[Episode Guide Series 1 - ANGEL]
"City of " -
Season One Premiere
Angel (David Boreanaz) moves to L.A., unaware of his purpose in the City of Angels. There, he meets Doyle (Glenn Quinn), his half-man, half-demon spiritual advisor, who gives him much-needed direction. Doyle leads Angel to Russell Winters, a rich and powerful vampire, preying on aspiring actresses. When Winters sets his eyes on Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Angel springs into action and saves her. Angel confronts Winters at his lawyer's office, Wolfram & Hart, and kicks the dirty vamp out of the very tall building. Lucky for Angel, there will be no proof of murder after the dust blows away. This is the first of many confrontations Angel will have with Wolfram & Hart.
"Lonely Hearts" -
Doyle (Glenn Quinn) receives a new vision that sends the group to the club scene.
They soon learn they are looking for a serial killer who seeks his prey from
D'Oblique, a chi-chi singles bar. While perusing the crowd, Angel meets Kate
(Elisabeth Rohm), an LA police detective and D'Oblique regular. Though they
initially bond, Angel is preoccupied by his mission and devotes his efforts
to pursuing the killer. After a violent confrontation, Angel discovers the suspect
is a demon parasite. Doyle and Cordelia bond as they learn more about the identity
and behaviors of the demon and Kate and Angel soon work together to catch the
killer.
"In the Dark" -
Oz (guest star Seth Green) pays a visit to Angel (David Boreanaz) and gives
him the Gem of Amarra, the vampire's holy grail that grants eternal protection.
Doyle (Glenn Quinn) wants Angel to wear it with pride, but Angel opts to play
it safe and hides it in the underground tunnels. He is soon kidnapped by Spike
(guest star James Marsters) and tortured by a child-eating vampire named Marcus.
While Angel is enduring the torture, Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) and Doyle
locate the gem in the tunnels and quickly conspire Angel's rescue. The rescue
goes almost according to plan, but in the scuffle, Marcus manages to obtain
the gem and heads for the beach. The group follows him and Angel battles with
him to the death. Deciding that no vampire deserves to see the light of day,
Angel tosses the gem into the ocean.
"I Fall To Pieces" -
As Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) and Angel (David Boreanaz) continue the debate
of whether or not to charge for their services, Doyle (Glenn Quinn) receives
a vision of yet another woman in distress. Angel pays a visit to her workplace
and learns that the woman (guest star Tushka Bergen) is being terrorized by
her neurosurgeon (guest star Andy Umberger) who is somehow mysteriously able
to watch her every move. After some detective work, Angel and Cordelia discover
that the doctor is able to disconnect appendages from his body and prey on his
victims. But when the doctor pays a visit to Angel's apartment, Angel separates
him - permanently.
Grateful for the protection, the young woman pays the agency for its service,
and a very joyous Cordy and Doyle go out to celebrate. Elisabeth Rohm guest
stars.
"Rm w/a Vu" -
Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) lives in the projects, and she's not happy
about it. When she returns one evening to her roach-infested digs, she decides
that desperate times calls for desperate measures and moves into Angel's apartment.
Angel, (David Boreanaz) unthrilled by his new roommate situation, makes a pact
with Doyle: (Glenn Quinn) if Doyle can find Cordelia new digs, Angel will help
him out with his debt negotiations.
Doyle holds up his end of the bargain and finds a stunningly beautiful one-bedroom
apartment. At first, Cordy's on top of the world, but she soon gets the willies.
Drawers open and close, furniture moves, and the wind blows to and fro. After
some research, Angel learns that the apartment was owned by a woman who mysteriously
died in the 1950s.
Even more compelling is the number of single-woman suicides that have occurred
in the apartment since her occupation. He and Doyle figure out that there is
a ghost that is somehow murdering the women. While Angel is away doing research,
Cordelia is lured back to the apartment and is confronted by the apparition.
At first she is overwhelmed, but she later gathers her moxie and sends the ghost
back to her rightful place. Elisabeth Rohm guest stars.
