Angel (1999–2004): Season 3, Episode 15 - Loyalty - full transcript

YOU GOTTA ADMIRE THE LOYALTY.

ALL NIGHT HERE,
HITTIN' THE BOOKS,

LOGGING SERIOUS ALONE TIME,
DELVING INTO THE SECRET MYSTERIES OF...

MAN, WESLEY NEEDS A LIFE.

I WONDER IF HE FOUND ANYTHING
NEW ABOUT CONNOR. DON'T TOUCH THAT.

THEY'RE JUST IN A SPECIFIC
ORDER. I'LL BE LOST.

- WHAT TIME IS IT?
- TIME FOR WESLEY
TO WAKEY-WAKEY.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, CONNOR? OH, I
MUST HAVE LOST TRACK OF THE TIME.

- I MEANT TO, UH, GO HOME.
- ROAD TO HELL, RIGHT?

SO, WES, YOU FIND ANY ANSWERS IN
ALL THESE STUFFY BOOKS OF YOURS?

HE ALREADY KNOWS THE ANSWER.
HE'S JUST LOOKING FOR THE QUESTION.



SO HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING
FROM CORDELIA RECENTLY?

DO YOU WANNA SEE
CONNOR DO SOMETHING COOL?

I'M TEACHIN' HIM HOW TO DIE.

DON'T!

TICKTOCK, WES.

RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME.

RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME.

I KNOW.

MORNING, WES.

YOU BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT?

YOU'D THINK SOMEBODY
WAS KILLING HIM.

ALL NIGHT LONG, THE SCREAMING
AND CRYING. COLIC IS THE WORST.

I HOLD HIM. I WALK HIM.
NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.

HAVE YOU TRIED THE VACUUM?



SOMETIMES THE WHITE NOISE FROM THE MOTOR
WILL PUT A COLICKY BABY RIGHT TO SLEEP.

YOU KNOW, I'VE READ ABOUT THAT.

PROBLEM IS, MY OLDER ONE. I CAN'T
RUN THE VACUUM WHILE HE'S SLEEPING.

YOU COULD TRY TAPING IT, THE SOUND. JUST
LEAVE IT PLAYING BY THE CRIB KIND OF LOW.

OH, I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT
OF THAT. MR. DAD TO THE RESCUE.

MRS. FERGUSON?

OH, EXCUSE ME.

MR. DAD. CHECK
ME OUT. I'M MR. DAD.

YOU OKAY, WES?
JUST A BIT TIRED, IS ALL.

PROBABLY GOOD YOU GOT OUT OF THE OFFICE. WE
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU'VE BEEN ALL HOLED UP WITH
ALL THOSE PROPHESIES AND BOOKS.

YES, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A
PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TRANSLATION.

IS IT ABOUT CONNOR? ANYTHING
WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT?

MR. ANGEL? WE'RE UP, KIDDO.

YOU COMIN' IN?

JUST IN CASE YOU
FORGET TO ASK ANYTHING.

ALWAYS BETTER TO HAVE AN
EXTRA PAIR OF EARS, RIGHT?

IT'S LIKE A, UH... IT'S
LIKE A SOFT GURGLE...

OR WHEEZE.

IT MIGHT BE A WHEEZE. I HEARD IT
LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS FEEDING HIM.

YOU HEAR IT? ALL I HEAR IS A
NORMAL, HEALTHY LITTLE HEART.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I
GOT LIKE REALLY GOOD HEARING.

- I MEAN, REALLY GOOD HEARING.
- WELL, MOST
FIRST-TIME PARENTS DO.

YOU SAID THIS WHEEZE OR GURGLE
HAPPENED WHILE YOU WERE FEEDING HIM?

- IS THAT BAD? WHAT IS IT?
- IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION,

IT'S CALLED DIGESTION.

OH.

DOCTOR,

DURING YOUR EXAM, YOU DIDN'T NOTICE
ANYTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT HIM, DID YOU?

WES, WHAT KIND OF
QUESTION IS THAT? DID YOU?

NO, YOUR SON IS JUST FINE.

UM, SO WHEN DO WE GET THE
RESULTS FROM THE BLOOD TEST?

IN ABOUT A WEEK. IT'S
JUST A PRECAUTION, REALLY.

HE'S OKAY? CONNOR'S HEALTHY? AS
HEALTHY AS A HUMAN BEING CAN POSSIBLY BE.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?
THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM.

THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANKS. ANGEL.

YOU CAN LET GO OF THE
DOCTOR NOW. OH, RIGHT.

COME ON, KIDDO. YEAH.

THANKS. TAKE CARE.

