SHINY MORNING.

NOTHING BAD HERE.

OH, GOD.

AAAAH! AAAH!

YOU KNOW WHAT? I GET IT.

YOU'RE A GHOST, YOU'RE DEAD.

BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT. MOVE ON!

YOU SEE A LIGHT ANYWHERE?
GO TOWARDS IT, OK?

OOOH! COLD WIND. SCARY!

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO, CHAP ME TO DEATH?

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT?

[KNOCKS AT DOOR]

Angel: CORDELIA, YOU IN THERE?

CORDELIA!

CACTUS. HOUSEWARMING PRESENT.

UM, HI. THANKS.

LOOK, I'M STILL GETTING
IT JUST THE WAY I WANT IT.

MAYBE IN A DAY OR 2, OK?

THE PLACE LOOKS GREAT.
YOU WORRY TOO MUCH.

DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAD
AGAINST THAT CHAIR, THOUGH.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT,
YOU CAN'T COME IN.

WAIT! WHAT ABOUT THE RULE?

YOU SAID WHEN YOU GOT A PLACE

I WAS COMPLETELY INVITED OVER.

WHAT?! I DIDN'T EVEN
HAVE A PLACE THEN.

THESE RULES ARE
GETTING ALL SCREWED UP...

OH, MY GOD, DON'T TOUCH THAT!

I'M JUST CLOSING THESE SO OUR
BOSS DOESN'T BURST INTO FLAMES,

IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.

OH, YEAH, I GUESS.

THIS IS NICE.

HOW ABOUT A TOUR?

UH-HUH. THIS IS THE
KITCHEN. LIVING ROOM.

I'M GOING TO KNOCK OUT
THAT WALL, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

HEY, THANKS FOR THE CACTUS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
CAN AFFORD THIS.

I BET YOU TWO WANT LUNCH.

THERE'S A PLACE
DOWN THE STREET...

OOPS. THAT THING'S BEEN
DOING THAT ALL MORNING.

I THINK THE, UM,
MANTEL IS UNEVEN.

THAT THING LUNGED AT ME!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

OK, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S NOT THE MANTEL.

IT'S A VERY, VERY BAD TROPHY.

DEAR SWEET...

COME ON.

I AM NOT GIVING
UP THIS APARTMENT.

IT'S HAUNTED. IT'S
RENT CONTROLLED.

CORDY, IT SAYS DIE.

HEY, MAYBE IT'S NOT DONE YET.

MAYBE IT'S "DIET."
THAT'S FRIENDLY.

A LITTLE JUDGMENTAL, SURE.

I AM NOT GIVING IT UP!

IT'S PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S SO ME. I NEED IT.

YOU DON'T NEED
THIS, IT'S JUST A PLACE.

YOU'RE MORE THAN THAT.

HOW? HOW AM I MORE THAN THAT?

WE CAN CLEANSE IT.

WE CAN TRY, CAN'T WE?

PUT THE GHOST TO REST?

CAN WE?

WE CAN TRY, BUT
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.

WE'LL FIGURE IT
OUT AT THE OFFICE.

OK.

LISTEN GOOD, CASPER!

YOU HAVEN'T WON A THING.

I'LL DIE BEFORE I GIVE
UP THIS APARTMENT.

Woman's Voice: ALL RIGHT, DEAR,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST.

LOTS OF STUFF HERE
ABOUT THE BUILDING.

CONSTRUCTION BIDS,
CITY INSPECTIONS.

TENANTS. WE NEED
PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.

AND DIED THERE.

THAT'S THE INGREDIENTS
FOR GHOSTS, RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH. THIS
ISN'T EASY, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THIS REALLY
IS JUST A PLACE TO LIVE.

NO. IT'S MORE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND IF IT GOES
AWAY, IT'S LIKE...

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE I'M STILL GETTING PUNISHED.

PUNISHED?

FOR WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. FOR HOW I WAS?

FOR EVERYTHING THAT
I SAID IN HIGH SCHOOL

JUST 'CAUSE I COULD
GET AWAY WITH IT.

AND THEN IT ALL
ENDED, AND I HAD TO PAY.