"Sense and Sensitivity" -
Kate, (guest star Elisabeth Rohm) hardened by years of police work, enrolls
in sensitivity training with her fellow police officers. At first the training
appears to be innocuous, but Angel (David Boreanaz) and others begin to notice
her excessive emotions. It becomes especially obvious when she pours her heart
out at her father's retirement party. Then, the entire police station goes awry.
Angel and Doyle (Glenn Quinn) figure out that Kate is in danger because of a
recent arrest, and make the connection that the sensitivity teacher is responsible.
But after a brief encounter with the teacher, it's Angel who's the new nice
guy on the block. At first, Cordelia and Doyle can't deal with the pleasantries,
but Angel soon manages to pull himself together and seals the fates of the evil
hitmen!
"The Bachelor Party" -
Just as Doyle is inches away from finally making a connection with Cordy, his
estranged wife shows up at Angel Investigations begging for a divorce so she
can marry the new love of her life. After the initial shock of it all, Doyle
agrees to consent to the divorce.
Meanwhile, Angel discovers that the fiancee comes from a long line of pacifist
demons, but this doesn't seem to rock anyone's boat. After Doyle consents to
the divorce, the fiancee invites Doyle to join his bachelor party.
Unbeknownst to Doyle, the fiancee's family has a ritual to fulfill: the fiancee
needs to eat Doyle's brain in order to have a successful marriage. As the party
proceedings begin, Angel gets suspicious and wanders upstairs. There he discovers
these demons may not be as pacifist as they seem. He is ejected from the restaurant
by the family.
Downstairs, Doyle is about to be eaten with a shrimp-fork, but Angel and Cordy
and the fiance arrive on the scene and come to the rescue
"I Will Remember You" - (Buffy & Angel crossover episode)
When Angel tells Cordy and Doyle that he did not contact Buffy during his visit
to Sunnydale, Buffy pays a visit and expresses her displeasure. Sparks fly.
As they are about to part their separate ways, a medieval demon charges into
Angel's office and a violent brawl ensues.
The demon escapes, and Buffy and Angel decide to pursue it separately. When
Angel makes contact and kills him, he observes that he has human characteristics.
The Powers that Be confirm that Angel is indeed human again. Angel pursues Buffy
and they share a passionate night of romance. But the next day, they are confronted
by a stronger version of the medieval demon, and Angel is unable to fight in
his human form.
After hearing that Buffy would perish if he were to remain human, he begs the
Powers That Be to transform him into a vampire so that he can protect her. They
do so, and Angel breaks the news to a heartbroken Buffy. However, their blessed
reunion will remain only in Angel's memory...
"Hero" - The Death of Doyle...
Angel (David Boreanaz) tells Doyle (Glenn Quinn) of his human experience, and
meeting the Powers that Be, but Doyle doesn't have much time to react because
work beckons. They soon find a group of half-breed demons and learn the demon
racist group, The Scourge, are in town and out for blood. They conspire to rescue
the half-demons: Angel goes undercover for the Scourge, and Cordelia and Doyle
arrange the half-demons' safe passage to an island. When one of the half demons
runs away, Doyle follows him and this delays the departure.
While Doyle is away, Cordelia learns of his true identity. Meanwhile, on the
inside, Angel learns the strategy to eliminate the half-demon breed population:
The Scourge have built a machine whose rays can wipe out any human within a
1/4 mile radius. Angel soon escapes the Scourge and goes to the ship to warn
Doyle and Cordelia. He is followed by the soldiers, who place the deadly machine
on the ship. With the lives of dozens in jeopardy, Angel and Doyle realize that
one of them will have to die in order to disconnect the beams. Though Angel
protests, Doyle decides to make the sacrifice. He engages Cordelia in a passionate
embrace, then meets the machine.
He successfully disconnects it, then dies.
"Parting Gifts" -
Angel pays a visit to the PTB (Powers That Be) and begs them to return Doyle.