AND THEY BITCH
ABOUT MY COLD HANDS.

YEAH.

THERE YOU ARE. DID
YOU GET TURNED AROUND?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE OVER IN EXAM THREE.

MY MISTAKE.

I WANNA KNOW HOW HE DOES IT.

NO LAST NAME, NO BANK ACCOUNT.
HOW YOU ORDERIN' STUFF OFF THE WEB?

IT'S NOT THAT HARD, REALLY. ALL YOU GOTTA
DO IS HACK INTO THE SHIPPING DATABASE,

FIND SOMEBODY WHO'S ORDERING WHAT YOU
WANT, AND THEN SUBSTITUTE YOUR INFORMATION.

EXCEPT THAT WOULD JUST
BE HIGH-TECH ROBBERY.

I MEMORIZED CORDELIA'S
CREDIT CARD NUMBER.

OH, LOW-TECH ROBBERY.

SOME KIND OF BOOMERANG
VAMP STICK? NO.

THEY'RE ITTY-BITTY
HOCKEY STICKS. OH.

OH, CHECK THIS OUT.

HOW CUTE IS THIS?

HUH? SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY, I'D SAY YOU
GOT WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS.

OH, COME ON. YOU
THINK IT'S ADORABLE.

WELL, YEAH. BUT AT LEAST
I'M MANLY ENOUGH TO DENY IT.

OKAY, I'LL ADMIT THINGS HAVE
BEEN A LITTLE SLOW SINCE...

CORDELIA AND THE
GROOSALUGG WENT ON VACATION.

A LITTLE SLOW? I CAN'T
BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS,

BUT I AM ACTUALLY JONESIN' FOR A
THROW-DOWN WITH SOMETHIN' MEAN AND NASTY.

CORDELIA HASN'T CALLED ONCE WITH A
VISION. DO THEY EVEN HAVE PHONES THERE?

MAYBE THEY'RE NOT NEAR A
PHONE. COME ON. IT'S A VACATION.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA WASTE
IT ALL IN A DARK HOTEL ROOM.

YOU KNOW, TOGETHER WHERE THE FOOD'S DELIVERED
AND THERE'S NO REASON TO GO OUTSIDE.

HOCKEY'S A GREAT SPORT. YOU REALIZE
THIS IS THE WHITEST SPORT KNOWN TO MAN?

TRUE. BUT THE GAMES ARE INDOORS,
AND THEY USUALLY PLAY AT NIGHT. GOT YOU.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO EARLY
TO BE THINKING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS,

BUT I... I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH
HIM, YOU KNOW, GROW UP...

FOR HIM TO LOSE HIS FIRST TOOTH,

LEARN HOW TO RIDE A BIKE.

I WANNA HELP HIM PICK OUT
A TUX FOR HIS SENIOR PROM.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE WHO HE'S GONNA BE.

I KNOW THAT'S MUSHY, BUT
HE JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

HE SHOOTS. HE SCORES! OF
COURSE. WITH NO DEFENDER.

BRING IT ON. I THINK CONNOR IS
GONNA BE A CENTER, YOU KNOW.

- WHAT YOU GOT?
- CONTROLLING THE PUCK.

YEAH! DITCHIN' THE LEFT WING.

COME ON.

TAKIN' IT ALL THE WAY
TO THE CREASE. WHOA.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, THIS
ISN'T REGULATION SIZE.

EXCUSE ME.

IS THIS ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

LAST MONDAY NIGHT,

MY SON TIMOTHY SNUCK
OUT OF THE HOUSE.

HE LEFT TO GO TO THE PIER.

HE LOVED THE LIGHTS ON
THE FERRIS WHEEL THERE.

SO I WENT AFTER HIM.

I SEARCHED THE PIER,
THE ARCADE. NOTHING.

SO I SAT UP ALL NIGHT AND
WAITED FOR HIM TO COME HOME.

- WHEN DID HE RETURN HOME? RIGHT BEFORE DAWN?
- YEAH.

BUT HIS FACE WAS...

THERE WAS SOMETHING
WRONG WITH HIS FACE.

AND HE WAS SO ANGRY.

HE WAS CALLING ME NAMES,

AND POUNDING ON THE DOOR,

AND SCREAMING
AT ME TO LET HIM IN.

IT SCARED ME.

I WAS AFRAID OF MY OWN SON.

AND THEN HE JUST...

WENT UP IN FLAMES.

IF YOU'D LET HIM IN, HE
WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU.

- AT LEAST HE'D STILL BE ALIVE.
- NO. WHAT CAME TO YOUR DOOR,
THAT WASN'T YOUR SON.

