WESLEY (V.O.)
Previously on Angel:
1 EXT. SKY TEMPLE CLUB ON KIMBALL BUILDING ROOF - NIGHT
The Beast kneels on one knee, punching the floor at the center of his
human square, sending a trail of fire out along the floor in the shape
of the Eye of Fire symbol. A shock wave emanates from the area,
knocking everyone back a few feet. The fire is tall now, taller than
the beast. The Beast leaps straight up into the sky, riding the fire
that he created.
CORDELIA (V.O.)
The rain of fire, even blotting out the sun—those were only the first steps to something bigger.
Cut to:
2 EXT. STREET BEHIND CONNOR'S PLACE - DAY
The sun becomes blocked out by black magic.
Cut to:
3 EXT. STREET BEHIND CONNOR'S PLACE - DAY
Cordelia and Connor are waiting anxiously by the car. Angel and crew come out of the building, and Cordelia runs to them.
WESLEY
We need Angelus.
Cut to:
4 INT. BASEMENT AT HOTEL/ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
The shaman puts his hand on Angel's head, closes his eyes, and when the shaman's eyes open again, they're red.
Cut to:
5 INT. BASEMENT AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Angelus is sitting inside the cage.
CORDELIA (V.O.)
Angelus.
Cut to:
6 INT. BASEMENT AT HOTEL/ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Gunn, Cordelia, Connor and Fred are in the basement talking, guarding Angelus in the cage.
ANGELUS
There's something bigger. Something worse. The Beast has a boss.
Cut to:
7 INT. CAVE
In a triangular shaped room lit dimly with two torches, the Beast prays.
Cut to:
8 INT. CORRIDOR IN HOTEL/ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Angelus is stalking Lilah in the hotel.
FRED (V.O.)
Angelus has escaped.
Cut to:
9 INT. CORRIDOR IN HOTEL/ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Lilah's running away as fast as her wounded body will take her, but
someone grabs her by the throat from one of the rooms, and pushes her
into the doorjamb. It's Cordelia.
LILAH
He's gonna kill us.
CORDELIA
I know. (stabs Lilah in the neck with the knife from the Beast's
offering; Lilah collapses, falls to the ground) Why do you think I let
him out? (smiles)
Cut to:
10 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Wesley's talking to the AI gang.
WESLEY
We get rid of Angelus, then what? We still have a beast we don't know
how to kill. We know it's working for something much worse, but we
don't know what it is. We're caught in the middle of a maelstrom, and
we can't get out without our champion. We're gonna save Angel, and I
know who we need to help us do it.
Cut to:
11 EXT. PRISON EXERCISE YARD - DAY
The gate buzzes, and Faith walks out into the yard.
Cut to:
12 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
Wesley and Faith walk in through the front doors.
WESLEY
This is Faith, the vampire slayer.
FAITH
(in Connor's face) If Angelus needs putting down, I'll be the one to do it, not you.
13 INT. WAREHOUSE
Faith is standing between Angelus and the Beast.
BEAST
What is this, Angelus?
ANGELUS
She's here to seriously mess up you and your boss's plans.
Faith punches the Beast everywhere she can think of, but to no avail.
He punches her once, sending her 10 feet backward crashing into the
side of a crate. Faith tries to crawl away, but the Beast walks up to
her. Faith's whimpering in pain.
BEAST
You are weak. You're nothing. You could not even defeat me.
ANGELUS
(stands to the side of the Beast) Ain't that the truth. (pulls out the
knife used to kill Lilah and stabs the Beast in the back with the knife)
The Beast can't reach the knife to pull it out. It screams in agony as
the wound starts to glow yellow. The wound glows brighter and brighter,
consuming the Beast. Bright light shoots up from its body toward the
sky.
ANGELUS
(looks outside, rolls his eyes) You mean, killing the Beast really does
bring back the sun? (Faith stands and swings a heavy hook and chain
toward Angelus, but it goes right by him as he dodges it easily) Ooh,
swing and a miss, slugger. Sorry, but— (the hook and chain break
through a dirty window to allow sunlight into the room; Faith's sitting
in the sunlight; Angelus ducks for cover; glaring at Faith) I guess
we'll just have to take a rain check on that whole eviscerating you
thing.
Cut to:
14 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - DAY
Connor bursts into Cordelia's room, giddy. Cordelia's staring out the window.
CORDELIA
(sits on the bed; he sits beside her) I don't know how, uh...
CONNOR
What?
CORDELIA
We're having a baby.
Fade to black.
The Start Of Episode
Prologue:
15 INT. WESLEY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
The camera sits at foot level as Wesley walks into his apartment.
WESLEY
Sit here.
The person he's talking to walks painfully forward, struggling with
each small scuffle of her shoes. Blood drips on the floor. Pan up to
show it's Faith standing there, beaten, bloody, and exhausted. Her face
is bloody and bruised.
WESLEY
(brushing Faith's hair away from her bruised jaw) Hold this. (presses a cold-pack to her jaw) I'll get bandages. (walks away)
FAITH
No trauma. I'm good.
WESLEY
(turns to look at her) You were nearly killed.
FAITH
I could use a shower.
WESLEY
(gestures widely toward the bathroom door) Of course. (Faith staggers toward the bathroom) Faith, are you sure you're OK?
FAITH
(stops walking a moment, tries to lick the blood off her lips) A little sticky.
Faith hands Wesley the ice pack and walks away toward the shower taking off her jean jacket.
Cut to:
16 INT. BATHROOM AT WESLEY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Again at foot-level, the camera shows Faith walking into the bathroom,
and dropping her jacket loosely to the floor. Pan up to show her
looking in the mirror at her bloodied and beaten face. She takes off
her boots then slips off her shirt to reveal a severely battered body.
