Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON ANGEL.

YOU HAD A VISION?

BOY. HOWDY.

DOYLE KISSED ME JUST BEFORE HE DIED,

AND HE PASSED IT ON TO ME.

OR IT MIGHT LEAD TO THE POWERS.

WHAT'S HAUNTING YOU?

HE'S UNSTOPPABLE-- LIKE A MACHINE.

HE'S AN ASSASSIN.

HELLO, ANGEL.

WESLEY?

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

I'M A ROGUE DEMON HUNTER.

WHAT'S A ROGUE DEMON?

[GASPING]

[SIREN WAILING]

[SNARLS]

[WAILING FADES]

[SIREN WAILING]

[POLICE RADIO, INDISTINCT]

WHERE?OVER THERE, DETECTIVE.

IT'S THE SAME GUY.

THIS MAKES 3. HE'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

IT'S THE CITY OF DREAMS.

A MYSTICAL OASIS WILLED FROM A DESERT.

BUT EVEN SUNNY BLOND L.A.

HAS ITS TRASHY DARK ROOTS,

AND YOU'VE LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY, HAVEN'T YOU?

YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR PROBLEM TO THE POLICE,

THEY CAN'T HELP YOU, SO YOU'VE COME TO US.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT TO SPEAK.

NOBODY LIKES A SMART-ASS ROGUE DEMON HUNTER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, WESLEY?

JUST THOUGHT I'D POP AROUND

SO WE MIGHT COMPARE BATTLE PLANS

FROM OUR RESPECTIVE FRONTS.

HMM. I THOUGHT YOU WORKED ALONE.

WELL, EVEN A SOLITARY SOLDIER SUCH AS MYSELF

RECOGNIZES THAT A FREE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE

BENEFITS THE COMMON STRUGGLE.

ALSO, I BROUGHT IN YOUR MAIL AND NEWSPAPER.

OH, THANKS. SO, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

GOT?

YOU WANTED TO COMPARE SKINNIES

ON THE CURRENT EVIL HAPPENINGS.

YES, SKINNIES. PRECISELY.

UH, RIGHT. WELL...

EVERYTHING SEEMS QUIET.

OK. WELL, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

AND YOU?

HOW GO THINGS ON YOUR END OF THE GOOD FIGHT?

I'VE BEEN GIVING THE HARD SELL

TO AN EMPTY CHAIR. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

QUIET ALL AROUND, THEN.

WELL, I'LL KEEP MYSELF AVAILABLE.

THE SITUATION CAN ONLY ESCALATE.

WE MADE A MOST EFFECTIVE TEAM, I FELT,

VANQUISHING THAT EMPATHY DEMON IN SUCH SHORT ORDER.

YEAH, WELL, NOBODY GOUGED OUT MY EYES, SO I'M HAPPY.

YES, MOST EFFECTIVE.

YOUR CRYPTIC VISIONS, ANGEL'S BRAWN,

MY HIGHLY DEVELOPED POWERS OF DEDUCTION ROUNDING OUT--

THIS ISN'T OUR MAIL.

SORRY?

SEE HERE? THE DENTIST'S OFFICE NEXT DOOR.

OH, I SEE. I DIDN'T...

REALIZE.

SOMETHING WRONG? YOU STOPPED YAMMERING.

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD RETURN THESE ITEMS TO THEIR PROPER OWNER.

WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?

NOBODY. AND WESLEY.

UM, SO, YOU REMEMBER THAT LICENSE PLATE

WE GOT ON THAT RUNAWAY CASE?

I REMEMBER YOU WERE GONNA FOLLOW UP ON IT.

NO GO. DMV IS TOTALLY STALKER-PHOBIC,

AND, WOW, YOU LOOK HALF-DEAD.

WHICH, FOR SOMEONE WHO'S COMPLETELY DEAD,

WOULD BE KIND OF NEAT.

LICENSE PLATE, CORDELIA.

RIGHT. I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE POLICE WOMAN

RUN IT FOR US ON THE Q.T.

KATE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OK?

I MEAN, FOR A GUY WHO'S 200 PLUS,

YOU'RE NOT USUALLY WITH THE BAGS.