IT LOOKED LIKE YOUR
SON, BUT IT WASN'T HIM.

MAYBE I COULD HAVE FOUND
A WAY TO TURN HIM BACK.

WHEN SOMEBODY BECOMES A
VAMPIRE, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH
YOU WANT TO BELIEVE...

THERE'S SOME PART OF HIM YOU CAN
SAVE, ALL THAT'S LEFT IS AN EVIL THING.

YOU SAY YOUR SON WENT
TO THE PIER THAT NIGHT?

GUNN, WHY DON'T YOU DO A LITTLE
RECON WHILE IT'S STILL LIGHT OUT?

I COULD JUST GEAR UP
AND TAKE CARE OF IT.

NO. IF THERE'S A NEST WE GO AS A
GROUP. STRICTLY RECONNAISSANCE.

OKAY. FRED AND I
WILL CHECK IT OUT.

IF I COULD HAVE FOUND
THAT THING MYSELF,

I WOULD HAVE KILLED
IT WITH MY BARE HANDS.

IT MADE ME AFRAID
OF MY OWN LITTLE BOY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WESLEY WYNDAM-PRYCE HEADS
THE STAFF AT ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.

DOLES OUT ASSIGNMENTS, SPECIALIZES
IN REFERENCE AND RESEARCH.

THIS WOMAN, NICKNAMED FRED, APPEARS
TO BE THE RESIDENT SCIENCE EXPERT.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER SHE'S A
FIGHTER. FINALLY, CHARLES GUNN.

BIG, VERY STRONG. COULD
BE A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT,

THOUGH HE SEEMS
TO BE A BIT IMPULSIVE.

WE MAY BE ABLE TO
USE THAT IN THE FUTURE.

GOOD WORK, AUBREY.

THANKS, BOSS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE
WORK FOR A VAMPIRE?

I ONCE MADE A PACT WITH A DEMON.
SO YOU COULD GET TO ANGELUS.

SO YOU COULD KILL A VAMPIRE.

I'M SURE THEY BELIEVE THEIR REASONS
ARE GOOD, HOWEVER MISGUIDED.

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS BLACK
AND WHITE, JUSTINE, GOOD AND EVIL.

WHAT ABOUT ANGELUS?

HE'S EVIL.

CHAINS WOULD BE GOOD NOW.

I KNEW YOU WERE MEANT FOR THIS.

WE NEED TO GET MOVING.

EVENTS ARE HAPPENING EVEN
QUICKER THAN I COULD HAVE HOPED.

THANK GOD. I'M
STARTING TO GET BORED.

YOU KNOW, MY BARBER HAS THE
SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS SCISSORS.

HENCE THE BAD HAIRCUT.

LOVE THE WHOLE CHAINED-UNDEAD
LOOK YOU GOT GOIN' ON.

REALLY SETS OFF YOUR FERN.

YOU CAN STAND DOWN,
JUSTINE. IT'S ONLY SAHJHAN.

ONLY SAHJHAN? SEE, THAT'S
THE TROUBLE WITH YOU, HOLTZ.

IF YOU'D ONLY DONE WHAT YOU...

CAN WE HAVE A
LITTLE PRIVACY HERE?

NO. FINE.

YOU OWE ME A DEAD VAMPIRE.

YES, WELL, HOW SHALL I PUT THIS?

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

NOTHING. THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL DO.

IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO, OR ELSE YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE BROUGHT ME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU'VE DONE YOUR PART,
SAHJHAN. NOW LET ME DO MINE.

WHAT IS YOUR PART?

RECRUITING A BUNCH OF
PARAMILITARY MOONIE FREAKS...

TO RUN AROUND PLAYING CANDID
CAMERA WITH ANGEL'S BUDDIES?

THAT'S CRAP. ADMIT IT.

YOU'RE A COWARD.

AND I BET CAROLINE WOULD AGREE.

YOU REMEMBER HER, DON'T YOU?

YOUR DEAD WIFE, MOTHER
OF YOUR DEAD KIDS.

HOW'D THEY DIE?

WHO SWORE REVENGE?

ANY OF THIS RINGING A BELL?

GET OUT.

OR WHAT? YOU CAN'T KILL ME.

BUT I CAN TRAP YOUR DIMENSIONAL
ESSENCE IN A RESIKHIAN URN.

WONDERFUL DEVICES, THE
URNS. THEY LAST A LIFETIME.

THAT IS, IF YOU LIVE FOREVER.

THIS ISN'T OVER, HOLTZ.

I KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS.
I DON'T CARE.

YOU'RE A WIZARD.

BECAUSE IT'S THE
RIGHT THING TO DO.

