Faith walks over to Connor. Her appearance make her threats seem absurdly misplaced. There's a large red bruise on her forehead, another on her right cheek, a black bruise under her left eye and below her lower lip, and her nose and upper lip are bleeding. Connor has purple swelling beneath both eyes, a bloody nose and lower lip, a bloody scratch on his right cheek and and a red bruise on his left. Angelus and Dru are battered, but not nearly as badly as their opponents.

ANGELUS: Looks like Ronan softened you up pretty good.

FAITH: Looks like you two got no one left to protect you. [looks over her left shoulder at Gunn, Fred, Wes and Lindsey] Get outta here.

WES: Very well then.

GUNN: Catch ya later.

Wesley and Gunn are both eager to leave and take care of their serious injuries. Lindsey is a little hesitant to abandon Faith.

FRED: Besides, Willow should be done with that spell any second now.

As Fred turns to leave, so does Lindsey.

ANGELUS: Of course. Because in this house magic always works out just the way you planned it. Toodles. Remember to come out and carry Faith's and Connor's bodies away.

The four of them leave. Faith faces Angelus. To her right, Connor faces Drusilla. Connor and Faith glance at each other. They attack diagonally. Connor goes after Angelus and Faith goes after Dru. In the hallway, Gunn and Wes prop Fred up. She has her left arm around Wesley's shoulders and her right arm around Gunn's.

FRED: Thanks. Sure you guys are up to this? You're both bleedin' awful badly.

WES: Superficial flesh wounds. Nothing serious.

GUNN: Did anyone else notice how laid back Angelus was about Willow?

WES: He can't show fear. That would give his enemies the satisfaction of knowing he was worried.

GUNN: I think it's more than that.

LINDSEY: Kinda like he was saying "I know something you don't know?"

GUNN: Maybe. Wouldn't put it past Angelus to have a few more tricks up his sleeve.

Wes and Gunn fall to the ground because of their injuries and exhaustion. They inadvertently pull Fred down with them.

FRED: Okay, ah think you two are worse off than me.

Lindsey reaches down, takes Fred's right hand in his right hand and pulls her up. She puts her right arm around his shoulders and he puts his left arm around her waist. They start walking down the hall. Gunn and Wes feel abandoned. If she thought they were worse off than her, why didn't she help THEM up?

FRED: Thanks for saving life.

LINDSEY: Just paying you back for saving mine.

FRED: When did I save your life?

LINDSEY: In the hallway, when you staked that vamp right before was gonna kill me.

FRED: Oh, right. You're welcome. And thanks again.

She rests her head on his left shoulder.

LINDSEY: How bad are you hurt?

FRED: Jus' a little blood loss. No biggie. Thanks to you.

Wes and Gunn hobble along ten feet behind them. They can't believe what they're seeing and hearing. After everything the two of them did, Fred thinks Lindsey's the hero? The four of them make a right turn, walk underneath the room Willow's in, and get to the stairs. Wesley noticed something odd, and he turns around and looks at the ceiling grate on the ground.

WES: How did that get there?

He walks back and sees the hole leading up to the basement. But no sooner does he look up than Kelly, thinking it's a vampire, hurls a bottle of holy water at him. It shatters against his forehead.

WES: Ow! What on earth?

Kelly looks down and sees him.

KELLY: Wesley!!

WES: Kelly?? Kelly is that you?

KELLY: I'm so sorry. Are you okay?

WES: No. But not because of anything you've done.

KELLY: Angelus tried to break in. I've been on the lookout for vamps.

WES: They've been taken care of.

GUNN: What's goin' on?

LORNE: Charles, is that you?

GUNN: Hey Lorne. Kelly?

LINDSEY: Hey Kel. Everything alright?

KELLY: So far. Who all's down there?

FRED: Just the four of us. Faith and Connor are keepin' Angelus and Dru busy. Willow almost done?

LORNE: I think so. Come on up. We'll let you in. Kelly brought a first aid kit which, from the looks of it, you battered munchkins desperately need.

