Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON ANGEL.

YOU HAD THE ONE THING YOU WANTED IN YOUR UNNATURALLY LONG LIFE,

- AND YOU GAVE IT BACK? - YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR STRENGTH TILL YOU'RE TESTED.

WHAT'S WITH THOSE VISION THINGS OF YOURS?

THEY'RE MESSAGES I GET FROM THE HIGHER POWERS.

IT'S MY GIFT. IF THAT WAS MY GIFT, I'D RETURN IT.

- I PULL THE CABLES, I THINK I CAN STILL SHUT IT OFF. - ANGEL, IT'S SUICIDE.

[ Doyle ] THE GOOD FIGHT, YEAH? YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN TESTED.

I GET THAT NOW.

[ Grunts ] [ Groans ]

[ Doyle ] TOO BAD WE'LL NEVER KNOW...

IF THIS IS A FACE YOU COULD LEARN TO LOVE.

[ Angel ] DOYLE! DOYLE, NO!

AAAH!

YOU TRY OUR PATIENCE. WHAT IS DONE--

CANNOT BE UNDONE. I KNOW. YOU KEEP SAYING THAT.

BUT I NEED DOYLE.

YOU CAN FOLD TIME. YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE. BRING HIM BACK.

TO WHAT END? TO NULLIFY HIS NOBLE DEATH?

TO LEAVE HIS ATONEMENT UNFULFILLED?

IF IT MEANS HE LIVES.

HE DOESN'T SO YOU MAY.

YOU DO SO THAT OTHERS WILL.

HE'S MY FRIEND.

IF THAT IS SO, THEN SO SHALL IT EVER BE.

BUT IT IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE.

Sister: THE WAR RAGES ON.

DO NOT COME TO US AGAIN ON SO SELF-SERVING A MATTER.

THERE'S ONE CONSEQUENCE...

EVEN BY YOUR GENEROUS STANDARDS.

DOYLE WAS MY SOLE CONTACT TO THE POWERS THAT BE.

WITHOUT HIS VISIONS, I'M FIGHTING BLIND.

ALL WILL SOON BE MADE CLEAR.

FOR EVERY DOOR THAT CLOSES, ANOTHER OPENS.

AND FOR EVERY ONE THAT OPENS--

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? NOTHING.

DOYLE'S SPECIAL COFFEE MUG.

DOYLE DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIAL MUG.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK HE SHOULD HAVE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER...

IF I COULD HOLD SOMETHING TANGIBLE THAT HE LEFT BEHIND.

SOME EVIDENCE HE WAS HERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING.

ALMOST LIKE-- LIKE HE NEVER--

CORDELIA... GET OUT.

WHAT?

I-- I MEAN, OF THE OFFICE. TAKE THE DAY OFF.

GO LIVE YOUR LIFE FOR A LITTLE BIT. I CAN MANAGE HERE.

DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, ANGEL.

WHAT AM I DOING?

YOU ARE TRYING TO PUSH ME AWAY. CLOSE YOURSELF OFF.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I--

WELL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROODY BOY.

WE'RE ALL WE'VE GOT NOW.

YOU MAY NOT LIKE SHARING YOUR GRIEF WITH OTHERS,

BUT THAT'S THE NORMAL, HEALTHY WAY PEOPLE DEAL WITH LOSS.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, SO GET USED TO IT.

I AM STAYING RIGHT HERE.

[BEEP] OOP. I GOTTA GO.

COMMERCIAL AUDITION.

IF IT WASN'T A NATIONAL, I'D BLOW IT OFF.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T FEEL UP TO IT, THEN DON'T GO.

STAY HERE. REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY.

VERY CUTE. DON'T WORRY. I'M GOING.

- I'M NOT-- - BUT DON'T GET ANY IDEAS. I'M COMING BACK.

RIGHT.

AAH! WHOA!

YOU SCARED THE HECK OUTTA ME.

YOU? I SCARED YOU? LOOK IN THE MIRROR LATELY?

EVERY CHANCE I GET.

YOU'RE HIM... RIGHT?

YOU'RE THE GUY. THE-THE VAMPIRE WITH THE SOUL?

I'M ANGEL. YEAH. YOU GOTTA HELP ME.

PLEASE. I-I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO, RIGHT?

Y-YOU HELP THE HELPLESS? YOU PROTECT THE-- WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?

THE... HELPLESS.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH.

Cordelia: WANT ME TO STAY? THAT'S O.K.

- BREAK A LEG. - EXCUSE ME?

I'M SENSING A LITTLE PERFORMANCE ANXIETY HERE.

