Angel

BLOOD MONEY

The Good;
Anne's back, wonderful the way minor characters from old eps can now assume major roles in the Buffyverse. A nice pastiche of the cynicism of major corporations.

The Bad;
Couldn't they have got some real TV stars to do that benefit?

Best line:
Lindsey "Boo hoo Lilah, let me wipe away the tears with my plastic hand!"

Jeez, how did they get away with that?
Anne refer to a 14 year old prositute lying in her own blood after a rough trick, uuggghhhh! (real life always more horrific than supernatural evil)

Apocalypses: 4

Angel Cliches
Damsel in distress; 17

In disguise; 7

DB get's his shirt off; 11

Cordy's tattoo;3

Cheap Angel; he owes Merle money
6

Fang Gang in bondage:
Cordy: 5
Angel: 8
Wes: 3

Fang gang knocked out:
Cordy: 10
Angel: 12
Wes: 5
Doyle; 1
Gunn; 1

Kills: Half a demon for Wes and Gunn
Cordy: 5 vamps, 1 demons
Angel; 22 vamps, 31 and 1/2 demons, 3 humans
Doyle; 1 vamp
Wes; 1 demon
Kate; 3 vamps
Faith; 16 vamps, 6 demons, 3 humans.
Gunn; 5 vamps+ 2 and half demons.

Fang Gang go evil:
Cordy: 2
Angel: 2

Alternate Fang Gang:
Cordy: 2
Angel: 6

Characters killed:
30

Recurring characters killed; Holland the scumbag appears again, I bet he's looking up rather than down and could use some ice about now
4;

Total number of Angel Investigations: 3 or 1?
4, Angel, Cordy, Wes and Gunn

Angel Investigations shot:
Angel: 10

Packing heat;
Wes; 2
Doyle; 1
Angel; 1

Notches on Fang Gang bedpost:
Cordy: 2 ?+Wilson/Hacksaw Beast
Angel: 1;Buffy
Wes; 2; Virginia and the bleached blonde

Kinky dinky:
Kennell's school for girls, why is it that the buildings supernatural evil always seems to be drawn to are filled with teenage schoolgirls? (The Craft, Suspira, Carrie and countless trashier efforts, Satan's School for Girls, 5 Girls anyone?) Or did I just answer my own question? It's implied that Angel enjoys dressing up in Cordy's clothes. Angel says he is hitching a ride in Lilah's back seat, probably literally but the way he says it hints at innuendo.

Captain Subtext;
The 'Life Lessons' actress is asked why they made her character gay, an obvious nod to Willow on Buffy

Know the face, different character; Anne/Lily/Chantrelle but still the same girl
2

Parking garages; yep, Angel attacks Lilah in hers
6,

Guantanamo Bay;
More Merle bashing, you genuinely start to feel sorry for him.

Buffy characters on Angel; 14
Wetherby, Collins and Smith. Angel, Cordy, Oz, Spike, Buffy, Wes, Faith, Darla, Dru, Master, Anne

Questions and observations;
Angel criticises Merle's beanbags, surely he had some during the Manilow years. We're told that Angel was in Mexico in the 20s and fought Boon over a girl, love to see that in the comics some time. Love his built-in knuckledusters. So why doesn't Anne recognise Angel when she was introduced to him in the Buffy ep Lie to Me? Interesting to see Wes as Bond, he would have been great in the Roger Moore style. Presumably Angel beats Boon for the money.
Marks out of 10; 6/10 standalone ep, some nice stuff with Anne and Boon and some nice humour with Lindsey and Lilah.

Blood Money was a perfect, classic and very entertaining episode of Angel. I really enjoyed watching this episode because we got to see Angel on his own quest while the rest of the gang decide to start new on their own. The episode was full of action, drama, intrigue, and humor. We were introduced to Nathan Reed, the new Boss for Lindsey and Lila. We also got to see a familiar face, Anne who runs a teen shelter. I liked the fact that she crossed over from Buffy, who more or less gave her the name Anne. This helps tie both series together into one seriesverse. I thought the way things played out were brilliant, though I would have liked a flash back to when Angel originally came across Boone. This episode also had character growth for all of the characters. I can't wait to see what happens next!!!!!!!

After 3 outstanding episodes in a row (The Trial, Reunion, Redefinition), Angel was bound to take a dip in the quality of the show. Whilst being a solid episode, Blood Money wasn't great. It advanced the Angel vs W&H arc slightly but aside from this, was pretty much a pointless filler and quite unremarkable.



