Author: Babywillow
Disclaimer: All the characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and the WB.
Summery: The story is taking place after the episode "Epiphany". Part 2 of "Wounded hearts".
Rating: pg-13
Feedback: any time...
E-mail: babywillow@caramail.com
Authors note: My story is written as a script. Enjoy...
Visit my site: http://www.dromadaire.com/babywillow/scoobies
Teaser:
Night. The camera pans along a garden outside Darla's apartment.
There's a fresh grave on the ground. A leaf falls from a tree and comes to rest on Darla's knees. She's sitting next to the grave. Drusilla is standing behind her.
Darla: "He'll be born soon."
Drusilla walks to the grave and shakes her head from side to side. She grabs earth in her hand and brings it to her ear.
Drusilla: "The earth is speaking to me."
Darla is not really listening. She stares at the grave, thoughtful.
Drusilla: "It says he's not like us."
Darla laughs.
Darla: "Of course he's not. He's dead...not for long, though. Soon he'll be here."
Drusilla moans.
Darla: "He's gonna be a ruthless killer."
Drusilla: "Yes. He's gonna kill."
Drusilla turns to leave the garden. We can see that half of the garden has been covered to protect them from sunlight.
Darla: "Where are you going?"
Drusilla: "To see someone."
Darla: "Human?"
Drusilla nods and smiles.
Darla: "Good. I need to find my boy someone to eat."
Drusilla takes Darla's hand in hers.
Drusilla: "No. This one is not on the menu. It's gonna be our new friend."
Darla grins as they exit the apartment.
Darla: "Really?"
Cut to Cordelia's bedroom. She's asleep. It looks like she's having a nightmare. She gets up suddenly, out of breath.
She holds her head in pain.
Cordy: "Not now...gosh!"
She tries to catch the phone on the nightstand but she can't move.
Cordy: "Dennis...the phone."
We see the phone flowing in the air till Cordy grabs it and starts dialing. After a few seconds, we can hear angel's voice on the other hand.
Angel: "Hello?" Cordy tries to speak but the vision starts.
Cordy: "Ang..."
Angel: "Cordy?"
We are plunged inside Cordelia's vision.
It's dark. All we can hear are moans. A man is trying to scream but he can't. There's a blue light emerging from his body. The man tries to breathe in vain. There's a huge scream, and a face emerges. It's Lindsey.
The camera pans back to Cordelia's bedroom. She's lying unconscious in her bed. Angel is no longer on the phone.
Cut back to the grave in the garden. A blue light covers it. We hear a scream as a hand breaks through the earth.
-Opening credits-
-Scene 1-
Angel Investigations.
Cordy is sitting at her desk, drinking a cup of coffee. Gunn and Wesley are gathered around her.
Gunn: "We shouldn't have left you alone last night. After all that happened."
Wesley: "Yes, we should've stayed."
Cordy: "No. It's not your fault. It's those crazy visions that I can't stand anymore. I mean...they are getting stronger and stronger. Soon my head will pop out."
Gunn: "Maybe we should try to find a way to pass the visions to someone else."
Cordy: "Amen to that. But I don?t think people will get in line to accept this oh-so-generous gift."
Gunn: "How did Doyle give it to you anyway?"
Cordy: "The moron kissed me."
Gunn: "Kissed you...OK, so that's what you have to do."
Cordy: "What? Kiss everyone around? Yeah, sure, just bring me the straitjacket now and save me the trouble."
Wesley: "It would look good with your new haircut."
Cordy hits him on the shoulder.
Cordy: "You retards! Anyway, I already tried. Didn't work."
Angel appears at the door. They all look at him.
Angel: "Couldn't find him."
Gunn: "His place?"
Angel: "Crashed."
Wesley: "His office?"
Angel: "Apparently he's not working there anymore."
Cordy: "What? why?"
Angel: "My guess is they found out he was hanging with Darla."
Cordy: "That chick is such a disaster magnet."
Wesley: "Why do you think the Powers want you to protect Lindsey?"
Gunn: "Yeah, isn't this guy Hell's employee of the year?"
Angel comes closer to Cordy.
Angel: "Do you remember anything specific about the place in your vision?"
Cordy: "Told you, it was dark. I only saw his face...and blue light. It was reflecting his blue... sexy eyes..."
She turns to face Wes and Gunn.
Cordy: "Maybe I should kiss *him*."
The boys roll their eyes.
Angel: "We should try to get more information from someone inside W&H."
Gunn: "Lilah Morgan."
Angel nods.
Gunn and Wesley get up and grab their coats.
Gunn: "We're on it."
Angel sits next to Cordy in front of the computer.
Angel: "We have to find where Darla and Dru are hiding."
Cordy nods. She stops suddenly and faces Angel.
Cordy: "What if we're too late? What if he's already dead?"
They look at each other in silence.
-Scene 2-
Darla enters the apartment.
She's carrying a woman's body with her. She dumps it at the door and walks to the garden. She approaches the grave and sees that it's empty. She smiles widely and looks around.
Darla: "Lindsey, my love?"
She walks back to the apartment to search for him. She goes to the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, but he's nowhere to be found.
Darla: "Lindsey? I brought you breakfast."
She hears noise coming from the garden. She starts to laugh.
Darla: "Lin..."
She stares outside and her smile slowly fades away.
Lindsey is sitting on a bench in daylight. He's looking straight at Darla, his head down.
Darla backs away against the wall.
Darla: "That's impossible..."
Lindsey walks slowly back into the apartment. Darla doesn't move. She looks at him in fear.
Lindsey: "Something went wrong."
Darla: "What are you?"