LITTLE TRICK. PICTURE EVERYBODY--

IN THEIR UNDERWEAR.

I-I WAS GONNA SAY DEAD, BUT, HEY,

IF THAT UNDERWEAR THING WORKS FOR YA--

SO...

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

CALL ME BARNEY.

LOOK, FIRST OFF, YOU SHOULD KNOW, RIGHT AWAY,

BEFORE THERE'S ANY MISUNDERSTANDING, I'M A DEMON.

I APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR.

SECONDLY, I JUST REALIZED IT'S 3:45 IN THE AFTERNOON. MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

IF YOU'RE A VAMPIRE, WHY AREN'T YOU IN YOUR COFFIN?

COFFIN. I HATE THAT STEREOTYPE.

YOU'RE A DEMON AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT VAMPIRES?

ONLY WHAT I LEARNED FROM TV.

VAMPIRES DON'T SLEEP IN COFFINS.

IT'S A MISCONCEPTION MADE POPULAR BY HACK WRITERS AND IGNORANT MEDIA.

IN FACT, WE CAN AND DO MOVE AROUND DURING THE DAY,

AS LONG AS WE AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT. GOT IT?

GOTTEN. SORRY. DIDN'T WANT TO PUSH ANY SORE SPOTS.

Man: O.K., LET'S TRY THIS WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

ACTION.

Second Man: JUST LOOK AT THE WINE STAIN ON MY SHIRT.

I CAN'T MEET YOUR FOLKS LOOKING LIKE THIS.

Cordelia: DON'T WORRY, HONEY.

IT'S NO PROBLEM WITH EXTRA-STRENGTH STAINBEGONE.

EXTRA-STRENGTH STAINBEGONE?

YEP. NOW STAINBEGONE IS MORE EFFECTIVE...

AT MELTING AWAY...

STUBBORN... BLOOD...

WINE...

EVEN GRASS STAINS.

SEE? JUST... SPRAY IT ON...

AND RUB IT IN...

[SOBS]

AND IN MINUTES...

THE STAIN IS GONE.

[SOBS] IT'S COMPLETELY GONE.

O.K., THAT WAS--

Second Man: GOOD. THAT WAS GOOD. Woman: VERY NICE.

GOOD, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR HERE IS MORE OF A--

HAPPY. HAPPY.

AND UP FEELING THAT THE STAIN IS GONE.

RIGHT. 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY STAINS ARE, YOU KNOW--

NOT GOOD. EXACTLY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S AN INTERESTING CHOICE. RIGHT.

LET'S TRY THIS ONE MORE TIME. WE'LL GO FROM--

STAINBEGONE IS MORE EFFECTIVE. YEAH.

NOW STAINBEGUH---

GONE!

IS...

MORE...

EFFECTIVE!

GRASS STAINS!

O.K. NICE ADJUSTMENT. NICE.

THANK YOU. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

- WHAT'S HUNTING YOU? - I DON'T KNOW.

BUT WHOEVER IT IS, HE'S UNSTOPPABLE. LIKE A MACHINE.

BEEN ON MY TAIL THROUGH A FEW STATES.

EVER SINCE PHOENIX.

PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO SHAKE HIM,

WELL, HE KEEPS ON COMING.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE MEANS YOU HARM?

I DON'T THINK HE'S TRACKING ME DOWN...

TO TELL ME THAT I WON THE PUBLISHERS' CLEARINGHOUSE.

HE'S AN ASSASSIN.

Angel: IS HE A DEMON? HE COULD BE.

HE KNOWS ALL THE HAUNTS AND HANGOUTS.

SEEMS LIKE WHEREVER I GO, HE'S JUST A STEP OR 2 BEHIND.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A MIRACLE THAT I'VE ELUDED HIM THIS LONG.

Angel: WHY YOU?

W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHO ARE YOU?

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M NOTHING. I'M A NOBODY.

I'M JUST A GUY TRYING TO GET BY IN THIS WORLD.

NO DIFFERENT FROM ANYBODY ELSE.

BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN ONE IS BEING PURSUED THAT TENACIOUSLY,

IT'S GENERALLY BECAUSE THE PURSUER HAS A STRONG GRIEVANCE AGAINST THE PURSUED.

UH, HEY, MAN, I NEVER SAID I WAS A BOY SCOUT.

I'M AN EMPATH DEMON. I CAN READ EMOTIONS.

IT GIVES ME A SLIGHT ADVANTAGE AT CARDS.

YOU KNOW, BLACKJACK, POKER. OOH, IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THE FIGHTS.

SO YOU'RE A CHEAT.

I CHOOSE TO THINK OF IT AS GOING WITH MY STRENGTHS.