The main storyline of Angel trying to humiliate Lilah and Lindsey was quite stupid to be honest. Last episode he sent out a message to Darla and Dru by setting them on fire- this week he sends a message to Lilah and Lindsey by embarassing them in front of hundreds. It was all a bit unbelievable- we seen how dark he went last episode and this was a bit of a comedown. The Boone side plot was annoying too- completely unrelated to anything and a needless distraction. He wasn't particularly menacing and was very Demon of the Week- again the writers use another demon when using a vampire would have made for better viewing. Boone was boring and his whole honour thing was cliched. His story was just thrust in amidst everything that was going on and brought the episode down. The small scenes with Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn were interesting- it was nice to see them moving on and beginning to start their own agency after Angel fired him. Gunn and Wesley bonded in this episode- previously they had fought for Angel's primary sidekick but now he's out of the picture, the rivalry between them has faded. Cordelia's new hair makes her look more mature, in keeping with her recent increased responsobility and growing up.



Anne made a welcome return. Whilst she was never a big part in Buffy (she only appeared in two episodes), it's always nice to see a familiar, long forgotten face, it makes the entire universe seem more realistic when characters cross over. She's very different from the frightened, homeless girl she was on BtVS- she seemed confident and caring, and the homeless shelter she's running is a big step up from where we last saw her- busting tables at a diner. She also kept Buffy's middle name, telling us she doesn't want to be someone different- she wants to be Anne.



Blood Money was a solid episode yet after the excellence of previous weeks, falls slightly flat. It advances the W&H slightly and shows everyone moving on from the events of Redefinition but aside from this, is a pretty average filler.

The return of "Anne". You might remember her from two previously so-so episodes of 'Buffy'. While before not being able to tie her shoes without someone's help, Anne is now a reformed woman who lives her life honorably by running a shelter for troubled kids in L.A. Angel takes an active interest after discovering Wolfram & Hart is overseeing the shelter and holding a "charity" event to raise money for it.



I rolled my eyes at first because this is the furthest departure from the Darla storyline so far, and let's face it, the Darla storyline is excellent. This episode had "filler" splattered all over it. But, after a few commercial breaks I was hooked.



HIGHLIGHTS: Angel meeting an old foe who just wants to beat Angel up to wrap up unfinished business... The video footage splashed up on the screen at the charity event of Cordelia acting and Wes dancing... The Angel-planned doublecross... Wes, Cordy and Gunn singing Queen's "We Are The Champions" at Lorne's karaoke bar.

Angel's actions in this episode are a little questionable to say the least. Now, I'm not a fan of the words 'Filler episode' but this really is filler, nothing really happened. The story was enjoyable and Anne is introduces so she can come back later, but Angel just plays a game and he doesn't do it very well. My tow favorite parts of this episode are the dynamics between Wes, Gunn and Cordy and Boone. Gunn and Wes playing Risk was hilarious and the two headed dragon bit is great. The video at the charity ball was funny too and the actors commentary was funny. Boone and his honor were hilarious and I like the demons who have morality.

Bloond Money-Angel threatens to expose Wolfram & Hart's criminal activities when he discovers that they are stealing large contributions that were made to a teen shelter -- but an old adversary has other plans.



A decent episode that only continues to show how much darker Angel is getting. I have to say it's interesting watch Angel mess with the Wolfham and Hart for an change then the other way around. It's just so funny watching Lindsey and Lilah get played by Angel so well. Angel, past adversary Boone is an intersting looking demon and has that coold metal attaching to his hand power but besides helping Angel, he really was pointless. I mean they could have made him into a strong ally for Angel during his dark mind state but anyway. This episode also features the return of Anne, who appeared in 2 previous episodes of Buffy. It's nice to see the character has matured unexpectedly and making a valueable cause. But it's weird how she and Angel don't know each other when they meet since they did cross paths in Lie to Me from Buffy...or maybe I'm not remembering that episode too well? Wes, Cordy and Gunn don't get much screentime, but their few scenes are funny like Wes and Gunn going after the fire breathing sewer monster and the 3 of them getting closer. All and All, a decent episode with some funny moments and clever plot, but it's still a filler episode.

Not too much going on here. Everything has been building for a Darla & Dru vs. Angel showdown and Darla and Dru are not in the episode.