THEN BECAUSE I'M PAYING YOU AN OBSCENE
AMOUNT OF MONEY. JUST DO IT AND CALL ME BACK.

- HEY, WES?
- WHAT IS IT?

- I'M SORRY. YOU'RE BUSY. I'LL COME BACK.
- WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

NOTHING.

I JUST WANTED TO
COMPLIMENT YOU, THAT'S ALL.

YOU WERE REALLY THERE FOR THAT WOMAN,
AUBREY, WHO LOST HER KID AT THE PIER.

THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
SO HARD STARING AT ALL THESE BOOKS.

AND AS A BOOK-STARER MYSELF, I
KNOW HOW CRAZY-MAKING THAT CAN BE.

YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE
FOR A WHILE. GO FOR A WALK.

YOU DESERVE IT.

I WAS THINKING MAYBE
YOU COULD CALL AUBREY.

SHE'S REAL ATTRACTIVE, AND HER
PAPERWORK SAYS SHE'S SINGLE.

SHE PROBABLY
NEEDS A FRIEND. FRED.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO DATE.
WE'RE HERE TO DO A JOB.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU GO TO
THE PIER AND DO YOUR JOB?

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

ARE THEY TAKING CARE OF YOU?

NO, MOM, THIS IS LILAH.
YOU CALLED LILAH.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?
DO YOU NEED MONEY?

NO, MOM, I CAN'T COME
OVER. I'M IN LOS ANGELES.

YOU KNOW THAT.

DON'T CRY. MOM, PLEASE, STOP IT.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK.

- YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
- THAT'S IT?

NO, "WOW, HOW'D HE DO THAT?"
NO SCREAMING IN TERROR?

YOU 21st-CENTURY
TYPES ARE SO JADED.

YOU'RE SAHJHAN, AREN'T YOU?

I MAY BE JADED, BUT I DO MY HOMEWORK,
AND THERE'S A GIRL DOWNSTAIRS.

SHE'S GOT RECORDS ON
EVERYTHING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED.

MY COMPANY ROCKS. YES.

I'M FAMILIAR WITH YOUR FIRM.

IN THIS AND OTHER DIMENSIONS.
GREAT. LET'S SHORTHAND.

YOU'RE A TIME-SHIFTER. YOU
RECRUITED HOLTZ IN THE 18th CENTURY,

PUT HIM ON ICE FOR A
COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS...

SO HE COULD POP UP AND STAKE
ANGEL WHEN HE'S LEAST EXPECTING IT.

BUT CONSIDERING I'VE YET TO PUT ON MY BOOGIE
SHOES AND DANCE ON ANGEL'S PILE OF DUST,

I'M IMAGINING THAT HOLTZ ISN'T
WORKING FAST ENOUGH FOR YOU,

WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE YOU THINK
MY FIRM COULD EXPEDITE THE PROCESS.

MORE OR LESS.

I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT
WOLFRAM AND HART'S OFFICIAL POLICY...

IS TO LET ANGEL LIVE
UNTIL HE BECOMES USEFUL.

I'M SWORN TO OBEY THAT POLICY.

IS THERE SOME OTHER
WAY WE CAN HELP YOU?

I HAVE A PLAN.

BUT FOR IT TO WORK,

I REQUIRE A VERY RARE
AND VALUABLE INGREDIENT.

GETTING IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

I NEED THE BLOOD
OF ANGEL'S SON...

- GOT IT.
- GOT IT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, GOT IT?

HOW'D YOU GET IT? SWIPED
IT FROM HIS DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOOD
IT'LL DO YOU, THOUGH.

BOYS IN THE LAB LOOKED IT OVER,
SAID IT WAS UTTERLY RUN-OF-THE-MILL.

COMPLETELY NORMAL. THAT'S BECAUSE
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE WRONG THING.

SO I'M LOOKING FOR
ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS,

LIKE SMALL, DARK PLACES WHERE
SOMEBODY COULD GET GRABBED,

OR ANY BLACKED-OUT CARS OR VANS,

OR PALE, BUMPY PEOPLE
WITH SHARP TEETH.

I DON'T THINK WE GOTTA WORRY
ABOUT SEEIN' ANY ACTUAL VAMPS, FRED.

THE SUN'S STILL
KIND OF UP IN THE SKY.

EVEN SO, AS PROFESSIONALS, SHOULDN'T
WE ALWAYS BE AWARE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS?

HEY, RING TOSS. WANT ME TO BE
ALL MACHO AND WIN YOU A PRIZE?

CHARLES... ALL RIGHT, YOU
CAN BE THE MACHO ONE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT STUFFED
LITTLE BUNNY UP THERE.