LOOK, WHATEVER. I'M A DEMON.

SURE, I'M EVIL, BUT, HEY...

I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, "EVIL."

THEN YOU CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE WHO'S GOT A BEEF WITH YOU.

NO ONE. BUT LIKE MY OLD MAN ALWAYS SAID,

"YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY."

SO YOU GONNA HELP ME?

[DOOR SHUTS]

HI.

EVERYTHING O.K.?

MM.

MMP.

O.K., UM...

CORDELIA, THAT WAS, UH--

I THINK THAT YOU'RE ACTING OUT OF GRIEF AND YOU'RE CONFUSING OUR FRIENDSHIP--

I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING. DID YOU FEEL ANYTHING?

NO. Y-YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING--

RRHH. THAT MEANS THAT I STILL HAVE IT.

DAMN! I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DID THIS TO ME. WHO DID WHAT?

DOYLE! I THOUGHT OUR KISS MEANT SOMETHING.

AND INSTEAD, HE USED THAT MOMENT TO PASS IT ON TO ME.

WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN MONO OR HERPES? CORDELIA.

I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS RESPONSIBILITY, UNLIKE SOME WHO SHALL REMAIN LIFELESS.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ATONE FOR. IF THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR THEM,

THE PTB BETTER JUST STAY OUT OF MY HEAD.

POWERS THAT BE.

- YOU HAD A VISION. - BOY, HOWDY.

AND GUESS WHAT. YOU KNOW HOW THEY LOOK PAINFUL,

WELL, THEY FEEL A WHOLE LOT WORSE.

ANOTHER DOOR OPENS.

YOU'RE MY LINK TO THE... POWERS NOW.

I AM NOBODY'S LINK TO ANYBODY.

I LOST CONTROL OF MY ENTIRE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM...

GETTING THAT STUPID VISION.

I'M NOT CERTAIN, BUT I THINK I MAY HAVE...

DROOLED A LITTLE AT THE FIRST AUDITION I'VE HAD IN WEEKS.

WHAT WAS IT?

STAINBEGONE. IT WAS A NATIONAL, NO LESS.

THEY'LL PROBABLY NEVER CALL ME AGAIN.

THE VISION! WHAT WAS THE VISION?

OH. WHO KNOWS? IT WAS A THING.

A THING? AN UGLY, GRAY, BLOBBY THING.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

THE DIFFERENCE IS, IF YOU SAW IT IN A VISION,

THIS COULD BE AN UGLY, GRAY, BLOBBY DANGEROUS THING.

I DON'T CARE. I WANT IT OUT OF ME.

AND IF KISSING IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF IT,

I WILL SMOOCH EVERY DAMN FROG IN THIS KINGDOM.

[DOOR OPENS]

OH, UH, THOUGHT I HEARD VOICES.

UH, BARNEY, YOU REMEMBER MY ASSOCIATE COR--

CORDELIA?

MAYBE NOT EVERY FROG.

BOY, I GOTTA SAY I LIKE THE WAY YOU PEOPLE TREAT YOUR CLIENTS.

EXCUSE ME.

[SPITS, SOTTO VOCE] HE'S A CLIENT?

ER, APPARENTLY, SOMEONE OR SOMETHING'S AFTER HIM.

THAT UGLY, GRAY, BLOBBY THING?

YOU TELL ME.

TRY SKETCHING IT.

IN THE MEANTIME, BARNEY WOULD PROBABLY FEEL SAFER DOWNSTAIRS.

BABY-SIT HIM TILL I GET BACK. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

CHECK OUT HIS APARTMENT. HE THINKS WHATEVER'S CHASING HIM KNOWS WHERE HE LIVES.

HEY, AND BEHAVE YOURSELF.

I DON'T WANNA FIND YOU TWO NECKING ON THE COUCH WHEN I GET BACK.

[DOOR OPENS]

HELLO, ANGEL.

WESLEY.

I'LL WAGER YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D SEE ME AGAIN.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I HADN'T GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WHAT ARE Y-- HUP BUP BUP.

I'M THE ONE ASKING QUESTIONS HERE.

AND I THINK IT ONLY FAIR TO WARN YOU.

ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND I'LL BE FORCED TO--

RIGHT.

YOU HAD A QUESTION?

INTERESTING LOOK FOR YOU.

MOTORCYCLE.

THE WATCHERS COUNCIL TRYING OUT A NEW IMAGE?

IN POINT OF FACT, I NO LONGER WORK FOR THE COUNCIL.

I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION I WAS OF GREATER VALUE...

TO THE CAUSE WORKING AUTONOMOUSLY.