Primary story line involves Angels quest against Wolfram & Hart. This leads him to cross paths with a Teen shelter that W & H are using to bilk money from. He tries to convince Anne who is the head of the center that W & H is bad and that they keep most of the money they help the center raise. There is some back and forth with Anne and Lindsay and Anne and Angel as she tries to understand who is good and who is bad in the equation, but ultimately she is more interested in what is best for the center. There is also a subplot about a demon named Boone, who supposedly has a past with Angel and W & H are planning to use to help them thwart Angel.



It all culminates in a fund raising ball where Angel plans to expose W & H. You find out that Boone and Angel are in fact working together and it proves to be a big public embarrassment for W & H. Anne is furious that Angel lost the center money and he admits that his goal was to shake W & H up. In the final scene Angel recovers the money for Anne.

You do find out why W & H senior partners protect Angel, as a major player in the apocolypse and they aren't yet sure what side he will play on.

I’m not entirely sure what I think about this episode. There are some very nice parts to it, but there’s also some annoying parts.



The parts that annoyed the most was the storyline with Angel and Boone. Even though most of the storyline was a double bluff, not much of the storyline rang true and the whole thing came off as a little confusing.

The idea of W&H being so helpful towards this one shelter is also strange, All this money for one charity seems like a strange thing to do and it doesn’t seem like it would garner the most publicity for Wolfram and Hart either.



I did enjoy the Anne storyline though. It was fun to see this old character from Buffy re-appear in a context more suited towards Angel. Anne was a good character and it is a shame that we don’t see much of her throughout the shows run. It was good to introduce a character that would allow Angel some human interaction and also to contrast to his moral position, which as the moment is very black and white.



The party itself was very fun to watch. Big grand events plus the humiliation of Lindsey and Lilah and also that funny, funny video of Wes and Cordy are always fun to watch. Talking of the lawyers, I loved their interaction in this episode. They so often work against each other that it was nice to see some actual teamwork.



The remaining Angel Investigations team are also good to watch in this episode. As Cordy’s visions lead Gunn and Wesley to fight more evil, the team bond over the work they are doing. Considering none of them have any especial powers (apart from Cordy’s visions) they are doing very well without Angel.



An okay episode, which has some weak parts, especially in the plot line but there are enough good scenes to make this episode watchable.

This was one of those episodes I could have done without. It basically just furthered Angels hate-on against W&H. We meet Anne, who we actually already knew from her Buffy days. She runs a teen shelter and has some dealings with W&H which is what Angel hopes to exploit when he "ran into" her. Seems W&H has helped the teen shelter to stay up and running in exchange for a charity benefit they throw for the shelter (and funnel money from.) Angel clues Anne into this, but she doesnt care. All she cares about it keeping the shelter going. She doesnt have time for Angels revenge against her benefactors. She ends up helping Angel in the end, and whilst they didnt really expose anything, they did succeed in making Lilah and Lindsey look like fools. The video of Wes dancing was the highlight of this ep, for me anyway.

the episode was dissapoiting. i did not care for the storyline at all! I did not like anne and i hated that blue demon that wanted revenge from angel. why did they have to make an episode like this after three sub darla episodes? why?



but the episode does not all suck. lilah and lindsey are awesome together and angel rocked when he used them and made fun of them. they are great and save this episode to be a disaster.

Blood Money



This episode has some very high points like the entire Lindsey/Lilah story was just cool. also Anne is a good character and ofcouse Cordy/Gunn and Wes getting their own place and starting a new life. buuut that Boone thing was pretty annoying and the getting money for the shelter was pretty much very boring and hurt the episode. this episode is nice but just also on the boring and uninteresting side.



cut to Wes and Gunn playing a game, Cordy comes out and is tired of them and wants them to leave. they are waiting for Angel to call but realise that he never will so then they want to have an own agency when Cordy falls. she tells them to go to a place. cut to Angel walking down the street. she bumps onto a girl and she lets her clothes fall. they Angel helps her and she tells him she works with runaways and all. then he goes to his home and he has her wallet. he has a lot of pictures of her and then one with Lindsey.



the credits start



cut to Wes and Gunn going to kill the demon. it's very big and they just attack it. cut to Angel going to Merl, he's still pissed and asks about the girl. he says that she's clean and Angel says he owes him money. cut to Angel going over to the girl again. She says to him that her name is Anne. She tells him about the shelter and that W&H have helped the shelter a lot and are going to organise something to get money. cut to Merl again. a demon walks in and tells him he has unfinished business with Angel and forces Merl to tell about what Angel wants and who are the lawyers Angel hates.