I'LL DO THIS NOW.HEY--

LOOK, I'M FINE, CORDELIA. ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TAKE THE TUNNELS.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO RELEASE

THAT KIND OF INFORMATION TO A CIVILIAN, ANGEL.

I KNOW.

IF IT WERE ANYONE ELSE...

I APPRECIATE IT, KATE.

I KNOW YOU DO. SO I DON'T MIND.

I'LL RUN IT MYSELF, HAVE IT FOR YOU BY MORNING.

NO RUSH. LATE AFTERNOON.

EVENING WILL BE FINE, ACTUALLY.

HONESTLY, I WON'T MIND GETTING MY HEAD OUT OF THIS CASE,

EVEN FOR A MINUTE.

TOUGH ONE?

THE FIRST VICTIM, REGGIE SPARKS,

VOLUNTEERED AS A CROSSING GUARD.

JINNY MARKEM. SHE JUST STARTED THE TENTH GRADE,

AND JESSICA HALPREN, 25, WORKED AS A WAITRESS.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON?

WHAT HE DID TO THEM. THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S NOT ALL. THEY HAVE YOU.

HERE ARE THE CRIME SCENE PHOTOS THAT YOU WANTED.

THANKS.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU STOP BY TOMORROW?

BY THEN, I'LL HAVE INVADED

A CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY FOR YOU, AND YOU CAN--

YEAH, IT'S PRETTY GRIM, ISN'T IT?

I'VE SPENT THE LAST 48 HOURS

PUTTING TOGETHER A SUSPECT PROFILE,

AND BELIEVE ME, BEING INSIDE THIS GUY'S HEAD

HASN'T BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF FUN.

THE TABLOIDS ARE CALLING HIM "THE POPE."

HE PROBABLY THINKS HE'S DOING GOD'S WORK.

NO. JUST THE OPPOSITE.

THIS IS ABOUT MOCKING GOD.

THAT'S MY GUESS.

DETECTIVE?

THEY'RE READY FOR YOU NOW.

YEAH, OK.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S SHOW...

TIME.

OUR SUSPECT WILL BE A WHITE MALE.

TO THE OBSERVER, HE WILL NOT SEEM A MONSTER.

HIS VICTIMS PUT UP LITTLE OR NO STRUGGLE,

SO IT'S LIKELY HE'S CHARMING, ATTRACTIVE,

BUT AT HIS CORE, HE'S A LONER.

POSSIBLY A DUAL PERSONALITY

WHO, ONCE THE CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED,

RETAINS NO MEMORY OF THE ACT.

HE'LL NOT VIEW HIS VICTIMS AS SUBHUMAN,

RATHER, IT'S HIMSELF HE SEES AS SOMETHING OTHER THAN HUMAN.

MORE THAN HUMAN. A SUPERIOR SPECIES.

STALKING HIS PREY, GETTING TO KNOW THEM.

IT'S UNLIKELY HE'LL BE MARRIED,

THOUGH HE MAY HAVE RECENTLY COME OFF

A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP THAT ENDED BADLY.

WE LOOK FOR A PRECIPITATING EVENT IN CASES SUCH AS THIS,

AND A PAINFUL BREAKUP IS ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST.

PRIOR TO FAILING, THIS RELATIONSHIP

MAY HAVE MARKED AN INACTIVE PERIOD IN OUR SUSPECT'S LIFE.

HE WOULD HAVE REGARDED IT AS A LIFELINE, HIS SALVATION.

BUT ONCE ENDED,

RESULTED IN HIS RECIDIVISM.

WHAT IS NOT IN QUESTION IS HIS EXPERIENCE.

HE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME,

AND HE WILL DO IT AGAIN.

[GASPS]

JEEZ, WESLEY. HOVER MUCH?

WHERE IS HE? WHERE'S ANGEL?

NOT HERE.

WHAT IS THAT?

JUST WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

KIND OF RUDE COMING INTO

A VAMPIRE'S PLACE OF BUSINESS

WITH ONE OF THOSE THINGS, DON'T YOU THINK?

COULD BE MISINTERPRETED?

YOU RECALL EARLIER THIS MORNING

THAT MIX-UP WITH THE DENTIST'S MAIL AND NEWSPAPER?