THEY FIRED YOU.

HARDLY.

WITH BUFFY UNWILLING TO FOLLOW COUNCIL ORDERS,

THERE WAS SIMPLY NO OPPORTUNITY TO FUNCTION AS WATCHER.

AND THAT'S WHY I BECAME A ROGUE DEMON HUNTER.

YOU'RE A DEMON HUNTER?

ROGUE DEMON HUNTER, YES.

AND I'M ON THE TRAIL OF A PARTICULARLY NASTY BUGGER RIGHT NOW.

SO I SUGGEST YOU STAY OUT OF MY WAY.

EASY, TIGER. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE MAKING A MISTAKE.

IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME DEMON HERE, HE SEEMS PRETTY HARMLESS TO ME.

HE'S LEFT A TRAIL OF CORPSES, HUMAN AND DEMON. ALL MUTILATED.

MUTILATED?

EACH OF THE VICTIMS POSSESSED SOME UNIQUE POWER--

TELEPATHY, POISONED TONGUES, HEALING HANDS...

WHATEVER THE PHYSICAL SOURCE OF THEIR POWER,

IT WAS RIPPED, GOUGED, TORN FROM THEIR CORPSES.

HE'S COLLECTING POWERS. TO WHAT PURPOSE I CAN ONLY GUESS.

THE FIEND'S CUT A SWATH ACROSS HALF THE CONTINENT.

ALMOST CAUGHT UP WITH IT IN PHOENIX.

GOT A PRETTY FAIR LOOK, TOO.

KIND OF SHORT, RUDDY COMPLEXION?

SHORT?

NO. ON THE CONTRARY, QUITE ENORMOUS AND POWERFUL.

MORE OF A YELLOW-GREEN.

AND IT SEEMS LATELY TO BE SECRETING SOME SORT OF VISCOUS FLUID.

LIKE THAT?

GYAA!

AAAH!

I HEAR THAT DRAWING CAN BE VERY THERAPEUTIC DURING A GRIEVING PERIOD.

- WHAT? - I'M SORRY.

I COULDN'T HELP SENSING YOUR PAIN.

YOU JUST LOST SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU, DIDN'T YOU?

ANGEL TOLD YOU?

NO, I'M EMPATHIC.

I FEEL YOUR FEELINGS WHEN YOU FEEL THEM.

IT'S A GIFT MY KIND IS BLESSED WITH.

REALLY. WELL, MY KIND THINKS THAT SOME THINGS ARE PRIVATE,

SO MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE NOSING AROUND...

OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS WITHOUT ASKING THEM.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I-I'M SORRY.

JUST TRYING TO MAKE CONVERSATION.

WAIT. BARNEY, I'M SORRY.

I'M JUST GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST, UM-- MISSING YOUR FRIEND.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT HIM?

DOYLE? WELL, HE DRANK TOO MUCH,

AND HIS TASTE IN CLOTHING WAS LIKE A GREEK TRAGEDY.

[LAUGHS]

AND HE COULD BE REALLY SWEET SOMETIMES.

YOU'LL LIKE THIS, HE WAS HALF-DEMON,

A SECRET HE KEPT FROM ME FOR, LIKE, EVER.

I GUESS THAT'S THE REASON HE SOMETIMES SMELLED WEIRD.

YOU KNOW, YOU REMIND ME A LITTLE OF HIM.

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.

THAT'S HIM.

LOOK, BARNEY,

THAT'S THE GUY THAT'S AFTER ME.

NO, BARNEY, IT'S O.K.

LOOK, THE BOOKS ARE OVER THERE.

GOOD LORD. CORDELIA?

WELL, ANGEL NEVER MENTIONED-- WHAT A NICE...

SURPRISE.

IT DIDN'T WORK.

NO? HMM. I RATHER THOUGHT...

IT WENT CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN LAST TIME.

NO, IT WAS JUST A KIND OF EXPERIMENT.

I WAS TRYING-- WESLEY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? ARE YOU WORKING WITH ANGEL?

A LONE WOLF SUCH AS MYSELF NEVER WORKS WITH ANYONE.

I'M MERELY ALLOWING ANGEL TO ASSIST ME.

OH. WOW.

I'M A ROGUE DEMON HUNTER NOW.

WOW. WHAT'S A ROGUE DEMON?

SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THAT ALL THIS TIME...

YOUR FRIEND WASN'T HUNTING ME.

HE WAS HUNTING SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS HUNTING ME?

THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT.

AND THIS SOMETHING ELSE WAS AFTER ME BECAUSE--

IT WANTS TO STEAL YOUR EMPATHIC ABILITY.