In places, she has bloody gashes and scrapes, in others, only bruises.
She unhooks her black bra, unbuckles her belt, and drops her jeans to
the ground.
Standing painfully on tiptoes, she opens the shower door and walks in
with bloody, beaten legs. She turns the hot water knob only and stands
tentatively under the shower nozzle, leaning into the water slightly so
only her face is being washed. The tiny jets of hot water seem soothing
as she turns her face from side to side, letting the water pour down
over her. Blood is streaking down her body, her legs. Weakly, she
pushes her hair aside to let the water rinse the dried blood off her
cheek.
In utter exhaustion, she stares through the shower stream in front of
her. Suddenly, she punches the wall in front of her, knocking a dent in
the tiles. Then she punches the wall again and again, more and more
rapidly and ferociously. Still pounding the tiles, she punches and
screams as she pummels the wall into bits, destroying it as the
shattered pieces fall to the ground.
The screaming stops as she gathers her composure. Faith pushes her hair
back out of her face and tries to catch her breath, staring through the
shower spray at the wall in front of her. Finally, she shuts her eyes
and steps fully under the shower into the water.
Cut to:
17 INT. DEMON BAR - NIGHT
A bartender prepares a beer glass full of blood for the cocktail
waitress who then carries it over to Angelus. Angelus is sitting at a
table talking to a couple of vampires.
VAMPIRE WAITRESS
Compliments of the lady. (gestures to a lady at the bar who raises her glass toward Angelus)
ANGELUS
(looks at the lady at the bar, then back to his friends) Yeah, as if.
Anyway, I couldn't believe how easy it was luring the slayer into my
little welcome home from prison party.
VAMPIRE LACKEY #1
Wish I could have been there when she saw the Beast.
ANGELUS
The guy wasn't gonna win any personality contests, but he put on a good show. Slapped her around real nice.
VAMPIRE LACKEY #2
Like a little bunny?
ANGELUS
Bloody, whimpering bunny. (everyone laughs) Once she was tenderized, I gave Rocko the shaft. Never saw it coming, dumb ass.
DEMON
(sitting at the bar, says under his breath) Yeah, soul-boy. Nice job, bringing the sun back.
Angelus overhears the demon at the bar. He smirks and the other
vampires at the table are frozen in fear. Angelus stands and goes up to
the demon. The demon turns to look at Angelus
DEMON
(nervously) Oh, hey, Angelus. Buy you a warm one?
ANGELUS
(puts a hand on the demon's shoulder) Maybe after.
DEMON
After what?
ANGELUS
After I rip out your windpipe so it stops making that annoying talky sound.
DEMON
Wait! I have a condition. Whoop! Goh, boy! Dirty bitch! Tourettes. You've heard of it, right?
ANGELUS
Yeah, causes uncontrollable impulses...like yanking out throats. (squeezes on the demon's throat)
DEMON
(writhing) Oh! oh oh... (choking)
Suddenly Angelus hears a mysterious imposing, echoy voice.
MYSTERIOUS VOICE (O.S.)
Hello, Angelus. It's time we had that talk.
Fade to black.
Opening credits.
ACT I:
18 INT. DEMON BAR - NIGHT
Resume. Angelus is still choking the demon, but talking to the mysterious voice he heard.
ANGELUS
Where are you?
DEMON
Wherever you want me to be, buddy.
MYSTERIOUS VOICE (O.S.)
I'm where it's warm and soft.
ANGELUS
(lets the demon go, starts walking around the bar) Hide and seek, huh? OK, I'll play.
MYSTERIOUS VOICE (O.S.)
Playtime's over. You've been a bad boy. Killed my favorite pet.
ANGELUS
Thought that might get your attention. (realizes everyone in the bar is staring at him)
BEASTMASTER / MYSTERIOUS VOICE (O.S.)
Initiative. I like that, but you needn't have bothered. (Angelus walks
out of the bar into a back room) I've had my eyes on you for some time.
The back room is where some of the seedier activities are going on .
Vampires are feeding off of humans and people are getting high.
DRUGGED GIRL
(puts her arms around Angelus) Hey, baby, how 'bout a kiss? (he pushes her away)
ANGELUS
You like to watch, huh?
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
One of the many things we have in common.
ANGELUS
Oh, I don't know about that. I'm more of a hands-on kind of a guy. (to
a vampire who's feeding off of a woman) You, scram. (picks him up and
throws the vampire out; then to the voice) OK, come on. You got a pair,
or the wind you're blowing up my tailpipe is all you can muster? Hey,
here's a kooky idea. Now that I've killed your little pet rock, how
'bout a little face-to-face, huh? Assuming that you've got one.
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Don't worry. (flash to show white-eyed Cordelia in her room at the
hotel saying what Angelus is hearing) We'll meet when you're ready.
ANGELUS
Come on. Why the stalling? You whipped up a rain of fire, blotted out
the sun, earthquakes...all to maneuver the Brady Bunch into releasing
Angel's inner me. Don't you wanna kick the tires?
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
(as Cordelia speaks, she's holding a glowing orange crystal in the palm
of her hand) So beautifully vain, but the whirlwind doesn't always
revolve around you. Destruction sometimes is its own reward.
ANGELUS
Hey, man, you're preaching to the guy who ate the choir. Wait, it was
you, wasn't it? You pulled just the wrong strings to make them think it
was their idea. Got 'em to yank that white, fluffy soul, and stuff it
in a jar, and then gone, baby, gone.
