Title: All Thing's Lost
Author: i_glow_like_cordy
Posted: 03-07-2003
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Notes: This was originally going to be Episode 4 of the Mutant's Enemy Project, but unfortunately had to be scrapped, so no reason why you shouldn't get to read it.
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FADE IN

EXT. ANGEL'S ROOM

ANGEL steps out of his room. He's alot more darker and Moodier than usual.

ANGEL(VO)
I keep expecting to just wake up and have Cordelia
there.

ANGEL continues down the Hall.

FRED(VO)
We'll get her back Angel.

ANGEL(VO)
No. We won't.

ANGEL is now at the stairs making his way down the stairs.

ANGEL(VO)
I never believed she's gone. Then I come down
in the morning and she's not there.She's gone.
And she's never coming back.

ANGEL looks at FRED and GUNN staring at a figure in a long White robe.

ANGEL
Is this a new client, or??

Angel stops as he hears

CORDELIA
There's something different. The Hotel.

ANGEL stares at Cordy as if he's just seen a Ghost.

ANGEL
Cordelia? Is it you?

Angel looks to FRED and GUNN in aww.

ANGEL
It's me Angel. Do you remember?

CORDELIA
How? I mean...who?

ANGEL
Oh no. She doesn't remember me.
She's lost her memory!

CORDELIA
(slowly)
Lost....my memory?
(beat)
That's the stupidest thing I ever heard.

GUNN
Cordelia, is it you?

CORDELIA hits GUNN across the chest. Gunn reaches for his chest,
coughing alittle.

GUNN
Yep, it's you.

CORDELIA
Can I just say that you guy's are the suckiest
detectives ever! I mean are you good for anything?!

GUNN
Cordy.

CORDELIA
Sorry, I'm just emotional from the trip and
I swear there was something in the mist.

ANGEL
What do you remember?

CORDELIA
Nothing! I don't remember who I am!
(beat; playful)
Gotcha! God, being corporial kicks ass.
Plus down here, I actually have an ass.
(posing;re ass)
How great is this?

ANGEL
(lowly)
Pretty damn great.

GUNN
What do you remember?

ANGLE ON CORDELIA'S FACE/FLASHBACK

WE SEE what Cordelia is thinking of. WESLEY and LILAH making out.

FLASH!!!

INT. HYPERION - PRESENT TIME

CORDELIA
No one.....Nothing Important.

ANGEL
Your back.
(rushes and hugs her)
You're actually back.

Cordelia grips tight to Angel.

CORDELIA
What kinda Best Friend would I be if I
wasn't? Huh?

ANGLE ON ANGEL - A mix of emotion's Half smiling/Half Tearful.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA - who has a confused look on her face. She notices something
in Angel's hair. SEAWEED. She quickly picks it and throws it down before he notices.

CORDELIA
I've been waiting Three Month's for that.

ANGEL
I've been waiting Forever.

CORDELIA looks at ANGEL soulfully for a beat; then.

FRED
So......Where we're you?

CORDELIA
Whatamawho?

FRED
The Three Month's you've been gone.
Where we're you?

CORDELIA
(self concious)
Oh.....I kinda.....ascended to a Higher Plane.
Became a Higher Being, you know, Summer
stuff, like being sent to the bottom of the
ocean.
(off Angel's look)
I thought a pinch of levity might........Ok!

GUNN
So it must have been great. Up in the Higher
Realms.

FRED
Yeah, I mean first you get to be a Princess,
now a Higher being.
(off their looks)
I'm not bitter.

GUNN
We'll I must....

FRED
Maybe just a little.
(off their silence)
Please continue.

GUNN
We'll I must say I'm curious about what
it was like. It couldn't haven't been that
great if you're back.

FRED
I can't believe they made you wear that!

CORDELIA
This is what I had on before I ascended.

FRED
Oh.

CORDELIA
Basically, I got real life cable. I had to watch
every single person and make sure their destiny's
we're in check.

GUNN
We'll that had to be fun.

Cordelia begins to laugh.

CORDELIA
Nothing.

She can't hold it in. She continues to laugh.

GUNN
Why are you laughing?

CORDELIA
Four Words. The Booty Call Dance!

FRED
(laughing)
Oh No.

GUNN
(embarressed)
You saw that?

ANGEL
Umm.......the booty call dance?

GUNN
It's not important.

FRED
It worked didn't it?

GUNN
I said stop. This doesn't need to be discussed.

CORDELIA
You're right. You're right. It doesn't need to be
discussed.

Beat. Then CORDY breaks out into the dance. It's hideous. Cordy is everywhere,
a little of shaking her ass, swirling the hips. Uncordinated. Her arms push in and
out in a circle. GUNN is not amused.

GUNN
Stop it. Stop it now.

CORDELIA
Sorry. Your right No, I'll stop.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA looking at FRED.

ANGLE ON FRED looking back at CORDY.

They BOTH then break out into the dance squealing like girls at a slumber party.
They're loving it.

GUNN walks out of FRAME in a very bad mood leaving our girls to party.

CUT TO:

INT. ANGEL INVESTIGATION'S A LITTLE LATER

GUNN holds a folder walking across the Lobby. He passes the desk where we see
Cordy and Fred are still doing the booty call dance (in the Background)

GUNN
(without turning round)
Quit it.

FRED
Don't act like you don't want this.

This puts a Huge grin on Gunn's face as he walks past.

ANGLE ON CORDY still dancing as she notices

ANGEL watching her.

She stops dancing. Smiles as she approaches.

CORDELIA
I'm sorry I got her started.

ANGEL
Don't worry, I'm sure she'll tire out.

CORDELIA
No she won't. It's Fred.
(beat)
So are we gonna have the talk.

ANGEL
Talk? What talk?

CORDELIA
The Talk.

ANGEL
Oh that Talk.

They both sit in silence.

CORDELIA
I thought talking involved more words than
this.

ANGEL
Sorry. I just don't what to say.

CORDELIA
How about 'Hi Cordy'. Corny I know but it
is a classic.

ANGEL
Hi Cordy. Okay, you go.

CORDELIA
How was your summer?

ANGEL stares at her seriously, did that comment just piss him off?
Apparently not as it brings a smile to his face.

CORDELIA
(ie smile)
Didn't know you could do that.
(pointing)
See, I can see your fang teeth and everything.
(beat)
I don't know how to say I'm sorry!

ANGEL
Sorry? For what?

CORDELIA
I'm so sorry. I alway's promised myself I wouldn't.
I got tricked Angel, the Power's that screw you,
screwed me. But that's no excuse.

ANGEL
For what? Cordy, you didn't do anything?

CORDELIA
(tearful)
Yes I did. I abandoned you. I broke my promise.

ANGEL
Promise, I don't?

CORDELIA
Doyle!
(long beat)
Wesley. They're gone Angel. They abandoned us,
doing what was right, doing what was wrong. But
they're gone. After Con.....After what happened.
I swore I would be there for you. That I wouldn't leave
just for my own selfish needs.