cut to Lilah walking and in her car is Angel. he is mad at her and says that she screws with him and not he gets to screw with her. he wants to do a lot of things to her. cut to Lilah telling it to Lindsey and that she's scared. then a demon walks in. he tells them that a demon Merl told him that Angel was gonna bring them down. His name is Boone and he wants to know who's better. him or Angel. Lindsey and Lilah go to talk, Lilah says that they don't want Angel dead but Lindsey doesn't care.



cut to Wes and Gunn telling Cordy how they killed the demon. Cordy found a new office and they are going, only the name yet. they all want to use their own name. cut to Merl, Lilah goes over with a guy and hit Merl over info, Merl tells them about the girl. cut to Anne, Angel is there and he says he has been stalking her and he stole her wallet. he tells her about W&H and that they will steal the money, like 5% give to her. then comes Lindsey with Boone and Boone hits Angel to hard and Angel escapes. Lindsey says that Angel is all lies. Anna then asks Lindsey about Angel having proof, he says he isn't gonna steal and that Angel can't have prove.



cut to Lindsey and Lilah talking about it and blaming each other. they don't know how because they never speak in public … not until now. They are just gonna wait but not let Angel have what he wants. cut to Angel going back to Anne, she says that not matter what, they still have a lot of money, most of her kids don't have a long life and she doesn't want to loose this opportunity. cut to a party, everyone is there and ready for the show. there is a demon that knows when Angel is there. they watch tapes and let cowboys get the money. then comes Angel but Boone is ready to fight him. they start to fight but then they show that they are working together and Lilah and Lindsey were tricked.



Anna has the tape and she puts it and Lindsey and Lilah are caught. they see that it was just a trick and that Angel doesn't have anything on tape. Angel then leaves and Anne is very mad. Angel says that she didn't care because the money was tainted. Boone stole it. cut to the new W&H boss, he tells Lidsey and Lilah that Angel is very important in the apocalypse. they are replaceable but Angel isn't. cut to Angel's office, Boone arrives and he has the money, he has to know and they fight and Angel kills him. he goes to Anne and gives her the money she finds blood on the money and then she says that it'll wash.



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Best episode quotes:



Wesley: You think I don't have what it takes?

Gunn: I know you don't have what it takes.

Wesley: I guess we'll just have to find out.

Gunn: Go on, English, make your move - because it'll be your last.

[They cast their dice on the table]

Gunn: And now I rule Europe, Australia and South America!

Wesley: I still got Kamchakta.

Gunn: Three fifths of the world covered in water, the rest covered in me!

Wesley: Shut up.

Gunn: Who's your ruler, baby? What's my name? Come on, English, say it: Gunn.

Cordelia: Fun as it is having you guys over day and night, it's getting kind of late.

Wesley: It's only seven thirty.

Cordelia: Really? Oh. In that case: get out!

Wesley: What if you have a vision?

Cordelia: I'll call you.

Gunn: What if Angel...

Cordelia: I thought we weren't going to say the 'A' word.

Gunn: Yeah, let's not say the 'A' word. Lets just spend our lives sitting around waiting for him to call.

Wesley: We're not waiting for him to call. The man fired us. We're on our own now. Separate unit. Fighting the good fight.

Gunn: Yeah, right! With no plan, or office, or business cards of our own.

Wesley: He's not going to call, is he? Right. I tell you the first thing we're scrapping. These stupid calling cards.

Cordelia: They're not stupid. I designed them. That's an Angel!

Wesley: The universal symbol of the one thing we don't have.

Gunn: That's a Angel? Looks like a - a lobster with a - growth or... We'll make our own logo.

Wesley: Yes. Something sleek, but edgy.

Gunn: Something that says: you need help, we're there.

Wesley: Exactly. Danger is our business. We'll catch you when you fall.

[Cordy falls without the guys even noticing]



Merl: What do you want, man? I ain't inviting you in.

Angel: Demon lairs. No invitation necessary.

Merl: Yeah, but it's polite...

Angel: Are you avoiding me, Merl? I ask you for a favor and you're avoiding me. - That's impolite.

Merl: Well, nearly drowning me and leaving me hanging in the sewer ain't exactly Emily Post either.

Angel: Okay. So we're both rude. You know what? I can live with that. Now, do you have the information I need, or do I have to see what the inside of your head looks like?

Merl: Fine! Um, I check out the girl. She's clean. Changed her name a couple of times, but no record.

Angel: What's her connection to Wolfram and Hart?