YOU THINK YOU COULD WIN
IT FOR ME? THIS IS SO WRONG.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T
WANT THE BUNNY.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING. NO, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE DOING SOME BOGUS, HALF-ASSED RECON.

THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN
WORKING. STILL, IT'S OUR JOB.

ACTUALLY, THIS WAS MY JOB. WES
NEVER SAID TO BRING YOU ALONG.

PROBABLY WANTED ME OUT AND ABOUT SO HE COULD
CHAT UP MY GIRL. WESLEY WOULDN'T DO THAT.

I'M YOUR GIRL?

WES KNOWS ABOUT US, AND YOU KNEW
HE KNEW, AND YOU DIDN'T LET ME KNOW?

YOU KNEW HE WAS
INTERESTED IN YOU.

AND NOW HE KNOWS WE'RE SEEIN' EACH
OTHER. SO WHAT? SO, HE'S OUR BOSS,

AND I DON'T THINK HE LIKES THE IDEA OF
US DATING WHILE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER.

HE SAID SOMETHING
TO YOU, DIDN'T HE?

WELL, YOU GOT MY BACK, RIGHT? YOU
STOOD UP TO HIM AND SAID WE'RE TWO ADULTS,

AND WHAT WE DO WITH OUR PERSONAL
LIVES IS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS, RIGHT?

OH, YOU BET I... DIDN'T.

CHARLES, I LIKE YOU, AND I
WANT TO KEEP LIKING YOU.

THEN DO. MAYBE WHEN WE'RE OUT
LIKE THIS, WE SHOULD JUST WORK.

NO, CAN'T DO IT THAT WAY. MAYBE
I'M GREEDY, BUT I WANT IT ALL...

THE GREAT GIRL
AND THE GREAT JOB.

I DON'T CARE WHAT WESLEY SAYS, BUT
I'M NOT GIVIN' UP EITHER WITHOUT A FIGHT.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

GOOD.

NOW HOW ABOUT WE GO
LOOKIN' FOR SOME VAMPIRES?

LOOK WHAT'S COMIN' AT YOU.

- I HAVE TO LEAVE
THE OFFICE FOR A WHILE.
- WES, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

YOU'VE BEEN ON EDGE
FOR DAYS. TALK TO ME.

I JUST WANNA MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

YOU MEAN WITH CONNOR?

OH, YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO GIVE UNCLE
WESLEY SUCH A HEADACHE NOW, DID YOU?

- I WON'T BE LONG.
- GIVE US A SMILE. YEAH.

HEY, WES.

THANKS. YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND.

ISN'T HE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE SHOULD BE GETTIN' BACK.

HANG ON.

I'M GETTIN' A TINGLE.

UM, I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA TRY
TO KEEP THAT OUT OF THE WORKPLACE.

NOT THAT KIND OF TINGLE. OH.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS.

EXCEPT THAT GUY TRYING TO BREAK
INTO THAT BUILDING OVER THERE.

CAROUSEL CLOSED HOURS AGO.

- IS THAT A VAMPIRE?
- ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

CHARLES, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING? MY JOB.

I DIDN'T SPEND ALL DAY WALKIN' THE PIER JUST
TO GO HOME AND FILE A REPORT WITH WESLEY.

LET'S FINISH THIS NOW. WE'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS.

♪♪

WHEN I SAY GO, RUN.

- GET OUTTA HERE!
- BUT...

GO!

THEY'RE GONNA KILL HIM. MAYBE.

SHOULDN'T WE DO SOME... NO.
THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE HERE.

BEHIND YOU!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW.

FRED, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?

I GOT YOUR BACK.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I GOT HIS BACK.

THANKS.

THIRTY-FOUR DEGREES,

12 MINUTES NORTH, 118,

21 WEST.

THIS... MUST BE IT.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A STATUE.

GUESS YOU ARE.

SORT OF.

IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I'M
GONNA KILL THAT WIZARD.

MANGE SEC, LOA, ALEGBA.

ACCEPT THIS OFFERING...

AND OPEN THE GATES OF TRUTH.

HOW DARE YOU CALL ON THE LOA!

I... I COME IN
SUPPLICATION, O GREAT ONE,

BEGGING FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
ONLY YOUR POWER CAN REVEAL.

YOU HAVE ANSWERS, HUMAN.

YOU SEARCH NOW
ONLY FOR THE QUESTION.

IS IT TRUE?

WILL ANGEL REALLY KILL HIS SON
AS IT SAYS IN THE PROPHESIES?