ANGEL
What you did, wasn't selfish Cordy. It was beautiful.
You left to help people, people who need to be helped.
'Help the Helpless' that's what we do. No matter where,
no matter when.

CORDELIA
It was selfish Angel. Just a little. The feeling I felt
that night when Skip told me. When he told me I
was a 'Higher Being', I felt something, like a surge
I guess, like electricity only it was warm, and
powerful. I was powerful. I was important.
(beat)
I was needed.
(pause;beat)
But not up there. I should have been there at the
bluff's Angel. I should have been there......for you.

ANGEL
Your alway's here for me Cordy.
Even when your not here.

Things are starting to get alittle heated between them.

ANGEL
I dreamed about you, every minute I was
underneath. Every night I saw you. Every
night I loved you. The Dreams.........

CORDELIA
(smiling)
What did you dream about me?

Angel is suddenly scared, remembering his dream's weren't exactly
cosy.

ANGEL
I....we'll.....umm

Cordelia puts her fingers to his lips stopping him. She moving in for the
kiss.

CORDELIA
No more words Angel.
Just......

Cordelia and Angel are inches apart from kissing.

CORDELIA
(finishing off last sentence)
........this.

Angel and Cordelia are moving in when something can be heard in the BACKGROUND.
A CRACKLING SOUND is heard. Angel and Cordy continue to move in almost kissing,
when we notice it's a portal behind them crackling and......

CRACK. The Demon from inside it whack's Angel sending him flying, interupting the
kiss.

CORDELIA
Son of a Bitch!

BLACKOUT

OPENING CREDIT'S

EXT. GARDEN (CONT.)

CORDELIA stare at ANGEL in shock as the Demon stand's over them. He's much
like Skip but with noticable difference. He has huge horns coming out of his head
that curl, plus hooves. (like the beast I know, I will change this later, I just want to
get the script finished then we'll worry about silly little things like the Characters!)

DEMON
I am Gregorfus', Higher Being of the Lower
Mortal, administrator of pain, agony and
death. I am the end, I am the untouchable
I am.......

CORDELIA
Gregg?

GREGG
Who dares to speak the name of
(sees)
Cordelia?
(then; excited)
Oh my God.

CORDELIA
Gregg, you better get your ass over
here.

GREGG
(hugging her)
Oh Cordy, great to see you, I was just
at work today and I was totally like, "Where's
Cordelia"

CORDELIA
I can explain.

GREGG
No need to. It's the talk of the Higher Realms.
One of them actually got out. You know, that
doesn't just happen. But I'm so happy for
you. Now where's this hunk-o-rama that you
talked my ears off about

Cordelia points to Angel.

CORDELIA
There.

GREGG
(not impressed)
Really? Him?

CORDELIA
What's wrong with him?

GREGG
Nothing Sweetie, It's just he's so
damn breakable. But if you feel
he's good enough for you.....

CORDELIA
(charmed)
Oh, you stop.

GREGG
I will not.

CORDELIA
So What are you doing here?

GREGG
Apparently I've to come down and kill this
(sees poster for first time)
Oh.

CORDELIA
What?

Cordelia walks over and see's HER wanted notice.

CORDELIA
Oh my God.
(beat)
How cute do I look in that picture!?
(get's it)
Oh.

Cordelia starts to run when GREGG grab her shoulder and throws her
to the ground as gently as possible.

GREGG
Wow, this is awkward.

CORDELIA
Awkward? You wanna kill me?

GREGG
Hey, it's the job, chica. Don't exactly get
to pick my assignments. If I did, I would
be down in Hanalulu trying to get some
scale, know what I mean.

CORDELIA
I thought we we're friends.

GREGG
We are!

CORDELIA
Oh really, we'll down here, we don't try
and kill our friends.

GREGG coughs at ANGEL

GREGG
(off Cordy's look)
Not going there.

CORDELIA
That was different.

GREGG
(no it wasn't)
Really?

CORDELIA
Yes, he was in pain after having his child
stolen by one of his closest friends.

GREGG
And I wouldn't be upset?

CORDELIA
You eat your young, Gregg

GREGG
Just the weakest.

CORDELIA
Whatever.

GREGG
Don't be like that. Do you think this
is easy for me?

CORDELIA
Yes! I think it's pretty damn easy for
the demon standing over me with the
large, spiny scewer of death.

GREGG
Hey, I am under enormous precious to
deliver here, The Higher Beings are
kinda pissed after your depature.
Do you have any idea what will happen
if i don't bring back the goods.

CORDELIA
They'll give you a spine!

GREGG
Below the belt. You know I lost my spine
in the great war, defending my quarsect.

CORDELIA
I thought you lost your spine cause you
bet it against big Willy in a hand of poker.

GREGG
That Damn straight.

CORDELIA
Please, you couldn't win a hand of poker
if your exsistence depended on it, Mister
"Is the Ace card a good thing?"

GREGG
We'll I.......umm......Shut up.
Look, I'm sorry. Now take it like a man.

CORDELIA
Okay.

Cordelia drops down to the ground in pain. She holds her ankle.
Rithing in pain.

GREGG
(concerned)
Are you okay?

CORDELIA
Ah-ha.

Cordy throws soil in Gregg's eyes, then starts to run.

GREGG
(blinded)
Damn it.

INT. HOTEL

Cordelia runs into the Hotel, locking the door's behind her.

CORDELIA
Take it like a man, My ass.

GUNN
Cordy, what's going on?

CORDELIA
Everyone, Incoming.

ANGLE ON - HOTEL DOOR'S

as they burst open with Huge Vilosity. GREGG stands over them.

GREGG
You alway's we're the pushy one, weren't you
Cordelia? Now look, there's nothing you can do
but......

GREGG stops talking when he see's CORDY, GUNN and FRED, all in
a line, each brandishing their own weapon

GREGG
(re: weapon's)
Shit.

CORDELIA
I'm sorry, did we interupt?

GREGG
Your coming with me.

GUNN
Over my dead body.

GREGG
(to GUNN)
We'll since you bring it up....

CORDELIA
I'm not going anywhere Gregg.

GREGG
Please. What kind of army have you got?

GUNN
A pissed off Black man.

GREGG
(dismissing)
Pff.

FRED
And a Texan.

GREGG
(a little afraid)
Oh. We'll.......

ANGEL(OS)
I think it's time for you to get out of here

GREGG turns around to see

ANGEL who is now at the doors, ready for another round if it comes to it.

ANGEL
Now!

GREGG
Cordy, why won't you come back?

CORDELIA
It's a Forced Labour Camp, Gregg.

GREGG
That doesn't have to be a bad thing.
(nothing)
Okay, okay I'll go, but I must warn you
unfortunately the next time we meet,
I'll have to destroy ever single living thing
standing between me and my cargo.
(points to Cordy; enthusiastic)
That's you.
(geniune friendship; to Cordy)
smoochies.