Connor hits the left side of Angelus's head with a flying right hook kick. Faith tries a left jab, but Dru grabs her left arm. Faith does a forward flip, takes her stake in her right hand and tries to quickly stake Dru in the back. Dru spins around and leaps back from Faith, who puts away her stake. Dru blocks Faith's right kick and left cross, but Faith lands a left hook. Angelus blocks Connor's left and right punches, then hits his son with a right jab. He ducks under Connor's right roundhouse and hits him with a left hook and a right kick to the face. These blows knock Connor down near the center of the room. Faith has her back to the front wall, and Dru is six feet in front of her. She sees Connor fall down ten feet behind her and to her left. Dru leaps at the opportunity. She gives Connor a right kick to the ribs while he's down. Faith rushes towards Dru, intending to attack her from behind. Instead, Faith gets ambushed by Angelus, who grabs her arms from behind.

ANGELUS: Forget about me?

Angelus spins round and hurls Faith face-first into the front wall. She throws a back kick before turning around. Angelus stays out of the way, and once the kick misses and Faith is facing him, he nails her face with a right cross. On the other side of the room, Connor stands up and tries a back flip kick. Dru backs up a step to avoid it. Next, Connor tries a right cross. Dru blocks this with her left hand and hits Connor's nose with a right jab. She blocks a right kick for her head and gives Connor a right kick to the stomach. Connor cocks his left fist, but before he can throw the punch Dru lunges at him, driving Connor ten feet backwards into the rear wall. The crushing tackle weakens Connor. He's still standing, but not able to defend himself. Dru puts her left hand against his upper chest, pinning Connor against the wall. He reaches into his right pocket for a stake. Dru puts her left hand on Connor's right hand while it's in his pocket, preventing him from pulling out the stake. She leans in to bite the right side of Connor's neck. He reaches his left hand into his left pocket, pulls out an eight inch-long metal spike and drives it five inches into the right side of Dru's neck. She screams and backs away before she can bite Connor. He rips the stake out of her. Looking horrified, she puts her left hand to the neck wound. Connor hits her face with a right cross, sending her two steps back. Once again, he has on his wicked smile. Connor puts the spike up to his mouth and licks off the blood.

CONNOR: You drank my blood. I drank yours. Isn't that what you wanted?

Connor gives the still-stunned Dru a left kick to the stomach and a right hook to the face. He's still holding the spike in his left hand.

CONNOR: Funny how I don't feel any different.

It's very hard to freak out a woman as twisted as Drusilla, but Connor had done just that. At least she thought she knew where Connor had picked up this dastardly trick.

DRU: Bloody William.

CONNOR: Who? You mean Spike? What's he gotta do with this?

And angry Dru sends a left hook kick for Connor's left hand. He spins around and makes a backhanded stab for her left eye. She grabs the spike with both hands in the nick of time and wrestles it from Connor's grasp. The stake falls on the floor as Connor hits Dru in the chin with a right uppercut. She turns and runs out the door, hanging a left. Connor races after her. Angelus turns around and tries to hit Connor in the stomach with a right kick. Connor leaps up, but the kick hits his shins. He flips forward in mid-air and lands on the floor just in front of the door. Faith comes at Angelus. He turns and blocks her right kick. Connor stands up and runs into the hallway. Angelus hits Faith with a left jab and a right cross. She throws a left hook. Angelus grabs her left arm, but Faith grabs his body with her right arm and throws him over her shoulder. He crashes through what's left of the broken door and falls on a pile of wooden debris.

ANGELUS: Okay Faithy. Now you're getting reckless.