Merl: Easy. She runs a shelter over on Crenshaw. Couple of months ago, they almost lost the lease on the place. Wolfram and Hart step in and clear it all up pro bono, and there you go.

Angel: But she's still working for them.

Merl: Well, you know so much, what do you need me for, huh? Come to think of it, why do you need me? What happened to that hot chick that was working for you?

Angel: Pro bono. There's got to be an angle.

Merl: There always is. But as far as I can tell - the shelter itself is strictly legit.

Angel: Okay.

Merl: Hey! Hey, what about my hundred bucks!

Angel: You know what? I'll owe you. Just make sure you use it for some new furniture. - Bean bag chairs? - Merl.



Anne: Hey! Guy I ran over.

Angel: Hey. Girl who ran over me.

Anne: You can call me Anne. It's shorter.

Anne: You can call me Anne. It's shorter.

Angel: Angel. Um, I brought some... I don't know if they're any good.

Anne: That's great! Uh, we can take them over here. Whoa. Now lets see. What have you got? Well, that's - not what I expected. What's the matter, it doesn't fit you anymore?

Angel: Cuts me across the bust. A friend - left her clothes at my place. I won't be seeing her anytime soon, so I figured...

Anne: Girlfriend?

Angel: God, no. Uh, I mean just...

Anne: Well, I really appreciate... we really appreciate this. Every little bit helps, you know?

Angel: I just wish I could do more.



Merl: Does anybody knock?

Boone: You Merl?

Merl: Ah, Merl? Um... Merl who? Ah, the name's Ed, uh, Silverman?

Boone: You're Angel's lackey.

Merl: No. No, I'm not... Ow! Independent contractor. Independent contractor!

Boone: And what do you do for him?

Merl: Ouch! Pictures! Ow! I-I take...

Boone: Pictures.

Merl: Ow. Surveillance, you know? Pick up dirt. Check people out for him. Not that he appreciates it. - Who the hell are you anyway? IRS?

Boone: Angel and I have a history. An unfinished history.

Merl: Yeah? That's nice. What, did you guys go to college together?



Angel: Lilah. - I just had to drop by and congratulate you on your big promotion. Co-vice-president Special Projects. - Wow. That's super. You deserve it. Yeah. That - and so much more.

Lilah: Angel...

Angel: But you know what the real special part is? To think that maybe, in my small way, I helped make it happen for you. That makes me feel all good inside.

Lilah: Angel - I can assure you, now that Lindsey and I are in a - position to affect policy, things'll change.

Angel: Change? Well, yeah! Because I get it now.

Lilah: It?

Angel: The game. - It's actually kind of fun when you know the rules. I mean, when you know - that there aren't any. You screw with me, and you screw with me, and... you screw with me. And now - I get to screw with you.

Lilah: Uh...

Angel: That's gonna be great!

Lilah: Angel, please...

Angel: No. No. No. No. The begging - that comes later.



Lilah: He was in my car.

Lindsey: And yet here you are. Still alive. - He was just trying to spook you.

Lilah: Yeah, well, it worked.

Lindsey: Relax. He doesn't kill humans, at least - not with his own hands.

Lilah: He's not playing by the old rules any more.

Intercom: Mr. McDonald? Your ten o'clock is here.

Lindsey: I don't have a ten o'clock.

Intercom: I'm not gonna tell him that.

Lindsey: I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'm all...

Boone: Shut the door.

Lindsey: Why don't you come in, Mr...

Boone: Call me Boone. Are you the - better half of this team?

Lilah: I like to think so. We run the Special Projects division. Did you have a special project?

Boone: More like a grudge - with a fellow named - Angel. I've known Angel since Juarez in the twenties. We had a little disagreement over a senorita. I called him out. We fought for three and a half hours.

Lindsey: Obviously both of you survived.

Boone: Well, I'd been working on a three day drunk at the time. I wasn't at my peak.

Lilah: How did it end?

Boone: The sun came up - I let him go.

Lilah: You let him go. - Why?

Boone: The sun came up. - Would have been too easy? - You people know anything about honor? - Anyway, life is long, when you're eternal. Always knew I'd cross his path again. And low and behold, I'm in a Karaoke bar downtown when I get wind of this lizard demon, Merl, who sometimes does favors for the vampire with a soul. I find Merl - and he tells me - that Angel's planning on bringing you two down.

Lindsey: Did he happen to mention how?

Boone: Don't know. Don't care. All I do know is, when Angel come for you, he's gonna find me instead.