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Couldn't risk them putting it back in you. I have wonderful plans for you, my sweet boy.
ANGELUS
Um, yeah, but the thing is, as far as plans go, I make my own. So, you know, thanks for stopping by my head. (walks away)
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
You would dare to defy me?
ANGELUS
Defy who? A big scary voice? Whoa! Hey, I got one of those, too. You
wanna hear it? (cups his hands over his mouth) You can kiss my vampire
ass! (talking normal again) That do anything for ya?
Cut to:
19 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Cordelia's sitting on her bed, holding the crystal, when Connor knocks
on her door and enters. Cordelia quickly closes her hand over the
crystal and closes her eyes as he walks in the room. When she opens her
eyes again, they're normal.
CONNOR
Hey. Brought you another blanket. (unfolds it) Gotta keep warm. (sits on the bed beside Cordelia) You OK?
CORDELIA
(panting) Just a little woozy. Could be the whole
Angelus-nailing-me-with-a-crossbow thingy. (Connor puts a pillow behind
her head) Or it could be the baby. His way of saying—
Cut to:
20 INT. BACK ROOM AT DEMON BAR - NIGHT
Angelus is walking around, talking to the ceiling.
ANGELUS
(peeved) Hello! Hey, I got places to go, friends to kill—well,
not actually my friends, but you get the idea. You got any more bluster
you want to blow up there? That's what I thought.
DRUGGED VAMP
Dude, whatever you're on...I'll give you the girl for a gram.
Cut to:
21 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Cordelia's lying down on the bed, and Connor's sitting beside her stroking her hair tenderly.
CORDELIA
You sure Faith's all right?
CONNOR
Yeah, when Wesley called, he said she was hurt pretty bad, but she's a slayer. They're really strong, right?
CORDELIA
For a human. God, I can't believe Angelus killed the Beast.
CONNOR
He fought dirty.
CORDELIA
Maybe this means we did the right thing, bringing Angelus back.
CONNOR
Right. (sits up, looks away) He's a real hero.
CORDELIA
(sits up, looks into Connor's eyes) Connor, Angelus cannot fight his
true nature. It's who he is. But by killing the Beast, he's made the
world a little safer...for our family. You didn't have that the first
time around, but now you will.
CONNOR
I won't ever let anything hurt you—either of you.
CORDELIA
I know you won't, (touches Connor's face) but just remember, this is ours. Nobody else needs to know how lucky we are.
CONNOR
(looks away) Are you ashamed of me?
CORDELIA
What? No.
CONNOR
Then why don't you want to tell 'em?
CORDELIA
Because they wouldn't understand. Our baby is growing so fast, it would
scare them. And that fear might make them want to kill it, like they
wanted to kill you. But trust me, Connor. It won't be too long. They're
all gonna know what's growing inside of me.
Cut to:
22 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Gunn hands out loaded tranquilizer guns to Fred and Lorne and takes one for himself.
GUNN
Meet your new best friend. If super-bad shows up, the sanctuary spell should keep us safe, but—
FRED
But? There's always a "but." When this is over, can we have a big "but" moratorium?
LORNE
(frowning, staring at the gun) Did I mention that the only shots I'm good at involve Tequila?
FRED
You don't think Angelus is planning a repeat performance, do you? I—I mean, he's gotta know we'd be prepared.
GUNN
Doesn't mean we drop our guard. If he pops a fang in here, thwack him where it hurts.
LORNE
Yeah, good night not-so-sweet prince.
GUNN
I'm gonna recheck downstairs, make sure he can't creep in through any of the sewer tunnels.
FRED
Yeah, if Lilah managed to break and enter— (startled, she draws her gun on Connor, who's just come down the stairs)
CONNOR
Thought you were more of a Taser girl.
FRED
Sorry, I...
GUNN
How's Cordy?
CONNOR
You know. Tired, I guess.
FRED
(walks toward the stairs) Maybe I should stop up and che—
CONNOR
(stops Fred) No. She doesn't want to see anyone yet. She just wanted some... soup. Really hot soup. (walks away)
LORNE
Odd bird. And getting birdier.
FRED
You don't think he and Cordy are still...
LORNE
Could be the love bug, but I'm not picking up warm fuzzies. Whatever it is, I just can't get a good read on it.
GUNN
Not much of the warm or the fuzzies going on these days. Why should they be any different.
FRED
He's probably just upset about Faith benching him. Anybody else think maybe that was a humongous mistake?
LORNE
Not unless we want to get Angel back in anything other than a dustpan.
GUNN
Connor's better off playing nursemaid, or whatever he's doing with Cordy that I really don't want to know about.
FRED
Yeah, but Wes said Faith kind of got demolished. She's supposed to be
our best chance of getting Angel back, but what if she's not up to it?
Cut to:
23 INT. WESLEY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Showered and dressed, Faith comes out of the bathroom into the living room where Wes is packing up a case of vials and needles.
FAITH
Squeaky clean. Let's blow. (Wesley just stares at her; Faith shrugs) Right. Uh, sorry about your bathroom. Come on, let's do it.
WESLEY
I'm not worried about the bathroom. (stands) Although I'm fairly sure
my security deposit's a complete loss. I need to know you're in the
game, Faith. All the way.
FAITH
(grabs her duffel bag, looks into Wesley's eyes) Five by five, boss.
Cut to:
24 INT. OFFICE AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Fred's researching in the office.
FRED
If I were a Runic transcription guide, (walks to the bookcase, searches) I would be...(finds the book) shelved wrong.
ANGELUS
Talking to yourself, Fred? (she turns to see Angelus standing in the door to her office) A lot of that going around.