Angelus gets up and runs down the hall. Faith follows. Connor and Dru are out of sight. After running to the end of the hallway, Connor followed Dru's scent and took a left. He was walking towards the spot where Angelus and Dru each tried to break in and attack Willow. Connor follows the trail for 20 feet. Then it ends. But no sign of Dru. He realizes she must have doubled back. When Connor turns around Dru hits him in the forehead with the metal chain Angelus used to pull down the grate. She swings it like a whip, rapping his knuckles when he tries to grab it. He backs away when she swings for his face, then tries again to grab the chain. This time, he succeeds, taking hold with his left hand. Dru quickly moves behind Connor and wraps the rest of the chain around his neck. He tries to pull it off his neck with both hands. After getting garroted for ten seconds, Connor pulls the chain out enough so that he manages a few wheezing breaths. Dru takes the chain off his neck. Connor falls on his knees, still gasping for breath. The chain links leave a dark red impression on his skin. Dru kicks him in the back with her left foot, knocking Connor on his face. She whips his back twice with the chain. Connor rolls to the side and quickly gets to his feet. He puts his hands up and backs away, expecting more whipping. Then he hears someone coming round the corner. It's Angelus. Connor sighs in despair. Fortunately, Faith tackles Angelus from behind. Dru charges the temporarily relieved Connor, ready to continue their increasingly bitter battle. Connor lands a left jab and a right cross. Dru has wrapped some of the chain around her right knuckles. She throws a right cross, pounding Connor with a heavily-mailed fist. The unexpectedly fearsome blow knocks Connor to the ground. Dru joins Angelus so they can double-team the Slayer.

Lorne opens the door and Wes, Gunn, Fred and Lindsey hobble inside. Wes, Gunn and Fred fall to the floor.

LORNE: Jeepers. You brave chipmunks are in worse shape than I thought. And the blood! Great Caesar's ghost, what did they do to you?

WES: Arrow in the back.

GUNN: Stake in the shoulder.

FRED: Bitten.

KELLY: Need to get you outta these clothes.

Kelly takes off Wesley's shirt and lies him down on his stomach. Wesley manages a roguish smile.

WES: Thank you. I suppose being injured does have its fringe benefits.

KELLY: You too, Charles.

WES: Though that does dampen the mood, somewhat.

Kelly pulls his t-shirt off, though this does require Gunn to raise both arms, and raising his right arm hurts quite a bit. She sits him down and has him leaning against the wall. On the other side of the room, Willow is just about finished with her spell, as Wes can tell from translating her Latin. Fred's sitting down, leaning against the door, feeling very light-headed and spaced-out. Kelly checks her pulse and blood pressure.

KELLY: What's your blood type? Fred, what's your blood type?

FRED: Blood type? I know this one. A-plus. Do I hafta go to the hospital?

KELLY: No. You'll be fine right here.

Lorne puts large gauze pads on Gunn's shoulder and Wesley's back to stanch the bleeding.

LINDSEY: Should I get the cooler from your car?

KELLY: Wait till Willow's done. No one's in any danger of dying.

Wesley hears Willow say some stuff that doesn't sound encouraging. She looks very angry, and starts to stammer and improvise. A few seconds later, she bangs her fists against the floor.

WILLOW: Dammit!! Dammit, dammit, dammit!

LORNE: What's wrong, honey?

WILLOW: Something's protecting him.

LINDSEY: I thought you took down all the barriers.

WILLOW: I did! Nothing's protecting his soul. But something's protecting his body. A charm. A talisman. Something. Until it's off, I'm useless.

LINDSEY: So it's something on his body.

LORNE: Where on his body?

Lorne and Lindsey look at each other and shudder.

KELLY: Guess we'll have to find out.

Kelly jumps down through the hole and lands on the sub-basement level. Lorne, with his baseball bat, and then Lindsey follow her lead. Angelus turns around when he hears Kelly's feet hit the floor. Connor is just getting up. Angelus hurls him into the back wall, which Connor's body hits when it's four feet off the ground. Kelly runs towards Angelus. She puts her hands on his chest. He grabs both her arms and looks down at her neck. He sees she's not wearing the crucifix. Though he'd desperately love to kill this woman who's caused him nothing but pain since the moment they met, Angelus suspects that he is being set up. With Kelly, there has always been a set-up. He pushes her away and to the floor, put not before Kelly's ripped open his black button-down shirt. Angelus decks her with a right hook. Lindsey immediately closes with him. Angelus knocks him on his back with a left hook. But right before he threw the punch, Lindsey reached his right hand out and grabbed hold of the necklace Angelus was wearing. Once Lindsey hits the ground, Angelus looks down at his chest. Then he looks at Lindsey, who's smiling and holding something in his right hand.