Gregg leaves. Everything is Silent. Cordelia looks around at Angel, the wreckage of the garden
then after a long beat.

CORDELIA
Welcome Home Cordy.

CUT TO:

LILAH(VO)
Quite a journey

INT. WESLEY'S BEDROOM

LILAH
Next time, maybe we could take the scenic
route?

They are currently lying in Wesley's bedroom, after having made 'love'.

WESLEY
What's that suppost to mean?

LILAH
No talking, No Foreplay, I'm starting to wonder
if it's important if I'm here at all? Not like you
can't get your jolly's off by yourself.

WESLEY
What can I say? I was never allowed a dog!

LILAH
Me-oww, all your scathing attacks I think I'm down
to bare bone.

WESLEY
Is this the part where your gonna ask me to define
this? Tell you what you mean to me?

LILAH
No lover, I already know what I mean to you, and
anyone who talks to me like that, remarkably disappear
from exsistence. I'm not done with you.........yet.

WESLEY
Another go? Do you think I'm not human?

LILAH
Actually Yes.

That Line stay's thick in the air for awhile.

LILAH
Don't worry your pretty hair, I got what I came for.

WESLEY
Time to go back to buisness.

LILAH
You are my buisness. That's all you are. But yes,
back to the firm.

WESLEY
Why? What are you working on?

LILAH
Now Wesley, your too much of an innocent and upstanding
young man to know about these kind's of dealing's. Wouldn't
want to have you up all night having Nightmares.

WESLEY
I'm already up all night.

LILAH
I don't mind that, as long as it's for the right reason's.

Lilah walks over to Wesley then licks the side of his neck sexily, before laying
as soft kiss on the part she just licked.

LILAH
Time to go earn my Treats.

Lilah goes over to the Table and picks up A LARGE STACK of FILES. She can barely
manage to carry them. She makes her way to the door, and just as she exit's.

WESLEY
(calling after; sircastically)
Call Me!!!

Wesley lay's back down on the bed for a bit, then gets up. He slides on a T-Shirt and Boxers
(Tastefully shot!). He starts to make his way to the table in which Lilah was at. He Notices on
the floor a file Lilah has dropped.

WESLEY
(looking at file)
Why Miss Lilah Morgan, A sinickle person
would be lead to believe your trying to corrupt
me.

Wesley stops, reading the file. His tone goes from the lovely mocking one from before to a
more serious tone.

WESLEY
We'll this is.......

CUT TO:

ANGEL
Interesting.

EXT. ROOFTOP

Angel sits on the edge of the Rooftop, looking down on the Town. A Figure starts to walk towards him. THE CAMERA moves up to reveal ANGELUS.

ANGELUS
You brought us to the City Of Angels.
Irony, a Fan? Gotta admit, Tasty morsals
a pleanty.

ANGEL
Your? Your not real?

ANGELUS
Of course I'm not real. You've gone on
the Super fun Happy Slide of Guilt.
We'll yeh you. But a plea, since you already
got the guilt thing working for you, maybe
you could actually get some neck.

ANGELUS walks over to the side of the rooftop.

ANGELUS
(inhaling deeply)
Ah, L.A. Where the air's almost
as Toxic as the food.

ANGEL
I don't Understand

ANGEL
What's to understand? You've gone Loco.

ANGEL
Great. Then you're not here. You're not real.

ANGELUS
I'm alway's here. I'm alway's real Just under
the surface. Speaking of which, did you enjoy
your little trip to the bottom of the ocean.
Remind me never to use your travel Agent.

ANGEL
Connor?

ANGELUS
So Connor send you to the bottom of the
Ocean's deeps.
(proud father)
He get's it from me you know!

Beat.

ANGELUS
They didn't even miss you, did you know that?
Not one of your precious
(using quotation marks with finger)
"help the Helpless" freaks cared that the Dark
Avenger was gone. They don't care. No one cares.
Hell, Cordelia even ascended to another plane of
existence just to get away from you.
Celibacy, seriously, look it up.

ANGEL
She.......

ANGELUS
Chose a Temp job over you. Over US!

There's slight Resentment and hurt in that line

ANGELUS
I'm not bitter. Hell, I'm not even real.
(closely to Angel)
And neither are you. Not to them.
Now I've seen some pretty horrible
gut wrenching things in my time. Mostly
because I had a box seat for them, but
sent to the bottom of the Ocean by your
own son.
I feel what your feeling. It's never been this
hard. Your shoulder's have never felt this
heavy. They don't have to, not anymore.
Just give in.....and it will all be over.

Off Angel's reaction.

ANGLE ON-ANGELUS FACE - sensing something.

ANGELUS
We'll, looks like time's about up on the
motivational speech
(into Angel's ear; softly)
But don't worry. I won't go far.

WE stay tight on ANGEL'S EYES for a long beat. His eyes closed.

CORDELIA(OS)
Angel.

Angel's eyes snap open and CUT AWAY

ANGEL
What? huh?

INT. HOTEL LOBBY

where Cordelia is currently in the process of awakening Angel,
who has been dreaming at his desk.

CORDELIA
You know, I thought the whole 'creature of the night' personna
actually required you to be awake during it.

ANGEL
I wasn't sleeping.

CORDELIA
No, but you went on a Trippy Daydream, we even had
Fred yell at you...

FRED
(rubbing her throat)
My throat hurts.

CORDELIA
And nothing.

ANGEL
I wasn't......

CORDELIA
What we're you dreaming about?

ANGEL
I.......was.....

FRED
I knew it!
(into Cordy's ear)
He was dreaming of you.

Cordy and Fred just exchange a Glance.

ANGEL
(rushed)
Cases, cases, so many case's to be done and
not enough time to do them.

CORDELIA
(Men!)
Vampires!

FRED
Angel, we don't have any cases?

ANGEL
We what?

GUNN
We'll when you hit the bottom of the Ocean like
a marble, our buisness clientell kinda dried up.
(beat)
Remember how we wonder what kind of buisness
Angel Investigation's would be without the Angel?

CORDELIA
Yeah.

GUNN
We'll we found out.

ANGEL
What?

FRED
An 'Out of Buisness' buisness.

ANGEL
We'll, we've still got one casefile. Cordy's mysterious
Greggoplous, higher being mojo thing.

CORDELIA
Yes, let's go into detail about how many way's
this person is going to kill me.

ANGEL
(too serious)
Your not going to die!!!

CORDELIA
(slightly spooked)
I was kidding Angel.

Long beat.

ANGEL
Okay Cordelia, what do we know?

CORDELIA
Gregorfus aka Gregg. Upper Level Higher Being.
Not High enough though to have any power.

GUNN
He doesn't have power's? Doesn't suck.

CORDELIA
No Gunn, He doesn't have any rank or authority.
Oh but he's got power.

ANGEL
Like what?