THAT THE VAMPIRE WILL
DEVOUR HIS CHILD IS CERTAIN.

THE DARK QUESTION YOU
HARBOR IS ONLY... WHEN?

NO.

THE DARK QUESTION I
HARBOR IS HOW DO I STOP IT?

IT CANNOT BE STOPPED.
IT HAS TO BE STOPPED.

THERE MUST BE A WAY TO...

YOUR INSOLENCE IS DISPLEASING.

YOU TRY CHATTING WITH
A CRANKY HAMBURGER.

YOU RISK YOUR LIFE, HUMAN,

CALLING ON THE LOA.

PERHAPS WHAT YOU
REALLY SEEK IS DEATH.

THE PAIN IN YOUR
HEART BEGS FOR IT.

THEN DO IT AND BE DONE.
NOTHING ELSE WILL STOP ME.

SIMPLE MORTAL, YOUR
PAIN IS JUST BEGINNING.

BETRAYAL AND AGONY LIE IN WAIT,

AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

YET STILL YOU
IGNORE THE QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, THEN, WHEN?
WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN?

THE FIRST PORTENT
WILL SHAKE THE EARTH.

THE SECOND WILL BURN THE AIR.

THE LAST WILL TURN
THE SKY TO BLOOD.

AN EARTHQUAKE?

THAT'S THE FIRST PORTENT?

WE LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.
EARTHQUAKE,

FIRE, BLOOD.

BE HEEDFUL OF THE SIGNS, HUMAN,

AND TROUBLE THE LOA NO MORE.

I NEED A DRINK.

SCOTCH, 30-YEAR-OLD,
TWO ICE CUBES.

CERTAINLY.

NOT ON YOUR BEST DAY. BYE.

ENJOY.

SORRY I'M LATE.

KIND OF IRONIC, MY BEING
A TIME-SHIFTER AND ALL.

IT'S ON. IT'S ON?

OUR PLAN. THE ANGEL PLAN.

ON. I OUTSOURCED THE
LABOR, BURIED THE COSTS.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM
WITH THE FIRM. GOOD SEEING YOU.

OKAY. BUT LET'S SKIP THE SMALL
TALK AND GET RIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS.

I JUST TIME-SKIPPED 133
YEARS FOR THIS MEETING.

WOULD A LITTLE CONVERSATION KILL
YOU? RIGHT. 'CAUSE WE'RE ON A DATE?

ONLY REASON I MET YOU HERE WAS SO WE
COULD TALK FREELY. SO LET'S TALK FREELY.

WOULD IT IMPRESS YOU IF I TOLD YOU
I INVENTED DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME?

WHY DO YOU WANT ANGEL DEAD? IT'S THE
ONLY THING I COULDN'T FIND IN THE ARCHIVES.

BOY, ALL WORK AND NO PLAY.

I HAVE MY REASONS.

HOW ABOUT YOU?
DYED-IN-THE-WOOL COMPANY GAL.

WHY RISK IT ALL TO KILL ANGEL?

WE HAVE OUR HISTORY.

WELL, SAME HERE.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF HIM? NAH.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

YOU MAY BE INSUBSTANTIAL,
BUT I CAN STILL SMELL THE FEAR.

WOW. WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

SO WHEN DOES THIS
PLAN GO INTO EFFECT?

IT'S ALREADY STARTED.

HI.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR
STARING. YOU LOOKED REALLY INTO IT.

AUBREY. I DIDN'T
HEAR YOU COME IN.

PLEASE.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE THAT
EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
GRATEFUL I AM TO YOU.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO
LATE FOR TIMOTHY, BUT...

AT LEAST THOSE MONSTERS WILL NEVER
GET A CHANCE TO TAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S SON.

MONSTERS. I DON'T RECALL
MENTIONING THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE.

WELL, YOU DID SAY BEFORE
THAT THERE COULD BE A NEST.

OH.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE CHECK.
WE'LL MAIL YOU THE RECEIPT.

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT ARE YOU OKAY?

I MEAN, NO OFFENSE, BUT YOU LOOK
A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

I'M NOT SLEEPING VERY WELL.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT? MAYBE
GET A CUP OF COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

YOU MEAN... WITH YOU?

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU,

I COULD USE A FRIEND RIGHT NOW.

EVER SINCE MY SON WAS...

IT GETS LONELY.

YOU'RE GOOD.

I LIKE THE "LONELY" THING.

WHAT?

YEAH, "LONELY." THAT
WAS A NICE TOUCH.

- MOVES MORE LIKE A FIGHTER THAN
A VICTIM, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
- YES, I WOULD.