FRED
You can't hurt me. We did a no-demon-violence thingy.
ANGELUS
Oh, the sanctuary spell. Shucks. Oh, wait a minute. I think I—
(pulls a charm out of his pocket, twirls it as he walks toward Fred)
Oh, yeah, kinda thought you pesky P.I.'s would be humming that old
tune, so I picked up a little something'-something'... let's me be as
demony as I wanna be.
FRED
I don't believe you.
ANGELUS
(takes the book out of Fred's hand, presses her back to the wall, and slams the book against the wall behind her) How 'bout now?
FRED
What do you want?
ANGELUS
Maybe I just miss you. Well, since you brought it up, let's talk Beastmaster. Whaddaya got?
FRED
(shakes her head) Nothing.
ANGELUS
Come on, Fred. (looks at the papers on her desk) All this raw material. Brainiac like you. You must have a theory.
FRED
If I did, you're the last person I'd tell.
ANGELUS
Well, all right then. (puts the book down and walks over to the desk) I
guess I'll figure it out myself, huh? Let's see. (gathers up the papers
from her desk) I'll take these. (takes a book from the desk) And this.
Thanks for nothing.
FRED
I do know one thing. You're out of your league. What you're up
against—he'll make you its bitch just like the Beast. So, if
you're gonna kill me, get it over with. (looks at Angelus's charm) Made
in China?
Fred smashes a glass pitcher over Angelus's head, then grabs her tranq
gun. She shoots at Angelus, but he ducks and the dart goes into the
wall behind him. He rolls on the floor toward the door and runs out of
the office, with Fred in pursuit.
Cut to:
25 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Fred runs out into the lobby, chasing Angelus with a tranq gun in her
hand. Fred aims the gun just as Angelus runs past Lorne, but she
misses, and the dart goes into Lorne, who promptly passes out.
FRED
Lorne!
Angelus leaps up to the balcony in one smooth motion. Fred shoots at
him again, but he blocks the shot with the book he took from her office.
ANGELUS
Can't beat a good book. (Fred pulls the trigger again, but her gun is
empty; Angelus grins) Too bad. I was just starting to have fun.
CONNOR
(on the balcony beside Angelus) Why stop now?
Connor lunges at Angelus, but a force field blocks and repels him,
sending him over the balcony ledge. He lands on the lobby floor. Fred
runs to his side.
FRED
Connor!
ANGELUS
(looks over at Connor) Well, isn't that interesting.
Fade to black.
ACT II:
26 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Angelus leaps down to the lobby from the balcony. He pulls the dart out of the book, throws it on the floor in front of Fred.
ANGELUS
Nice try, Fred. You think about how close you came to stopping me when
I'm slaughtering all your friends. (walks out of the lobby)
Cut to:
27 EXT. GARDEN AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Faith and Wesley are walking through the garden on their way to the front doors of the lobby.
FAITH
We track him, we find him, we—
ANGELUS
(walks out of the front doors) Get your asses kicked? I dunno, wild guess.
Faith kicks Angelus, and they start to fight. Wesley's aiming a dart
gun at Angelus, but Angelus pushes Faith into Wesley, knocking the gun
from Wes's hands. It lands in the bushes. Angelus grabs the unarmed
Wesley by the throat and looks at Faith.
ANGELUS
Sucky spell, huh? You think it'd at least go to the sidewalk.
FAITH
Let him go. This is between you and me.
ANGELUS
It's never just between you and me, Faith. Wes'll always be in the
middle. (Faith stares at Angelus and Wesley) That's it. Do the math.
Can you get to me before I snap his neck? You still that fast? Wes is
just dying to find out, aren't you, Wes?
WESLEY
Do it.
ANGELUS
That's it. Come on. Do it. Take your shot, and save the world. Come on.
What're you waiting for? It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we
make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always
fun. (squeezes Wes's neck harder) Don't worry about good old Wes.
What's one more body to us? Come on, where's my girl?
GUNN
(runs out into the garden) Faith! (throws a gun to Faith, points his own gun at Angelus)
Angelus lets Wesley go and runs away. Faith shoots and misses twice
before Angelus is gone. While Gunn goes to follow Angelus, Faith goes
to Wesley's aid.
WESLEY
Go! (Faith gets up and goes to Gunn's side)
GUNN
(looking down the street) He's gone.
Cut to:
28 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Connor bursts into Cordelia's room.
CONNOR
Cordy. Cordy!
Cordelia's room is empty. There's a flushing noise from her bathroom. Cordelia walks out, holding a towel to her mouth.
CORDELIA
What?
CONNOR
Are you OK?
CORDELIA
Sure. Except for the morning sickness that can't tell time.
CONNOR
Good. I mean, that you're OK.
CORDELIA
Why wouldn't I be?
CONNOR
Angelus. He was here again.
CORDELIA
Excuse me? He was?
CONNOR
Downstairs. He caught Fred alone. Used a fake charm. Fooled her long
enough to take everything we had on whoever the Beast was working for.
(sits on the edge of the bed)
CORDELIA
That son of a bi...
CONNOR
He nearly killed Wesley outside the hotel, but Gunn and Faith chased him off.
CORDELIA
Yay for our side.
CONNOR
Lilah's book, that stuff from Lorne's head—why does he want all that?
CORDELIA
I don't know, but whatever Angelus is up to, I'm thinking it can't be good.
CONNOR
Just lucky no one got hurt this time.
CORDELIA
So, the sanctuary spell held up. No demon violence in the hotel?
CONNOR
Yeah, it worked.