BUT THIS APARTMENT...
OH! I COULD BE ME AGAIN.

PUNISHMENT OVER.

WELCOME BACK TO YOUR LIFE,

LIKE... LIKE I COULDN'T
BE THAT AWFUL

IF I GET TO HAVE
A PLACE LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST LIKE YOU.

WORKING FOR REDEMPTION.

I... I MEANT BECAUSE YOU
USED TO HAVE THAT MANSION.

Doyle: HEY, I FOUND SOMETHING!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE A DEATH.

FIRST PERSON TO EVER LIVE IN
YOUR PLACE... MRS. MAUDE PEARSON.

HOW'D YOU GET THAT?

NAME CARVED OVER THE
ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING.

PEARSON ARMS.

I CHECKED THE OBITS FOR
PEARSON AND WE GOT LUCKY.

TURNS OUT MAUDE PEARSON BUILT
THE PLACE AND TOOK A UNIT THERE, TOO.

AND IN 1946 SHE DROPPED
DEAD OF A HEART ATTACK

IN CORDELIA'S LIVING
ROOM AT AGE 57.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S HER.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT A VIOLENT
DEATH. I MEAN, GHOSTS ARE USUALLY...

IT'S HER, I KNOW IT.

THE PLACE HAS THAT WEIRD
LITTLE OLD LADY SMELL,

LIKE... LIKE, VIOLETS
AND ASPERCREME.

SO IT WASN'T VIOLETS THERE
AT THE END, I'M THINKING.

THIS IS EASY. LITTLE
OLD LADY GHOST.

PROBABLY HANGING AROUND 'CAUSE
SHE THINKS SHE LEFT THE IRON ON.

LET'S GET A NICE CLEANSING
SPELL AND DO THIS THING.

IT'S NOT AN EASY SPELL.

I MEAN, HAWTHORN BERRIES
AND LUNGWORT AND BILE.

WE NEED BILE. I DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN GET EVERYTHING.

I CAN.

I KNOW THIS GUY IN KOREATOWN

WHO DOES THESE
SPELLS ALL THE TIME.

I CAN GET THE STUFF FROM HIM.

OH, GOODY, ANOTHER
OF DOYLE'S GUYS.

TELL ME, IS THIS THE SAME GUY

THAT HELPED ME FIND MY
POLTERGEISTALICIOUS APARTMENT?

DOYLE, GO. GET WHAT YOU NEED.

I'M GONNA TRY AND GET
SOME MORE INFORMATION.

MAYBE KATE CAN FIND
SOMETHING. YOU WAIT HERE.

LITTLE OLD LADY GHOST.

HOW COME PATRICK SWAYZE'S
NEVER DEAD WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Machine: ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.
WE HELP THE HOPELESS.

IF THAT'S YOU, LEAVE A MESSAGE.

Angel: CORDELIA, ARE YOU THERE?

I THINK WE CAN END
THIS WHOLE THING.

I'M HERE. ABOUT TIME YOU
CALLED. YOU GOT SOMETHING?

MEET ME AT THE APARTMENT,

AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

OK.

Angel: CORDELIA,
I'M IN THE BEDROOM.

ANGEL?

[GASPS]

YOU GOT MY CALL.

POOR THING.

YOU JUST DON'T FIT IN
AROUND HERE, DO YOU?

OH, TOO BAD YOU WOULDN'T
LEAVE MY SON ALONE.

YOUR... YOUR SON?

I WISH I COULD BE MORE HELP.

THAT'S OK. JUST KNOWING THINGS
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THAT'S A HELP.

YOU KNOW, ELIMINATING
THE POSSIBILITIES.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING
LIKE A DETECTIVE.

I AM A DETECTIVE.

WELL, SEE, THE THING ABOUT
DETECTIVES IS THEY HAVE RESUMES

AND BUSINESS LICENSES
AND LAST NAMES.

POP STARS AND POPES,
THOSE ARE THE ONE-NAME GUYS.

YOU GOT ME. I'M A POPE.

HERE YOU GO.

DAVIS, YOU ARE
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

JEEZ, I WASN'T SURE YOU'D
HAVE RECORDS THAT OLD.