THE FEELING FEELINGS THING?

WHAT KIND OF DEMON WOULD DO THIS TO ANOTHER DEMON? A KUNGAI.

KUNGAI?

THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES.

IT'S OF ASIAN ORIGIN, VERY DEADLY.

"A POWERFUL RACE OF DEMONS,

"THE KUNGAI POSSESS A TAK HORN,

CAPABLE OF CONSUMING ITS OPPONENT'S LIFE FORCE."

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED WITH OUR LIVES.

HEY, HEY, HEY. I KNOW THESE KUNGAIS.

THEY'RE KILLERS, THEY'RE RELENTLESS.

LOOK, YOU GOTTA TAKE THIS THING OUT BEFORE IT FINDS ME.

I'M WORKING ON IT. I HAVE TO FIND IT FIRST.

HANG ON, IT'S OF ASIAN ORIGIN.

EARLIER TODAY, I TRACKED IT THROUGH AN ASIAN DISTRICT JUST NORTH OF HERE.

THAT'S KOREATOWN. IT'S VERY LIKELY IT'S HIDING THERE.

THEN THAT'S WHERE I'LL START LOOKING.

- UH, DON'T YOU MEAN "WE?" - I WORK ALONE, WESLEY.

THE HELL YOU SAY. THIS DEMON IS MINE.

ANGEL.

I KNOW HOW TO TRACK HIM.

YOU'RE NOT CATCHING HIM WITHOUT ME BY YOUR SIDE.

I HAD SOMEBODY AT MY SIDE. HE'S DEAD NOW.

I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WORK ALONE.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN TO LOOK. I GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

YES.

WELL. AH.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, WESLEY?

NO, IT'S THESE PANTS. THEY TEND TO CHAFE ONE'S...

LEGS.

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY DO THE SHIATSU MASSAGES?

THAT'S-- THAT'S KIND OF NICE.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE FRUSTRATED.

THAT'S ONE SPOOKY TALENT YOU GOT THERE.

YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT ME GRINDING MY TEETH,

SIGHING, GRUNTING, AND SENSE THAT I'M FRUSTRATED?

AMAZING.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD AT SENSING SARCASM, TOO.

CAN I HELP?

NOT UNLESS YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME...

WHY I HAVE TO SUFFER SKULL-SPLITTING MIGRAINES,

GETTING VISIONS SO VAGUE THEY REQUIRE CLOSED-CAPTIONING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, UM, VISIONS?

THAT FRIEND OF MINE, DOYLE?

HE USED TO GET THESE BRAIN FLASHES.

MESSAGES FROM THE PTB?

THE POWERS THAT BE.

VISIONS OF ALL SORTS OF STUFF, PEOPLE IN TROUBLE,

THINGS ABOUT TO CAUSE TROUBLE, PLACES TROUBLE'S HAPPENING IN--

AND YOUR FRIEND LEFT YOU THAT LITTLE INHERITANCE?

I'M NEVER GONNA FORGIVE HIM FOR DOING THIS TO ME.

WHAT? CHOOSING YOU?

TRUSTING YOU WITH AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY?

BELIEVING THAT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WORTHY...

OF SUCH A RARE AND IMPORTANT GIFT?

DID I MENTION THE DROOLING?

I GET THE IMPRESSION...

DOYLE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH BY WAY OF POSSESSIONS?

NO. NO, HE DIDN'T.

SEEMS LIKE HE GAVE YOU...

THE MOST VALUABLE THING HE HAD.

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE BLACK BECAUSE THE ONLY LIGHTENER THE BOSS HAS...

IS O-POSITIVE.

BLACK IS GREAT.

HANK? IT'S ME. OF COURSE, I GOT THE KUNGAI HORN.

IN A SAFE PLACE, BUT LISTEN...

I THINK I JUST FOUND SOMETHING EVEN BETTER.

IT'S KIND OF STRONG, AND A LITTLE CLUMPY.

NEVER COULD BREW THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

I'M MORE THE AUTO-DRIP. SORRY.

YES, YOU ARE.

WHAT?

SORRY. PATHETIC, REALLY.

WELL, THANKS FOR THAT INSIGHT, MR. EMOTIONAL RADAR.

HOW OLD ARE YOU? THAT IS NONE OF YOUR--

WHAT? 20-SOMETHING, HMM?

WITH YOUR HEAD ALL UP IN THE CLOUDS,

AND YOUR FEET IN SHOES YOU CAN'T AFFORD.

ALL SELF-ABSORBED, FULL OF REGRET.

POOR, POOR YOU. POOR LITTLE CORDELIA...