CORDELIA
We'll for one, he's not unhandy with his hands.
After all, one hit sent Angel flying across the
courtyard.

ANGEL
I didn't care for it.

CORDELIA
He can also manipulate molocules.

FRED
Who can't now days?

CORDELIA
What I mean is he can take any form and recreate
it.

ANGEL
He's a shapeshifter.

CORDELIA
No. But he can take any item from anywhere, break
down the components and molocules that it's made
of, allow them to travel through space and time and
recreate them in his hands, or hooves or whatever.

GUNN
Huh?

CORDELIA
(duh!)
He can think of any item and make it appear right
there in the convenient palm of his hands.

FRED
I knew that!

GUNN
I didn't 'knew that'.

Gunn kisses Fred.

CORDELIA
So he's gonna have a pretty strong arsenal at his
disposal.

GUNN
So why doesn't he just recreate a gun and
blast your head off.
(off Fred's look)
We'll why doesn't he?

CORDELIA
Because as stupid as it sounds, Gregg
does have honour. Higher Realms death
by gun is consider unfitting for a champion.
(beat)
Plus add to that the hooves, he's really not
that good at holding a Gun.

GUNN
Yeah, We'll I think death by Gunn is even
more fitting for this Champion.

FRED
Yeah, but first we have to find him.

GUNN
And how do we do that?

CORDELIA
I haven't figured that out yet.

STAY ON THIS as WE

CUT TO:

LILAH(VO)
We'll call me when you do.

INT. LILAH'S OFFICE WOLFRAM AND HART

Lilah is currently on the phone, angry and in the Middle of
a rant.

LILAH
And believe me when I tell you
that if you don't deliver on time
then there will be reprecussions,
do you hear me?
(listens)
Good.

Lilah slams down the phone, angry

LILAH
Stupid China Palace.

A Knock is heard at the door. Enter LINWOOD

LINWOOD
Lilah, do you have a moment?

LILAH
We'll I'm really......

LINWOOD
Good at telling when a question's retorical.
Have you read the file?

LILAH
Couldn't put it down. I'm still not sure why I
recieved the file on Angel's girl Friday.

LINWOOD
We'll, it appears that she has just returned,
.......fron the Higher Realm.

LILAH
(geniunely in aw)
The Higher Realm? That's Impossible, no human
being has ever.......

LINWOOD
Precisley. So Wolfram In Hart is particularly interested
in finding just exactly went on during Miss Chase's
quickie getaway.

LILAH
The Senior Partners?

LINWOOD
Want Miss Chase brought into our offices. And feel
you are the one to do so.

LILAH
And how precisly am I suppost to do that?

LINWOOD
By earning your Office and ludicriously High Salary.

LILAH
(ie Salary)
I still feel a few zero's couldn't hurt.

LINWOOD
We'll what will hurt will be the backlash that
will occur if you fail to do this.

LILAH
Aren't you my superior?

LINWOOD
(confused)
Yes.

LILAH
So, wouldn't it be you that recieves the backlash
from the Senior Partners if I we're to say, screw up
this little retrieval.

LINWOOD
(dread; realising it's true)
Yes.

LILAH
Icy. We'll If you'll excuse me Linwood, I believe I
have some work to do. Wouldn't want to disappoint
those Senior Partners.

LILAH'S INTERCOM goes off.

LILAH
Excuse me one minute Linwood.

LILAH presses the Intercom. THE CAMERA stays on LINWOOD and we don't
hear the conversation.

LILAH
(into Intercom)
Okay, send him in.

LINWOOD
Who is that?

LILAH
No-one........and Wesley.

LINWOOD
You and Wesley do seem to be the cosy liason lately.

LILAH
With your point being?

LINWOOD
Bringing Mr Windom Price into the fold would complicate
things emensly, He's not on our side, yet you allow him
to be around private Wolfram and Hart dealings.
I wonder who the Senior Partners would feel about you......

LILAH
What? Sleeping with the enemy? Don't try and Blackmail
me Linwood. I'm sure the Senior Partner's would be pissed
about me turning one of Angel's most trusted Allies who
probably know's more about Angel than Angel himself
onto our sides.
(beat;threatening)
Now I think you better get out.

LINWOOD
I'm just saying it wouldn't be in the best Interest of Wolfram
and Hart to have a former conspirator of the enemy be so
close to certain private collections.

LILAH
I'm very careful about such things around him.

SUDDENLY WESLEY bursts into the OFFICE brandishing Lilah's
file from earlier, pissed.

WESLEY
What the hell is this?

LINWOOD
(cocky)
We'll look at that, If it isn't an Official Wolfram and Hart
document in the hands of.........Good Old Wesley.

LILAH
(to Linwood)
Oh Look at that, the door. Don't let it hit your ass on
the way out.

LINWOOD
I think your forgetting that I'm your superior.

LILAH
Actually, your my Inferior. Now get out.

LINWOOD stares at LILAH for a long tense beat, then leaves.

LILAH
No one messes with my boy.

WESLEY
(haven't not heard that)
Huh?

LILAH
Nothing. Now, you wanna talk buisness.

WESLEY
What is this?

LILAH
Private. That's what it is.
(reaches for folder)
Thanks for returning.........

Wesley pulls back the folder so she can't reach it.

LILAH
That!

WESLEY
Cordelia. Your going after Cordelia.

LILAH
No I'm not.

WESLEY
Your Lying.

LILAH
Give the boy a prize. Look Wesley, I know trying
to protect the Woman who abandoned you after
years of friendship must be at the top of your list
of your list right under protect the Texas Twig, but
unfortunately this is buisness, your pleasure, and
you know what they say.

WESLEY
You're an evil bitch.

LILAH
That Too.
(to Wesley's ear)
And that's what turns you on so much.
Isn't it?

WE STAY on this Touching Sentiment for a few beats then we

CUT TO:

INT. ANGEL INVESTIGATION'S

ANGEL, CORDY, GUNN are now fully loaded ready to leave the hotel.

ANGEL walks over to the WEAPON'S CABINET and picks out a Crossbow,
then hands it to FRED.

ANGEL
Know how to use this?

FRED
Pointy end goes in the Bad Guy.

ANGEL
(re Fred's Explanation)
Down to an Art.
(to Everyone)
Remember, this demon is strong, smart
and extremely pissed off.
(to Cordy)
Cordy, I want you in the Backline.

CORDELIA
Backline? I'm not gonna be in the Backline.
I'll be the one making him scream "Oh God, why
is she beating me with my own arm?"

ANGEL
Cordelia, stop arguing. Look you are the one he's
after okay, so you are the one we have to protect.

CORDELIA
I can take care of myself, I'm not abandoning
you.
(softly)
Not Again.

ANGEL
Cordelia!
(beat; fragile)
I don't want you hurt, okay?
I can't lose you.
(losing it)
I've already lost too......

Angel stops as he can't finish the sentence.

CORDELIA
Okay.

After a few.