Cut to:
29 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Lorne's sleeping on a couch in the lobby. Faith and Wesley are also in
the lobby. Gunn and Fred are talking behind the front desk.
GUNN
All I'm saying is, he tries dancing in here and pulling a Dark Shadows again, he's gonna get a dart up his evil ass.
FRED
Well, his ass moves pretty quick. He got the book and the Wolfram and Hart papers.
GUNN
Not your fault.
FRED
Bet they think it was. (looks over at Wesley and Faith)
GUNN
Like they were any help.
FRED
Super girl wouldn't have fallen for a cheap hunk of crap like this.
GUNN
I'm just glad it was. If anything happened to you...
FRED
Charles, can we maybe—
Wes cocks a shotgun. Fred stands.
FAITH
What're you doing with that?
WESLEY
Changing the game.
FAITH
I thought we weren't going for the kill.
WESLEY
We're not, but if we get another chance, I want slow him down long enough to tranq him.
Fred and Gunn walk up to Faith and Wesley.
FRED
By blowing his legs off?
GUNN
You want some help with that?
WESLEY
No. I need someone I trust to watch the hotel. Someone who can actually
hurt Angelus. (Fred stares wide-eyed at Wes, seeming to take offense)
GUNN
Oh, I'm all over that.
WESLEY
(to Fred) Be careful. Next time he shows up, he might be packing the real thing. (Faith and Wesley walk out)
Cut to:
30 EXT. GARDEN AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Faith and Wesley walk out the front doors and down the stairs into the garden.
FAITH
Start with a perimeter sweep. I'll take point. Stay frosty. If he's still in the area—
WESLEY
You'll let him escape again?
FAITH
(rolls her eyes) This coming from the boy hostage?
WESLEY
Angelus was right. You should have gone for him.
FAITH
He would have killed you.
WESLEY
And how many will he have the chance to murder now because you let that
make a difference? Angelus is an animal. The only way to defeat him is
to be just as vicious as he is.
Cut to:
31 INT. OCCULT BOOKSTORE - NIGHT
Pan across the room. There's a sign reading "Aura Readings" on a table
with incense sticks. A fire burns brightly in the hearth. Wearing
reading glasses, Angelus sits by the fire, reading through the papers
and book he took from Fred. He takes off his glasses and throws them at
the shopkeeper that's lying on the floor. Terrified, the shopkeeper
tries to back away.
ANGELUS
These aren't helping. (stands, walks toward the shopkeeper) Half of
this crap is written in some archaic proto-demon-cuneiform, (throws the
book) and I don't want to be rude, but I think the other half they just
doodled. (bends down to the shopkeeper, stabs him) Now, don't make me
puncture the other one, Reg. I just want to get some intel on this
Beastmaster fellow. I mean, this is an occult shop, right? Like, your
job is to help me.
SHOPKEEPER
I...don't...know—
ANGELUS
(points in the shopkeeper's face) Sure you do. Has a penchant for rains
of fire, blotting out the sun, (punches the shopkeeper) getting...
(punches him again) inside.... (punch) your... (punch) head—
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Angelus!
ANGELUS
(stands, holds his hands to his ears) Hello, volume!
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
I am not well pleased!
ANGELUS
I am not well deaf.
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Do you think me blind, little man? That I don't see every move before
you decide to make it? Dare to seek me out again, and your insolence
will be punished ten-fold.
ANGELUS
Yeah, what're you gonna do, huh? Give me a migraine? (chuckles) You
ethereal types with your big, swinging omniscience. When push comes to
shove, though, you gotta send some overgrown slag-heap to do your dirty
work. Ooh, that's real spooky. (looks at the empty floor where the
shopkeeper was) Oh, that's great! You made me lose my shopkeeper.
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
This isn't the way, my sweet. We should be friends, you and I.
ANGELUS
No, and I'll tell you why. One, because, you know, I'm evil,
so—the friends thing—that's out. And two, if I did have any
friends, they sure as hell wouldn't be living inside my head.
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Like you're forced to live inside Angel's? (chuckles) Because you're
the voice in there, aren't you? Just beneath the surface, buried under
all that goodness, fully conscious, fully aware, but trapped. Unable to
move or speak, powerless to act on your desires. So thirsty, so
helpless...it must be agony.
ANGELUS
I'm getting real bored with this game. (walks away)
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Then how 'bout a round of show-and-tell? (Angelus stops) Soul, soul,
who has your soul? (the jar containing Angel's soul appears on a table
in front of Angelus) Oh, right. Me.
Angelus lunges for the jar and tries to grab it, but his hands go right through it like it was a mirage.
ANGELUS
More smoke and mirrors?
BEASTMASTER (O.S.)
Only a glamour, yes, but I assure you, my sweet, this very moment I
hold the real thing in the palms of my very corporeal hands, and I will
restore it if you don't behave. I'll put you back in your box, Angelus,
and bury you so far inside Angel, you'll never claw your way out again.
ANGELUS
(looks pained, stares at the ceiling) All right. What do you want me to do... (grits his teeth) master?
Cut to:
32 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Cordelia's sitting on her bed, holding the jar that contains Angel's soul and smiling.
Fade to black.
ACT III:
33 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Fred and Gunn are loading tranquilizer guns behind the front desk.
FRED
Do you really think he'll come back?
GUNN
Measure twice, cut once. (tosses Fred a tranq gun)
FRED
(stares at the gun in her hands) Yeah, 'cause this worked so well the first time.
GUNN
Not your fault.
FRED
I should have had him.
GUNN
Fred, you got out of it alive, so—
FRED
Because he let me. Why not? (looks down) All the little mouse could do was squeak at him.