They refuse and when he protests that he no longer has access to the visions,
they reply that when a door closes, another one opens.
Meanwhile, a schwarmy telepathic demon named Barney approaches Angel Investigations
for help, claiming that he is being followed by a demon-assassin. Later that
day, Cordelia is in the middle of an audition, and receives a vision. She soon
realizes there was more to Doyle's kiss than she originally thought. Assuming
that she can be rid of the visions by kissing someone else, she kisses Angel,
and the new client. After a brief interview with Barney, Angel visits his apartment
to see if he can learn anything. While he is there, he encounters Wesley, a
watcher he had briefly known in Sunnydale. Wesley was kicked out of the Watcher's
Council and is now a rogue-demon hunter in hot pursuit of a dangerous and powerful
demon. They soon discover that the demon that was most recently attacked by
the killer is of Asian origin.
Angel heads over to Koreatown to get more information and Wesley later joins
him. After speaking to the dying demon, they deduce that Barney is involved,
and Cordelia is is in danger. Meanwhile, Barney kidnaps Cordelia and bids her
visionary powers at an auction. When the deal goes to the highest bidder, Cordelia's
fate is to have her eyes gouged out. Moments before the first incision, Angel
and Wesley rush in and save the day. The next morning, Angel invites Wesley
for breakfast. Is Wesley here to stay?
"Somnambulist" -
A girl is murdered by a vampire during the early morning hours. Later that
day, Wesley notices an article about the murder in the newspaper and leaves
immediately. Angel pays a visit to Kate about some other business, but while
he is there, he observes the crime scene photos on her desk. He recognizes the
modus operandi, and immediately realizes that there is a connection between
his recent nightmares and the murders.
Meanwhile, Wesley returns to Angel Investigations and clues Cordelia in on the
situation at hand. He tells her in the past, Angelus marked his victims' left
cheek with a cross. That night, Angel has a dream. He realizes one of his sires
named Ben is responsible for the current murders.
That afternoon, Angel brings a drawing of Ben to Kate and instructs her to stake
out an area. Later that day, Ben strikes, but before he can complete the kill,
the police arrive. Ben escapes in a nearby abandoned building. Kate comes in
after him and soon finds Angel at the scene. He dons his vampire face and the
two begin to fight. After learning Angel's true identity, Kate initially freaks
out, but then hits the library to learn more about vampires. She discovers that
Ben struck two times in LA earlier that century, in 1928 and 1963. Wesley and
Angel figure out where he resides and pay a visit to his apartment.
Meanwhile, Ben pays a surprise visit to the police department. Angel catches
wind of the situation climbs down into the tunnels and gets into a big brawl
with Ben. However, it's Kate who saves the day when she locates a wood scrap
and stakes Angel and Ben. Due to her great aim, only Ben is dusted.
"Expecting" -
Cordelia prepares for a night on the town with William Christopher, a prominent
LA photographer, but right before her friends whisk her away to meet him, she
receives a vision and gives the information to Angel. Angel and Wesley check
out the address and slay a demon spawn.
At the club, Cordelia chats it up with William and invites him to spend the
night. The next morning, she realizes she's expecting! Angel and Wesley pay
a visit to her apartment and observe her pregnant state. They try to contact
Wilson but are unable to reach him. They form a plan: Angel will track down
Cordelia's friend Serena, while Wesley will take Cordelia to the doctor. When
the doctor observes she is carrying 7 babies, the panic sets in.
Meanwhile, Angel meets with Serena and discovers she's pregnant as well. She
clues him to Wilson and his cronies' hangout: a local gun club. Meanwhile, Cordelia
and Wesley return to Angel's pad and Wesley observes her new attitude towards
her spawn. She is suddenly very attached to them. Wesley deduces she is under
some kind of telepathy.
After a brief reconnaissance, Angel heads for the gun club, and Wesley researches
and identifies the demon species. Cordelia, now fully under the influence, escapes
from the apartment and heads to a local industrial park to prepare for the birth.