THAT'S WHEN I SAW THIS.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU CUT UP DR. FOLGER'S NEWSPAPER?

YOU'RE GONNA GET US KICKED OUT OF THIS BUILDING.

WHAT? NO, CORDELIA, THE CLIPPING.

"THIRD BODY FOUND IN ALLEY." SO?

NOT EXACTLY FRONT-PAGE NEWS.

ACTUALLY, THAT IS THE FRONT PAGE,

BUT STILL, NOTE THE MODUS OPERANDI.

THE MUTILATION OF THE CORPSE WITH THE RELIGIOUS ICON?

I'M AGAINST IT?

[SIGHS] I THINK YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN.

[SIGHS]

WHILE EXECUTING MY DUTIES AS WATCHER IN SUNNYDALE,

I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, SPECIFICALLY ON ANGEL,

GIVEN HIS UNCOMFORTABLE PROXIMITY TO THE SLAYER.

HE LOOKED PRETTY COMFORTABLE TO ME.

WHEN I SAW THIS STORY TODAY,

IT RANG CHILLINGLY FAMILIAR.

SO, I REACQUAINTED MYSELF WITH CERTAIN FACTS

CONFIRMING, I AM SORRY TO SAY, MY GRIM SUSPICIONS.

IN THE LATE 1700s, IT WAS ANGELUS' CUSTOM TO "SIGN" HIS VICTIMS

BY CARVING A CHRISTIAN CROSS INTO THEIR LEFT CHEEK.

HE LIKED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW HE'D BEEN THERE.

OK. YOU GET TO LEAVE NOW.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA COME IN HERE

AND ACCUSE ANGEL LIKE THIS.

CORDELIA-- NO!

I DON'T CARE HOW MANY FILES YOU HAVE

ON ALL THE HORRIBLE THINGS THAT HE DID

BACK IN THE POWDERED-WIG DAYS.

HE IS GOOD NOW, AND HE IS MY FRIEND.

AND NOTHING YOU OR ANYONE ELSE CAN SAY

WILL MAKE ME TURN ON A FRIEND.

CORDELIA. HE'S RIGHT.

YOU STAKE HIM, AND I'LL CUT HIS HEAD OFF.

COME NO CLOSER.

I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

OH, IS THAT WHAT YOU TOLD

MISS "THIRD BODY FOUND IN ALLEY"?

WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY?

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW FAST I COULD TAKE YOU IF I WANTED TO.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE LISTENING.

I HAVE NO MEMORY OF DOING ANY OF THESE THINGS.

OH. NOT EXACTLY THE CONFIDENCE- INSPIRING DENIAL

I WAS LOOKING FOR.

I'VE BEEN HAVING DREAMS.

DREAMS?

KILLING DREAMS.

ALWAYS THE SAME.

I--I STALK THEM, TOY WITH THEM,

MARK THEM WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.

BEFORE THEY CAN DIE FROM THEIR FEAR, I FEED ON THEM.

OK, SO YOU'VE BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES,

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU--

THEY'RE NOT NIGHTMARES.

I'VE ENJOYED THEM.

OH.

AND YOU FEAR THESE MIGHT BE MORE THAN JUST DREAMS,

THAT YOU'RE ACTING THEM OUT

IN SOME SORT OF HYPNAGOGIC STATE.

HYPNAWHAGGIC?

SLEEPWALKING.

VAMPIRES CAN'T SLEEPWALK.

HE'D TAKE ONE STEP OUT THE FRONT DOOR,

AND HIS P.J.'s WOULD BURST INTO FLAMES.

UNLESS IT WERE HAPPENING IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.

WHICH IS WHEN ALL THESE MURDERS TOOK PLACE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO BE SURE.

YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT TIGHT.

LIKE I NEED INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOU.

MY GLAMOROUS L.A. LIFE.

I GET TO MAKE THE COFFEE

AND CHAIN THE BOSS TO THE BED.

GOTTA JOIN A UNION.

CORDELIA, I THINK THAT'S TIGHT ENOUGH.

AND IF IT TURNS OUT THAT WE'RE BACK ON A LIQUID LUNCH,

BETTER SAFE THAN COCKTAILS.