LINDSEY: It is the hand of a thief.

Angelus leaps at Lindsey, who tosses the necklace to Kelly. Standing against the wall, to Lindsey's right, is Lorne. As Angelus flies by, Lorne swings away, making contact with the back of Angelus's skull. Angelus falls on his face, temporarily knocked out. Lindsey backs out of Angelus's way just before he falls face-first to the floor. Kelly runs away, as does Lorne. Dru heard a bludgeoning. She pushes Connor with her left hand and Faith with her right, knocking them into opposite walls. Dru turns around and, to her horror, sees that Angelus was the one who got bludgeoned. She charges Lindsey. He rises to his feet, but doesn't have time to get away. Kelly and Lorne have already made good their escape. Dru stands over Angelus's body and picks Lindsey up. Connor runs at her from behind and tries to stake her with his left hand. Faith grabs Connor's left forearm with her right hand and grips it very tight. She looks at him with the utmost seriousness.

FAITH: Don't even think about it.

Connor hadn't noticed that Dru was about to kill Lindsey. If he staked her, Dru might still be able to snap his neck before she turned to dust. Dru looks Lindsey in the eyes.

DRU: Smart girl. Oies where oi can see them, children. Chop chop.

Faith comes round front. Connor keeps his stake against he back.

DRU: Be a good little boy and do what the Slayer tells you.

FAITH: Get over here, Connor.

CONNOR: What if it's a trick?

Dru tosses Lindsey 15 feet forward. Now that she's fulfilled her end of the bargain, Connor has a chance to stake Dru. She doesn't think he'd be that under-handed. She's wrong. However, before he gets a chance to drive the stake through her heart, Angelus wakes up and grabs Connor's legs, pulling him to the ground and pinning his shoulders down.

ANGELUS: You were gonna do it! That's my boy!!

Connor wanted to do what Angelus would have done in the same situation,not what Angel would have done. Faith kicks Dru in the chest. She falls backwards over Angelus while he's kneeling on top of Connor. Faith kicks Angelus in the ribs with her right foot. He rolls over and stands up to Dru's left. Connor gets up and stands to Faith's left.

ANGELUS: If I'm going, I'm taking both of you with me. Gonna make damn sure poor Angel won't be able to live with himself.

Angelus turns and runs. He takes a quick left into the stairwell. Dru follows right behind. Connor and Faith chase after them. They are a little confused. He threatens to kill them, then runs away? It doesn't seem to make sense.

Willow opens the door and lets Kelly and Lorne back inside. They both gasp for breath. Kelly holds out her left hand. Willow takes the necklace and looks at the red ruby medallion dangling from it.

WILLOW: I think we have a winner. Good job, Kel.

KELLY: [hands on knees, still catching her breath] Don't thank me.

Lindsey bangs on the outside of the door.

LINDSEY: Hey guys. It's me.

Lorne opens the door. Lindsey enters.

KELLY: Lindsey's the one who took it.

LINDSEY: Couldn'ta done it without her help. Couldn'ta got away without his.

WILLOW: Okay. Good job all around. This last part shouldn't take long. Just make sure we don't get any unwelcome visitors.

Angelus bounds up the stairs to the basement level, then up to the first floor. This move strikes everyone, including Dru, as odd. Once Angelus leaves the stairwell, he races into the lobby and picks up Cordy. Here clothes are covered in blood, she's unconscious. Angelus puts his left ear to her chest and can hear her heart beating. Connor and Faith come upstairs just in time to see this.

CONNOR: Cordy!!