YOU SET UP MY FRIENDS. LET
THEM WALK RIGHT INTO AN AMBUSH.

THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
KILLED. BUT THEY WEREN'T.

YOUR FRIENDS ARE STILL
ALIVE. MY LITTLE BOY ISN'T.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON.

IS THAT HOW HOLTZ FOUND YOU?

BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR SON?

YOU'RE RIGHT TO PROTECT HIM.
HOLTZ IS ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS.

HE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO HATE ME.

AND IF HE EVER COMES CLOSE
TO ANY OF MY PEOPLE EVER AGAIN...

OR TRIES TO TOUCH A
HAIR ON MY SON'S HEAD,

I'LL KILL HIM AND ANYONE
WHO GETS IN THE WAY.

YOU MIGHT WANNA MENTION THAT.

HEY.

GOOD BOY. THAT'S MY LITTLE GUY.

YOUR FIRST EARTHQUAKE.

BEHIND YOU!

THIS TINY GIRL, OUTSIZED,

OUTMATCHED, OUTNUMBERED,

AND SHE SURVIVED.

WHY?

BECAUSE SHE WAS WILLING NOT TO.

SHE WAS PREPARED
TO DIE FOR THE CAUSE,

RATHER THAN ABANDON HER COMRADE.

WE, TOO, MUST BE WILLING TO DIE,

BUT MORE SO.

STUDY THIS CAREFULLY.

YOU'LL BE FIGHTING
THESE TWO VERY SOON.

PERHAPS SOONER THAN I EXPECTED.

THEY FOUND YOU OUT. I'M SORRY.

IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

OF COURSE, I AM RATHER ANNOYED
YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO BE FOLLOWED.

DON'T BLAME HER.

I WOULD HAVE FOUND
YOU EVENTUALLY.

MAYBE WE SHOULD
CUT OUT HIS TONGUE.

- SEND A MESSAGE TO ANGELUS.
- MAYBE.

OR PERHAPS YOU COULD LIE ON
THE FLOOR AND GAG FOR A WHILE.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO
FIGHT. I'M NOT YOUR ENEMY.

BUT THEN I'VE NOTICED YOU DO HAVE
TROUBLE MAKING THE DISTINCTION.

YOU'RE FIGHTING THE WRONG MAN.

- ANGELUS?
- NO. ANGEL.

HE'S NOT ANGELUS
ANYMORE. HE'S A GOOD MAN.

HE'S NOT EVEN A MAN.

NEVERTHELESS, HE HAS A SOUL NOW.

YES, THAT HE MIGHT KNOW THE PAIN THAT
HE'S INFLICTED ON HIS COUNTLESS VICTIMS.

A BRILLIANT CURSE, I MUST ADMIT.

GYPSIES DO HAVE A KNACK
FOR CREATIVE VENGEANCE.

WHERE THEY FAIL, HOWEVER,
IS IN THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE.

AND THAT I WILL HAVE.

IF IT'S A SACRIFICE
YOU REQUIRE, TAKE ME.

ANGEL'S NO MORE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CRIMES OF ANGELUS THAN I AM.

REALLY? YES.

AND WAS IT YOUR HANDS THAT HELD DOWN MY BELOVED
CAROLINE AS SHE WAS VIOLATED AND MURDERED...

THAT WRAPPED THEMSELVES AROUND MY
SON'S NECK AND SNAPPED IT LIKE KINDLING?

WERE YOURS THE HANDS THAT
CLUTCHED AT MY DAUGHTER...

AS SHE WAS TURNED INTO A
CREATURE DAMNED FOR ALL ETERNITY?

ANGELUS IS IN HIS NATURE.
THE BEAST WILL REEMERGE.

YOU'VE SEEN IT. YOU KNOW IT.
AND THAT IS WHY YOU ARE HERE.

YOU'RE AFRAID HE'S
GOING TO KILL THE CHILD.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOUR INFILTRATION WAS MORE
SUCCESSFUL THAN I'D REALIZED.

I DON'T NEED PROPHESIES
TO TELL ME WHAT IS PLAIN.

SO LONG AS THE CHILD REMAINS
WITH THE DEMON, IT'S NOT SAFE.

WELL, I MUST HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD.

HERE I THOUGHT IT WAS A
SIMPLE BLOOD VENDETTA,

WHEN WHAT YOU REALLY WANT
IS TO PROTECT ANGEL'S SON.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
HMM, NOT SURE, REALLY.

IT COULD BE THE LOW SCARY
VOICE THAT'S GIVING ME TROUBLE.

IT'S TIME TO MAKE A
DECISION, MR. WYNDAM-PRYCE.