WELL, ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS WAIT.

YEAH.

AND NO OFFENSE, ANGEL, BUT MAYBE YOU ARE

JUST COMMITTING THESE HORRIBLE CRIMES IN YOUR DREAMS,

BUT EVEN SO, I DON'T WANT TO STICK AROUND

FOR YOUR NOCTURNAL COMMISSIONS.

I UNDERSTAND.

OK. WELL, PLEASANT--

I MEAN, SLEEP TIGHT.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A GIVEN.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[GASPING]

THERE NOW. ISN'T THAT BETTER?

[GASPS]

WAKIE, WAKIE!

WE MADE IT.

GREAT NEWS, SPORTS FANS.

THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER KILLING.

OK, WELL, MAYBE NOT-SO-GREAT NEWS

FOR THE, YOU KNOW, DEAD PERSON,

BUT AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW THAT

MR. "I'M SO TORTURED" DIDN'T DO IT.

YES, I DID.

THERE NOW. ISN'T THAT BETTER?

BETTER.

FIRST KILL.

APTLY DONE.

STRANGE. SHE WAS MY SISTER.

AH, YET YOU FEEL NOTHING.

NO. I FEEL HUNGRY.

AH, YOU DO LEARN QUICKLY.

AND MY FATHER WOULD DISAGREE.

AH. THEN PERHAPS IT'S TIME YOU SHARED WITH HIM

JUST WHAT A FINE STUDENT YOU'VE BECOME.

MY FATHER. YES.

AHH.

THEY'LL ALL BE SITTING DOWN TO DINNER NOW.

A FEAST. EXCELLENT.

WHEN THEY INVITE YOU IN, SAVOR IT, PENN.

YOU'LL NOT RECAPTURE THE MOMENT.

FAMILY BLOOD IS ALWAYS THE SWEETEST.

Angel: I TAUGHT HIM WELL.

A REAL PSYCHO-WAN KENOBI.

200 YEARS PRACTICE.

I IMAGINE HE'S GOT IT DOWN BY NOW.

NO LIE. GALLAGHER'S CHANGED HIS ACT

MORE TIMES THAN THIS DUDE HAS

IN THE LAST 2 CENTURIES.

WHY DO YOU THINK HE'S STILL DOING THE SAME OLD SHTICK?

WELL, I MEAN, IT'S A CLASSIC, ISN'T IT?

EVERY TIME HE SMASHES THAT WATERMELON

WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER, I JUST--

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE IT'S HIS WAY

OF TRYING TO DRAW YOU OUT?

THAT HE KNOWS YOU'RE HERE?

THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN THE DREAMS.

NO. I USED TO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THOSE I SIRED.

IT JUST MEANS HE'S CLOSE, THAT'S ALL.

NEAT. WE CAN'T FIND HIM,

AND THE COPS STAND ZERO CHANCE

OF ACTUALLY STOPPING HIM.

KATE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DEALING WITH, WHAT SHE'S UP AGAINST.

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL HER.

THINK ABOUT IT. YOU CAN'T WALK INTO A POLICE PRECINCT

WITH INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE MURDERS

AND CLAIM A 200-YEAR-OLD PURITAN IS RESPONSIBLE.

YOU'D BE LOCKED UP FASTER THAN LADY HAMILTON'S VIRTUE.

MY APOLOGIES.

THAT'S OK. I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT.

SHE'S A GOOD COP. SHE HAS RESOURCES WE DON'T.

EVENTUALLY, SHE WILL FIND HIM.

BAD FOR HER, THEN.

OR GOOD FOR US.

HEY.

I HAVE THE INFO ON YOUR LICENSE PLATE.

ANGEL, ARE YOU OK?

NOT THAT THE "BROODING MAN OF MYSTERY" THING

ISN'T WORKING FOR YOU.

I MEAN, IT IS. A LOT.

CAN WE TALK SOMEWHERE IN PRIVATE?

SURE. OF COURSE.

WHAT IS IT?

HOW'S THE INVESTIGATION?

IT'S NOWHERE.

SOME OF YOUR MORE INCONSIDERATE SERIAL KILLERS

OFTEN FAIL TO LEAVE US ANY CLUES.