Angelus turns his head to the left, glances at Connor and smiles. Faith is struck by the wholesale devastation she sees all around her. Dru stands in front of, but below, Connor and Faith. She picks up an iron reinforcing rod. Connor runs to his right, staying above Dru along the outer edge of the lobby. She swings for his knees. Connor leaps up and avoids the blow. Dru spins round and swings for Faith, who does a forward flip and leaps over Dru in an effort to get to Angelus. Dru hits her in the back with the rod, knocking Faith down. Connor is across the lobby and 30 feet away from Cordy. Angelus, who doesn't want to waste time draining her, is about to snap Cordy's neck. Connor picks up a concrete chunk about six inches in diameter and hurls it at Angelus. It slams into his skull, knocking Angelus down on his stomach. He lets go of Cordy and she falls on her back. Connor takes a slightly smaller concrete chunk in his hand and goes after Angelus, who is on his knees and reaching for Cordy's head. With two leaps, Connor goes across the lobby and grabs Angelus. They roll around several times. Angelus ends up on top, but Connor quickly strikes his ribcage with the concrete chunk in his left hand and does a reversal. He raises his left arm and tries to bash Angelus in the skull. Angelus blocks the blow with his right hand and struggles with Connor, who pins down Angelus's left wrist with his right hand. Angelus chuckles.

ANGELUS: So she drops a few pounds, no longer looks like a blimp, and all of a sudden you want her again?

An enraged Connor raises the stone to strike Angelus, put he knocks it away with his right hand and flips Connor over. Connor pushes Angelus off of him with his feet. Angelus somersaults and gets up near the wall by the front door. Connor charges him. Angelus lands a right cross, but Connor keeps coming and pushes Angelus up against the wall. Connor glances to the door a few feet in front of him and to his right.

CONNOR: You kill Cordy, we take this outside.

Angelus laughs.

ANGELUS: You're not strong enough to kill me. What do you think you are – a Slayer?

While Faith is down, Dru swings for her back. Faith rolls out of the way and stands up. Dru hits her in the left side of the rib cage with one end of the eight foot-long metal pole. She tries to hit Faith's right cheek with the other side of the pole. Faith grabs it with her right hand, then her left. Dru pulls the rod away and tosses it behind her. She hits Faith in the face with a right cross. Faith answers with a right hook, two left jabs and a left hook. She hits Dru with a straight left kick, then knocks her down with right roundhouse. Faith turns around, rushes over to Cordy, picks her up and runs back towards the stairs. Angelus sees this. Hurt by the insult, Connor tries to drag part of his father's body in front of the door to prove he's for real. Angelus overpowers Connor and hurls him through the shattered glass door. He lands in the sunlit courtyard. Angelus runs after Faith. Dru gets to her feet and does the same. When Faith gets to the basement, she kicks the door with her left foot.

FAITH: Open the goddamn door, now!!

Lorne opens. Faith tosses Cordy inside. She hears Angelus approaching from behind.

FAITH: Close it!!!

Lorne slams the door shut when Angelus is six feet away. Faith turns around, grabs the charging Angelus and pushes his back against the outside of the metal door. They exchange left crosses. Then Dru grabs both of Faith's arms from behind. Angelus goes to bite her. Faith does a quick backflip to escape the hold and ends up behind Dru. Dru knocks her away with a quick left elbow to the face. Connor shows up and stands to Faith's left, facing Dru. She grins at him. There's a twinkle in her eye.

DRU: Awl this running around makes a girl awful peckish.

Connor rushes Dru. She throws him behind her. Angelus goes after Faith with a sense of urgency. She blocks his left jab, but he connects with two quick right crosses. Faith answers with a right hook. Angelus knocks her into the wall with a left hook and a right uppercut. He grabs her shoulders and pushes her into the wall again, slamming the back of her head into the concrete.

ANGELUS: Quit trying to be the hero. It doesn't suit you.

Faith knocks Angelus's hands off her shoulders and pushes him away. She steps out from the wall and sends a straight right kick for his chin. Angelus avoids the blow.

FAITH: 'Kay. Once you quit playing the badass. Doesn't suit you.