Lindsey doesn't understand. He tries to approach her but she walks away.
Darla: "Don't touch me."
Lindsey: "Darla. It's me."
Darla shakes her head. She grabs a vase and throws it against the wall.
Darla: "He cursed me... he cursed me!"
Lindsey tries to hold her but she pushes him away.
Darla: "I have to kill him."
Darla opens a drawer and grabs a stake. Lindsey watches her as she storms out of the apartment.
He breathes deeply. He sees the woman's dead body on the ground and comes to sit next to it.
He looks at it for a while and closes his eyes.
-Scene 3-
Wolfram & Hart parking lot.
Gunn and Wesley are sitting in their car eating sandwiches.
Wesley is working crosswords. He seems very concentrated.
Gunn looks at it and points.
Gunn: "Four letters...N-E-R-D."
Wesley gazes at it and nods.
Wesley: "Right. Why didn't I see that?"
Gunn: "Yeah. You should have."
After a bit, Wes gets the joke.
Wes: "Hey! I'm not a nerd."
Gunn sees Lilah coming out of the elevator.
Gunn: "Look who's here."
Lilah meets Drusilla. They look at each other and start talking. We can't hear what they are saying, but Lilah seems pretty uncomfortable. Dru keeps smiling.
Gunn: "Wow. This is big. If Angel's cheerleader squad joins W&H...it's bad."
Wesley nods while Gunn grabs his cell phone.
Gunn on the phone: "Houston. We have a problem."
Cut to Dru and Lilah.
Lilah: "If your plan works, it will bring us a lot of clients. Good for the business."
Dru: "An entire new army."
Lilah smiles slightly.
Dru approaches Lilah. She caresses her hair. Lilah breathes heavily.
Dru: "You don't have to fear me...not if you do as I tell you. Now, we are friends."
Lilah stands motionless while Dru walks away and disappears behind the cars. She tries to calm down and rushes back into the building.
Wesley and Gunn look at each other and drive away.
-Scene 4-
Angel Investigations.
Angel gets out of his office and joins Cordy.
Angel: "Anything?"
Cordy: "Nope. Apparently they have gone very low profile."
Angel: "I don't get it. If they are working with W&H again, then why is Lindsey in danger?"
Cordy: "You are forgetting that Lindsey's not a part of the firm anymore."
Angel: "But he's with Darla. She seems attached to him. She wouldn't hurt him. She saved him before."
Cordy: "OK, so she likes him...maybe she likes him so much that she would...you know."
Cordelia does a vamp imitation.
Angel considers what she just said. He runs to the door.
Angel: "I wish I knew where Darla is."
The door opens and Darla comes rushing into the office. She jumps on Angel, making them both fall to the ground.
Cordy looks at them, amazed. She looks at the ceiling and smiles.
Cordy: "Oh, boy, I wish I could have a million dollars!"
She keeps looking but nothing happens.
Cordy: "Worth to try."
Angel is pushing Darla away from him.
Darla gets up and looks viciously at Angel. He grabs her arm, leading her inside his office.
Angel turns to Cordy.
Angel: "Call Gunn and Wes. Tell them we found her."
Cordy: "I'm not leaving you alone with Catwoman."
Angel: "It's OK. If you sense trouble, go."
Cordy nods slightly.
Cut to Angel's office.
Angel closes the door behind him and stares at Darla.
Angel: "I was looking for you."
Darla: "What have you done to me?"
Darla walks to him.
Darla: "You cursed me."
Angel: "What are you talking about?"
Darla: "I found Lindsey outside my apartment last night. He was dying. I almost lost him."
Angel: "What have you done?"
Darla: "I sired him, Angel."
Angel shakes his head from side to side.
Angel: "No."
Angel lowers his head.
Darla: "At least I thought I did."
Angel looks back at her.
Darla: "It didn't work."
Angel's face lightens.
Darla: "I couldn't take your filthy soul away, and I couldn't make him mine."
Darla comes closer, until their faces touch.
Darla: "What curse did you use on me, Angel? I gave you everything."
Angel: "I didn't do anything."
Darla: "Of course you did. Do you feel sorry for me, Angel? Do you think I'm weak?"
Angel: "Maybe you should consider joining the winner camp."
Darla starts to laugh. She backs away and takes out the stake she hid behind her back.
Angel doesn't move.
Darla: "Evil has ruled this universe since the beginning of time. What makes you think you can stop it? You can save all the helpless humans you want, but you'll never get salvation. There's too much blood on your hands. Nothing and no one could ever wash it away."
Darla walks to the door.
Darla: "While you think about that, I?m gonna make sure evil's still in me."
She gets out and finds Cordy standing behind the door. She barely looks at her and disappears of the office.
Cordy goes to find Angel.
He's taking his coat.
Angel: "She's up to no good."
Cordy: "Well, duh! That's what I keep saying. But does anyone listen?"
Angel: "I have to follow her. Maybe she'll lead me to Lindsey."
Cordy watches him as he leaves the office in a hurry.
-Scene 5-
Night. Lindsey walks out of a bar, a bottle of whiskey in his hand.
He walks slowly to his car. It?s very quiet.
Lindsey grabs his keys from his pocket but they fall out of his hand.
He leans down to pick them up when suddenly someone grabs him from behind and drags him into a dark and deserted alley.
The man throws him against a wall and aims a gun at him.
Man: "Give me all you've got."
Lindsey looks at him calmly. He doesn't try to protect himself; he just stands there and stares at him.
The man is getting impatient. He puts the gun to his head.
Man: "I'm gonna shoot you, man. Come on."
Lindsey raises his hand to the gun and brings it to his heart. The man looks at him, in shock.