ANGEL?

HE'S RELIVING IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S COMPLICATED.

SO MAKE IT SIMPLE.

KATE, DO YOU TRUST ME?

YOU KNOW I DO.

TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU

THIS IS THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT? HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY--

DO YOU TRUST ME?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ARE YOU PROTECTING A SOURCE?

YES, I TRUST YOU.

HIS NEXT VICTIM WILL BE A WHITE MALE.

ADOLESCENT. HE'LL TAKE HIM OFF THE STREETS

IN A LOW-RENT NEIGHBORHOOD,

PROBABLY NEAR A BAR OR A LIQUOR STORE,

AND HE'LL KILL HIM JUST LIKE HE DID THESE OTHERS,

UNLESS YOU USE EVERY RESOURCE THIS DEPARTMENT HAS

TO MAKE SURE HE'S NOT SUCCESSFUL THIS TIME.

SO, I TAKE IT YOU TOLD HER EVERYTHING.

JUST ENOUGH TO GET HER KILLED.

WELL, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

EXACTLY. AND ONCE YOU HOOK THIS UP,

SHE FINDS SOMETHING, WE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT.

WHERE DID YOU GET THE POLICE RADIO?

POLICE CAR.

OH, DEAR.

SO LET'S HAVE PATROLS HERE AND HERE.

ANYTHING MATCHING THE PROFILE GETS REPORTED. OK.

EXCUSE ME, SIR?

COULD YOU BUY ME SOME BEER?

I LEFT MY I.D. AT HOME, AND I CAN'T--TAKE A HIKE.

WIPE.

MA'AM? MA'AM? COULD YOU POSSIBLY PICK ME UP SOME BEER?

IT'S FOR MY MOTHER. SHE NEEDS--

HEY, DUDE, ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO BUY BEER?

YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, MAN?

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DISCOUNT LIQUOR STORES OVER HERE.

YOU KNOW, YOU REMIND ME OF A BROTHER I ONCE HAD.

YEAH, WHATEVER.

I THINK WE'RE GOING NOWHERE HERE.

[SNARLS]

[CAR TIRES SCREECH]

YOU, RIGHT THERE! HOLD IT!

Police Dispatcher: ALL UNITS, BACKUP REQUESTED AT 3336 CHANNEL AVENUE.

USE CAUTION. MULTIPLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT BELIEVED TO BE AT LOCATION.

SEARCH TEAMS ARE ON THEIR WAY NOW.

HE WENT IN THROUGH THERE. WE SEALED THE EXITS.

THE PLACE IS BIG, BUT WE'LL FIND HIM.

WATCH YOUR BACKS, PLEASE.WE GOT HIM.

I'M GOING IN.

MEET YOU BACK HERE.

[FOOTSTEPS]

DON'T MOVE.

DO NOT MOVE! I WILL FIRE!

OUCH.

UGH!

ANGELUS?

ANGELUS. HEH HEH. MY GOD, IT'S--IT'S BEEN A LIFETIME.

AT LEAST.

WE WERE TO MEET IN ITALY, REMEMBER?

I REMEMBER.

WELL, I WAITED.

HELL, I WAITED TILL THE 19th CENTURY. WHAT HAPPENED?

GOT HELD UP IN ROMANIA.

ROMANIA? WHAT'S IN ROMANIA?

GYPSIES.

REQUEST ASSISTANCE. FULL TACTICAL UNITS.

HMM. JOIN ME FOR A DRINK.

THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE.

REQUEST ASSISTANCE.

YEAH, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

TO KILL YOU.

GO, KATE! GET OUT OF HERE!

KATE, GO!

OH, YOU KNOW ITS NAME?

ANGELUS, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU?

PEOPLE CHANGE.WE'RE NOT PEOPLE.

Man Over Radio: LOCKLEY, WHERE ARE YOU?

I SHOT HIM 3 TIMES.

I KNOW I DID. THEN HE GOT UP.

IF I PULL THIS TRIGGER,

ARE YOU GONNA GET UP, TOO?

WHAT ARE YOU?

YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER, KATE.

DETAILS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE PRESS REPORTS.