Meanwhile, William fesses all after a brutal thrashing from Angel in vamp form.
Wesley heads over to the industrial park and challenges the demon to a duel
to the death. Angel enters the scene and brings a giant canister of liquid nitrogen
as an offering. They freeze the demon and Cordelia, no longer pregnant and under
the influence of the telepathy, destroys it.
"She" -
Cordelia throws a happenin' soiree. While Wesley attempts to mingle, Angel spends
most of the time brooding in the kitchen. The next morning, Angel officially
hires Wesley, and Cordelia receives a vision of a murder in an ice factory.
Angel locates the corpse and encounters a demon named Tay, who tells him his
mission is to stop the bringer of chaos. Angel tells his findings to Wesley
and Cordelia, and they get right into the research. That night, Angel pays a
visit to the corpse's office and encounters a female demon. She sends him a
powerful jolt then leaves. Angel recovering quickly, jumps into his car and
follows her to a museum.
There, he discovers the demon (guest star Bai Ling) is attempting to help other
females escape their homeland via a portal in the museum. Back at A.I., Wesley
discovers Tay is a Vigorie, a herbivore species from Oden Tal that enslaves
its female members of the race. Back at the museum, the rescue is a bust after
Tay and his cronies burst in. Angel and the demon (who soon introduces herself
as Jheira) manage to get rid of them, but not before they take the runaway captive.
They unmake her by removing her 'ko.'
Jhiera later explains to Angel that the ko is located in the spine and controls
a female's physical and sexual power. Meanwhile, Cordelia and Wesley pay a visit
to the California Flower Mart to spy on the Vigories. They discover the demons
know of Jheira's whereabouts and report back to Angel. We soon learn the other
female runaways are at a spa called Palm Ridge. Angel figures out the location,
and together they high-tail it to the mansion to warn Jheira.
After assisting the escape of the women, Wesley and Cordelia are trapped by
the Vigories. Jheira abandons them, but they manage to fight on their own. Jheira
pays one final visit and Angel warns her not to hurt any more civilians.
"I've Got You Under My Skin" -
Angel accidently calls Wesley 'Doyle' while he is arguing with Cordy, who has
just made inedible brownies. We later learn Angel feels pangs of guilt over
Doyle's untimely death. Suddenly, Cordelia receives a vision about a young family.
When Angel and Wesley visit the residence, they notice a boy sleepwalking in
the street. Angel saves the boy, named Ryan, from an ongoing car. When Angel
goes inside the house to get cleaned up, Wesley takes a look around and deduces
one of the members of the family is possessed by a demon.
Meanwhile, to show their undying gratitude for Angel's bravery, the family invites
him over for dinner the following evening. Wesley informs Angel about the demon
presence and the next day, they create a brownie recipe that will reveal the
demon's presence. During desert, Ryan puts on a demon face and Angel brings
the family AI to exorcize it. While Cordy stays with the family, Wesley and
Angel go to the local church to find the priest to exorcize the demon, but they
soon learn from the nun that the priest died six months earlier.
Wesley decides he will perform the exorcism and begins the ritual. The strength
of the Ethros demon is such that he will most likely kill whomever is performing
the exorcism because of its need to inhabit another body, so Cordelia travels
into town to purchase a box to contain it. However, the box is too small, and
the Ethros demon escapes after its expulsion. Angel and Wesley track him and
kill him, but not before learning Ryan was evil before the demon ever entered
his soul. They go to the house and rescue Stephanie, Ryan's sister, from a fire
he had started. Ryan is taken into police and social services custody, and the
family thanks Angel for his work.
"The Prodigal" -
Angel has a memory of an altercation between him and his father in 1753, but
his mind quickly returns to the present when he kills a demon who escaped from
a moving subway train. When Kate enters on the scene, he tells her to cover
up the truth to her fellow officers. Though she is disturbed by the demon factor,
she becomes distracted after seeing her father enter the station.