Man: "You freaking suicidal maniac...give me your wallet!"
The guy looks scared now. He hears police sirens and panics. He stares at Lindsey, and his hands are shaking.
He hits Lindsey in the head with the gun and starts running. He looks back at the gun. There's blood on it.
Man: "Oh, man!"
He throws the gun away where Lindsey is lying hurt, and disappears.
Lindsey sits on the floor. He tries to catch his breath. His head's bleeding.
The silence has come back.
He looks at the gun, thoughtful.
Voice: "I wouldn't recommend it."
Lindsey recognizes the voice. He stares in disbelief at the man standing in front of him.
Holland: "Death is painful. Don't believe everything you hear."
Lindsey puts his hands on his face.
Lindsey: "You're dead."
Holland: "You're right. I am. But death is such a complex concept, you know."
Lindsey stares at him.
Lindsey: "Why did you come to me, Holland? Am I gonna die?"
Holland: "Oh, no, my boy. There's a greater plan for you. I didn't think you'd start the journey so soon."
Lindsey gets up in pain.
Lindsey: "What journey?"
Holland: "The holy one, Lindsey. You're a smart boy, you should've figured it out."
Holland approaches.
Holland: "Why do you think you're still alive? You should've been with her by now. Why aren't you?"
Lindsey frowns.
Holland: "You betrayed W&H so many times. Anyone else would've been dead by now. Why aren't you?"
Lindsey backs away.
Lindsey: "This is crazy..."
Holland: "I tried to keep you focused, but you are still lost. You have to choose your way, son...So what would it be?"
Lindsey looks down at the bottle of whiskey and laughs. When he looks back up, Holland's gone.
Lindsey gazes at the deserted alley, stunned. He tries to understand what just happened to him.
He picks up his car keys and turns to leave. He stops.
He looks back at the gun, lying on the ground, and goes to pick it up. He puts it in his jacket pocket and walks away.
-Scene 6-
Angel Investigations. Cordelia is on the phone.
Cordy: "No, he hasn't come back yet." She looks at her watch.
Cordy: "I know... she just burst into the office like a total psycho."
She hears noise coming from outside.
Cordy: "Gunn, someone arrived. I think it's Angel. I'll call you back."
She hangs up and stares at the door.
Cordy: "Angel?"
The door opens slowly and Lindsey appears holding the gun.
Cordy: "Gosh...Lindsey?"
He walks in and looks around searching for something. Cordy grins and steps back.
Cordy: "You look like hell. What's the deal with the gun?"
Lindsey: "Where's angel?"
Cordy: "He's out."
Lindsey puts his hand on his forehead. He?s still bleeding.
Cordy approaches, her hands up.
Cordy: "You're hurt."
He aims the gun at her, startling her.
Lindsey: "Call Angel. Tell him I want to see him."
Cordy picks up the phone and dials. She keeps her eyes on Lindsey who went to sit in a chair, exhausted.
Cordy: "Angel?"
Cut to Angel in his car.
Angel: "Cordy? Are Gunn and Wes back? I lost Darla."
Cordy: "No. But you need to come to the office right away."
Angel: "You have news on Lindsey?"
Cut to Cordy who looks at Lindsey. She whispers.
Cordy: "Well, yeah. I'm having a very nice conversation with his *gun*."
Angel: "Cordy, I'm on my way."
Cordy: "Great..." she hangs up and looks at Lindsey.
Cordy: "He's on his way."
She nods and smiles.
Cordy: "So...how are you doing this days? I mean, I heard you got fired? harsh..."
Lindsey gets up, leaving his gun on the table. Cordy looks at it and sees the blood.
Cordy: "So...killed anyone lately?"
Lindsey looks dazed. Cordy realizes he's about to pass out, and runs to him. She takes him to Angel's office, and lays him on the desk.
Cordy: "Man, you're a mess."
she grabs one of Angel's shirts and puts it on his forehead.
Cordy: "At least you're not dead. I mean, with what I saw in my vision, I was pretty sure..."
Lindsey: "What vision?"
Cordy goes to bring him a glass of water.
Cordy: "The one I had last night." she walks discreetly to the gun and hides it in a drawer.
Lindsey: "You had a vision of me?"
Cordy grins.
Cordy: "Down, boy. I'm talking Powers That Be vision."
Lindsey straightens up and drinks.
Cordy: "We wanted to help you, even though you are not one of our favorite people in the world. But you just disappeared."
Lindsey hands her back the glass.
Lindsey: "I died."
Cordy frowns. Angel enters the office. Cordy looks at Angel and gestures him that Lindsey sounds a bit crazy.
Lindsey stares at Angel and gets up.
There's a moment of silence.
Angel: "What do you want, Lindsey?"
Lindsey: "You have connections with the Powers...I have to know what's happening to me."
Angel: "Darla told me she tried to sire you."
Angel approaches him.
Lindsey: "She loved me enough to do it."
Angel shakes his head.
Angel: "I'm pretty curious to know why it didn't work. And why the Powers wanted me to protect you."
They both turn to face Cordy.
Cordy: "Don't look at me. I'm just vision girl."
Angel looks thoughtfully at Lindsey and smiles.
Angel: "Do you sing, Lindsey?"
-Scene 7-
Cut to Caritas.
Angel and Cordelia are standing at the bar. Lindsey is sitting on the stage, holding a mic. The music starts. It's "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak.
Lindsey singing: "The world was on fire and no one could save me but you. It's strange what desire will make foolish people do."
The Host joins Angel and Cordy.
Host: "Wow. The guy knows how to sing."
Lindsey singing: "I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you..."