Lindsey: I like it. I like it and I'll tell you why: because of the finding you instead part. How much do you charge?

Boone: This isn't about money. This is about knowing.

Lilah: Knowing what?

Boone: Who's better. Him - or me.

Lilah: If you're talking about killing Angel, I'm afraid we can't help you.

Lindsey: Mr. Boone, would you excuse me and my associate for a moment, please?

Boone: Of course.

Lindsey: Thank you. I'm using my discretionary fund. Bring him on board.

Lilah: Aren't you forgetting something? The senior partners want Angel alive.

Lindsey: So?

Lilah: So - what if this guy is actually as good as he says and actually kills Angel?

Lindsey: Boo-hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my plastic hand!

Lilah: Hey, Napoleon, we are Co vice-presidents. This plan of yours explodes and we both end up in tiny pieces.

Lindsey: Want Angel hitching another ride in your back seat? So to speak. Beside, if he's not gonna play by the old rules, why should we?



Wesley: It's the biggest thing you've ever seen.

Gunn: And me and English here are just getting stomped, just ducking flames.

Wesley: It hurls me into the outflow drain...

Gunn: And then you come crawling back, stinking, screaming curses. The mouth on this boy!

Wesley: And Gunn hits him form behind, yelling 'look at us when we kill you!' and both its heads turn...

Gunn: Then 'shronk!' Wes buries his ax in the head number one.

Wesley: And Gunn is running him through, pulling out intestines the size of your leg!

Gunn: We turned him inside out!

Cordelia: You weren't scared?

Wesley: Oh, mother in heaven.

Gunn: Pants wetting, praising the lord to save me kind of scared. All right?

Cordelia: But you did it.

Gunn: No. We did it. All of us.

Wesley: All of us together.

Gunn: To us.

Wesley: To us.

Cordelia: To us. Um, I did something. I hope you guys don't mind. - I started looking for an office, you know, for our new agency.

Wesley: Our new agency?

Gunn: Our new agency.

Cordelia: There is this little place, not that far from here? It's not much, but...

Gunn: So why we're still here?

Wesley: Lets go!

Gunn: Our new agency.

Wesley: Wyndham-Price Agency.

Cordy & Gunn: The what?

Wesley: You don't like it? - It's classy.

Cordelia: It's stuffy. - The Chase Agency! That has the right ring.

Wesley: Why?

Cordelia: Because it's my name.

Gunn: Uh, Wes, Ms. Chase, alright, there is only one player here with a name that strikes dread in the demon heart.

Cordelia: Gunn?

Gunn: Uh-huh.

Cordelia: Oh, yeah, that is so original. I got a gun and my name is Gunn...

Wesley: Wyndham-Price is everything you need to...

Cordy & Gunn: Shut up!



Merl: Jeez, you got to be kidding me! Swear I didn't rat on you, Angel. I said nothing to that guy! Ow!

Lilah: Shut up, Merl.

Merl: Well, jeez. Does everyone know where I live? - Got to get myself a new lair.

Lilah: Merl? Lilah. Now that we're past the pleasantries, we've heard you do favors for Angel. We'd like to know what those favors are.

Merl: hey, I don't go selling out one of my pals. How much you're gonna pay?

Lilah: I think you'll find our offer competitive. [a flunkie hits Merl]

Merl: Ow. I would have taken a credit card.

Lilah: Merl.

Merl: Okay, okay, okay. Down Fluffy!



Anne: Hello? - Is anybody out here?

Angel: Anne.

Anne: You startled me. What are you doing here?

Angel: I have to talk to you.

Anne: Oh boy. You're not - stalking me, are you?

Angel: Actually, I am.

Anne: Excuse me?

Angel: These are pictures - I've taken of you. Surveillance photos. This is your wallet. I stole it when we 'accidentally' ran into each other last night. Wasn’t an accident."

Anne: I'm calling the police.

Angel: Wait. I'm not gonna hurt you. I just couldn't stand lying to you anymore.

Anne: Lying about what? That you're a psycho?

Angel: I've been following you, that's true. But not for the reasons you think.

Anne: There is a good reason?

Angel: Wolfram and Hart. They're not saints, Anne. They don't care about you or your shelter.

Anne: You're following me because...

Angel: I checked it out. They'll use your charity for good publicity. Offer to throw you a big fund raiser, money starts rolling in... but wait! You're not the one counting it. So who knows how much they're keeping back right from the start. Next they'll give you a list of expenses, all very proper and necessary, but what do you know? After a certain number of miscellaneous, untraceable fees, you're left with five percent, tops.