WITH HER DELUSIONS OF AN ACTING CAREER.

DELUSIONS?

YOU DON'T POSSIBLY THINK YOU'LL SUCCEED, DO YOU?

YOU'RE A TERRIBLE ACTRESS.

YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ME. HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW?

BECAUSE YOU KNOW. YOU FEEL IT.

YOUR ENTIRE BEING IS WHISPERING INTO ME RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHS] ME, ON THE OTHER HAND,

YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT I'M A PRETTY FINE ACTOR, HUH? FOOLED YOU.

YOU DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THE TRUTH.

NO WONDER YOUR FRIEND NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT HIS DEMON HALF.

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, OR DOYLE.

I KNOW YOU LET HIM DIE.

THAT IS NOT TRUE.

NO, BUT IT FEELS TRUE, DOESN'T IT?

MIXED IN WITH ALL THE PAIN AND GRIEF,

OOH, A HEALTHY DOLLOP OF GUILT.

A NAGGING THOUGHT THAT-THAT MAYBE SOMEHOW...

YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HIM.

IF ONLY YOU'D BEEN NICER TO HIM.

IF ONLY YOU'D LET YOUR WALLS DOWN.

IF ONLY FOR ONE FREAKIN' SECOND,

YOU GAVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYONE BESIDES YOURSELF, HUH?

LET ME-- AW, SHUT UP!

SO, YOU HATE YOUR GIFT, THE VISIONS?

YOU PROBABLY WOULD LOVE TO RIP THOSE PRETTY LITTLE EYES OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

I KNOW I WOULD.

[SPEAKING KUNGAI]

[SPEAKING KOREAN]

[SPEAKING KUNGAI]

I DON'T KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE. I DO.

AT LEAST, I THINK I RECOGNIZE THE DIALECT.

WELL, THEN IT'S A GOOD THING YOU HAPPENED BY.

I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THE WOUND I GAVE HIM WAS FATAL.

IT WASN'T THE ARROW. LOOK AT HIS HEAD.

HIS TAK HORN'S BEEN BROKEN OFF.

[SPEAKING KUNGAI]

NOT STICK.

NOT-NOT DYING.

HORN?

I THINK HE'S TRYING TO TELL US HIS HORN WAS TAKEN.

WE'VE GOT THAT. THE QUESTION IS, BY WHOM?

GOOD. TERROR. [LAUGHS]

OH, I'M FEELING IT. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A RUSH IT IS.

KEEP IT COMING.

THE HORN WAS TAKEN.

[SPEAKING KUNGAI]

HE SAID HIS HORN WAS TAKEN FOR SOMETHING.

THE "KLU-[CLICK]-KA." I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT WORD.

[SPEAKING KUNGAI] YES? FISH--

FISH WILL DIE.

NOT FISH. MORE. DIE MORE?

OH, HE SAYS MORE WILL DIE. O.K., HOW? WHO'S DOING THIS?

NO GOOD LOSING PATIENCE. HE'S DYING, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY FLUENT.

WAIT! [GRUNTING]

AAH! A VISION!

I'M HAVING A VISION. AAH!

A DEMON. A CREEPY LITTLE--

YOU! IT'S DEFINITELY YOU.

AH. YOU'RE IN GREAT-GREAT--

DANGER? PAIN.

OOH!

LOOK, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU. BRUISES BRING DOWN THE PRICE.

HELP!

BUT NOT BY MUCH.

HIT THE CHERRY?

SLAM THE CHERRY.

OH, NO. OH, DEAR.

STOP? STOP THE DEMON?

RED... HEART.

READER.

HE WAS TRYING TO DESCRIBE HIS KILLER.

DEMON... HEART... READER.

EMPATH DEMON. BARNEY.

Hank: YOU GIVE 'EM THE GIRL, THAT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

LOOK, IN 2 SECONDS, I'LL POP OUT THE EYES, AND WE'LL DUMP THE BODY.

Barney: WE GET AN EXTRA THOUSAND IF THE SEER'S EYES ARE INTACT. SO DROP IT.

SHOULDN'T YOU BE CATALOGING GYPSY FLESH? YEAH, YEAH, WHATEVER.

CORDELIA!

CORDELIA!

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

WE BOTH LEFT HER HERE.

NEITHER OF US KNEW.

I SHOULD HAVE.

ALL THIS TIME, I'VE BEEN TRACKING THE WRONG DEMON.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO CORDELIA BECAUSE OF ME--

NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO CORDELIA. I WON'T ALLOW IT.

IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, THIS IS ME LOOKING FOR A CLUE.

FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN ANYTIME YOU WANT.

I'M A FRAUD.