Later that morning, Wesley identifies the deceased demon as a Kwaini species
and remarks it is atypical for this type of demon to be violent. They deduce
the demon had an incentive to attack one of the passengers. Angel then tries
to obtain a list of passengers from Kate, but she's unwilling to give it to
him.
Despite this, he manages to locate the passenger in question and follows him
on one of his deliveries: to Mr. Lockley's apartment. When Angel confronts Mr.
Lockley, he denies any involvement. Angel, reminded of his painful past with
his father, has another memory from his past: he meets Darla and is sired.
Back at A.I., Wesley conducts some tests and discovers the Kwaini demon was
addicted to a substance similar to street PCP. Angel deduces that Kate's father
is somehow involved with the drug trafficking. He then has another memory, this
time of his own funeral, his first meeting with Darla as a vampire, and his
first kill. That afternoon, Kate approaches Angel, gives him a list of the passengers
and tells him she wants to be involved with the case. She changed her mind after
having a conversation with her father.
Suddenly, two Kwaini demons attack Wesley and Cordelia, seeking more of the
drug. While this is happening, the drug traffickers pay a visit to Mr. Lockley.
Meanwhile, Angel has another memory of killing his entire family. Angel tries
to save Mr. Lockley from the traffickers but can't enter his apartment because
he was not invited. Standing by the door entrance, he watches the vampires kill
Mr. Lockley. After his death, Angel enters in and kills one of them. Kate arrives
and is divested by the death. She obtains the address of the traffickers and
manages to slay one of the killers. As the rest of the gang prepares for attack,
Angel bursts in and slays the lot of them. He has one final memory from his
past: Darla informs her that he will carry the painful memories of his father
for a lifetime.
"The Ring" -
As Wesley and Cordelia exchange banter, Angel is paid a visit by a strange man,
claiming his brother Jack was kidnapped by demons affiliated with a bookie.
While Cordy and Wesley consult their demon database, Angel pays a visit to the
bookie. The bookie refers him to a place in beechwood canyon. Angel goes to
the canyon and gets information from the bookie, then begins investigating an
underground fight club.
We later learn the man who pays a visit to Angel, is the organizer of the fight
club, and Wolfram and Hart is a major sponsor. Angel soon discovers he was set
up in a trap. He is expected to fight other slave demons to the death.
The next morning, after Cordelia and Wesley get suspicious about Angel's whereabouts, Wesley pays a visit to the bookie and obtains the address of the fight club. That night, Angel kills a demon, but his heart isn't into the battle. Wesley and Cordelia spot him in the ring, and Wesley explains the meaning behind the slave bracelets which Angel and the other demons are wearing. They rush back to AI to find a way to open the bracelets.
Meanwhile, Jack pays a visit to Angel and tells him of his disappointment in
his fighting and Angel threatens to kill him unless the slaves are set free.
His brother decides to kill Jack, rather than agree to Angel's terms. Angel
is knocked out, and later wakes up in the offices of Wolfram and Hart. When
he finds out the associate from W&H has ulterior motives, he returns to
the fight club and learns his next opponent is Trepkos, the toughest demon in
the lot.
The next morning, Wesley and Cordelia successfully make a key to unlock the
bracelets. That evening, Angel begins to fight Trepkos. The battle is brutal.
Cordelia and Wesley break into the slave area with the special key, but it falls
into the hands of one of the demons. While Angel and Trepkos continue to fight,
the demons set themselves free. After Angel has the opportunity to kill Trepkos,
but doesn't take it, Trepkos walks away. The demons burst in and a giant battle
ensues. One of the demons slips a bracelet onto the fight's organizer, Trepkos
throws him into the air, and he promptly disintegrates. The demons are set free.
"Eternity" -
Wesley and Angel endure a painful experience: attending Cordelia's first stage
appearance. As they stretch the truth to spare potential hurt feelings, Cordelia
spots Oliver Simon, a top talent agent, and one of his clients, Rebecca Lowell,
a former soap opera star, leaving a paparazzi-filled event.