GUNN
Then next time Minnie'll take a chunk out of his cheese. (looks at her)
Look, if you really think you did something wrong, don't do it again.
That simple.
FRED
(looks in his eyes) Is it?
GUNN
Sometimes. (turns away)
FRED
Don't. All we ever do is turn away.
GUNN
Fred, I—
FRED
I know. Whatever Wes was feeling, whatever he thought might— I
should have told him it was never gonna happen. You think I don't know
that?
GUNN
That's not what I was gonna say.
FRED
But it's what you think, isn't it? (Gunn looks away) I'm sorry.
GUNN
(shakes his head) It's not about that anymore. You know that.
FRED
(walks closer) All I know...is I miss you. (standing right in front of
him) Can't we just go back before any of this. I just want to go back,
Charles. (reaches her lips toward his) I just wanna... (they kiss)
GUNN
(looks away) I, uh... I should do a sweep.
FRED
Yeah.
Gunn takes a tranq gun and leaves the room. Fred stands there, arms crossed, and watches him go.
Cut to:
34 INT. DEMON BAR - NIGHT
Faith is bashing a demon's head into the bar. It's the same demon
Angelus was talking to earlier right before the Beastmaster started
talking in his head.
DEMON
Come on. I bruise easy.
FAITH
(pulls the demon up) Gee, I wonder what color you'll be when I'm done. (smashes his head into the bar again)
DEMON
Ow!
A vampire comes at Wesley, but Wesley aims his shotgun at the vampire.
WESLEY
Let's not, shall we?
VAMPIRE A
(smiles, puts his hands up) It's cool, dude. No worries.
DEMON
I don't remember anything. I was drunk. I thought she was 18.
FAITH
I'm gonna work real hard on the not understanding that, lumpy.
DEMON
Frances. (Faith pushes the demon's head into the bar again) Ow!
VAMPIRE B
Break his head open. See if there's any candy.
DEMON
Hey, what do I look like, a piñata?
FAITH
Ooh, let's find out. (goes to bash his head again)
DEMON
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Ease off the contusion. What do you want to know?
WESLEY
Where's Angelus?
DEMON
Who? (Faith bashes his head on the bar again) Ow!
FAITH
We've been breathing stale beer and blood half the night in piss holes like this.
WESLEY
Guess where it led us.
DEMON
Look, I'm telling ya, I don't know nothing. On my mother's tumor.
(notices a demon sneaking up behind Wes and Faith, intending to attack
them; then cockily) And even if I did, I'd never yak to a couple of
fleshbags that are about to get their internal organs sucked out of
their—
WESLEY
(without looking, shoots behind him with the shotgun, nailing the
would-be attacker in the face) Strom demon. Face should grow back.
(cocks the shotgun) Eventually.
FAITH
Think yours will?
DEMON
Oh, that Angelus. Yeah, in here all the time running his mouth. "Look
at me, I'm so evil." Real jackass. Never liked him. I'm on your side.
(Faith hits the demon's head against the bar again)
WESLEY
Where is he?
DEMON
I don't know. I swear. He was in here earlier giving us the blah blah
blah, and then he started mumbling to himself like a big pretty freak,
and then...he slipped into the back.
FAITH
Back where?
The demon points to the back room.
Cut to:
35 INT. BACK ROOM AT DEMON BAR - NIGHT
With guns at the ready, Wesley and Faith enter the back room through a
beaded curtain. Faith looks around at the drugged-out people and
vampires.
FAITH
What the f—
A vampire lunges at them, knocking Wesley over. The vampire chokes
Faith, but she punches him out. When the vampire falls to the floor,
Wesley stakes him.
FAITH
You OK? (offers a hand to Wesley)
WESLEY
Dandy.
Cut to:
36 INT. CORDELIA'S ROOM AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Connor's in the bathroom looking at himself in the mirror. He tries to
make his nose bumpy by pressing his eyebrows together. He tries to make
fangs descend by growling into the mirror. He presses the skin on his
forehead to make it bumpy as he bares his teeth. He feels the tips of
his teeth. Then Cordy pushes open the bathroom door, and Connor
pretends he's just looking in the mirror. Cordy smiles, and Connor
turns to look at her.
CORDELIA
You know, most teenagers check for pimples.
CONNOR
(shakes his head) I'm not— I wasn't—
CORDELIA
You tried to take him, didn't you? You attacked Angelus inside the hotel and got spanked by the anti-demon spell?
CONNOR
(looking down) I'm not a demon.
CORDELIA
I am. At least partly. Kind of a pre-req for the visions gig.
CONNOR
(walks out of the bathroom into the main part of the room) You chose that. It's not the same.
CORDELIA
Why not?
CONNOR
I mean, why— Why do I— Cordy, I don't even know what I am.
CORDELIA
I do. You're a daddy. And daddies need to take responsibility, Connor.
You need to face the fact that we're special. (touches her belly) Just
like our baby's gonna be.
CONNOR
(smiles at the Cordelia's belly) I'm really gonna be a father.
CORDELIA
The best, and the only thing you ever have to worry about is keeping us
safe. (kisses Connor) So, why don't you go back downstairs and see
what's going on. I'd feel a lot better if I knew everything that was
happening.
Cut to:
37 INT. BACK ROOM AT DEMON BAR - NIGHT
Faith goes to the side of a woman who's nearly passed out on a couch.
FAITH
Hey, I'm gonna get you out of here.
WESLEY
(picks up a hypodermic syringe from the floor) Faith...