THE COUNCIL WAS RIGHT TO SACK ME.

YES, I WAS FIRED.

I HAD 2-- 2 SLAYERS IN MY CARE.

ONE TURNED EVIL AND NOW VEGETATES IN A COMA.

THE OTHER'S A RENEGADE.

FIRE ME?

I'M SURPRISED THEY DIDN'T CUT MY HEAD OFF.

I'M USELESS.

A FOOL.

SNIVELING, GREAT-- UGLY, GRAY, BLOBBY THING.

YES, I'M AN UGLY, GRAY BLOBBY--

WHAT?

I KNOW THIS.

IT'S A SCULPTURE BY VAN GIESON, MAIDEN WITH URN.

CORDELIA SAW THIS IN A VISION. IT COULD BE TELLING US WHERE BARNEY TOOK HER.

SO, WE ASCERTAIN THE SCULPTURE'S WHEREABOUTS,

CORDELIA'S WHEREABOUTS...

THEN YOU CAN GO RESCUE HER.

WE CAN GO RESCUE HER.

I NEED YOUR HELP, WESLEY.

THE KUNGAI SAID BARNEY WANTED THE HORN FOR SOMETHING.

KLU-[CLICK]-KA.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THIS ROOM WHO COULD TRANSLATE THAT.

ARE YOU WITH ME?

GOOD.

GOT IT.

VAN GIESON'S MAIDEN WITH URN...

WAS SOLD TO THE RAMSEY HOTEL CHAIN IN '82.

12 HOTELS BETWEEN HERE AND SAN DIEGO. IT'S GOTTA BE IN ONE OF THEM.

I KEEP RUNNING UP AGAINST A TRANSLATION FOR KLU-[CLICK]-KA,

WHICH TRANSLATES AS CALLER SALE...

WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

CALLER. CALLER SALE.

YES, OF COURSE!

I KNOW WHAT KLU-[CLICK]-KA IS.

WHAT? AUCTION.

[GAVEL SLAMS] SOLD! FOR 20,000 TO NUMBER 118,

THE DAPPER GENTLEMAN IN THE CENTER AISLE.

WELL DONE, SIR. YOU ARE NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF AN AUTHENTIC TAK HORN.

STAB YOUR ENEMIES WITH IT. HECK, STAB YOUR WIFE.

IT'LL DRAIN THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF 'EM.

THE POWER TO DRAIN A LIFE FORCE IS AN INVESTMENT IN PEACE OF MIND.

NEXT UP, LOT 32.

WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS HERE TODAY,

A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL FIND.

I'M REALLY NOT A SEER! I ONLY HAD A VISION ONCE.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I ATE.

THE MAGNIFICENT EYES OF A SEER.

YOUR VERY OWN PIPELINE TO THE POWERS THAT BE, FOLKS.

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.

KEEP THE GIRL AS A SLAVE,

REMOVE THE HEAD AS A TROPHY, OR SIMPLY HARVEST THE EYES.

IN ANY CASE, A UNIQUE PARTY ICEBREAKER.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

WE'LL START THE BIDDING AT 2,000.

DO I HEAR 2,000?

AH, 2,000. DO I HEAR 2,000 AND 5?

2,000 AND 5. DO I HEAR 3? 3!

8,000. DO I HEAR 9,000? EYES OF A SEER, FOLKS.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL SOME OF YOU WHAT A RARE FIND THIS IS.

AH, 9,000! 9 GETS ME 1O.

DO I HEAR 10? 10,000.

10,000. DO I HEAR 10?

AH, 10,000!

DO I HAVE 11? 11,000.

11,000 FROM THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK!

DO WE HAVE 12?

SEER'S EYES, GOING AT 11,000.

DO I HEAR 12?

HOTEL RAMSEY IN L.A. RECENTLY REDECORATED.

THE VAN GIESON SCULPTURE USED TO BE IN THEIR LOBBY.

11,000 IT IS.

GOING FOR 11,000. ONCE, TWICE--

HEY, YOU KNOW YOU'D PAY TWICE THAT FOR CATARACTS.

THESE EYES ARE FLAWLESS, EVEN WITHOUT THE STUPID VISIONS!

IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO?

12,000.

I HAVE 12,000 FROM THE GENTLEMAN.

DO I HEAR 13?

13. GOING FOR 12,000--

YOU KNOW WHAT THESE EYES CAN DO?

THEY CAN, UH, SEE...STUFF.

LIKE, UH, DANGER... AND-AND EVIL.

AND...

LOCATIONS... OF BURIED TREASURE.

13,000! DO I HEAR--

COME ON! HAVE SOME HUEVOS, GUY!