ANGEL
Okay.........Let's go. And never forget,
this demon is capable of anything,
he's diabolical, he's soulless, he's

CUT TO:

EXT. STREET

GREGG
(singing)
Living in a Material World, and I am
a Material........

He stops looking around.

GREGG
How stupid is the Mortal Coil. Damn, It looks
so much better on T.V.

ANGLE ON TEEN who is currently munching down a Huge packet
of CHIPS. GREGG looks at the Teen, hungrily.

GREGG
I am so Hungry. And I'm sure the
Higher Power's wouldn't mind if
I just had one small snack.

GREGG is now slowly walking up to the Teen who is oblivious. He is now INCHES AWAY.
The TEEN turns around and SCREAM'S. He's terrified. GREGG grabs the teen ruffly on the
shoulders. Looks at him for a minute. Then

THROW'S HIM TO THE GROUND.

ANGLE ON TEEN who now runs away down the street scared for his life.

ANGLE ON GREGG - who is now munching down the Teen's DISCARDED CHIP'S

GREGG
(to Teen)
Thank You!

GREGG starts walking down the street happily munching down the chips.

GREGG
We'll lets see what we've got here.
Human, Human, Hooker, Human
(starts pointing to people)
Hmm....
(buisnessman)
Alcoholic, Dressed as a Buisnessman,
is secretly a Janitor
(teen girl)
Hmm......future Miss Alabama, crack whore
within Six Months
(teen boy)
Eww.......Politician.
(beat)
Destiny's are fun.

GREGG continues walking. He stops at one paticular boy, starts to read him.

GREGG
Let's see what destiny holds for thee?
(reading)
That's weird.
(beat)
What is that boy?

ANGLE ON The Boy Gregg's being reading. It's CONNOR.

who is making his way into an Alley.

INT. ALLEY

GREGG
Don't you know it's not safe for a boy
like you to be all alone in a.......

Gregg stops as he sees THE ALLEY is EMPTY

GREGG
What the?

BOOM. Gregg goes down, rolling across the Alley as Connor has hit him
from behind.

GREGG
My ass. You damaged my Well toned ass.

CONNOR
Your following me.

GREGG
So?

CONNOR
Your a demon.

beat.

GREGG
That's it. "I'm a demon" You know
I happen to be a we'll round, Three
Dimensional being. It's not all
'Demon, stick sword in chest'

CONNOR
I kill you.

GREGG
You'll try.

CONNOR starts to advance when a TRASHCAN has materialised in GREGG'S
HOOVES.

WHACK. Connor goes down.

GREGG
There goes the I.Q points.

Gregg pick's Connor up off the ground, holds him High up in the air, then
throw's him against the wall.

GREGG
Now usually, I wouldn't be wasting my
valuable time to beat on such a disgusting
thing such as a human, but we both
know your more than that, don't we?

CONNOR
What do you mean?

GREGG
Oh don't play dumb, unless it's because
of the whole 'hitting you in the head with
a Trashcan' thing 'cause if it is, then my bad.
You know what you are, don't you?

CONNOR
What do you mean 'What' you are.

GREGG
Don't pull out that...
(pauses)
I guess we'll call it hair, of yours worrying
about it, time to turn the light's out.

He goes to punch Connor when

ANGLE ON A hand grabs Gregg. He turns around to see

ANGEL who punches Gregg causing him to fall to the ground. Angel heads
over to Connor, worried.

ANGEL
Are you okay?

CONNOR
What do I do?

ANGEL
Demon.
(pointing to sword)
stick sword in chest.

GREGG is now standing. He looks from Angel to Connor, as if putting something
together.

GREGG
I get it, you Two are father and Son aren't you?

ANGEL CONNOR
Yes. No.

GREGG
Wow, this is touching. Seriously I haven't
felt this way since watching 'While You
We're Sleeping'

CONNOR
He was watching me sleeping?

GREGG
(re" Connor's dumbness)
Yeah, that was my bad.

ANGEL
It's a movie.

CONNOR
Oh.

GREGG
Let's dance.

CONNOR
He want's to dance with me?

GREGG
(to Connor)
Oh, shut up.

ANGEL lunges at GREGG. Gregg hit's him with his Hoove. Angel goes down

GREGG
Oh, that Hooves gotta hurt.

Connor now lunges at him. Gregg starts blocking his shots, enjoying the
encounter. He talks while Connor attacks.

GREGG
Took down the Big Dog, now I have to
face the runt?

He hits Connor sending him down next to Angel.

GREGG
Look, I'll save you guy's some time and Medical Insurance.
Just give me Cordelia, and it's all over.

CONNOR
He's after Cordy?

ANGEL
He's trying......

CONNOR
You can't let him take Cordy.

Gregg has picked up on Connor's feeling.

GREGG
Oh. Oh My God. I can't decide wether this too cute,
or just plain nasty.
(points to Connor)
He likes......

Before he can finish Connor lunges at him, getting him in the eye, suprising him. GREGG
starts to Hightail it into the

EXT. STREET

Connor has actually got Gregg on the ropes. ANGEL runs over and stops as he
observes the fight.

GREGG
Your hitting me? Your actually hitting me?
What we're you, raised in another dimension.
(beat;appreciating joke)
Oh I slay me.

ANGEL
Won't have to. I'll do it for you.

And now Angel is in the fight, hitting Gregg in the Stomach. Connor gets him one in the
face.

Gregg is knocked back alittle.

GREGG
(to Angel and Connor)
That's it, Teamwork.

Connor runs at Gregg when he

HITS CONNOR HARD SENDING HIM FLYING THROUGH THE GLASS PLATE OF A HARDWARE STORE.

ANGEL
(in shock)
What did you....?

GREGG
Oh don't worry about it, I'll totally cover the
costs of the Window.

ANGEL
That's my son.

GREGG
(realising)
Oh that's what your pissed about.

And Angel goes at him, taking a swing. Gregg stands there more confused than angry.

GREGG
You think you can actually win, don't you?

Gregg grabs ANGEL'S THROAT and lifts him in the air.

GREGG
I'll let you in on a little secret. If it weren't for
the fact the Power's for some stupid reason
want you kept alive, I would decorate the wind
in your ashes.

He then delivers a death blow to Angel's skull, he drops to the
groudn unconcious

GREGG
They we're alittle fuzzy however by how much you
have to stay alive by.
(considering)
We'll okay undead.

Looks down at the now beaten and unconcious Angel.

GREGG
(sircastically)
We'll gee, look at this. The Two Champion's lying
unconcious on the ground.
(gasp; fake worry)
But with the Two Champion's lying beating to death
on the side of the road , who will be protecting the poor
defenseless Cordelia.
(beat)
I better not change the Channel.
(like a superhero; arm stretched out)
Gregorfus, Away!

BLACKOUT

INT. HOTEL LATER

CORDELIA is currently standing over a beaten and WORN OUT ANGEL. CONNOR sit's
on the round chair thing (if anyone has the name of this, appreciated).