FAITH
Can you walk? (looks at the girl's arm covered in track marks)
DRUGGED GIRL
No, but I can fly.
FAITH
(to Wes) What did they do to her?
WESLEY
She did it to herself. They shoot up, the vampires feed, use 'em like a
filter. I've read the effects can be quite intoxicating...for both of
them.
DRUGGED GIRL
(to Faith) Hey, you're pretty. You wanna make out?
FAITH
(grabs the girl by the collar and pushes her roughly against the wall)
There was a vampire in here earlier. Tall, dark hair— (the girl's
eyes drift, but Faith grabs her face) Listen!
DRUGGED GIRL
OK. God! What's your issue?
FAITH
Tall, dark hair, talking to himself.
DRUGGED GIRL
Let go.
FAITH
(punches the girl in the face) Did you see him?
DRUGGED GIRL
(crying) No, I didn't. Stop it, you're hurting me!
FAITH
(looks at the girl, gets a disturbed look on her face, lets the girl go) She doesn't know anything. (walks away)
WESLEY
(walks up to the girl) Maybe not. (takes out a knife and stabs the girl in the shoulder)
FAITH
(the girl gasps in pain, Faith screams at Wesley) What are you doing, Wes?
WESLEY
(to Faith) Shut up! (to the girl) The tracks on your arms—you've
been here, what, two or three days straight? (twists the knife) Answer
me!
DRUGGED GIRL
Yeah, God, stop! Yes four—four days.
WESLEY
Then you must've seen the vampire we're looking for.
DRUGGED GIRL
Angelus, I saw him. He, uh...
WESLEY
Where is he?
DRUGGED GIRL
I don't know. (Wes punches her) I don't know! Please stop!
WESLEY
They said he was talking to himself. What was he saying?
DRUGGED GIRL
I don't know. It wa—It was like he was talking to someone else.
It was all rain of fire a-and pulling strings and a soul. That's all I
heard. Please stop. It hurts.
Wes pulls the knife out of the girl. Faith runs to the girl's side.
FAITH
(to Wes) Have you totally lost it?
WESLEY
I avoided the main arteries. She'll live, if that's what you call this.
Whatever's controlling the Beast—it's made contact with Angelus.
(walks out)
Cut to:
38 INT. STOREROOM BEHIND THE BAR - NIGHT
Wesley walks out of the demon bar with the shotgun over his shoulder; Faith follows.
FAITH
So, what? Torturing humans part of the new makeover?
WESLEY
I did what I had to do because you couldn't.
FAITH
I hit her.
WESLEY
You think that's something new to her?
FAITH
You crossed it back there, Wes. What you did back there—
WESLEY
(stops walking, turns to face Faith) Oh, you have a problem with
torture now? I seem to recall a time when you rather enjoyed it.
FAITH
Yeah, well, it's not me anymore. You know that.
WESLEY
(leans the shotgun forward) Nice to have this along, just in case.
(holds the gun across his body with two hands) I remember what you did
to me, Faith. The broken glass, the shallow cuts so I would remain
conscious.
FAITH
You think I'd hurt you again?
WESLEY
This the part where you tell me you've turned a new leaf, found God,
inner peace? We both know that isn't true. You haven't changed. You
can't.
FAITH
Wes... (throws up her hands, turns to walk away)
WESLEY
Because you're sick. (Faith stops walking) You've always been sick.
(Faith turns toward Wes) It goes right down to the roots rotting your
soul. That's why your friends turned on you in Sunnydale, why the
Watchers' Council tried to kill you. No one trusts you, Faith. You're a
rabid dog who should've been put down years ago! (Faith pushes Wesley
violently against the chain link fence, taking the gun from him and
raising it back to hit him with it, but stops short) See, that wasn't
so hard, was it? (Faith glares) It's what you'll need to beat him.
FAITH
(puts the gun down, steps back) No.
WESLEY
You have to be willing to take it all the way, Faith.
FAITH
I can't risk killing Angel. Not after what he's done for me. There's got to be another way. (walks away)
Cut to:
39 INT. LOBBY AT HOTEL / ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS - NIGHT
Lorne's lying on the couch, waking up from the after-effects of the tranquilizer dart.
LORNE
(rubbing his head) Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
FRED
(hands Lorne a sea breeze mixed drink) I am so, so beyond sorry.
LORNE
Oh, go on. It's the first good nap I've had since the apocalypse started. So what'd I miss? (sips drink)
GUNN
Angelus and his usual freak show.
LORNE
I see everybody still has their necks attached. The sanctuary spell must've done its thing?
GUNN
(looks at Connor) Yeah, it's working.
LORNE
Hey, one for the good guys.
FRED
And take two away. I let Angelus walk with Lilah's book and everything Wolfram and Hart suckered out of your brain.
LORNE
(frowns) I was gonna have those framed.
GUNN
Vampire Moriarty strolls in waving the anti-mojo mojo. Anybody would've done the same.
LORNE
He had mojo?
FRED
Nojo. (dangles Angelus's fake charm) He waved this piece of junk in my face, and I went all spinal-paralysis.
LORNE
(looks at the charm) Put the blame stick down, peaches. Maury's been
peddling these to tourists since L.A. had cable cars, honey. It fools
the Bermuda shorts off of 'em every time.
GUNN
Maury?
CONNOR
You know where this guy is?
LORNE
Yeah, sure. He hangs his horns in a shop down on Olive. Why?
GUNN
Call Wes. Now.
Cut to:
40 INT. MAURY'S OCCULT BOOKSTORE- NIGHT
In a dimly lit, under-construction but beautifully architected room,
Faith and Wesley wander tentatively amongst the columns and arches with
guns poised.
