Original subtitles

Cordelia: UCCH, LOOK AT ALL THESE BILLS.

WATER...AND POWER.

OH, AND MY PERENNIAL FAVORITE...

THE RENT.

WHAT AM I MISSING?

NOT A THING I CAN SEE.

DOYLE, TRY TO PAY ATTENTION.

I AM PAYING ATTENTION, PRINCESS.

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

EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW? THIS IS A BUSINESS,

AND WE NEED TO START RUNNING IT LIKE ONE.

WE SHOULD BE CHARGING.

I KNOW ANGEL'S BEEN WORKING DAY AND NIGHT

TO HELP PEOPLE FIGHT THEIR PERSONAL DEMONS,

BUT I NEED A RAISE.

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

A MONTH. AND I HAVE NEEDS.

NEEDS.

A PERSON NEEDS CERTAIN...

DESIGNER...THINGS.

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

BUT YOU ARE RIGHT, AND I DO AGREE.

ANGEL NEEDS TO START CHARGING.

HE JUST HATES BRINGING UP THE FINANCES WITH THE CLIENTS.

HE LIKES PLAYING THE HERO,

WALKING OFF INTO THE DARK,

HIS LONG COAT FLOWING BEHIND HIM

IN THAT MYSTERIOUS AND ATTRACTIVE WAY.

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

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

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

AND ASKING FOR MONEY ISN'T PART OF IT.

HE'S SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT.

[ELEVATOR OPENS]

OH, HERE HE COMES. OK.

WE'RE GONNA STAND UP TO HIM.

YEAH, WE'RE STANDING UP.

JUST AS SOON AS HE'S HAD HIS COFFEE.

RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING.

Doyle: MORNING.

OHH.

MMM.

WHAT IS THIS?

LAST WEEK'S COFFEE.

THINK OF IT AS ESPRESSO.

I THINK MY ESOPHAGUS IS MELTING.

SURE BEEN MAKING US PROUD THESE PAST FEW WEEKS

FIGHTING THE EVIL AND ALL THAT.

YEAH, YOU'VE BEEN FANTASTIC,

SAVING PEOPLE LEFT AND RIGHT--

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE ASKING PEOPLE FOR MONEY.

THEN GET OVER IT!

I MEAN THAT IN A SENSITIVE WAY.

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

BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

YOU THINK IT'S RIGHT TO ASK PEOPLE

IN TROUBLE FOR MONEY.

NO.

SO WE AGREE.

NO.

WE DON'T AGREE.

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, WILL YOU?

DOYLE!

UH-OH. VISION FIT APPROACHING.

[GROANS] PEN.

PAPER.

A SINGLE MALT SCOTCH.

HERE.

WHAT'D YOU SEE?

MELISSA BURNS, WORKS AT PARDELL PAPER PRODUCTS.

HOW'D SHE LOOK?

BETTER THAN ME.

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

POLYMALT.

OK, PARDELL PAPER PRODUCTS, 200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD.

GUESS I'M GOING TO WORK.

MAYBE I'M A LITTLE ATTRACTED.

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

I SPELLED IT WITH LETTERS.

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

YOU DO THESE.

AHA. PERFECT.

OK, LIGHT THEM. LIGHT THEM.

I'M LIGHTING, I'M LIGHTING.

GREAT. UH-HUH.

UH-HUH. WHAT ABOUT THE "J"?

Penny: WHAT'S GOING ON?

Together: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH, THIS IS SO SWEET.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A MONTH,

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

YEAH.

WELL, IT'S JUST, UH...

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

WE--WE THINK IT SUITS YOU BETTER.

UH, MAKE A WISH ALREADY!

Penny: OK. ALL RIGHT, WAIT.

UM...

YEAH!

AND I BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU.

I PAINTED THE POT MYSELF,

SO FEEL FREE TO BREAK IT BY ACCIDENT.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.

THANKS.

OHH, CHECK IT OUT.

LOOKS LIKE MY LITTLE PHILODENDRON JUST GOT UPSTAGED.

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

OH, RIGHT YOU ARE.

THEY'RE FOR MELISSA.

OOOH. OOOH.

WHO ARE THEY FROM?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE DELIVERY GUY FROM NED'S FLOWERS.