CORDELIA
This is all my fault.

GUNN
Cordelia, No.

CORDELIA
I'm never there. I'm alway's never there.

GUNN
Hey, we all lost him, okay. Me, you and
Fred, we can't help it when he does that
blink and you'll miss him disappearance
act.

CORDELIA
It is my fault. It's alway's my fault.

GUNN
Stop saying that.

CORDELIA
Why am I never there? Why can't I ever stop
them, huh? What is it about guys where they've
got to be the hero, alway's got to do some
suicidal, macho, self sacrifice crap when all
they have to do it trust us, maybe talk about us.

GUNN
I'm not macho.

FRED
It's true, he's not.

GUNN
(a tad offended)
What?

FRED
Oh was this not that thing we're i agree with
you no matter what.

GUNN
No. Do you think I'm macho?

FRED
Crap.

GUNN
What?

FRED
(gently)
We'll, you are strong.....and manly....but I wouldn't
say your macho.

GUNN
You what? How am I not macho. I'm all man.

FRED
(sexily)
You don't have to tell me.

GUNN
Apparently I do. How am I not macho?

FRED
Pancake Kiss.

GUNN
Pancake Kiss? I thought you loved pancake kiss?

FRED
I do.

GUNN
But in a sissy way.

FRED
Your not a sissy.

GUNN
But I'm not macho?

CORDELIA
Aren't Macho Men gay?

Beat.

GUNN
Okay I'm not macho,

CONNOR
I couldn't stop him. From beating me, from beating my father.

FRED
Like you care.

CONNOR
What?

FRED
I find it convenient that the boy who can survive
a Quartoth Hell Dimension and falls from roofs
couldn't survive a minor thing like being thrown
through a plate glass window.

CONNOR
What are you?

FRED
You probably wanted Angel to die. That's it,
then give the demon a guided tour to the hotel
so he could slaughter us all.

CONNOR
I would never.......

FRED
Right, you would never. You would never do a thing
like that, just like you didn't know where Angel was
all Summer.

GUNN
Fred......

FRED
What? Worried I'm gonna hurt his feelings. Maybe
your just worried I'll hurt him.

On that Last Line Fred has picked up a book and lunged it at Connor. Connor ducks
as the book barely misses him.

FRED
What are you?

The Gang doesn't notice the effect that line has on Connor.

FRED
What is inside you? Your mother would be
turning in her.......

Fred stops on this line, she died in an Alley, what would she be turning in?

FRED
She gave up her life, do you know that?

CONNOR
My mother was a Vampire.
She didn't deserve to live.

FRED
Like Angel, is that it? I was there. When you we're
born. Do you know that? No one else was there
except me and Angel.....

CORDELIA
And Darla

GUNN
We'll Darla obviously.

FRED
She was so afraid of you, she loved you so much
she was actually afraid. She thought you would
hate her, she knew it, but she still loved you. She
still loves you, she died just so a waste like you
could live.
Do you know what her last words we're on this
earth we're "I want to say I'm sorry.....I want to say
it and mean it". "This child, Angel.....he the one good
thing we ever did together"

ANGLE ON CONNOR who looks like he's gonna be sick.

FRED
How dare you hate her. How dare you hate her for
that.
(softly)
Get out.

GUNN
Fred.

FRED
GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!

CONNOR jumps to his feet, unable to take it anymore and leaves and Fred collapses
into Gunn's chest, crying.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA who now feels very uncomfortable.

CORDELIA
(to GUNN; pointing to exit)
I'm just gonna.....

Gunn nods.

CORDELIA
(to Gunn re:Angel)
Look after him.

Cordelia exit's leaving Gunn cradling a crying Fred.

EXT. GARDEN

LILAH stands in the middle of the Angel Investigation's Garden,
playing with a WALKY TALKY

LILAH
Swat team, come in, come in?
(nothing)
Swat Team? Hello?
(still)
Do you want to come home to find your
families slaughters
(nothing)
Hello, hello?

CORDELIA
You have to say over, or else they
can't answer back.

LILAH
We'll looky what we got here?
If it isn't the Angel of Prada!

CORDELIA
Lilah! Oh joy. Now I would ask 'what
the hell you think your doing here', but
i just have to say Congratulation's on
your promotion.

LILAH
We'll thank you Cordelia, and to show
how deeply that means to me, I just want
to extend my hand and Congratule you
on your demotion.

CORDELIA
I think it's the time when you leave now.

LILAH
Don't worry. I'll go. Just gonna say hi to Angel.
I know he must be worn out after his trip.

CORDELIA
You better stay away from Angel or else.....!

LILAH
What? You're gonna kill me. Angel's the one with the
premiscious soul. You don't have it in you.

CORDELIA
You have no idea what I have inside me!

LILAH and CORDELIA are right in each other's face. Looong beat; then

LILAH
Not Angel. Never Angel. Fun Relationship you
guys are gonna have. Heartwarming, with nothing
but late night talks keeping you guy's up till
sunrise and all that touching soulfull crap. Guess
it's gonna be a simple leg's closed ride from now
on.

CORDELIA
Don't worry about me, I take comfort in knowing
you'll never be on that ride with me.

LILAH
By the way, if you run into your friend, what is
it Greb?

CORDELIA
Gregg.

LILAH
Tell him that Wolfram and Hart give him a huge
'break a leg, but prefebly both.

CORDELIA
You wanna play games. Fine with me.
Because in the end, between you and me,
it's gonna come down to who's the bigger
bitch.

LILAH smirks, turning away heading for the exit.CORDELIA call's after LILAH

CORDELIA
Oh and Lilah.
(Long beat; then)
Tell Wesley I said 'Hi'.

LILAH stares at CORDELIA for a few beats. A little shocked she knows, then turns
and walks out the gates.

EXT. STREETS

Lilah is currently shaking her walky talky a shadow is seen in the background.
It's Wesley.

WESLEY
I'm still trying to understand what part of
stay away from Cordelia you don't understand.

Wesley grabs Lilah and pushes her up against the wall.

WESLEY
Maybe I'm not saying right.

LILAH
What are you going to do? Hit me?

WESLEY
Do you think I would?

LILAH
(honestly)
I don't know?

WESLEY
We'll have to work on that, then after.

LILAH
After what?

Wesley answer's that question by running his hand up her leg. It
slides under her skirt.

LILAH
(panting)
Do you honestly think I'm the kind of
girl who will just have sex with you in
the middle of the street.

WESLEY
Yes.

LILAH
Maybe you do know me then.

And with that we

CUT AWAY TO:

INT. HOTEL

CORDELIA walks into the Lobby

CORDELIA
(to Gunn)
How's our Champion? Fit to defend his title.

GUNN
He's alittle woozy, come in and out, but he should
be fine. I wonder.......

CORDELIA
What?

GUNN
What do you think he's thinking about right now?