Anne: You follow me. Take my pictures. Steal my wallet. - What makes you think I'll believe anything you say?

Angel: Wolfram and Hart are not what they say they are. They show the world one face but it's not the truth. - I can prove it. Everything they say is a lie.

Anne: Guess you have something in common, huh? … Lindsey!

Lindsey: Are you alright?

Anne: Fine. I...

Lindsey: He didn't hurt you, did he? Believe me, if I'd known this man was in contact with you, I'd come sooner. I'm just thankful that I got here in time.

Angel: Little over the top. Maybe if you worked on that look of concern.



Anne: That - guy who beat up Angel, he wasn't human.

Lindsey: No. You see, Anne, there is a different world...

Anne: Lindsey, I'm not naïve.

Lindsey: Oh. Well, Angel's not human either. He's a vampire. He's a sick, deranged...

Anne: He says you're planning to steal most of the money from the fund raiser.

Lindsey: Well, he's lying. - I mean, there are - expenses... You know how this works, with any charity event, especially one this big. But we don't steal.

Anne: He says he has proof.

Lindsey: He's lying about that, too. I mean, who're you gonna trust, Anne? You're gonna trust a mentally unstable vampire? Or you're gonna trust people that have worked night and day to put this fundraiser together for your kids? I would hate to see them lose out because you made the wrong decision.

Anne: So he doesn't have proof.

Lindsey: He can't have proof.



Lilah: He's got proof?

Lindsey: Maybe.

Lilah: That's what she said. Angel's got proof.

Lindsey: Everything is gonna be okay.

Lilah: Sure it is. I mean, all we did was to oversee a scheme to steal two million dollars from a teen homeless shelter. How did this happen?

Lindsey: If he's got proof it came from you.

Lilah: Me?!

Lindsey: Yeah, you. You opened your mouth to someone, and now he's got it on tape, probably.

Lilah: No, you're the one with the sporadic professional death wish. How do I know you're not on one of your Kamikaze missions, with me as your co-pilot.

Lindsey: Because the only person I ever talked to about it was you. Always in my office, which is swept for bugs three times a day! I never discussed stealing the money in public.

Lilah: Until now.



Anne: I sort of thought you'd show up again.

Angel: You alright?

Anne: I didn't have a big monster pounding my face into the floor, so I figure I'm better than you.

Angel: What did Lindsey say about me?

Anne: That you were a bad man.

Angel: Bad man.

Anne: A psychotic vampire who cut of his hand, harassed his firm and - is borderline schizophrenic. - I was giving you the short version.

Angel: Do you believe that?

Anne: Well, I'd say for sure you're a vampire. Human being would be in the hospital, the beating you took.

Angel: And that doesn't frighten you.

Anne: A few years ago it would have been a big turn on. I thought vampires were the coolest.

Angel: What happened?

Anne: I met one.

Angel: You're not afraid of me.

Anne: Well, I've seen worse things since. A fourteen-year-old girl sitting in her own blood after a rough trick and dozens of people just walking right by, so no, vampires, demons, even lawyers pretty much don't impress me. Maybe you had a good reason for cutting off Lindsey's hand. I don't care. - I care about the shelter. If an evil law firm is gonna help me raise two million dollars...

Angel: Of which you'll probably see only five percent of.

Anne: Yeah, well, I did the math. Five percent of two million is a hundred thousand dollars. That's more money than this shelter could raise in two years.

Angel: What about the other ninety five percent? You don't care where that's going, who that could be hurting?

Anne: I can't.

Angel: There is blood on that money, Anne. Are you the person who can ignore that? Have you become that yet? I don't think you have.

Anne: You don't know what it takes to run a shelter...

Angel: Help me. Get me into the party. I put this on, the world sees a whole new side of Wolfram and Hart.

Anne: Why should I?

Angel: Because it's right. In the long run, it's better.

Anne: Most of my kids don't have a long run. - No. I'm saying no.



Cordelia: I gave you two children, Bill, and you leave me for a man? No! Don't speak! Don't say anything! What is there to say? You said it all...

Serena: Interesting choice.

Cowboy: I sort of believe the coat rack more.



Rich Woman: Serena, I have to know, this thing with making your character gay, is that like all about ratings? Because I don't get it.



Anne: How dare you? I risked everything in there. I risked my kids. You never even planned to expose the scheme.