SOMETHING WRONG?

NO.

NO ONE EVER SENDS ME FLOWERS.

WOULD YOU WATCH MY PHONES?

Penny: OH, SURE, HONEY.

MELISSA.

OH.

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

OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.

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

EXCUSE ME?

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

IT'S MY JOB.

AND YOU WALK AROUND IN UNDERGROUND GARAGES

TELLING PEOPLE THIS BECAUSE...

I THINK YOU MAY BE IN NEED OF MY SERVICES.

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

IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY.

YOU SEE, I JUST HELP PEOPLE,

SOMETIMES WHEN THE POLICE CAN'T.

OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART?

I'M NOT EXPLAINING THIS VERY WELL.

NO, BUT THANKS.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST CALL THAT NUMBER.

Angel: I SCARED HER.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE SHE WAS SCARED TO BEGIN WITH.

AM--AM I INTIMIDATING?

I MEAN, DO I PUT PEOPLE OFF?

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

MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT

MIXING UP THE BLACK ON BLACK LOOK.

HEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO HER.

SHE'D FEEL SAFER.

WHEN SHE HIRES US, I'LL GET INVOLVED.

CORDELIA'S RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

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

THIS SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT MONEY.

IT ISN'T.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO--

IT ISN'T?

NO. IT'S ABOUT DOING WHAT'S BEST

FOR THE PEOPLE YOU'VE HELPED.

PEOPLE GET ATTACHED TO A MYSTERIOUS SAVIOR,

AND CAN YOU BLAME THEM?

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

AND GETTING PAID,

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

AND THEY CAN MOVE ON...

INDEPENDENT LIKE.

YOU'RE A LOT SMARTER THAN YOU LOOK.

OF COURSE, YOU LOOK LIKE A RETARD.

IT WON'T WORK.

I CHANGED YOUR PIN NUMBER.

I MEAN, MELISSA, YOUR BIRTHDAY?

THAT'S THE FIRST THING A THIEF WOULD TRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I CHANGED IT TO 3-5-99.

THE DAY WE MET.

YOU HAVE TO STOP DOING THIS.

STOP LOOKING AFTER YOU? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

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

SPEAKING OF... ARE YOU LOSING WEIGHT?

I THINK IT'S THE TRANQUILIZERS.

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

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID--

I GOTTA BE HONEST.

I DON'T SEE THEM HELPING WITH THE ANXIETY.

NOW, I PRESCRIBED A CALCIUM-SELENIUM SUPPLEMENT.

DID YOU TAKE IT?

I...

NO.

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

THESE THINGS ARE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, MELISSA.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?

HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE?

IN LOVE?!

RONALD, WE HAD ONE DATE.

HONEY, HONEY, DON'T GET UPSET.

I TAKE COMMITMENT PRETTY SERIOUSLY,

AND I KNOW YOU DO, TOO.

DID YOU HAVE A ROUGH DAY AT WORK?

IS THAT IT?

[PAGER BEEPS]

SURGERY.

I HAVE TO RUN.

OH, DON'T FORGET YOUR MONEY, SWEETHEART.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS.

WE HELP THE HOPELESS.

WELL, I'D SAY RIGHT AWAY.

SHE'S COMING IN.

I GOTTA CHANGE MY SHIRT.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW.

IT WASN'T SO BAD AT FIRST.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

DR. RONALD MELTZER.

HE'S A NEUROSURGEON.

I HAD AN INFECTED NERVE

BEHIND MY RIGHT EYE.

HE OPERATED AND SAVED MY SIGHT.

AFTERWARDS, HE ASKED ME OUT.

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

HE HELPED YOU. YOU FELT OBLIGATED.

PLUS, A DOCTOR.

SO, WE HAD ONE DRINK, ONE TIME,

AND HE STARTED CALLING ME A LOT.

THEN HE STARTED SHOWING UP

AT MY WORK, MY APARTMENT,

SAYING WE HAD SOMETHING SPECIAL,

THAT WE SHOULD GET MARRIED.

I TOLD HIM I WASN'T INTERESTED.

THEN IT GOT WORSE?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID,

BUT I CAN FEEL HIM WATCHING ME

ALL THE TIME.