While Cordelia lists the many accomplishments of Rebecca Lowell, Angel notices
Rebecca is in apparent danger and rescues her from an ongoing car. The next
day, Rebecca pays a visit to AI and tells Angel she is being stalked by a celebrity
fan. She asks Angel for his help, but he turns down the case. Wesley deduces
Angel has feelings for Rebecca and has rejected the case to prevent himself
from obtaining the true happiness that would unlease his evil vampire within.
Cordelia is beside herself with disappointment, after all, this Rebecca woman
could be a serious networking opportunity!
Later that evening, Rebecca has a gathering. As she ascends the stairs she
hears noises. Angel bursts in and chases out the stalker. When Rebecca glances
into the mirror, she notices Angel does not have a reflection. She asks him
about this, and he tells her the truth. The next day, Rebecca asks Angel to
attend a premiere with her. After they make their grand entrance, they enter
a secret alleyway and encounter Rebecca's stalker. Angel manages to drag him
down. When Rebecca realizes the stalker is a stuntman and former client of Oliver's,
she confronts him. When Oliver mentions no one stays young forever, Rebecca
glances at Angel and gets an idea.
The next day, she and Cordelia go shopping and Rebecca pumps her for information.
That night, she comes over in a sexy number and gives Angel a bottle of champagne
to thank him for his valiant efforts. She slips a drug into his drink and moments
later, tells him she wants to become a vampire. The drugs begin to affect Angel's
judgment, and moments later, the persona of Angelus emerges. After an exchange
of evil pleasantries, Cordelia and Wesley manage to knock him out and keep him
contained until the drugs wear off.
The next day Angel apologizes to Cordelia and Wesley for his behavior.
"Five By Five" -
This episode promises to be action-packed as soon as it opens. Angel and Wesley
catch, find and convert a prime witness that is involved in a case against Wolfram
& Hart. Knowing that Angel is behind the reappearance of the witness that
foiled a major case, W&H are ready for payback. Enter Faith. Seems she's
had enough of Sunnydale and is searching for darker pastures.
Not five minutes off the Greyhound and the rouge Slayer knocks out a lecherous
man and takes his wallet and keys. With some cash and a place to stay, the sky's
the limit.
We're taken back to Romania, circa 1898, as Angel's past is revealed. We see
the transformation of Angelus to Angel as his soul is restored by a gypsy. And
we see the pain Angel first endures as he now feels the 140 or so years of killing
and is now neither part of the vampire or the human world.
The evil folks at Wolfram & Hart find Faith and commence hiring her to do
away with their nemesis, Angel. It's obviously no problem for her. She immediately
attempts to shoot our hero in public with a crossbow, but Angel catches it mid-flight.
Wesley warns Angel that Faith is not a demon but just a sick girl and there
may be a chance to reach her still.
Wesley changes his mind when Faith kidnaps and tortures him, nearly to death.
Angel and Cordelia follow Faith's path of destruction and locate her new hide-out.
Faith and Angel fight but as Faith begins to get stronger physically, declaring
herself "evil," she appears to be losing it mentally. As they fight, they both
go flying out the window to the alley below. Wesley cuts himself loose, picks
up a knife and heads downstairs--ready to do whatever he has to, to save Angel.
Faith continues to weaken mentally and as she and Angel brawl in the alley,
she collapses into his arms, begging him to kill her.
To be continued...
"Sanctuary" -
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR GUEST-STARS -- Buffy (guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar)
comes to Los Angeles seeking vengeance under the guise of protecting Angel (David
Boreanaz) from Faith’s (guest star Eliza Dushku) violent nature, but Buffy
is shocked and hurt to discover her former love siding with her nemesis as he
attempts to shelter her.
Meanwhile, Wesley (Alexis Denisof) is faced with a crisis of loyalties when
the Watcher’s Council offers a chance at reinstatement if he gives up
Faith. Charisma Carpenter also stars.