Angel sniggers. Cordy kicks him.
Cordy: "Jealous much?"
Angel: "Of him?"
The Host: "Well, the boy has an incredible karma. I wonder why it took you so long to bring me that bird."
Angel: "What do you see?"
The Host gestures them to keep quiet and looks back at Lindsey.
Lindsey: "I don't want to fall in love...with you."
The host: "Well, first of all, buddy, you're gonna have to work on your social skills with him... cause you are gonna hang together for a while."
Angel: "What?"
Cordy: "I could live with that."
The host: "Oh, and I know he took Blondie away from you, but you see, he is really in love with her."
Cordy grins.
Cordy: "But she's deranged!"
The Host: "He's on a path, Angel. You have to look out for him."
Angel: "He's protected?"
The Host: "Yep."
The Host comes closer to him and whispers.
The Host: "I'll tell you a secret, kiddo. Everything happens for a reason...all the people around you are here for a purpose. All of them. It's all a part of a big scheme."
Angel considers what he just said.
Back on stage, Lindsey keeps singing when he suddenly sees a blond girl. It seems to be Darla. He keeps singing as he watches her.
Lindsey singing: "What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.
And I don't want to fall in love..."
The blond girl turns to face him and smiles. It's not Darla.
Lindsey looks around him, entranced. He stops singing and leaves the stage while everyone around applauds.
Angel watches as Lindsey exits the bar in a hurry.
Cordy: "Where is he going?"
Angel gets up.
Angel: "Take a guess."
Angel leaves. Cordy is left alone with the Host.
He looks at her.
The Host: "Feel like singing tonight?"
Cordy: "Could you actually tell me if I'm gonna be a successful actress one day?"
The Host smiles widely.
Cordy: "You know what? I don?t wanna know."
She puts her head on the counter to rest.
-Scene 8-
Darla's apartment.
Lindsey enters and walks to the bedroom. All the furniture in the house is gone. Darla's clothes are no longer in her wardrobe. Lindsey steps into the garden, staring at what used to be his grave. He stays there for a few minutes when suddenly, he hears steps.
Darla: "It could have been nice having you with me."
Lindsey looks at her sadly. He runs to her and holds her. She doesn't push him away.
Darla: "I thought there was something wrong with me...but there isn't."
Darla steps back.
Darla: "It's you, Lindsey." Lindsey: "I'm not a good person either, Darla."
Darla: "Yes, you are. Dru felt it. She knew."
Lindsey shakes his head.
Lindsey: "I don't care. If I have to choose, Darla... I choose you."
They kiss passionately. Darla takes his jacket off and unbuttons his shirt. Lindsey continues to kiss her.
She puts her hand on his stomach where he's been shot. The wound is almost gone. She pushes him away in horror.
Lindsey looks at the wound in shock. He has no answer to what's going on with him.
They look at each other in silence.
Darla: "There's no evil in you. Not a drop."
Lindsey: "Yes, there is."
Darla vamps out. She looks at him in anger and points at her face.
Darla: "This is evil, Lindsey!"
Angel appears at the door.
Angel: "Darla, get away from him."
They both turn to face him.
Darla's face is back to normal. She laughs.
Darla: "Here's your bodyguard, Lindsey. Choose him...you'll live longer."
Lindsey watches as she's about to leave the place. He cuts her off.
Lindsey: "Take me with you."
She puts her hand on his neck as if to strangle him.
Darla: "Stay away from me. Next time I'll see you...I may have to hurt you."
She looks at Angel, upset, and disappears behind the door.
Lindsey puts his hands on his head. He's teary, but he won't let Angel see it.
Angel: "Go home, Lindsey."
Lindsey: "This is my home."
Angel looks around the deserted apartment.
Lindsey: "I'm cursed..."
Angel: "You're blessed."
Lindsey: "Yeah, right. What did the green demon with the horns tell you...that I'm the next messiah? That I'm gonna save humanity from all evil?"
Angel: "I wouldn't go that far."
Lindsey looks at him in disbelief.
Lindsey: "Do us both a favor, and go away."
Angel stares at him as he walks to the garden and sits on the ground.
Angel nods slightly and walks out.
-Scene 9-
Angel Investigations.
Cordy, Wes and Gunn are eating donuts. It's already morning.
Cordy: "I'm exhausted."
Wesley: "Me, too. I think we should all go home and get some rest."
Gunn: "Wes...you slept during the entire stakeout."
Wesley: "I just closed my eyes."
Gunn: "And snored."
Wesley: "I don't snore."
Cordy: "Yes, you do."
They start arguing.
Angel is sitting on a chair across the room. He looks thoughtfully at them.
Wesley walks to him.
Wesley: "Cordy told us what happened with Darla. Are you all right?"
Angel: "Yeah, I'm fine."
Wesley: "You don't look fine."
Angel looks aside.
Wesley: "Maybe now would be a good time to ask for help..."
Angel nods.
Wesley: "Do we proceed as planned?"
Angel: "Yes."
Angel grabs a donut and leaves the office. Wesley looks at him, a bit concerned, and goes back to the others.
Cut to Angel walking through a dark corridor. He looks right in front of him. There's a slow music in the background. We can hear the Host in voiceover.
Host VO: "Everything happens for a reason...all the people around you are here for a purpose. All of them. It's all a part of a big scheme."
A man in uniform leads Angel inside a room. We see now that Angel's inside a prison. He goes to sit at a visitor booth and picks up a phone.
Faith looks at him. They start to talk but we can't hear what they are saying. Faith puts her hand on the glass wall that separates them.
She stares at him for a while and smiles.
Fade to black.
-To be continued-
Disclaimer: All the characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and the WB.
Summery: The story is taking place after the episode "Epiphany". Part 2 of "Wounded hearts".
Rating: pg-13
Feedback: any time...
E-mail: babywillow@caramail.com
Authors note: My story is written as a script. Enjoy...
Visit my site: http://www.dromadaire.com/babywillow/scoobies
Teaser:
Night. The camera pans along a garden outside Darla's apartment.
There's a fresh grave on the ground. A leaf falls from a tree and comes to rest on Darla's knees. She's sitting next to the grave. Drusilla is standing behind her.
Darla: "He'll be born soon."
Drusilla walks to the grave and shakes her head from side to side. She grabs earth in her hand and brings it to her ear.
Drusilla: "The earth is speaking to me."
Darla is not really listening. She stares at the grave, thoughtful.
Drusilla: "It says he's not like us."
Darla laughs.
Darla: "Of course he's not. He's dead...not for long, though. Soon he'll be here."
Drusilla moans.
Darla: "He's gonna be a ruthless killer."
Drusilla: "Yes. He's gonna kill."
Drusilla turns to leave the garden. We can see that half of the garden has been covered to protect them from sunlight.
Darla: "Where are you going?"
Drusilla: "To see someone."
Darla: "Human?"
Drusilla nods and smiles.
Darla: "Good. I need to find my boy someone to eat."
Drusilla takes Darla's hand in hers.
Drusilla: "No. This one is not on the menu. It's gonna be our new friend."
Darla grins as they exit the apartment.
Darla: "Really?"
Cut to Cordelia's bedroom. She's asleep. It looks like she's having a nightmare. She gets up suddenly, out of breath.
She holds her head in pain.
Cordy: "Not now...gosh!"
She tries to catch the phone on the nightstand but she can't move.
Cordy: "Dennis...the phone."
We see the phone flowing in the air till Cordy grabs it and starts dialing. After a few seconds, we can hear angel's voice on the other hand.
Angel: "Hello?" Cordy tries to speak but the vision starts.
Cordy: "Ang..."
Angel: "Cordy?"
We are plunged inside Cordelia's vision.
It's dark. All we can hear are moans. A man is trying to scream but he can't. There's a blue light emerging from his body. The man tries to breathe in vain. There's a huge scream, and a face emerges. It's Lindsey.
The camera pans back to Cordelia's bedroom. She's lying unconscious in her bed. Angel is no longer on the phone.
Cut back to the grave in the garden. A blue light covers it. We hear a scream as a hand breaks through the earth.
-Opening credits-
-Scene 1-
Angel Investigations.
Cordy is sitting at her desk, drinking a cup of coffee. Gunn and Wesley are gathered around her.
Gunn: "We shouldn't have left you alone last night. After all that happened."
Wesley: "Yes, we should've stayed."
Cordy: "No. It's not your fault. It's those crazy visions that I can't stand anymore. I mean...they are getting stronger and stronger. Soon my head will pop out."
Gunn: "Maybe we should try to find a way to pass the visions to someone else."
Cordy: "Amen to that. But I don?t think people will get in line to accept this oh-so-generous gift."
Gunn: "How did Doyle give it to you anyway?"
Cordy: "The moron kissed me."
Gunn: "Kissed you...OK, so that's what you have to do."
Cordy: "What? Kiss everyone around? Yeah, sure, just bring me the straitjacket now and save me the trouble."
Wesley: "It would look good with your new haircut."
Cordy hits him on the shoulder.
Cordy: "You retards! Anyway, I already tried. Didn't work."
Angel appears at the door. They all look at him.
Angel: "Couldn't find him."
Gunn: "His place?"
Angel: "Crashed."
Wesley: "His office?"
Angel: "Apparently he's not working there anymore."
Cordy: "What? why?"
Angel: "My guess is they found out he was hanging with Darla."
Cordy: "That chick is such a disaster magnet."
Wesley: "Why do you think the Powers want you to protect Lindsey?"
Gunn: "Yeah, isn't this guy Hell's employee of the year?"
Angel comes closer to Cordy.
Angel: "Do you remember anything specific about the place in your vision?"
Cordy: "Told you, it was dark. I only saw his face...and blue light. It was reflecting his blue... sexy eyes..."
She turns to face Wes and Gunn.
Cordy: "Maybe I should kiss *him*."
The boys roll their eyes.
Angel: "We should try to get more information from someone inside W&H."
Gunn: "Lilah Morgan."
Angel nods.
Gunn and Wesley get up and grab their coats.
Gunn: "We're on it."
Angel sits next to Cordy in front of the computer.
Angel: "We have to find where Darla and Dru are hiding."
Cordy nods. She stops suddenly and faces Angel.
Cordy: "What if we're too late? What if he's already dead?"
They look at each other in silence.
-Scene 2-
Darla enters the apartment.
She's carrying a woman's body with her. She dumps it at the door and walks to the garden. She approaches the grave and sees that it's empty. She smiles widely and looks around.
Darla: "Lindsey, my love?"
She walks back to the apartment to search for him. She goes to the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, but he's nowhere to be found.
Darla: "Lindsey? I brought you breakfast."
She hears noise coming from the garden. She starts to laugh.
Darla: "Lin..."
She stares outside and her smile slowly fades away.
Lindsey is sitting on a bench in daylight. He's looking straight at Darla, his head down.
Darla backs away against the wall.
Darla: "That's impossible..."
Lindsey walks slowly back into the apartment. Darla doesn't move. She looks at him in fear.
Lindsey: "Something went wrong."
Darla: "What are you?"