TODAY AT WORK, HE KNEW I TOOK MY XANITAB

WHEN I WAS ALONE IN THE BATHROOM.

HOW DID HE SEE THAT?

HE'S JUST EVERYWHERE.

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

WELL, WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU.

Cordelia: BIG TIME.

AND FOR A REASONABLE FEE.

DOYLE WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET HOME SAFELY.

THANKS. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REALLY KIND,

LISTENING TO ME AND...

IT'S TERRIBLE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT.

NO. I MEAN THE COFFEE.

ANGEL, HOW DID YOU KNOW I NEEDED HELP?

I HAVE A FRIEND AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU LATER.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

A DOCTOR. THEY EXAMINE YOUR BODY.

THEY KNOW EVERY INCH OF YOU.

UGHH!

HOW'S HE DOING IT?

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

IS HE INVISIBLE?

OR SOME KIND OF GHOST?

MAYBE HE CAN ASTRAL PROJECT.

MAYBE HE HAS AN ACCOMPLICE,

OR HE HAS A HIDDEN CAMERA.

NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE CREEPY AND SUPERNATURAL.

NOT EVERYTHING, BUT DOYLE HAD A VISION.

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

TEAR-OUT-YOUR-INNARDS DEMON. RIGHT.

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

HE SEES HER WHEN HE'S NOWHERE AROUND.

HOW?

OK, FLESH, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO STOP CRAWLING

IS OK WITH ME.

HELLO, KATE.

ANGEL. UM, HI.

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

SO, JUDGING BY YOUR UNCOMFORTABLENESS,

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

OR YOU NEED A FAVOR.

AND I'M GONNA GO WITH FAVOR.

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

A GIRL--CLIENT.

SHE'S BEING STALKED.

I THINK IT COULD GET UGLY.

SHE'S BEING STALKED.

THEN UGLY IT ALREADY IS.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

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

PROTECT AND SERVE.

IT'S ENTIRELY MY BAG.

IF I'M NOT IN THE WAY.

OH, NO. I LIKE IT.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT BORED.

NO, NO, NO. I'M GOOD.

GOT THE WORD JUMBLE RIGHT HERE.

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

I DO FEEL BETTER HAVING YOU ALL ON THE CASE.

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

DOZENS. HUNDREDS.

DOZENS OF HUNDREDS.

IT HAPPENS THAT OFTEN?

EXACTLY LIKE YOURS?

NOT QUITE SO MANY,

BUT PROTECTING YOUNG WOMEN SUCH AS YOURSELF?

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

4.

AND 3 OF THEM ARE VERY MUCH ALIVE.

IS THAT YOU?

UH...

YEAH. BUNGEE JUMPING.

I ALWAYS MEANT TO DO THAT,

BUT I INTENSELY DON'T WANT TO,

SO I HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO IT YET.

IT'S FUN. SCARY.

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

WELL, I USED...

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

BEFORE...

DON'T YOU WORRY.

WHEN ANGEL'S FINISHED WITH THIS CASE,

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

YOUR GIRL DID FILE A REPORT 2 MONTHS AGO.

THE DOCTOR RESPONDED AND DENIED EVERYTHING.

A LOT OF NOISE FROM HIS LAWYERS.

OH...

WHAT?

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

I'VE HEARD IT. YEAH.

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

THEY ACTUALLY FILED A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HER.

VERY CUTE.

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

YET.

YOU THINK HE'S GONNA BLOW?

I DO.

I'LL PUT A UNIFORM ON HER BUILDING.

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

THANKS. THAT'LL HELP.

AND YOUR CLIENT, SHE'S HOLDING UP?

SHE'S SCARED.

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

THEN YOU'D BETTER HELP HER GET MAD,

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

HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE DOING THE FIGHTING.

THAT'S WHY SHE HIRED ME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

THIS GUY COULD GO TO JAIL TOMORROW, ANGEL,

AND STILL KILL HER IN HER DREAMS EVERY NIGHT.

I'VE PUT A FEW OF THESE CREEPS AWAY,

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

SHE'S STILL AFRAID.

HE TOOK THIS GIRL'S POWER AWAY,

AND NOBODY CAN GET IT BACK FOR HER BUT HER.

Woman: YOU'RE A MIRACLE WORKER.

Meltzer: OH, THANK YOU.

NOW, I WANT TO CHECK ONE MORE THING.

IF YOU'LL STEP RIGHT OVER HERE.

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

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY OFFICE?

NAME'S JENSEN.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

THEN YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

YOU JUST DON'T BARGE IN HERE LIKE THIS.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR APPOINTMENTS.

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

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

MY WIFE HAS A MALIGNANT TUMOR

PRESSING ON HER OCULAR CAVITY.

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

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS PROCEDURE.

I COULD LOSE MY LICENSE.

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

WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO YOU?

WHAT?

YOUR WIFE? YOUR GIRLFRIEND? WHAT?

UH...SHE'S MY FIANCÉE.

NICE. SET A DATE?

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

HMM. DID YOU KNOW RIGHT AWAY?

THAT SHE WAS THE ONE.

I DON'T SEE HOW THIS HAS ANYTHING--

I'LL TELL YOU HOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO BE SO MUCH A PART OF SOMEONE

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

WOULD YOU DIE FOR HER?

YES.

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

I'M NOT WILLING TO WATCH HER SUFFER AND DIE

WHILE THE LAW CATCHES UP WITH SCIENCE.

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

THINK ABOUT IT.

PLEASE.

ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT MELTZER.

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

JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC ORTHOPAE...

ET CETERA, SEEM ENDLESSLY FASCINATED BY HIM.

HE IS FASCINATING.

BEFORE HE BECAME AN OCULAR SURGEON,

HE SPECIALIZED IN ORTHOPEDICS.

HE DEVELOPED NERVE AND BLOOD VESSEL ACCELERANTS

THAT HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

HOW?

WELL, WHEN YOU SEVER A LIMB,

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

YUCK!

WHAT?

NOTHING. PLEASE GO ON.

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

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

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

HE EVER STRIKE YOU AS A BIG, DANGEROUS CREEP?

WHAT?

WHAT KIND OF ARTICLE ARE YOU WRITING?

I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST.

IT MAY NOT BE A VERY NICE ONE.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY HE TREATS WOMEN.

I'LL KEEP YOUR NAME OUT OF IT,

BUT JUST BETWEEN US...

WHAT IS THE REAL DISH ON THIS GUY?

HE'S NOT VERY GENEROUS,

HE DOESN'T SHARE HIS TECHNIQUES

WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE,

AND A LOT OF WHAT HE CLAIMS TO HAVE DONE

IS PRETTY RADICAL.

LIKE WHAT?

REATTACHMENT OF EYES, FOR ONE THING.

APPARENTLY, HE CAN DO ANYTHING WITH A KNIFE.

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

WHAT IS STALKING NOWADAYS,

LIKE, THE THIRD MOST POPULAR SPORT AMONG MEN?

FOURTH AFTER LUGE.

I DON'T GET IT.

THIS GUY HAS A LOT TO LOSE.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT MELISSA

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

NOTHING. IT'S NOT ABOUT MELISSA.

IT'S ABOUT RAGE.

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

AND HE CAN'T STAND THAT,

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

BUT EVENTUALLY EVEN SHE FAILS HIM,

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

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

OH, WHAT A FUN DATE YOU MUST'VE BEEN

BACK IN YOUR BAD VAMP DAYS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IT SHOULD GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT

INTO THE JERKS OF THE WORLD.

I KNOW HOW THIS GUY THINKS.

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

BEING EVERYWHERE AT ONCE?

VINPUR NATPUDAN SAYS WE ARE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE

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

I REMEMBER THAT GUY.

MADE A BIG NOISE A FEW YEARS BACK

ON PUBLIC TELEVISION. HUH.

THEN HAD A BIG CASE OF JOE RECLUSE.

WHAT HE HAD WAS A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN,

NOT LONG AFTER HE CONDUCTED AN EXCLUSIVE RETREAT

FOR A GROUP OF WELL-KNOWN YOGIS AND DOCTORS.

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

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SENDING JOE RECLUSE AN E-MAIL.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.

"I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE THE NERVE TO BELIEVE

I NEED HELP WITH RONALD MELTZER."

"THANKS FOR HAVING THE NERVE TO BELIEVE--"

DID YOU STEAL THIS BOOK?

YEAH.

GOOD.

YOU SAID IN YOUR E-MAIL THAT...

DR. MELTZER MIGHT HURT AN INNOCENT WOMAN.

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

HELP ME UNDERSTAND HIM BETTER.

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

NO, HE'S NOT...

OF COURSE, NO TWO PEOPLE ARE ALIKE.

GOD, IN HIS INFINITE VARIETY AND WISDOM,

LIKES TO KEEP IT INTERESTING.

HOW'D YOU MEET HIM?

HE CAME TO ONE OF MY LECTURES.

MY OPERATING THESIS AT THE TIME WAS THAT THE MIND

IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE.

IN ANY AVERAGE HUMAN,

IT REGULATES BILLIONS OF CELLS.

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

SO WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES

IF A PERSON COULD MASTER ALL THAT POWER?

I INTRODUCED DR. MELTZER TO...

PSYCHIC SURGEONS--

YOGIS WHO ARE ABLE TO SHUT DOWN THEIR SOMATIC SYSTEMS

FOR DAYS AT A TIME...

BUT HE ECLIPSED US ALL.

UNTIL DR. MELTZER, MY STUDIES HAD BEEN BASED

ON HEARSAY AND THEORIES,

BUT HE EXPLODED ALL THAT.

THAT'S WHEN I STOPPED TEACHING.

BECAUSE YOU STOPPED BELIEVING.

NO.

BECAUSE I BEGAN TO BELIEVE...

COMPLETELY.

ALL RIGHT, PAL...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TURN AROUND...

NICE AND EASY...

AND PUT YOUR HANDS UP.

I WAS JUST OUT FOR A WALK.

HANDS...NOW.

I'M SORRY.

WE GOT A REPORT OF SOMEONE...

NOT YOU.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT, OFFICER.

JUST DOING YOUR JOB.

I UNDERSTAND.

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

OH...

OH!

OHH!

WHAT'S WRONG?

DID SOMEONE BREAK IN?

HE'S...

LADY, I CAN'T HELP YOU

YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG.

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

IN THERE.

OK.

EVERYTHING'S OK NOW.

LOOK, THERE'S NO ONE IN YOUR BEDROOM.

THERE'S NO ONE IN YOUR BATHROOM.

IF YOU WANT TO START FROM THE BEGINNING

AND JUST TELL ME WHAT--

AAH!

OH, GOD!

AAH!

IT'S ME. IT'S ME.

HE'S IN THERE.

HIS--HIS--

HIS HANDS...

I KNOW. I KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO.

HE--HE KILLED A...

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE.

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.

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

I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM NEAR YOU.

[MELISSA SOBBING]

SHH. SHH.

[MELISSA CONTINUES CRYING]

HERE.

DRINK UP, LOVE.

IT'S OVER NOW.

SHE'S NOT MAKING A LOT OF SENSE.

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

YOU THINK IT'S THE DOCTOR?

I KNOW IT'S THE DOCTOR.

WELL, HOW COULD HE DO IT?

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

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

AND NOBODY SUSPICIOUS ALL DAY.

I MEAN, WHO IS THIS GUY, HOUDINI?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I'VE PULLED PRINTS.

IF THEY MATCH HIS, HE'S GOING DOWN.

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

HOW'S SHE DOING?

NUMB.

THEY GET ANY PRINTS?

YEAH.

GOOD. SO WE CAN PUT HIM BEHIND BARS.

FOR ABOUT 90 SECONDS,

UNTIL HE SKITTERS THROUGH 'EM.

NOT A LOT OF THINGS MAKE ME SHUDDER,

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

AT LEAST IT WAS JUST HIS HANDS DOWN THERE.

I WISH I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT THAT.

HE'S COMING UNDONE.

I'LL SAY.

NO, I MEAN HE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

HE'S KILLING NOW.

ANYBODY THAT STANDS BETWEEN HIM AND HIS OBSESSION.

DON'T WE STAND BETWEEN HIM AND HIS OBSESSION?

NOT PUTTING TOO COWARDLY A POINT ON IT,

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

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

IF HIS BODY PARTS GO LONG ENOUGH

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

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

NO MATTER HOW MUCH PSYCHIC SURGERY HE KNOWS.