NEITHER DID I. LET'S SEE.

MAUDE PEARSON. THERE WAS
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH.

OK, THIS GUY, DETECTIVE RANDALL,

HE THOUGHT THE
DEATH WAS SUSPICIOUS.

THE M.E. CALLED
IT A HEART ATTACK,

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE
WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SON.

HE WAS... DENNIS PEARSON. HE
LIVED WITH HER. THEY ARGUED A LOT.

WHAT ABOUT?

A GIRL.

HIS FIANCEE. MOM
DIDN'T LIKE HER.

AND DENNIS SKIPS TOWN WITH
HER THE DAY THAT MOM DROPS DEAD.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

COPS NEVER CAUGHT HIM.

UNAVENGED MURDER.

SOUNDS LIKE.

THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY DEATHS

AT THE SAME
APARTMENT SINCE THEN.

YOU SAW ME CHECK. NO MURDERS,
NOT EVEN DOMESTIC DISPUTE CALLS.

NOT MURDERS. SUICIDES.

THERE'S A KIND OF A... A KIND
OF KILLER THAT DOES THAT.

MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE.

THERE ARE ALWAYS SIGNS.

THERE.

MARGO DRESSNER, 1959.

AND JENNY KIM, 1965.

NATALIE DAVIS, 5 YEARS AGO.

ALL IN THE SAME APARTMENT.
THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I BETTER MAKE A CALL.

[RING]

[RING]

[RING]

UH, ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.

WE HOPE YOU'RE HELPLESS.

NO, WAIT! THAT'S...

IT'S ME. PUT CORDELIA ON.

WELL, SHE'S NOT HERE.

HANG ON A SEC.
THERE'S A MESSAGE.

Angel's Voice: CORDELIA,
ARE YOU THERE?

I THINK WE COULD
END THIS WHOLE THING.

Cordelia's Voice: I'M HERE.
ABOUT TIME YOU CALLED.

YOU GOT SOMETHING?

MEET ME AT THE APARTMENT,
AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

THAT'S NOT ME.

WHOEVER YOU THINK YOU'RE
TALKING TO, IT'S NOT ME.

MY NAME IS CORDELIA.

WELL, THAT'S THE NAME

OF A CHEAP SMALL-TOWN TRAMP

TRYING TO SOUND
BETTER THAN SHE IS.

YOU'RE NOT GOOD
ENOUGH FOR MY BOY.

THIS WILL NEVER BE YOUR HOME.

THIS IS MY HOME.

MY FRIENDS WILL COME HERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE FRIENDS.

WHY WOULD ANYONE CARE ABOUT YOU?

NOBODY REALLY CARES.

YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE HERE.

YOU DON'T DESERVE ANYTHING.

WE WERE RIGHT ABOUT THE GHOST.

IT'S THE OLD WOMAN,
MRS. PEARSON.

BUT SHE DIDN'T DIE OF A HEART
ATTACK. HER SON KILLED HER.

A MURDER VICTIM? RIGHT.

FILLED WITH RAGE AND CONFUSION.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S
BEEN KILLING PEOPLE.

SHE CAN'T REST UNTIL
THE TRUTH COMES OUT.

THAT'S A PRETTY STRONG GHOST.

BILE. WE SHOULD
HAVE GOT MORE BILE.

I WILL LEAVE. PLEASE.

OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU'RE WORTHLESS.

YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN KIND.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
SMART. YOU'RE A USER.

YOU'RE NOTHING.

EVERYONE WOULD BE
GLAD IF YOU WERE DEAD.

NO.

OH, COME ON.

IF ANYONE REALLY
CARED ABOUT YOU,

WOULD YOU BE HERE?

PEOPLE LET YOU END UP HERE

BECAUSE THEY WERE
HAPPY TO SEE YOU FAIL.

[GASPS]

[COUGHING]

[PANTING] THE FURNITURE A-AND THE
WALL AND THE BLOOD, SHE'S DOING IT.

SHE'S DOING IT ALL.

SHE'LL BE BACK. SHE'S
STRONGER THAN US.

SHE KNOWS ME.

WE CAN STOP HER.

NO, NO. WE CAN'T STOP HER.