"War Zone" -
STAKE FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER -- Angel (David Boreanaz) tracks down a nerdy
millionaire’s blackmailer, but gets caught in the middle of a gang war
between street kids and vampires and meets the leader of the vampire hunters,
Charles Gunn (guest star J. August Richardson). Although Gunn is suspect of
Angel, but soon realizes he may be a valuable ally in the cleaning up of the
City of Angles. Charisma Carpenter and Alexis Denisof also star.
"Blind Date" -
BORN AGAIN BAD BOY - Angel (David Boreanaz) agrees to help legal but not so
ethical whiz kid Lindsey McDonald (guest star Christian Kane) crack the secret
files of Wolfram & Hart to save a group of children from a demonic assassin.
Said assassin also happens to be legally blind, quite the lethal weapon and
on the Wolfram & Hart's payroll. Angel asks vampire hunter, Gunn (guest
star J. August Richardson) to help him break into the Wolfram & Hart building
and along with the assistance of Lindsey, our undead hero makes it in successfully
even though the firm is full of traps.
Along his journey through the law firm's secret vaults Angel finds himself
attracted to an ancient scroll and he grabs it as he runs out the door. Little
does Angel know, the scroll holds a prophesy about the "vampire with a soul."
Ultimately, Lindsay isn't quite sure if he can stick by his decision to betray
the firm and sabotage the deadly mission. In the end, he chooses to stay with
the firm, getting himself a nice raise and a much bigger office. Charisma Carpenter
and Alexis Denisof also stars.
"To Shanshu in LA" -
Season One Finale
Wesley is searching for the translation of the Scrolls of Obearsain and the
prophesy of the "vampire with a soul." He is finding the process difficult as
the scrolls are over 4,000 years old and translated into a dozen languages.
Unfortunately, when Wesley does realize what the pivotal word, "shanshu" means,
he must tell Angel that the prophesy means the vampire with a soul will die.
Angel greets this news with an uninterested shrug. Wesley and Cordy believe
Angel's non-reaction is a result of not living, growing and changing as the
rest of the world does. The gang discovers that Lindsey has been promoted to
Jr. Partner at Wolfram and Hart. He made his choice to stay with the dark side.
Meanwhile, the folks at W&H are conjuring up a demon who has come to separate Angel and the "Powers That Be." This of course, means separating Angel from his friends as well as the Oracles.
The next day, as Cordy walks through a flea-market, the same demon brushes
up against her. She's hit with a vision but it doesn't stop. Screaming in pain,
she collapses on the ground.
The evil demon also pays a visit to Angel's home where he plants a bomb and
easily walks out with the scrolls. Seems he needs the scrolls himself for a
surprise incantation that will further bring woe to our heroes. Wesley arrives
just in time to see the bomb and hightail it around a brick wall that ultimately
saves his life.
While looking after Wesley in the hospital, Angel visits Cordelia and notices
a symbol on her hand. Angel heads to the Oracles to find out what it means only
to find them slain. Lucky for him the spirit of the female Oracle is able to
tell Angel that the mark belongs to a warrior of the underworld named Voca,
as well as filling him in on how to save Cordy. Angel enlists his new friend
Charles Gunn (guest star J. August Richardson) to watch over his injured friends
while they are in the hospital.
Meanwhile the team from W&H are in a mausoleum, surrounding a crate, and
watching an incantation lead by Voca. Angel attacks the demon but as the two
brawl, Lindsey takes over with the ritual. Angel kills Voca but the ritual is
complete. Lindsey attempts to burn the ancient scroll but Angel slices off his
hand before he gets the chance and rushes to save his friends.
Back at Cordy's apartment, Wesley discovers the real meaning of "shanshu" is
to live. Angel will eventually become human.
And back at the basement of Wolfram & Hart, the crack team of lawyers gather
around the crate. Holland tells Lindsey they'll even the score with the very
item that sits in the crate. Lila welcomes the disheveled creature that turns
out to be Darla.