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

OF COURSE IT'S JUST A THEORY.

HMM.

WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME?

PROTECT HER.

IT'S NO GOOD FOR THE VENTILATION,

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

I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIX YOUR COLLAR.

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

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

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

I MEAN, YOU MUST THINK I'M CRAZY.

NO. I BELIEVE YOU.

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

YES.

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

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF HIM.

DOYLE AND CORDELIA ARE GOING TO STAY HERE WITH YOU.

I WANT YOU TO TRY AND GET SOME REST.

HERE.

THANKS, BUT...

I'M NOT GONNA CRY ANYMORE.

AT LEAST I HOPE NOT.

I'M TIRED OF CRYING AND BEING AFRAID.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

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

YOU SURVIVED A LIVING HELL THESE LAST FEW MONTHS

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

AT NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL YOU.

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

YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIM, MELISSA.

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

BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT.

COULD I SEE YOU UPSTAIRS

FOR A MOMENT?

OK. MELISSA STAYS HERE WITH US.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

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

THIS GUY IS REALLY DANGEROUS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

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

STEEL BOXES? WHY WOULD YOU WANT--

OH. FOR PACKING UP PEOPLE PARTS.

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

GOD KNOWS IT'S EDUCATIONAL.

BUT SOMETIMES--

[RING]

WHO'S CALLING AT THIS--

[RING]

IT'S THE SPECIAL LINE.

[RING] ANSWER IT.

RIGHT. RIGHT. OK.

NOW, WHO ARE WE AGAIN?

JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS?

JENSEN.

JENSEN. GOOD. GOT IT.

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

CORDELIA.

[RING]

JENSEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS.

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

PLEASE HOLD.

IT'S HIM.

BRIAN JENSEN.

YOU'RE WORKING LATE.

THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING GLOBAL.

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

I DO. THANK YOU.

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

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

ARE YOU IN YOUR OFFICE?

YES.

I'LL BRING IT TO YOU TONIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING OVER THERE?

WHAT IF HE COMES APART ON YOU?

IF HE COMES APART ON ME,

HE'S GONNA STAY THAT WAY.

[FOOTSTEPS]

THAT'S A BIG BOX.

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

ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T BRING--

ANY MONEY AT ALL?

NO, I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD.

ALTHOUGH THE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX WAS A NICE TOUCH.

I MEAN, YOUR NAME'S NOT REALLY JENSEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE A WIFE.

WHAT A TANGLED WEB, EH?

I DEVELOPED THIS INJECTOR WORKING WITH ANIMALS.

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

AND THEY CAN HURT YOU IF YOU GET TOO CLOSE.

YOU'LL FEEL A SLIGHT SINKING SENSATION.

THAT'S YOUR HEART SLOWING DOWN

AS THE PARALYTIC TAKES EFFECT.

EVENTUALLY IT'LL STOP ALTOGETHER.

[GASPS]

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

TO THINK THAT YOU COULD TAKE HER FROM ME?

[GASPING]

I SAW YOU. I SAW YOU HOLDING HER.

NOBODY CAN BREAK THE BOND BETWEEN US.

NOBODY.

CLEARLY EVEN SHE CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.

I-I'VE TRIED SO HARD TO SHOW HER

IN SO MANY WAYS.

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF HER,

BEEN THERE FOR HER--

EVEN WHEN SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT.

[VOICE SOUNDS DISTORTED] IF THAT'S NOT DEVOTION...

WHAT DO I GET FOR MY TROUBLE?

SHE LIES, SHE CHEATS.

BUT NO MORE.

[GASPING]

I WON'T BE MADE A FOOL OF.

SHE WOULD HAVE MADE A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE.

I GOT EVERYTHING, I THINK.

SHH.

SHE'S RESTING.

WHAT DID YOU PUT IN HER TEA?

ENOUGH WHISKEY TO DROP MY AUNT TUDY.

THAT WOMAN HAD SOME GIRTH.

[SIGHS] WHAT'S THE POINT?

WELL, IT TASTES GOOD, AND IT RELAXES YOU.

NO. I MEAN OF EVER GOING OUT WITH ANYONE.

WELL...

PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE.

AND PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE...