SHE'S MADE A CONNECTION
WITH YOU, RIGHT?

SHE THINKS YOU'RE SOMEONE,

SOMEONE SHE BLAMES
FOR HER MURDER.

CORDELIA, ANSWER ME.

I'M... I'M...

I'M TAKING HER SON AWAY.

SHE THINKS I'M TAKING HER SON.

THAT'S GOOD. HER SON WAS
THE ONE WHO KILLED HER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE PLAYING
A ROLE IN HER DELUSION.

THAT GIVES YOU POWER. YOU'RE
THE ONE WHO CAN STOP HER.

START THE BINDING
CIRCLE. I'LL FIND THE SPELL.

"BRING THE TRUTH INTO THE LIGHT.

"LET THE VILLAIN BE
REVEALED THAT A SOUL

CAN TAKE ITS RIGHTFUL
PLACE FOR ETERNITY."

HERE SHE COMES! SHE
KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING!

WE NEED CORDELIA NOW.

CORDY, GET UP!

ADDUCE VERITATUM IN LUCEM.

ACCIPIAT LARUA SUAM REQUIETAM.

REPOSCANT ANIMAE SUUM REGNUM.

CORDELIA, STAND IN THE
CIRCLE AND STRIKE AT ITS CENTER!

[SOBS] WHAT?

DAMN IT, DO YOU
KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

THE GHOST IS IN
CONTACT WITH YOU.

SHE'S GIVEN YOU THAT.

[WHISPERING] They
don't care about you.

They want you to fail.

They know you're a
tarted-up little whore...

DOYLE, CHANT.

AWW, MAN, LATIN!

ONE OF THOSE DEAD LANGUAGES
YOU ALWAYS MEAN TO LEARN.

"V" SOUNDS LIKE "W," SAY
EACH VOWEL SEPARATELY.

Ghost: pull you
out of the gutter.

YOU DO KNOW WHAT TO DO.

YOU CAN STOP ALL THIS. DO IT.

[SOBBING] I CAN'T.

LOOK AT YOU.

ARE YOU GONNA LET
HER DO THIS TO YOU?

DAMN IT! YOU'RE CORDELIA CHASE.

ARE YOU JUST GONNA LIE
THERE LIKE A WEAKLING?

GET OFF YOUR ASS AND BE TOUGH!

I CAN'T. [SOBS] I CAN'T.

YOU CAN BE THE BIGGEST
PAIN I'VE EVER SEEN.

DO IT NOW!

I CAN'T, I CAN'T DO IT.

[CHANTING]

THIS ISN'T GONNA WORK.

AND IT'S GETTING DODGY IN HERE!

WE GOTTA GET HER OUT OF HERE.

THIS ISN'T SAFE. NOW!

LET'S GO.

NOBODY'S GOING ANYWHERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU WERE GONNA LET HIM PAY.

I LIED.

NO MORE PEOPLE!

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

IGNORE HER. IT'S JUST A GHOST.

GET OUT!

YOU BROKE IT!

LOOK, I'LL PAY! REALLY!

I'VE GOT A FIN IN MY
WALLET RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS MY HOUSE.

KNIVES!

[GROANS]

AAAAAH!

I'LL LEAVE. I'M SORRY
YOUR SON KILLED YOU.

YOU CAN HAVE THE
APARTMENT. JUST LET ME GO.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT. NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

YOUR FRIENDS ARE DIRTY.
THEY RUINED MY NICE HOME.

[SOBS]

I KNEW YOU WERE
TROUBLE FROM THE START.

I'M SURPRISED THAT
MY SON DIDN'T SMELL

THE STENCH OF POVERTY
AND FAILURE ON YOU.

I CAN.

I'M SORRY.

YOU BETTER BE SORRY,

YOU STUPID LITTLE BITCH.

I'M A BITCH.

TAKE OFF THE BEDSHEETS.

MAKE A NOOSE. GO ON.

IT'LL ALL BE OVER SOON.

I'M NOT A SNIVELING,
WHINY LITTLE CRYBUFFY.

I'M THE NASTIEST GIRL
IN SUNNYDALE HISTORY.

I TAKE CRAP FROM NO ONE.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
YOURSELF A NOOSE,

AND PUT IT AROUND...

BACK OFF,

POLYGRIP!

YOU THINK YOU'RE BAD?

ALL MEAN AND HAUNTY,

PICKING ON POOR PATHETIC CORDY?

WELL, GET READY TO HAUL
YOUR WRINKLY TRANSLUCENT ASS

OUT OF THIS PLACE 'CAUSE,
LADY, THE BITCH IS BACK.

DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO
TAKE THAT FROM TRASH LIKE YOU?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA PACK
YOUR LITTLE GHOST BAGS

AND GET THE HELL
OUT OF MY HOUSE!

OHH!

WHAT HAPPENED? YOU DID IT.

YEAH, WELL, SHE PISSED ME OFF.

WELL, MAYBE YOU
FOUND HER CENTER.

CORDY, WHAT'S WRONG?

CORDELIA!

[GRUNTS]

AAAAAAH!

LOOK WHAT YOU'RE
MAKING ME DO, DENNIS.

MOM, STOP IT.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA
LEAVE NOW, HUH?

HOW ARE YOU GONNA MARRY
THAT STREETWALKER NOW?

YOU ARE NOTHING WITHOUT ME.

MOM, DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE.

THIS IS CRAZY.

[MUFFLED] OH, GOD.

MOM, I CAN'T BREATHE. PLEASE.

LET ME OUT. PLEASE, MOM!

I'LL BE GOOD! I WON'T LEAVE YOU!

I PROMISE! MOM, PLEASE!

THIS HURTS ME MORE
THAN IT HURTS YOU.

GOOD-BYE, DENNIS.

[GASPS]

Doyle: DENNIS, I PRESUME.

AND PROBABLY NOT
TOO HAPPY WITH HIS MOM.

DENNIS, IT WAS FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD.

I HAD TO DO IT.

SHE WOULD HAVE MADE
YOUR LIFE MISERABLE.

I'M SORRY.

PLEASE. PLEASE!

I KNEW I DIDN'T LIKE THAT WALL.

THERE. SAFE AS HOUSES.

YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE LIKE THIS?

I DON'T SEE ADDING A DEADBOLT

HAVING A HUGE EFFECT
ON MY LIFESTYLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YEAH, WELL, THERE MIGHT
BE MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

THAT SORT OF THING.

YOU KNOW I'LL HELP YOU OUT.

FOR WHICH I'M GRATEFUL.

BUT SOONER OR LATER
I'M GONNA NEED TO HEAR IT.

HEAR WHAT?

THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE.

[SIGH] AND QUITE
A TALE IT IS, TOO.

FULL OF RIBALD ADVENTURES AND
BEAUTIFUL DAMSELS WITH LOOSE MORALS...

DOYLE.

I WILL.

JUST GIVE ME TIME.

THE PAST DON'T LET GO, DOES SHE?

MMM, SHE NEVER DOES.

GOD, AURA, I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'VE MISSED YOUR CALLS.

IT'S THAT INCOMPETENT
GIRL AT WORK.

BUT THINGS ARE GOING GREAT.

WELL, MY NEW
APARTMENT, FOR ONE THING.

CELEBRITIES ARE
PRACTICALLY ON TOP OF ME.

OH, STEVE PAYMER... THAT'S
DAVE PAYMER'S BROTHER...

LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE HALL.

WELL, YOU'D KNOW
HIM IF YOU SAW HIM.

AND MY VIEW, IT'S AMAZING.

YEAH, I HAVE A
ROOMMATE, BUT IT'S COOL.

I NEVER SEE HIM.

HEY, HEY, PHANTOM
DENNIS. PUT THAT BACK.

ALL IN ALL, IT'S
WORKING OUT GREAT.

DENNIS, WHEN I AM ON THE
PHONE, THAT'S QUIET TIME.

THANKS.

SORRY. SO, WHERE WERE WE?

TELL ME WHO'S WEARING
WHAT IN SUNNYDALE.

NO!

WELL, SHE NEVER
DID HAVE ANY TASTE.

[LAUGHS]

GRR! ARRGH!