SOMETHING YOU'VE HELD BACK.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS.

THE VICTIMS HAVE ALL BEEN DRAINED OF THEIR BLOOD,

HAVEN'T THEY?

AND SHOULD I TRUST YOU MORE OR LESS

BECAUSE YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA STOP HIM, KATE. NOT LIKE THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT'S GONNA TAKE DIRECT SUNLIGHT,

DECAPITATION,

OR A STAKE THROUGH THE HEART.

YOU'RE TELLING ME CHILDREN'S STORIES.

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

NO. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

I KNOW YOU DON'T.

EVEN AFTER WHAT YOU SAW,

YOU WON'T LET YOURSELF,

WHICH IS WHY YOU'LL LOSE.

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

NO. YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD.

AND YOU WON'T. NOT NOW, NOT YET.

BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THIS WORLD

YOU'RE JUST NOT READY TO FACE.

HERE IS EVERYTHING WITH THAT M.O.,

DATING BACK AS FAR AS I COULD FIND.

THANKS, CHRIS.

SO YOU THINK THIS GUY'S A COPYCAT,

A HISTORY BUFF?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO YOU'VE DISCOVERED THE SEAMY UNDERBELLY

OF THE CANDY-COATED AMERICA, HAVE YOU?

WELL, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

HERE AT ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS,

WE WON'T JUDGE, BUT WE WILL CHARGE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL ONLY TELL ME HOW YOU HEARD OF US?

FROM THE POLICE, ACTUALLY.

REALLY? YES.

THE DETECTIVE I SPOKE WITH WAS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.

FOR THE TRULY HUMAN TOUCH, SHE SAID THAT I SHOULD COME TO YOU.

OH, GOOD.

IS IT COLD OUT THERE?

NOW I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HER NAME.

WHAT--WHAT WAS IT? SHE WAS ABOUT YEA TALL,

ATTRACTIVE, NATURAL BLONDE.

OH, YEAH. KATE. DETECTIVE LOCKLEY.

LOCKLEY.

YES, THAT'S IT.

YEAH, SHE AND ANGEL ARE TOTALLY TIGHT.

REALLY? SO THIS IS MORE

THAN JUST A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP THEN?

HE CARES FOR HER.

OH, YEAH. MORE THAN HE KNOWS, BUT THAT'S OUR ANGEL.

DOUR, SURE, BUT NOT AFRAID

TO GET PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN HIS WORK,

AND YOU'RE TOTALLY PUMPING ME

FOR INFORMATION, AREN'T YOU?

YEAH.

OH, CRAP. YOU'RE HIM. HE. THE GUY.

APT PUPIL BOY.

YOU REALIZE YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT TO THE EXIT BEFORE I--

GO UP LIKE A MATCH?

WELL. HEH HEH.

LOOK WHO'S BACK FROM HIS "UP WITH PEOPLE" MEETING.

GET ME A STAKE.

IT'S, LIKE, 8:00 IN THE MORNING.

OH, YOU MEAN, LIKE, OK.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T DRINK, SO NOW NO ONE GETS TO?

I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

OH? OH, I--I UNDERSTAND.

I WAS A PURITAN, REMEMBER?

IT'S GOT TO END.

WHY? BECAUSE YOU SAY SO?

YEAH, HOW DOES THAT WORK, EXACTLY?

YOU JUST WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND DECIDE,

"OK, NOW I'M GOOD"?

HEH HEH HEH.

NO, ANGELUS. IT DOESN'T END.

IT NEVER, EVER ENDS. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON.

THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT GOES ON AND ON.

HERE. DUST HIM.

I'M SORRY WHAT I DID TO YOU, PENN,

WHAT I TURNED YOU INTO.

A FIRST-CLASS KILLER?

AN ARTIST?

A BOLD RE-INTERPRETER OF THE FORM?

TRY CHEESY HACK.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN GETTING BACK AT YOUR FATHER FOR OVER 200 YEARS.

IT'S PATHETIC AND CLICHEÉD.

YOU'VE PROBABLY GOT A KILLER SHRINE ON YOUR WALL, HUH?

NEWS CLIPPINGS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, MAYBE A FEW CANDLES?

