Another dimensional realm attached to the basement of Wolfram & Hart L.A. as it falls:
The opening shot consists of the back of the head of a contractually undead attorney, who sits expressionless beside hundreds of other "former" Wolfram and Hart employees who signed "extended" contracts beyond life, including Holland Manners, Lee Mercer, and several employees who died in the Manners' Manner Massacre. They sit expressionless and motionless in glowing red chains that are attached to a large glowing globe, elaborately decorated with giant statues of a Wolf, Ram, and Hart. The globe contains the souls of all of the "former" employees until they are called when their souls are reinstated through their chains. The globe also exists in both this realm and the basement of Wolfram and Hart, acting a dimensional barrier.
On Earth, the building is being destroyed as it had been the year before, but this time the power of the Wolf, Ram, and Hart are demolishing their own real estate. Their act is of rage, seeking vengeance on those who dare defy them, especially after the large investment of time and money they had spent. They blamed the vampire with a soul. Floor after floor collapses in on the building as it quickly begins to implode. The globe in the basement begins to shine, glowing brighter and brighter. A large beam of energy protrudes from the top of the globe through the former center of the building and into the night sky as it shatters, creating a small dimensional leak in the remains of the building and releasing the souls through the chains. The energy creates a large blast, launching one awakening employee out of its range. The employees immediately perk up, becoming conscious (some for the first time since their deaths.) The building continues to crumble leaving the bright beam of energy towering up where the center of the building formerly stood. The employees scatter, trying to avoid falling rubble and sparking electric beams shooting off in all directions. Suddenly, the three lifeless statues cracked open. The rock was only a shell or a hub. Three radiant figures manifest as speechless guardians and the chains on the employees charge up then evaporate. The employees limp over then snap their heads upward as their eyes momentarily glow.
The former attorney, who had been knocked outside of the bounds by the initial energy blast, stands. Lilah Morgan gasps.
Opening titles: David Boreanaz as Angel, Amy Acker as Illyria, James Marsters as Spike, Max Perlich as the Whistler, and Alexa Davalos as Gwen Raiden, Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan