PART ONE
Wolfram & Hart, Science Lab – Day
Fred is standing in front of an operating table looking down at something. She is holding a recorder in her hand as she examines whatever she is looking at. Knox stands at another end of the table, watching her closely. Fred hits the "record" button on the recorder.
FRED: There are only pieces of the heart left. The rest has been mutilated.
We get a view of what she's looking at. A dead demon lies on the table with its chest open. Fred pokes at the skin with the blade she has in her hand.
FRED: (cont'd) The outer layer of the skin seems to be a shell that protects the inner layer of the skin, which is soft.
She pokes the skin with the blade. It easily cuts open and blood comes rushing out.
FRED (cont'd) Knox, could you grab me...
She stops, seeing the blood go back into the wound.
KNOX: What is it?
FRED: Nothing! I don't think, anyway.
She leans in closer to the demon.
FRED: (cont'd) It just seems to be healing itself.
KNOX: I don't think that's a good thing.
Fred hits the "stop" button on the recorder and looks over at Knox.
FRED: Gunn signed the release to bring this thing here for us to study. He assured me that it was dead.(unsure) I mean, it looks dead.
KNOX: It has to be. That outer shell is so thick. Cracking it and destroying the heart would be a sign of death, wouldn't it.
FRED: In most cases, yes. But we don't even know what type of demon we're dealing with. It's from a dimension named Trelose. We don't know anything about that dimension.
KNOX: Gunn said it was destroyed.
FRED: Well, yeah, but Wesley's doing research on it just to be on the safe side.
KNOX:(sarcastic) Great! Wes is on it.
FRED: Knox!
KNOX: I'm sorry. It's just that he's not...oh, my God.
FRED: What wrong?
Knox points to the demon. Fred looks over at it. Her eyes widen as she looks at it. Its heart is growing back.
FRED: (cont'd) I'm going to get Angel. Stay here and don't let this thing out of your sight.
She heads towards the door.
KNOX: Um...okay!
Wolfram & Hart, Lobby – Day
Harmony sits at her desk, nervously biting her lower lip. She quickly glances at Angel's office, then goes back to biting her lip. She looks down and begins going through a file.
HARMONY: Maybe he won't realize.
SPIKE (O.S.) Who won't realize what?
Harmony jumps at the sound of Spike's voice. She puts the file down and looks up at him, still nervous.
HARMONY: Um...Angel, that I...um, took a sip of his blood this morning.
SPIKE: Who cares?
HARMONY: It was just that it was so tempting, that I couldn't keep myself away from it. It was like it was calling my name.
SPIKE: Refer back to my previous question.
HARMONY: Ohh, you're such a...meanie.
SPIKE: Comes with the territory, pet.
HARMONY: What?
SPIKE: You know, being a vampire. You have to be mean.
HARMONY: Well, I'm not mean. And Angel he's not mean...all the time.
SPIKE: Ah, Harmony, there's no getting through to you.
He begins to walk away. Harmony stands up from her seat.
HARMONY: Spike, what's it like?
Spike stops walking and turns, facing her.
SPIKE: What's what like?
HARMONY: Having a soul?
SPIKE: I don't know really. In the beginning, it was like I could feel it. It burned inside of me. Sometimes it still burns. But most of the time I can't feel it. It's a part of me now. It took me a while to realize it, but now I've accepted it.
HARMONY: How did you get it?
SPIKE: Went to Africa, got insulted by some ugly demon, and fought for it.
HARMONY: Wow, you're so brave.
SPIKE: Yeah, whatever. (pause) It still wasn't enough.
For a moment, Harmony looks dumbfounded, then finally she comprehends.
HARMONY: Oh, you're talking about Buffy again, aren't you?
Spike glances at Harmony, but doesn't respond. He simply just turns and walks away.
Harmony watches him leaves, then quickly picks up the phone and dials a number.
HARMONY: Yes, I need a flight to Africa –-
She looks up and sees Fred. She hangs up the phone.
HARMONY:(cont'd) Fred, hey! I didn't see you there.
FRED: Why in the world would you want to go to Africa?
HARMONY: I need a vacation. Working here is so stressful, you know.
Fred looks at her suspiciously, and Harmony just smiles at her.
Wolfram & Hart, Angel's Office – Day
Angel sits at his desk, reading a document. As he reads, his expression grows from sadness to anger. He hears the door open. He looks up and sees Fred walking into the office.
FRED: Angel, we have a possible emergency.
Angel opens up a drawer and tries to quickly shove the document in it. Without him noticing, the document falls to the floor as he shuts the drawer.
ANGEL: What is it, Fred?
Fred gives him a concerned look.
Wolfram & Hart, Science Lab – Day
Angel, Fred, and Knox stand away from the demon that is still lying on the table.
ANGEL: Do you think we should contain it?
KNOX: That sounds good to me.
ANGEL: Maybe we could lock him in the basement as well.
FRED: But I wouldn't be able to study him from there.
ANGEL: Fred, this thing could be dangerous.
FRED: But...
KNOX: I think you should listen to Angel on this one, Fred. I've been standing here watching this demon regenerate itself. If it can do that I'm sure it can probably do almost anything.
ANGEL: Knox is right.
Knox beams with pride.
ANGEL:(cont'd) Instead of storage though, I think we need to send it back to its dimension.
FRED: Gunn said it was important to study this demon. He said it could be a potential client. Well, hopefully not this one.
ANGEL: I don't think Gunn knows what he's talking about.
FRED: So you've noticed too?
ANGEL: I think we all have.
KNOX: Noticed what? I really don't get out of the lab much.
FRED: It's nothing.
ANGEL: Let's hope not. Anyway, we need to figure out what's going on with this demon.
KNOX: Right!
As they talk and decide what they should do with the demon, its eyes open. No one notices this.
Wolfram & Hart, Wesley's Office – Day
Wesley sits at his desk, reading from one of the source books.
WESLEY:(reading) The dimension Trelose is a hell dimension ruled by the demon Abigor, the Grand Duke of Hell.
He continues to read on.
WESLEY:(cont'd) Interesting!
He turns the page and continues reading. Suddenly, he gets up and puts the book down on the desk.
Wolfram & Hart, Angel's Office - Day
Wesley bursts through Angel's door.
WESLEY: Angel, I need to...
He sees that Angel is not in the office. He is about to turn and leave when something on the floor catches his eye.
He walks over to Angel's desk, looking at the document. He looks back at the door, making sure no one is watching. Curious, he bends down and picks up the document and begins reading.
WESLEY: What...?
A look of confusion and shock creep on his face as he realizes what he is reading. He lowers the document.
WESLEY: (cont'd, whispering) Connor?
The look of confusion turns to anger.
END OF PART ONE