Angel: They would have covered it up. I just wanted to shake them up a bit. - It's not much, but it's a start.

Anne: And the money?

Angel: The money was tainted.

Anne: I don't even care about...

Angel: Yes, you do. That's the difference between us.- You still care.



Nathan: You embarrassed us all. - You allowed two million dollars earmarked for this firm to be lost. And worst of all, you violated company policy to hire an assassin to kill Angel. An assassin who was in fact, in league with Angel.

Lilah: I'm very sorry, sir.

Nathan: Sorry isn't acceptable. - Holland Manners was a brilliant lawyer - had a tremendous mind - but I think he had a soft spot for the two of you, which I believe clouded his judgement. - I won't make that mistake.

Lilah: Understood.

Nathan: My advice to both of you, start piling up wins. Fast.

Lilah: Yes, sir.

Lindsey: How-how do you expect us to - succeed when you handcuff us with these idiotic rules protecting Angel?

Nathan: I'm sorry. Did you say something?

Lindsey: Angel is an obstacle to everything that we do. Give me one good reason why we can't just kill him!

Nathan: Because Angel - is a major player.

Lilah: In business?

Nathan: In the apocalypse.

Lilah: Oh. That.

Nathan: The prophecies all agree that when the final battle is waged, he plays a key role.

Lindsey: Good for him.

Nathan: Which side he's on is the gray area, and we're gonna continue making it as gray as possible.

Lilah: Works for me.

Nathan: Until then - his growing obsession with the two of you, the increasing possibility that to scratch that itch, he'll go so far as to kill you... - Well, that could actually play in the firm's favor. It would be a sign that Angel is on the path to joining our team. And as hard as it is to lose good attorneys, well the truth is - you are both expendable. Angel - isn't.



Angel: All of it. Little bit more than five percent. Wolfram and Hart find out that you have that money...

Anne: I can find a way to hide it. What's this?

Angel: Blood.

Anne: It'll wash.



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Story: 8

Acting: 8

Writing: 8

Picture: 8

Gripping: 8

My Rank: 8

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Total: 8.0

Boone: When Angel comes for you, he's gonna find me instead.



Lindsey: I like it. I like it and I'll tell you why. Because of the finding you instead part.



The episode starts with Gunn and Wesley fighting for world domination. Gunn totally creams Wesley, or he was until Cordy decides to kick them out of the apartment so she can sleep.



It was funny how Gunn and Wes are talking about catching people (I forget the exact wording) and Cordy falls on the floor during her vision because Psycho-Wan-Kenobi (we can't use the name Angel) wasn't there to catch her.



Then Angel seemingly runs into Anne very innocently but it turns out he is stalking her - sort of.



Wes and Gunn take to the sewers to fight the two-headed demon that shoots flames out of a certain gas-passing orifice. Nice way to save money on special effects. Just have Wes and Gunn do battle off screen and then describe the battle to Cordy.



I love the part when Angel threatens Lilah in her car. He was definitely channeling his inner Angelus in that scene.



Lilah: Angel, please...



Angel: No, no, no.



*Angel leans in over the back of the seat, cheek-to-cheek*



Angel: The begging comes later.



Now was that a great scene or what? :)



Then there was Angel and Lindsey at the shelter with Anne. I just loved Lindsey trying to be so sincere with Anne. Glad to know she saw right through him. She definitely has come a long way since the last time we saw her.



Angel: What did Lindsey say about me?



Anne: That you were a bad man.



Angel: A bad man?



Anne: Well, a psychotic vampire who cut off his hand, harassed his firm, and was borderline schizophrenic. I was giving you the short version.



Only borderline schizophrenic. I'm surprised Lindsey didn't say Angel was full on schizophrenic.



Then we have the charity ball. Angel and Boone get in a fight, everyone but the Wolfram and Hart lawyers thinks its just part of the act. Turns out it is, only not the way everyone was thinking.



Turns out Angel and Boone were in cahoots the whole time. Of course I wonder about the whole time, I mean why did Boone go ask Merl about Angel if he was already in on it with him? I can see the going to Wolfram and Hart thing, after all he needed them to believe the story. The whole Merl thing has me confused though.



Maybe Boone really just wanted to fight Angel, but then he found him after their fight at the shelter and Angel convinced him to be on his side. After all they really did fight after Boone had the money so I guess there really was some rivalry going on.



So did Angel kill Boone or just beat him up really badly? Do you think we'll ever know the answer?



Mmmmmm, milk.



I don't get it. How am I not working?