ARE THE LUCKIEST PEO--

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

OR YOU CAN'T STAND THEM,

WHICH JUST GUARANTEES THAT THEY'RE GONNA HOVER AROUND

AND NEVER GO AWAY.

UH...I HATE GUYS LIKE THAT.

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

I MEAN, IT IS JUST SO UNFAIR.

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

THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD THING.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CALL HOME AND SAY,

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

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

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

AND HE'S NOT EVEN IN THE CIRCUS."

Doyle: NOT EVERY RELATIONSHIP LEADS TO DISASTER.

WHAT IF ANGEL DOESN'T COME BACK?

AH, HE'LL BE BACK.

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

I GOT THIS PLACE MORE SEWED UP THAN A--

[SCRAPING]

WHAT WAS THAT?

JUST THE WIND.

SO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME CARDS,

OR YOU WANT TO WATCH THE TUBE?

SURE.

HOW ABOUT SOME...GIN?

PENNY A POINT?

YEAH, YOU'LL OWE ME MONEY.

YEAH, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

[RATTLING]

CORDELIA.

HI.

GETTING SOME REST?

I...

WHAT ARE YOU?

I'M MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

BUT YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO FIND OUT, DID YOU?

YOU JUST TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY KINDNESS.

LED ME ON UNTIL YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF

A VACUOUS L.A. PRETTY BOY.

YOU DISAPPOINT ME, MELISSA.

I KNOW.

I KNOW. I DIDN'T MEAN--

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

STOP, NOW. YOU'RE BABBLING.

I THINK...

I THINK YOU DISAPPOINT YOURSELF.

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

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

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

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

TO WAKE UP NEXT TO...

LITTLE PIECES OF WHATEVER YOU ARE.

SHUT UP.

YOU TURNED YOURSELF INTO A FREAK, RONALD.

A VILE, REPULSIVE FREAK.

AND I AM DONE BEING AFRAID OF YOU.

YOU CAN CUT ME, AND YOU CAN KILL ME,

AND IT STILL WON'T CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE.

ANGEL WAS RIGHT.

YOU'RE WEAK.

I'M WEAK?

THEN HOW WAS IT I KILLED HIM?

INEFFICIENTLY.

YOU CAN'T BE ALIVE.

YOU-YOU'RE NOT HUMAN.

YOU SHOULD TALK.

WE COULD HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY.

Angel: RONALD!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, GOODY. RECYCLED COFFEE, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE.

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

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

IN L.A.'s NEWEST SUBWAY STOP.

THAT OUGHT TO BRING IN THE TOURISTS.

HEY!

HI!

Doyle: HI. HOW'S IT GOIN'?

I BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU GUYS.

OH. HOPE IT DOESN'T NEED LIGHT.

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

CAN I OFFER YOU SOME COFFEE?

COFFEE?

OH, NO, UM...

I CAN ONLY STAY A MINUTE.

PLACES TO GO,

PEOPLE TO SEE.

THANKS TO YOU.

[CORDELIA COUGHS]

[COUGHING]

UH, AHEM.

THERE'S...

WHAT?

THERE'S, UH, A BILL.

BILL WHO?

A BILL FOR MY SERVICES.

OH. OF COURSE.

THAT'S THE OTHER REASON I CAME.

HERE.

I'LL TAKE THAT. THANKS.

YES. I MEAN, I...

I DIDN'T DO IT FOR MONEY.

OH, PLEASE. YOU EARNED IT.

WELL...

I HOPE I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

ME, TOO.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

AH. THAT DIDN'T GO SO BADLY.

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

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?

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

AND DEPOSIT THIS BEAUTY.

YOU GUYS GO ON.

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

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

WELL, STILL,

CAUSE TO CELEBRATE.

YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE.

WE NEED MORE OF THESE.

WE'LL HAVE MORE SOON ENOUGH.

WELL, WE NEED THEM NOW. HAVE A VISION.

I JUST CAN'T PERFORM ON DEMAND.

WE NEED THE CLIENTS. HAVE A VISION.

Doyle: THAT MONEY'S CORRUPTED YOU.

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

GET AWAY FROM ME. YOU'RE INSANE.

NO, I'M NOT.

GRR! ARRGH!