Lindsey doesn't understand. He tries to approach her but she walks away.
Darla: "Don't touch me."
Lindsey: "Darla. It's me."
Darla shakes her head. She grabs a vase and throws it against the wall.
Darla: "He cursed me... he cursed me!"
Lindsey tries to hold her but she pushes him away.
Darla: "I have to kill him."
Darla opens a drawer and grabs a stake. Lindsey watches her as she storms out of the apartment.
He breathes deeply. He sees the woman's dead body on the ground and comes to sit next to it.
He looks at it for a while and closes his eyes.
-Scene 3-
Wolfram & Hart parking lot.
Gunn and Wesley are sitting in their car eating sandwiches.
Wesley is working crosswords. He seems very concentrated.
Gunn looks at it and points.
Gunn: "Four letters...N-E-R-D."
Wesley gazes at it and nods.
Wesley: "Right. Why didn't I see that?"
Gunn: "Yeah. You should have."
After a bit, Wes gets the joke.
Wes: "Hey! I'm not a nerd."
Gunn sees Lilah coming out of the elevator.
Gunn: "Look who's here."
Lilah meets Drusilla. They look at each other and start talking. We can't hear what they are saying, but Lilah seems pretty uncomfortable. Dru keeps smiling.
Gunn: "Wow. This is big. If Angel's cheerleader squad joins W&H...it's bad."
Wesley nods while Gunn grabs his cell phone.
Gunn on the phone: "Houston. We have a problem."
Cut to Dru and Lilah.
Lilah: "If your plan works, it will bring us a lot of clients. Good for the business."
Dru: "An entire new army."
Lilah smiles slightly.
Dru approaches Lilah. She caresses her hair. Lilah breathes heavily.
Dru: "You don't have to fear me...not if you do as I tell you. Now, we are friends."
Lilah stands motionless while Dru walks away and disappears behind the cars. She tries to calm down and rushes back into the building.
Wesley and Gunn look at each other and drive away.
-Scene 4-
Angel Investigations.
Angel gets out of his office and joins Cordy.
Angel: "Anything?"
Cordy: "Nope. Apparently they have gone very low profile."
Angel: "I don't get it. If they are working with W&H again, then why is Lindsey in danger?"
Cordy: "You are forgetting that Lindsey's not a part of the firm anymore."
Angel: "But he's with Darla. She seems attached to him. She wouldn't hurt him. She saved him before."
Cordy: "OK, so she likes him...maybe she likes him so much that she would...you know."
Cordelia does a vamp imitation.
Angel considers what she just said. He runs to the door.
Angel: "I wish I knew where Darla is."
The door opens and Darla comes rushing into the office. She jumps on Angel, making them both fall to the ground.
Cordy looks at them, amazed. She looks at the ceiling and smiles.
Cordy: "Oh, boy, I wish I could have a million dollars!"
She keeps looking but nothing happens.
Cordy: "Worth to try."
Angel is pushing Darla away from him.
Darla gets up and looks viciously at Angel. He grabs her arm, leading her inside his office.
Angel turns to Cordy.
Angel: "Call Gunn and Wes. Tell them we found her."
Cordy: "I'm not leaving you alone with Catwoman."
Angel: "It's OK. If you sense trouble, go."
Cordy nods slightly.
Cut to Angel's office.
Angel closes the door behind him and stares at Darla.
Angel: "I was looking for you."
Darla: "What have you done to me?"
Darla walks to him.
Darla: "You cursed me."
Angel: "What are you talking about?"
Darla: "I found Lindsey outside my apartment last night. He was dying. I almost lost him."
Angel: "What have you done?"
Darla: "I sired him, Angel."
Angel shakes his head from side to side.
Angel: "No."
Angel lowers his head.
Darla: "At least I thought I did."
Angel looks back at her.
Darla: "It didn't work."
Angel's face lightens.
Darla: "I couldn't take your filthy soul away, and I couldn't make him mine."
Darla comes closer, until their faces touch.
Darla: "What curse did you use on me, Angel? I gave you everything."
Angel: "I didn't do anything."
Darla: "Of course you did. Do you feel sorry for me, Angel? Do you think I'm weak?"
Angel: "Maybe you should consider joining the winner camp."
Darla starts to laugh. She backs away and takes out the stake she hid behind her back.
Angel doesn't move.
Darla: "Evil has ruled this universe since the beginning of time. What makes you think you can stop it? You can save all the helpless humans you want, but you'll never get salvation. There's too much blood on your hands. Nothing and no one could ever wash it away."
Darla walks to the door.
Darla: "While you think about that, I?m gonna make sure evil's still in me."
She gets out and finds Cordy standing behind the door. She barely looks at her and disappears of the office.
Cordy goes to find Angel.
He's taking his coat.
Angel: "She's up to no good."
Cordy: "Well, duh! That's what I keep saying. But does anyone listen?"
Angel: "I have to follow her. Maybe she'll lead me to Lindsey."
Cordy watches him as he leaves the office in a hurry.
-Scene 5-
Night. Lindsey walks out of a bar, a bottle of whiskey in his hand.
He walks slowly to his car. It?s very quiet.
Lindsey grabs his keys from his pocket but they fall out of his hand.
He leans down to pick them up when suddenly someone grabs him from behind and drags him into a dark and deserted alley.
The man throws him against a wall and aims a gun at him.
Man: "Give me all you've got."
Lindsey looks at him calmly. He doesn't try to protect himself; he just stands there and stares at him.
The man is getting impatient. He puts the gun to his head.
Man: "I'm gonna shoot you, man. Come on."
Lindsey raises his hand to the gun and brings it to his heart. The man looks at him, in shock.