OH, YOU ARE SO PROSAIC.

NOTHING ON THE STREETS ABOUT A NEW VAMPIRE IN TOWN.

WHICH IS, MAYBE, BECAUSE HE'S HERE

AND HAS ME BY THE THROAT.

LET HIM GO.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ANGELUS.

MY WORK WAS GETTING STALE.

I APPRECIATE THE CRITIQUE.

SO LOOK FOR SOMETHING NEW, INNOVATIVE,

SOMETHING SHOCKINGLY ORIGINAL.

JUST THINK OF THE WORST POSSIBLE THING

YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

AAH!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HI.

CAN I COME IN?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO BE INVITED IN, DON'T YOU?

YOU'VE BEEN DOING YOUR HOMEWORK.

WANNA QUIZ ME?

I'M JUST FULL OF FUN FACTS.

FOR INSTANCE, I LEARNED THAT YOUR FRIEND HAS BEEN IN L.A. BEFORE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

YEAH. AT LEAST TWICE.

ONCE IN 1929 AND AGAIN IN 1963.

OH, AND THERE WAS, UH, SOMETHING IN BOSTON IN 1908.

I THINK HE WAS THERE, TOO.

SO YOU BELIEVE ME.

YES, I BELIEVE YOU.

GOOD 'CAUSE HE'S PLANNING SOME--

ANGELUS.

ISN'T THAT WHAT HE CALLED YOU--ANGELUS?

I LOOKED IT UP. IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE.

THE DEMON WITH THE FACE OF AN ANGEL.

A PARTICULARLY BRUTAL BASTARD BY ALL ACCOUNTS.

OH, AND, NO, YOU CAN'T COME IN.

I CAN'T MAKE UP FOR THE PAST, KATE. I KNOW THAT--

NO, YOU CAN'T.

IN FACT, ALL OF THIS, WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, IS REALLY BECAUSE OF YOU.

YOU MADE HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

LET ME HELP END IT, PLEASE.

PLEASE.

NOW THERE'S A WORD I IMAGINE YOU HEARD QUITE A LOT IN YOUR TIME.

PLEASE...

NO...

DON'T.

THANKS FOR THE OFFER, BUT I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.

I KNOW WHAT TO DO.

DRIVE A STAKE RIGHT THROUGH THE SON OF A BITCH'S HEART.

AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I SUGGEST YOU DON'T BE THERE.

BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET, I'LL DO THE SAME TO YOU.

HUH! HERE IT IS.

LOS ANGELES GLOBE,1929.

"THE REGENT GARDENS' HOTEL MANAGER

"SAID THAT THE SUSPECT SEEMED LIKE A QUIET NORMAL TYPE.

THE SEARCH IS ONGOING."

HUH, NO KIDDING.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR EXACTLY?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

"IN 1963, POLICE TRACKED A KILLER

"TO A RESIDENTIAL HOTEL CALLED

"THE CLOVERWOOD APARTMENTS.

BY THE TIME THEY'D MADE THEIR MOVE, HE'D ALREADY FLED."

THEY NEVER CAUGHT HIM.

IT'S THE SAME PLACE!

NEW NAME AND A FACE-LIFT.

NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS TOWN.

HUH, GOOD OLD PREDICTABLE PENN.

OH, I'LL INVITE YOU IN.

RELAX. THAT'S ONLY FOR HUMANS.

BREAKING AND ENTERING ANOTHER VAMPIRE'S LAIR ISN'T A PROBLEM.

OH. RIGHT.

HE'S NOT HERE.

SO WHAT, THEN, WE WAIT?

RAID THE ICEBOX AND TRY TO THINK OF THE WORST POSSIBLE THING WE CAN IMAGINE?

STOP IMAGINING.

GOOD LORD.

ALL THOSE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

HE'S FINALLY CHANGING HIS ACT.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP!

YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED ONE OF THESE IN YOUR BRIEFING PACKETS.

THIS IS THE MAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND THIS MAN IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIND HIM.

HE'S THE WAY TO OUR KILLER.

HIS NAME IS ANGEL, AND HE'S A LOCAL PRIVATE DETECTIVE.

WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT OUR SUSPECT WILL MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ANGEL,

POSSIBLY AS HIS NEXT TARGET.

SO WE'RE GONNA STAKE OUT ANGEL'S PLACE.

HOW MANY MEN DO YOU WANT?

LOTS. WE'LL BE WORKING IN ROTATING TEAMS--

THIS IS A TERRIBLE LIKENESS!

UH, THE MOUTH. UH, IT'S ALL WRONG!

NO!

AAH!

AAH!

Wesley: WE'RE IN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOL CHILDREN?

SHOULDN'T WE BE--STOP! STOP!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

HE'S HERE.

[DISPATCHER OVER RADIO, INDISTINCT]

SECURE AREA. USE CAUTION.

AAH!

WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO?

WELL, FIRST I THOUGHT I'D STOP EVERYTHING

AND TELL YOU MY PLAN.

OH!OR BETTER YET...

WHY DON'T I JUST SHOW YOU?

[INHALES]

HAAH. SMELL THAT FEAR.

MAKES THE BLOOD SWEETER.

YOU KNOW WHO TAUGHT ME THAT?

I'M NOT AFRAID TO DIE.

OH, I'M NOT GOING TO KILL YOU.

BUT WHEN I'M FINISHED, ANGEL WILL.

BUS FULL OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, PENN?

YOU REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO FALL FOR THAT?

YOU COULD HAVE.

NAH. TOO ORIGINAL.

AAH!

UNH!

AAH!

WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING, ANGELUS.

THE LAST 200 YEARS HAS BEEN ABOUT ME

STICKING IT TO MY FATHER.

BUT I'VE COME TO REALIZE SOMETHING...

IT'S YOU.

AAH! OOH!

YOU MADE ME!

YOU TAUGHT ME!

YOU APPROVED OF ME IN WAYS MY MORTAL FATHER NEVER DID!

AAH!

YOU'RE MY REAL FATHER, ANGELUS.

FINE!

YOU'RE GROUNDED.

FORGET YOUR OWN LESSONS, OLD TEACHER?

NEVER GIVE UP THE ADVANTAGE, REMEMBER?

LIVING AMONG THEM HAS MADE YOU WEAK!

AND IT SICKENS ME TO THINK THAT THERE WAS A TIME

YOU WOULD'VE DONE WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY.

AAH!

AAH! AAH!

UGH! OH, GEE--

YOU MISSED.

NO, I DIDN'T.

UGH!

IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THIS VEIN ON MY TEMPLE IS DOING THE CHA-CHA,

IT'S BECAUSE I JUST HAD ONE OF THOSE

BONE-CRUNCHING, MIND-SPLITTING VISION HEADACHES.

NEW JOB.

I WAS JUST THINKIN' ABOUT HOW MUCH

THIS PLACE IS LIKE WHERE I GREW UP.

RIGHT.

YEAH.

I COULD SEE THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE CARS

AND THE BUILDINGS AND THE, YOU KNOW...

EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S NOT SO DIFFERENT.

PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH THEIR LIVES.

I WONDER IF ANYTHING EVER REALLY CHANGES.

SURE IT DOES.

THEY DO.

YOU HAVE.

THEY WERE JUST DREAMS, ANGEL.

THEY WEREN'T EVEN YOUR DREAMS.

IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

BUT I ENJOYED IT.

IT'D PROBABLY BE OK IF YOU NEVER MENTIONED THAT PART EVER AGAIN.

IT'S STILL IN ME, CORDELIA.

SURE IT'S IN YOU.

WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING.

BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN YOU.

YOU'RE NOT HIM, ANGEL.

NOT ANYMORE.

THE NAME I GOT IN MY VISION...

THE MESSAGE DIDN'T COME FOR ANGELUS, IT CAME FOR YOU.

ANGEL.

AND YOU HAVE TO TRUST THAT WHOEVER THE POWERS THAT BE--BE ARE...

IS...ANYWAY...

THEY KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

YEAH.

PEOPLE REALLY DO CHANGE.

YES, THEY DO.

AND SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE BACK.

IF THE DAY EVER COMES THAT I--

OH, I'LL KILL YOU DEAD.

THANKS.

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?

GRRR! ARGH!