To Faith, he's always be Angel the brave, compassionate Champion who saved her life and gave her a shot at redemption. Angelus swings for her head with a right hook. She ducks and tries a right hook kick for his head. Angelus blocks this, then blocks her left jab. He hits Faith his left and right crosses. She tries a right roundhouse for his head, but Angelus ducks and kicks her in the stomach with his right foot. He pounds her with a left hook, then knocks her into the wall with a left reverse kick to the chest. Before she has a chance to recover, Angelus pops her in the ribs with a right hook kick, then slaps her face with the back of his left hand. Faith moves leftwards, towards the side wall. She tries a straight right kick. Angelus backs out of the way, then knocks Faith into the corner with an unexpected right roundhouse kick. Angelus moves in and knocks her down with a right uppercut. Suddenly and inexplicably, he steps back ten feet and grimaces.

ANGELUS: No. Oh no. I'm not going back. Not this time.

Connor stands with his back to the door, for once waiting for Dru to attack. Connor's new-found caution leads Dru to believe he's losing heart. She steps forward and attacks. Connor blocks her right cross, but Dru lands a left uppercut to his stomach, follow by a right Rabbit Punch to his left kidney. This blow causes Connor to wince. Dru grabs his throat with her left hand and hits Connor's left kidney once again. Connor yelps in pain, then hits Dru's face with a left jab. He tries a right hook, but she steps back out of the way. Connor moves forward and lands a right kick to her chin. Dru holds out her hands and flutters her fingers, goading Connor to attack. He sweeps her legs with a right kick, putting Dru on her back. While on her back, Dru tries to sweep Connor's legs with her left foot. She succeeds, but as Connor falls to the ground, he grabs Dru's still-outstretched left foot with both hands. Once he's on the floor, Connor twists the foot ninety degrees clockwise, badly spraining and nearly breaking Dru's left ankle. If she wants to fight dirty, Connor is more-than-willing to respond in kind. Dru was not counting on this. She screams out in pain and reaches for Connor's left foot. He pulls both feet back and stands up. So does Dru. Connor is confident that he can quickly dispatch the hobbled Drusilla.

Faith hits Angelus with a right hook. He throws a right hook, which she blocks. Faith connects with a right jab. Angelus responds by landing a left jab. Angelus rushes in, grabbing Faith and pushing her into the back wall. He tries to bite the right side of her neck. Faith puts her left thumb in his right eye, forcing him to pull his head back. She hits him with a right jab. Angelus puts his right hand around her throat. Faith kicks his stomach twice with her right foot, but he holds onto her neck. Finally, she sends a left kick for his groin. He lets go and backs up after strangling Faith for eight seconds. Angelus takes a few more steps back and looks over his right shoulder.

ANGELUS: You're not taking me. Didn't I already tell you? Give it up, already!

Angelus goes back to his human face. This surprises him. He goes bumpy, but almost immediately his human face involuntarily returns. He does this again, with the same result. Faith stands back, a little confused. Inside the room, Willow struggles. She sits on the ground, looking determined and angry. Wesley can tell she's ad-libbing and repeating phrases, trying to overcome an unexpected obstacle. The others look worried as well. Angelus looks at Faith. He notices her staring at him, not with fear, or anger, but with concern. Watching a human being care for and worry about him is one of the most infuriating sites Angelus can witness.

ANGELUS: Hey Faithy! Aren't you a little too young and buxom to be a Watcher?

He kicks Faith in the stomach with his right foot, then grabs her t-shirt with his left hand. Angelus hits her face with three straight right crosses, causing Faith to fall to the ground. When he tries to kick her with his right foot, she sweeps out his left leg and stands up. Angelus kicks her left shin bone with his right toe, then gets to his feet. She hits Angelus in the head with a right hook kick. He nails her with a right cross, grunting as he throws the punch. The blow knocks her back into the wall. Faith barely manages to stay on her feet. She puts her hands up and gets ready for Angelus to attack again. Instead, he collapses to the ground. Inside the room, Willow also collapses, though without Angelus's theatrics.