MY ARMY IS STRONG AND
WILL ONLY INCREASE IN NUMBER.

FIGHT AGAINST US,

AND THIS WAR WILL
BECOME A BLOODBATH.

THIS ISN'T WAR. IT'S REVENGE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH REVENGE?

IT'S ALL SOME OF US HAVE LEFT.

LOOK, I CAN'T KNOW WHAT
IT'S BEEN LIKE FOR ANY OF YOU.

YOU MIGHT SOON ENOUGH.

WHEN I PUT MY SON'S
BODY INTO THE GROUND,

I HAD TO OPEN THE COFFIN,

JUST TO KNOW THAT
HE REALLY WAS IN THERE.

YOU ALSO MAY DISCOVER THAT A
CHILD'S COFFIN, MR. WYNDAM-PRYCE,

IT WEIGHS NOTHING.

YOU BARELY TOUCHED YOUR FOOD.

YOU FEELIN' OKAY? YEAH. YEAH.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN THINKIN'
A LOT ABOUT YESTERDAY.

I'M NOT REALLY MAD AT WES.

YOU WERE RIGHT, THOUGH. I
SHOULD HAVE STOOD UP TO HIM.

BUT I UNDERSTAND HIS POSITION. HE'S
THE BOSS, AND WE GOTTA RESPECT THAT.

HIS JOB IS TO KEEP THINGS TIGHT,
AND THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

YOU AREN'T CHANGING
YOUR MIND, ARE YOU?

I MEAN, ABOUT THE
WANTING IT ALL?

AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT SMOOCHIN'
ON THE JOB OR, YOU KNOW,

BEING SUCKED UNDERGROUND
BY A PLANT DEMON,

I SAY WHY NOT GO FOR IT?

WHAT IF WE CAN'T MANAGE IT ALL?

THE JOB, THE ROMANCE.
EMOTIONS ARE TRICKY.

THEY CAN CLOUD OUR JUDGMENT, YOU
KNOW, LIKE AT THE CAROUSEL LAST NIGHT.

WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK?

SO WE'RE BACK TO THAT?

WHAT IF WESLEY MAKES US CHOOSE?

I'VE BEEN FIGHTING VAMPS
AND DEMONS SINCE I WAS A KID.

THAT SENSE OF DOING GOOD,

OF WAKING UP IN THE MORNING AND
MAKING THE WORLD SAFER, BETTER,

I'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT.

BUT I NEVER HAD A FRED BEFORE.

IF WE HAVE TO, I CHOOSE YOU.

I CAME ON TOO STRONG, DIDN'T I?

NO.

YOU CAME ON JUST RIGHT.

LOOK, LET'S TRY NOT
TO WORRY TOO MUCH.

WESLEY'S A GOOD MAN.

HE'LL DO THE RIGHT
THING. HE ALWAYS DOES.

COME ON IN.

GOTTA GET YOU SOME FOOD.
YOU'RE HUNGRY, AREN'T YOU?

HAVE A NICE WALK?

HOW YOU DOIN'?

REALLY.

I'VE HAD BETTER DAYS.

I KNOW THE FEELING.

I FIGURED IT OUT.

HOW I REALLY KNEW ABOUT AUBREY.

ALL THAT PAIN, THAT RAGE.

ONLY WAY SHE COULD DEAL WAS
TO JOIN HOLTZ, TAKE HER REVENGE.

YOU KNOW HOW I KNEW THAT?

BECAUSE YOU WOULD
HAVE DONE THE SAME.

SCARES ME, YOU KNOW.

IF ANYTHING LIKE THAT EVER HAPPENED
TO CONNOR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D...

I LOVE MY SON.

LOVE CAN BE A TERRIBLE THING.

I USED TO THINK THAT.
I THOUGHT LOVE WAS...

SOMETHING THAT SWALLOWED
YOU WHOLE, RIPPED YOU UP INSIDE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT
I FEEL FOR CONNOR,

EVEN THAT FEAR, WES,

IT'S...

IT'S NOT TERRIBLE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

LIFE. LIFE IS FUNNY.

LISTENING TO STUPID PEOPLE
TALKING TO HAMBURGERS IS FUNNY.

WORRYING ABOUT
THINGS THAT WILL NEVER...

IT'S ALL SO INCREDIBLY
FUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY, GOT YOU.

WES, GET OUT!

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

EARTHQUAKE, FIRE, BLOOD.

WHAT? I THOUGHT WE WERE
GONNA BE TRAPPED IN THERE.

WELL, AT LEAST I WOULD'VE
HAD SOMETHING TO SNACK ON.

GRR! ARRGH!

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.