Man: "You freaking suicidal maniac...give me your wallet!"
The guy looks scared now. He hears police sirens and panics. He stares at Lindsey, and his hands are shaking.
He hits Lindsey in the head with the gun and starts running. He looks back at the gun. There's blood on it.
Man: "Oh, man!"
He throws the gun away where Lindsey is lying hurt, and disappears.
Lindsey sits on the floor. He tries to catch his breath. His head's bleeding.
The silence has come back.
He looks at the gun, thoughtful.
Voice: "I wouldn't recommend it."
Lindsey recognizes the voice. He stares in disbelief at the man standing in front of him.
Holland: "Death is painful. Don't believe everything you hear."
Lindsey puts his hands on his face.
Lindsey: "You're dead."
Holland: "You're right. I am. But death is such a complex concept, you know."
Lindsey stares at him.
Lindsey: "Why did you come to me, Holland? Am I gonna die?"
Holland: "Oh, no, my boy. There's a greater plan for you. I didn't think you'd start the journey so soon."
Lindsey gets up in pain.
Lindsey: "What journey?"
Holland: "The holy one, Lindsey. You're a smart boy, you should've figured it out."
Holland approaches.
Holland: "Why do you think you're still alive? You should've been with her by now. Why aren't you?"
Lindsey frowns.
Holland: "You betrayed W&H so many times. Anyone else would've been dead by now. Why aren't you?"
Lindsey backs away.
Lindsey: "This is crazy..."
Holland: "I tried to keep you focused, but you are still lost. You have to choose your way, son...So what would it be?"
Lindsey looks down at the bottle of whiskey and laughs. When he looks back up, Holland's gone.
Lindsey gazes at the deserted alley, stunned. He tries to understand what just happened to him.
He picks up his car keys and turns to leave. He stops.
He looks back at the gun, lying on the ground, and goes to pick it up. He puts it in his jacket pocket and walks away.
-Scene 6-
Angel Investigations. Cordelia is on the phone.
Cordy: "No, he hasn't come back yet." She looks at her watch.
Cordy: "I know... she just burst into the office like a total psycho."
She hears noise coming from outside.
Cordy: "Gunn, someone arrived. I think it's Angel. I'll call you back."
She hangs up and stares at the door.
Cordy: "Angel?"
The door opens slowly and Lindsey appears holding the gun.
Cordy: "Gosh...Lindsey?"
He walks in and looks around searching for something. Cordy grins and steps back.
Cordy: "You look like hell. What's the deal with the gun?"
Lindsey: "Where's angel?"
Cordy: "He's out."
Lindsey puts his hand on his forehead. He?s still bleeding.
Cordy approaches, her hands up.
Cordy: "You're hurt."
He aims the gun at her, startling her.
Lindsey: "Call Angel. Tell him I want to see him."
Cordy picks up the phone and dials. She keeps her eyes on Lindsey who went to sit in a chair, exhausted.
Cordy: "Angel?"
Cut to Angel in his car.
Angel: "Cordy? Are Gunn and Wes back? I lost Darla."
Cordy: "No. But you need to come to the office right away."
Angel: "You have news on Lindsey?"
Cut to Cordy who looks at Lindsey. She whispers.
Cordy: "Well, yeah. I'm having a very nice conversation with his *gun*."
Angel: "Cordy, I'm on my way."
Cordy: "Great..." she hangs up and looks at Lindsey.
Cordy: "He's on his way."
She nods and smiles.
Cordy: "So...how are you doing this days? I mean, I heard you got fired? harsh..."
Lindsey gets up, leaving his gun on the table. Cordy looks at it and sees the blood.
Cordy: "So...killed anyone lately?"
Lindsey looks dazed. Cordy realizes he's about to pass out, and runs to him. She takes him to Angel's office, and lays him on the desk.
Cordy: "Man, you're a mess."
she grabs one of Angel's shirts and puts it on his forehead.
Cordy: "At least you're not dead. I mean, with what I saw in my vision, I was pretty sure..."
Lindsey: "What vision?"
Cordy goes to bring him a glass of water.
Cordy: "The one I had last night." she walks discreetly to the gun and hides it in a drawer.
Lindsey: "You had a vision of me?"
Cordy grins.
Cordy: "Down, boy. I'm talking Powers That Be vision."
Lindsey straightens up and drinks.
Cordy: "We wanted to help you, even though you are not one of our favorite people in the world. But you just disappeared."
Lindsey hands her back the glass.
Lindsey: "I died."
Cordy frowns. Angel enters the office. Cordy looks at Angel and gestures him that Lindsey sounds a bit crazy.
Lindsey stares at Angel and gets up.
There's a moment of silence.
Angel: "What do you want, Lindsey?"
Lindsey: "You have connections with the Powers...I have to know what's happening to me."
Angel: "Darla told me she tried to sire you."
Angel approaches him.
Lindsey: "She loved me enough to do it."
Angel shakes his head.
Angel: "I'm pretty curious to know why it didn't work. And why the Powers wanted me to protect you."
They both turn to face Cordy.
Cordy: "Don't look at me. I'm just vision girl."
Angel looks thoughtfully at Lindsey and smiles.
Angel: "Do you sing, Lindsey?"
-Scene 7-
Cut to Caritas.
Angel and Cordelia are standing at the bar. Lindsey is sitting on the stage, holding a mic. The music starts. It's "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak.
Lindsey singing: "The world was on fire and no one could save me but you. It's strange what desire will make foolish people do."
The Host joins Angel and Cordy.
Host: "Wow. The guy knows how to sing."
Lindsey singing: "I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you..."