Dru leaps at Connor, trying to get close and minimize his advantage in mobility. He lands a quick left jab, but Dru grabs him and pushes Connor's back against the door. She blocks his left and right punches, then growls as she head-butts him in the nose. Dru follows this up with a right cross. Connor responds with a right uppercut and a left hook. Dru staggers backwards. She can still put plenty of weight on her left foot, so she's hardly fighting on one leg. However, she can't do much in the way of footwork, which is why she wants to keep close to Connor. She blocks his right kick and left cross, landing a left hook of her own. Then she senses something has happened to Angelus. A look of horror spreads across her human face. Connor responds with a quick left jab, right hook and left roundhouse kick. As he spins during the roundhouse kick, Connor pulls out his stake with his right hand. A fraction of a second after landing the kick, he stabs for Dru's heart. Though reeling from his attack and appearing as if she is about to fall, Dru instinctively shoots her left hand across her chest and rips Connor's stake from his hand when the point is an inch from her skin. While taking the stake into her left hand, Dru knocks Connor down with a right cross. With Angelus down, Faith comes at Dru from behind, her stake in her right hand, ready to strike. As she runs towards Dru, and is about to stake her in the back, Dru swings her left hand behind her back and plunges Connor's stake into the left side of Faith's abdomen.

The sequence of moves (grabbing the stake, punching Connor, stabbing Faith), executed in the blink of an eye, catches Connor and Faith completely by surprise. Dru slaps Faith's face with the back of her left hand, turns her body to the side so Connor can see how badly Faith is wounded, then knocks Faith on her back with a left back kick. Dru goes bumpy and attacks while Connor is still wracked with guilt for causing Faith's potentially mortal wound. Dru hits him with a right cross. Connor staggers backwards and tries a left jab. She grabs his left forearm with her right hand. He quickly throws a right uppercut. She grabs his right fist with her left hand. Dru pushes Connor's back against the door and bites the right side of his neck. Connor cries out in pain and desperation. Drusilla's fangs pierce his carotid artery, and she rapidly drains him. Connor's eyes look up to the ceiling as his back slides down the door, until he is sitting on the ground. Inside, everyone is focused on Willow, who collapsed only seconds earlier. But even if they weren't distracted, it is unlikely the people would have heard Connor's muted cries for help through the three inch-thick metal door.

Faith struggles to her feet. She limps across the room and tries to stake Dru in the back with her right hand. Dru hears her approaching. Long ago, Angelus taught her that you don't drink with you eyes and ears, and therefore should use these senses to detect ambushes while feeding. She quickly spins around and reaches for the stake with her left hand. Faith astutely pulls it behind her back. Dru stands up, her lips covered with Connor's blood. Faith points her left index finger at her wound and manages a small smile.

FAITH: You thought this was enough to kill me? Shoulda known better, D.

Dru sends a right hook kick for Faith's stomach wound. Faith circles to her right and tries to get behind her opponent. Pivoting on her right foot, Dru turns around before Faith can outflank her. Faith now stands between Dru and the barely-conscious Connor, whose head is propped up against the metal door. Dru hits Faith with a left hook. When she throws a right jab, Faith steps to her right. She grabs Dru's left forearm with with her left hand, pivots around and stakes Drusilla in the back. Naturally, Dru looks stunned. Her face becomes human again. Connor stares up at her. He can't see the stake, but knows something momentous has happened to her. Drusilla lifts her eyes towards the ceiling.

DRU: Tomorrow . . . Nevermore.

Drusilla's flesh and bones turn to dust and fall to the floor, forming a small, pyramidal pile. As she disintegrates, Connor sees Faith. She drops to her knees, looking at Connor, blood trickling out of the right corner over her mouth. Connor passes out. Faith falls on her back. Lindsey opens the door. As it swings inward, the back of Connor's head hits the concrete. Lindsey sees Connor, Faith and Angel lying on their backs.

LINDSEY: Oh God. Oh God, no. No.

Lindsey walks towards Faith. Kelly and Lorne step out and view the destruction in stunned silence. Gunn, Wes and Fred get a look at what has happened. No one says a word. They are too shocked. It appears that they have triumphed. But at what cost?