FAITH
Even if he got the fake hoodoo from this Maury guy, why would he hang around?
WESLEY
He wouldn't, but this Maury that Lorne knows may be able to help us find where Angelus is hiding.
As they walk forward through the shop, they find a creature lying dead
on the floor, blood seeping from his body onto papers scattered all
over the ground.
ANGELUS
No... (Fred and Wesley turn to look at Angelus, who's standing behind them) but I can.
Fade to black.
ACT IV:
41 INT. MAURY'S OCCULT BOOKSTORE- NIGHT
Resume. Faith and Wesley turn to face Angelus.
ANGELUS
A little birdie in my head told me you'd be here. Ooh. Exciting.
Faith shoots at Angelus with her dart gun but misses. Angelus kicks her
in the stomach, and she goes flying back into a column. Wesley cocks
the shotgun and fires a round at Angelus who ducks.
ANGELUS
Gotta do better than that, Wes. (Wes shoots and misses) Come on, I'll
give you one more. (Wes shoots in Angelus's face, but Angelus grabs the
barrel as Wes shoots, managing to avoid being shot) Strike three.
(throws Wes through a window and over a ledge; he lands 20 feet down)
Uh-oh. (Faith runs away) Vampire with a gun. (Angelus shoots at Faith)
I can see why he likes this thing. (Faith falls down a staircase;
Angelus follows) Wow. (points the shotgun in Faith's face) You really
have gone soft now, haven't you? Hey, you remember that time you tried
to get Angel to kill you because you felt all weepy over being such a
bad little girl. Huh? Do you still feel that way? (Faith looks away) Do
you still wanna die?
FAITH
(softly) No.
ANGELUS
What's that?
FAITH
No.
ANGELUS
I can't hear you.
FAITH
(yelling) No!
ANGELUS
(cocks gun) Too bad, because you're gonna. (cocks gun again and again until it's empty) But not like this. (smiles)
Faith kicks the shotgun away from Angelus, then kicks at his feet. He jumps, and she gets up and starts punching him.
ANGELUS
Looks like we got a live one. (Faith kicks Angelus; he punches her in
the face) For now. (Angelus kicks Faith and she stumbles away) A little
tired, sweetie? You wanna take a break? (Angelus kicks Faith again and
again, rolling her across the floor, and she doesn't fight back) Now,
this is disappointing. You never used to bleed so easy.
FAITH
(on her hands and knees) Screw you.
ANGELUS
Maybe after. I like my girls to lie still. (calls over to Wes) Hey,
buddy, how's it goin' in there? (Wes doesn't respond) Good old Wes.
Always count on him to tackle a bad situation and make it worse. I
mean, hey, look how you turned out. But then again, I guess he really
didn't have much to work with now.
FAITH
(chuckles) Save the head trip, GQ. Wes told me you'd try to get under
my skin. Gave me just what I needed to scratch you out. (coughs)
ANGELUS
Oh ho. Don't tell me. The rousing stiff upper lip speech. Rah rah. Good
over evil. Do what must be done. Hang in there, kitten, it's almost
Friday. Is that what the scraggly little ponce armed you with to fight
the big, bad boogey man?
FAITH
Yeah, and this. (hurls a knife at Angelus, hitting him in the chest)
Faith gets up, takes the knife back out of Angelus, and engages him in
a knife fight. She slices him, throws the knife in the air, punches
him, then catches the knife to cut him again. He kicks her in the
crotch, sending her across the room, then he leaps up into the
scaffolding in one smooth move. Faith looks around trying to find where
he went.
ANGELUS (O.S.)
That hurt, baby. Kinda liked it. (chuckles) How 'bout you? There's my
girl. I knew she was in there somewhere dying to come out and play
again.
FAITH
(walking around, looking for Angelus) Shut up.
ANGELUS (O.S.)
I know how it feels—forced to be someone you're not. Hurts to the
bone. You try to bury the pain, but you can't get the hole deep enough,
can you? No matter how much you dig, it's still there. Broken shards
stabbing every time you breathe, cutting you up inside. You know,
there's only one way to make the pain stop. (jumps down from the
scaffolding) Hurt someone else.
Faith knows he's nearby now and stabs at him, but he grabs her wrist.
She drops the knife as Angelus kicks her up into the scaffolding;
Angelus jumps up after her. Faith clings to the outside of the
scaffolding trying to avoid Angelus's punches, but he connects, sending
her across the room. He jumps and follows her. She tries to get away
from him, leaping from one level to another, but he catches up with her
soon enough and throws her to the ground. He jumps down beside her.
ANGELUS
Come on, Faith, you're not even trying. (punches Faith) Or is that why
you really came back, huh? Not enough to punish yourself in prison? Is
that it? Still looking for someone to help beat the bad out of you?
(punches her again) You know what the funny part is, darling? I could
beat you death, and it wouldn't make a difference. Nothing will ever
change who you are, Faith. (kicks her in the face) You're a murderer,
(punches her) an animal, (punches her, grabs her hair) and you enjoy
it. (punches her) Just like me.
Enraged, Faith stands and goes after Angelus. She punches and kicks him
until he's on the ground. Then she goes over to him, straddling him,
and beats him in the face again and again.
FAITH
No! (jumps back, stops hitting him) You're wrong. I'm different now. I'm not like you.
Angelus kicks Faith's ankles, pulling her feet out from under her,
sending her to the ground where he is. He goes around behind her, grabs
her, and vamps out.
ANGELUS
You will be.
Angelus bites into Faith's neck, and she whimpers.
Cut to:
Closing credits.
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