Cordelia thinks about that as

THE CAMERA RUSHES IN on ANGEL'S FACE as we enter

INT. ANGELS HALLUCINATION/DREAM/ EXT. POINT DUME

ANGEL stands at the top of the Cliff, looking out to the sea. A presence
is behind, and ON SCREEN steps

CORDELIA
You'd think you'd be sick of the sound of the ocean.

ANGEL
They say it's suppost to be the most calming sound
in the world

CORDELIA
And all It did was drive you crazy.

ANGEL
I'm not crazy.

CORDELIA
Then why am I here?

ANGEL
Touche.
(beat)
I love you Cordelia.

CORDELIA
(smiling)
I love the beach. My family would go ever Summer,
and I'd buy the latest bikini, although this one time
I bought this bikini, and the wind was kinda strong
and then
(pause)
You probably don't want to hear the end of the
story.

ANGEL
Did I stop you?

CORDELIA
This is the way thing's are suppost to be. You and
Me. Alone, together.
(beat)
But they won't ever be.

ANGEL
Why? Why not?

CORDELIA
They can't ever be.

ANGEL
Dammit, why?

CONNOR(OS)
Because of me.

ANGEL
Connor.

ANGEL turns around to find NO-ONE THERE. Cordelia is at the edge of the cliff,
breathing deeply. Angel smiles, affectionate.

ANGEL
I love the way you look.
I love you.

CORDELIA
Why are you so angry?

ANGEL
What? I'm not.

CORDELIA
Wesley. You won't ever forgive him, will you?

ANGEL
I can't.

CORDELIA
Why not?

ANGEL
He took Connor.

CORDELIA
But Connor's back.

ANGEL
I know that. Boy do I know that.

CORDELIA
Then what's the problem

ANGEL
This isn't about Wesley. This about me, this about you.
I love you.

CORDELIA
Gunn's kinda.......

ANGEL
Why won't you say you love me?

CORDELIA
What?

ANGEL
Tell me you love me.

CORDELIA
Angel. Your scaring me.

ANGEL
Say it.
(nothing)
Say it. Say it Damn it.
(then)
Say you love me. SAY IT!!!!!

And as he say's this he THROW'S CORDELIA of the side of the cliff.
WE STAY on ANGEL face as it transforms from Anger slowly into
desperate fear.

ANGEL
Cordelia No!

CUT TO:

INT. HOTEL

where Angel is jerking around violently screaming

ANGEL
CORDELIA!!!!!!!

CORDELIA
What the hell did you do?

GUNN
Nothing, I swear.

CORDELIA
Angel. Angel It's Okay. It's Okay Angel.
It's Okay.

Cordelia's Voice starts to become an echo as we

CUT TO:

INT. ANGEL'S HALLUCINATION/DREAM (CONT.) EXT. BEACH

ANGEL is now down on the beach, paranoid. Crying and babbling.

ANGEL
Cordelia, Cordelia, no, Cordelia, no.

CORDELIA(OS)
I could swear I just heard someone say my name.

Angel turns around to find Cordelia, who had previously been wearing casual
clothes now in the flowing white gown she was in during 'Tommorow'

ANGEL
Your okay?

CORDELIA
Of course I'm okay silly. Did you think
I was going to abandon you?

ANGEL
Yes.

CORDELIA
I'm tougher than that. Don't worry Angel,
I'm going to be able to take anything you
can throw at me. Or throw me off.

ANGEL has now dropped to the fetal position, mumbling.

ANGEL
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry (etc)

Cordelia starts to make her way over to him

CORDELIA
I know.

Cordelia is now crouching down, brushing her hands through his hair.

CORDELIA
That's what drives you Angel. That's why
your who you are. You think being turned
was a curse. That you should be ashamed
of the Vampire in you. You Shouldn't. It's
why your here.......with me.
(beat)
I've seen everything. Liam, Angelus. But
without them there would be no Angel, there
would be no Connor
(teary eyed)
And without Angel there would be no Cordelia.
I'm in love with you Angel.
(beat)
Damn this is sore.

ANGEL
What?

CUT TO:

INT. LOBBY

CORDELIA is slapping Angel.

CORDELIA
Now wake the hell up.

GUNN
Cordy.

CORDELIA
What? Not like another bruise is gonna kill him.

ANGEL
(waking)
Cordelia.

CORDELIA
See, Cordelia 1, Gunn 0
(to Angel)
Are you okay?

ANGEL
I'm......confused. But good. What happened.

GUNN
Gregg beat the living snot out of you.

CORDELIA
Or we could put it to him gently.

GUNN
Another bruise isn't going to kill him.

CORDELIA
Your are rather pety man, aren't you.

GUNN and CORDY fake Angry stare at each other, then smile.

ANGEL
Where did I go?

CORDELIA
What?

ANGEL
The Bluffs.

GUNN
Bluffs?

CORDELIA
(interested)
What about the bluffs?

ANGEL
We we're there.

CORDELIA
Really? And......?

GUNN
Maybe we shouldn't

CORDELIA
Shhh.

CORDELIA
What happened at the Bluffs?

ANGEL
I threw you off them.

CUT TO:

EXT. BLUFFS/ ANGEL'S MEMORY

CORDELIA
Without Angel there would be no Cordelia.
I'm in love with you Angel.

BACK TO:

INT. LOBBY

ANGEL
It was amazing.

Cordelia's face drops, looking as if someone just crushed her heart.

CORDELIA
(hurt; about to cry)
I'm glad you had fun.

GUNN
(sympathetic)
Cordelia.....

CORDELIA
There's no time. We have to go.
(re:Angel)
Is he mobile.

GUNN
(looking at Angel)
I think so.

CORDELIA
Get Fred, We're going.

CUT TO:

INT. WESLEY'S BEDROOM

WESLEY is currently lying in bed with LILAH who is fast asleep. Wesley untangles his
arm from around her and starts getting dressed.

ANGLE ON A DRAWER

as it opens and Wesley PULLS A GUN FROM IT.

He walks around to the other side of the bed where LILAH is sleeping.

WESLEY'S P.O.V. of a Sleeping LILAH

WESLEY
(smiling)
Good Night, my Love

then places a kiss at the top of her head.

He then pulls back on the Gun so it makes a Loaded sound. Then makes his way towards the
door and lets himself out.

THE CAMERA starts to move back along the way Wesley exited until we are back at the bed

ANGLE ON SLEEPING LILAH

who's EYE'S SHOOT OPEN.

CUT TO:

INT. ANGEL'S CAR

CORDY, ANGEL, GUNN (at the wheel) and FRED are all armed and ready.

CORDELIA
Now remember, don't get too close,
keep your distance.

GUNN
(sircastic)
Yeah, that's gonna be a problem.

CORDELIA
Meaning?

GUNN
Meaning we're driving around in circles. I'm sorry
Cordelia but do you think Gregg's just gonna show
himself when he probably know's we're after him.