WHITEY HERE'S STEPPIN' ALL OVER YOU.

YOU GONNA TAKE THAT FROM HIS KIND?

Barney: 14.

UH, 15.

16.

YOU DECIDE. 17.

18.

19.

OOH! 20,000 FROM THE GENTLEMAN IN THE CENTER AISLE.

GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE.

Woman: 30,000!

HA! SOLD!

FOR $30,000 TO THE LOVELY LAWYER FROM WOLFRAM AND HART.

I'M SURE YOUR PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASE.

WE WON'T BE NEEDING THE BODY.

MY EMPLOYERS HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE EYES BE EXTRACTED.

AN EXTRACTION IS A VERY DELICATE PROCESS.

WE RUN THE RISK OF DAMAGING THE GIFT.

IT'S GONNA COST YOU AN EXTRA THOU.

PLEASE. EXTRACTION IS ALWAYS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.

- NOT WITH SEER'S EYES. - I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN SUCH A THING LIKE THIS ON THE MARKET.

AN EXTRA THOUSAND OR YOU TAKE IT AS IS.

GO AHEAD.

[GASPS] ALL RIGHTY, THEN.

HANK, GIVE ME THE EXTRACTOR.

BUT... I WANT TO DO IT. YOU KNOW THAT!

I HAVE BEEN BEGGING YOU-- HANK!

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF. HAND IT OVER.

[WHIMPERS]

Angel: CONVENTION HALLS? DOWNSTAIRS.

WE'RE LATE. WHERE'S THE AUCTION?

- I'M SORRY, WE HAVE NO AUCTION HERE. - WHERE IS IT?

IT'S IN THE TULIP ROOM. THAT WAY.

NO!

NOW, BE A GOOD GIRL AND HOLD STILL.

THIS'LL ONLY HURT A LOT. OHH!

Angel: SCULPTURE'S NOT HERE.

AS USUAL, ONE STEP BEHIND.

HEY, HAVE YOU GOT A NUMBER?

HANK, STAKES.

GET CORDELIA!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH!

I AM SO FAR NOT. RIGHT, WRISTS.

WESLEY, COME ON!

O.K., LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

FOLLOW ME!

YOU!

BUTCHER AN INNOCENT GIRL, WILL YOU?

I'M GOING TO THRASH YOU WITHIN AN INCH OF YOUR LIFE.

THEN I'M GONNA TAKE THAT INCH!

OUR MERCHANDISE WAS JUST TAKEN OFF THE MARKET.

3 GUESSES BY WHOM.

FEEL THIS FEELING, CREEPO!

AAH!

[GRUNTS, WHEEZES]

I NEVER DOUBTED FOR A MINUTE YOU'D FIND ME.

WELL, I WAS LUCKY. I HAD A ROGUE DEMON HUNTER ON MY SIDE.

GLAD I COULD BE OF SERVICE.

Cordelia: NOT THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE IT COMING.

HE WAS A HORRIBLE, EVIL MONSTER.

HE DID KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE.

VICIOUSLY MUTILATED THEIR CORPSES.

PLUS, HE STARTED THE BIDDING ON ME AT A PALTRY $2,000.

[SIGH] THIS, I FRAME FOR SAVING MY LIFE...

AND AS A REMINDER THAT SOMETHING OF DOYLE'S IS HERE IN OUR OFFICE.

WELL, I'LL BE OFF, THEN.

FAREWELL, ANGEL.

WHO KNOWS WHEN OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN.

WESLEY.

- DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU'RE HEADED? - ROGUE DEMON HUNTERS RARELY DO.

WHEREVER EVIL LURKS,

WHEREVER THE FORCES OF DARKNESS THREATEN HUMANITY,

THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE.

OH, O.K. WELL, KEEP IN TOUCH.

YES. YES I WILL.

BUT NOW, THE EVIL LURKING EVERYWHERE BIDS ME ONWARDS.

SO... I GO.

TAKE CARE!

YES.

NO REST FOR THE WICKED FIGHTERS.

THROUGH STORM AND RAIN, HEAT...

FAMINE,

DEEP, PAINFUL, GNAWING HUNGER...

I GO.

BREAKFAST? OH.

I SUPPOSE SO.

ONE OF THE PERKS OF THE JOB.

AFTER AN ALL-NIGHTER OF FIGHTING THE LURKING EVIL, WE GET EGGS.

- TOAST? - PLEASE.

I'M FAMISHED. HE'S A GOOD COOK FOR SOMEONE ON A LIQUID DIET.

ASTONISHING, REALLY. MM-HMM.

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT TOAST?

GRR! ARRGH!