Angel sniggers. Cordy kicks him.
Cordy: "Jealous much?"
Angel: "Of him?"
The Host: "Well, the boy has an incredible karma. I wonder why it took you so long to bring me that bird."
Angel: "What do you see?"
The Host gestures them to keep quiet and looks back at Lindsey.
Lindsey: "I don't want to fall in love...with you."
The host: "Well, first of all, buddy, you're gonna have to work on your social skills with him... cause you are gonna hang together for a while."
Angel: "What?"
Cordy: "I could live with that."
The host: "Oh, and I know he took Blondie away from you, but you see, he is really in love with her."
Cordy grins.
Cordy: "But she's deranged!"
The Host: "He's on a path, Angel. You have to look out for him."
Angel: "He's protected?"
The Host: "Yep."
The Host comes closer to him and whispers.
The Host: "I'll tell you a secret, kiddo. Everything happens for a reason...all the people around you are here for a purpose. All of them. It's all a part of a big scheme."
Angel considers what he just said.
Back on stage, Lindsey keeps singing when he suddenly sees a blond girl. It seems to be Darla. He keeps singing as he watches her.
Lindsey singing: "What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.
And I don't want to fall in love..."
The blond girl turns to face him and smiles. It's not Darla.
Lindsey looks around him, entranced. He stops singing and leaves the stage while everyone around applauds.
Angel watches as Lindsey exits the bar in a hurry.
Cordy: "Where is he going?"
Angel gets up.
Angel: "Take a guess."
Angel leaves. Cordy is left alone with the Host.
He looks at her.
The Host: "Feel like singing tonight?"
Cordy: "Could you actually tell me if I'm gonna be a successful actress one day?"
The Host smiles widely.
Cordy: "You know what? I don?t wanna know."
She puts her head on the counter to rest.
-Scene 8-
Darla's apartment.
Lindsey enters and walks to the bedroom. All the furniture in the house is gone. Darla's clothes are no longer in her wardrobe. Lindsey steps into the garden, staring at what used to be his grave. He stays there for a few minutes when suddenly, he hears steps.
Darla: "It could have been nice having you with me."
Lindsey looks at her sadly. He runs to her and holds her. She doesn't push him away.
Darla: "I thought there was something wrong with me...but there isn't."
Darla steps back.
Darla: "It's you, Lindsey." Lindsey: "I'm not a good person either, Darla."
Darla: "Yes, you are. Dru felt it. She knew."
Lindsey shakes his head.
Lindsey: "I don't care. If I have to choose, Darla... I choose you."
They kiss passionately. Darla takes his jacket off and unbuttons his shirt. Lindsey continues to kiss her.
She puts her hand on his stomach where he's been shot. The wound is almost gone. She pushes him away in horror.
Lindsey looks at the wound in shock. He has no answer to what's going on with him.
They look at each other in silence.
Darla: "There's no evil in you. Not a drop."
Lindsey: "Yes, there is."
Darla vamps out. She looks at him in anger and points at her face.
Darla: "This is evil, Lindsey!"
Angel appears at the door.
Angel: "Darla, get away from him."
They both turn to face him.
Darla's face is back to normal. She laughs.
Darla: "Here's your bodyguard, Lindsey. Choose him...you'll live longer."
Lindsey watches as she's about to leave the place. He cuts her off.
Lindsey: "Take me with you."
She puts her hand on his neck as if to strangle him.
Darla: "Stay away from me. Next time I'll see you...I may have to hurt you."
She looks at Angel, upset, and disappears behind the door.
Lindsey puts his hands on his head. He's teary, but he won't let Angel see it.
Angel: "Go home, Lindsey."
Lindsey: "This is my home."
Angel looks around the deserted apartment.
Lindsey: "I'm cursed..."
Angel: "You're blessed."
Lindsey: "Yeah, right. What did the green demon with the horns tell you...that I'm the next messiah? That I'm gonna save humanity from all evil?"
Angel: "I wouldn't go that far."
Lindsey looks at him in disbelief.
Lindsey: "Do us both a favor, and go away."
Angel stares at him as he walks to the garden and sits on the ground.
Angel nods slightly and walks out.
-Scene 9-
Angel Investigations.
Cordy, Wes and Gunn are eating donuts. It's already morning.
Cordy: "I'm exhausted."
Wesley: "Me, too. I think we should all go home and get some rest."
Gunn: "Wes...you slept during the entire stakeout."
Wesley: "I just closed my eyes."
Gunn: "And snored."
Wesley: "I don't snore."
Cordy: "Yes, you do."
They start arguing.
Angel is sitting on a chair across the room. He looks thoughtfully at them.
Wesley walks to him.
Wesley: "Cordy told us what happened with Darla. Are you all right?"
Angel: "Yeah, I'm fine."
Wesley: "You don't look fine."
Angel looks aside.
Wesley: "Maybe now would be a good time to ask for help..."
Angel nods.
Wesley: "Do we proceed as planned?"
Angel: "Yes."
Angel grabs a donut and leaves the office. Wesley looks at him, a bit concerned, and goes back to the others.
Cut to Angel walking through a dark corridor. He looks right in front of him. There's a slow music in the background. We can hear the Host in voiceover.
Host VO: "Everything happens for a reason...all the people around you are here for a purpose. All of them. It's all a part of a big scheme."
A man in uniform leads Angel inside a room. We see now that Angel's inside a prison. He goes to sit at a visitor booth and picks up a phone.
Faith looks at him. They start to talk but we can't hear what they are saying. Faith puts her hand on the glass wall that separates them.
She stares at him for a while and smiles.
Fade to black.
-To be continued-