FRED
I'm sorry Cordelia, but he's right. We don't have
anyway to find him.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA as something Dawn's on her.

CORDELIA
Yes we do. Stop the car.

FRED
What?

CORDELIA
Stop the car!

Gunn does so as Cordy steps out. Everyone's confused. Cordelia starts
looking up at the sky.

CORDELIA
(to Sky)
I bet you guy's are just up there laughing your
asses off, aren't you? Great chuckle, I'm the
talk of the Higher Realm, right?

GUNN
Cordy, what are you?

CORDELIA
You want me, come and get me.

GUNN
Cordy!

CORDELIA
Show me Damn it.

And at that pont Cordelia is struck with a vision. It show's a raining street,
One thing that stands out is a Street Sign which reads: (NOTE: UK here,
guys. Could someone help me by naming a street in LA they could go
to. Thanks)

Cordelia walks over entering the car.

ANGEL
Are you okay?

CORDELIA
I know where to go.

CUT TO:

EXT. (to be announced) STREET.

WE SEE now that it is RAINING. Rain pours down heavily as the car pulls up.
In front of it stands GREGG.

As before he seemed friendly, now he stands with a pissed off aura surrounding
him. He's ready for a battle.

THE GANG step out of the car.

GREGG
We'll I should of known, not only we're you
kind enough to save me having to hunt you
down, you even brought an audience.
If we we're to sell tickets, we could make a
fortune, and I'd give you Ten Percent.

CORDELIA
Gregg.

GREGG
Okay Twenty.

CORDELIA
I'm not going. Anywhere. I'm not going with you to
the Higher Realms. I'm not going to Heaven. I'm
not going to Hell. Got me?

GREGG
No, No, you see, this is a fight to the death,
so for that to happen
(getting it)
Right. You ready?

ANGEL
(brandishing Axe)
Of course we are.

GREGG stares at them, then waves his hand and they disappear.

GREGG
Actually No, your not.

CORDELIA
What....?

GREGG
What are you, surprised? I am a
demon of Honour.

CORDELIA
One on One, right.

GREGG
You ready.

Cordelia is worried.

CORDELIA
Wait No. You call this fair. You call this
honour. Your a demon.

GREGG
Fair? You want fair?

CORDELIA
I want an Honest fight.

GREGG
Why?

CORDELIA
Because I wanna live. Or maybe I just
wanna know who can win.

GREGG
Me too.

CORDELIA
So.

GREGG stare at her intensly. Serious. A SWORD materialises in his hands.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA who is a little afraid by this when

Greg THROWS THE SWORD TO HER.

She catches it with ease. ANOTHER SWORD materialises in GREGG'S HANDS.

GREGG
Are we well accomodated now?

Cordelia's hands tighten around the grip of the sword, pleased.

CORDELIA
Oh yeah.

GREGG
Then it's Time.

ANGLE ON GREGG as he stand in his Warrior pose.

ANGLE ON CORDELIA standing confident, ready. Then;

CORDELIA
Do we bow?

GREGG attacks putting Cordelia on the Offensive. He brings the sword down
as she puts up hers defending.

She attacks him now, swinging the sword left and right.

CORDELIA
(to Gregg)
You can't win this.

GREGG
Why not?

CORDELIA
'cause you can't kill me.

GREGG
Guess you didn't get the memo.

Gregg swings the sword, missing Cordy but sending her to the ground.

GREGG
Power's don't care if you live or die now.

CORDELIA
I can't die. What about Angel? The Visions?
Why do they want me dead?

GREGG
(softening)
They don't

CORDELIA
Got a sword to my throat that kinda says they do.

GREGG
Oh, sweetie, your so silly. They really
wish that you lived, but you've seen the
Higher Realms. You can't stay alive

Cordelia flips Gregg over.

CORDELIA
Gotta disagree with you there.

Gregg flips Cordy back over, but his sword catches his arm ripping it clean
off.

GREGG
Oh God, My Arm. My Arm.

CORDELIA
Oh, I'm so sorry.........I mean Ha.

CORDELIA raises the sword about to swing.

CORDELIA
I can't kill you. I don't why. You deserve to
die you little.......but I can't. I can't kill you

WHACK, Gregg hits Cordy sending her flying.

CORDELIA
(in shock)
Son of a bitch, I'll kill you, I'll kill you.

Cordelia picks up GREGG's chopped off arm and starts beating him
with it, making him slap himself across the face till the eyes swollen.

GREGG
Oh God, why is she beating me with my
own arm?

CORDELIA
You like that. You like that huh?

ANGLE ON CORDELIA as she hits him with his arm, knocking him
unconcious.

BEGIN TO FADE IN

EXT. STREET - LATER

GREGG is now up on his feet.. He is groggy, and his eye is swollen.

GREGG
It's not over. I have to kill you. I'm sorry Cordelia
Chase, but it's just buisness.

BANG BANG! Two shots are heard ringing from the shadows. GREGG goes down.
He's dead. Out of the Shadows steps WESLEY

WESLEY
Right. Just Buisness.

And as he walks off we PAN UP to a SET OF STAIRWELL'S found at the side of
Apartment complexes. Standing there is LILAH, having just seen everything that
happened.

CUT TO:

INT. CORDELIA'S APARTMENT

CORDELIA
They won't stop. They'll keep coming.
They're going to kill me, they will.

VOICE
No, they won't.

CORDELIA
I know that voice.

SKIP walks into FRAME

SKIP
We'll I'd hope you would.

CORDELIA
Skip. Oh My God. Your here.
(stop)
Your here to kill me, God, this is
like the worst day ever.

SKIP
I'm not.

CORDELIA
Your not?

SKIP
No.

CORDELIA
Are you sure?

SKIP
Pretty sure?

CORDELIA
Sure sure?

SKIP
Sure.

CORDELIA
Good.
(beat)
Why?

SKIP
Oh you know the powers, Over react, over react.
The whole death thing, whew. They feel really
bad about that by the way But I was able to
cut a deal with them.

CORDELIA
(excited)
Oh my God, Skip you are the best. You are a
god, You are........What kind of deal?

SKIP
They'll let you live, only if

CORDELIA
If what?

SKIP
You take it all back.

CORDELIA
What?

SKIP
You have to erase every single memory you ever
had of the Higher Realms, Now I know that's gonna
be tough

CORDELIA
(excited)
Hell yeah.

OFF SKIP'S surprised reaction we

CUT TO:

INT. HOTEL

where a Tired Angel is turning in for the Night. He turns to lock the door to
find CONNOR standing there.

ANGEL
Connor?

Connor starts to walk down the steps.

ANGEL
Are you okay? Do you need anything?
Or are you hurt? Do you need a place to
stay What is it, son? What do you need?

CONNOR
I need you to
(stop's; beat)
Tell me.......

Angel looks curiously.

CONNOR
Tell Me About my Mother.

And as the CAMERA TURNS to a SMILING ANGEL we

FADE TO BLACK