INT-ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
WESLEY BUFFY and CORDILLIA stand at his desk, piled with books.
Wesley:
No luck?
Buffy:
Not exactly. I did find one of his messes. Killed a girl and apparently two cops. One of which happens to be missing. Any luck on your end?
Wesley:
There's no main mentionings of Isis. Well, at least not in the books that we own. I just wonder what could she be planning.
Buffy:
Um. I could call Giles, see what he can pull. You guys keep looking, in the mean time I'll try for Angel again.
INT-BASEMENT
A needle is seen being squeezed. Some blue liquid squirts out. The background unblurs to reveal the officer still chained up. Angel is the one holding the needle, he frowns at the man, then looks at the needle.
Angelus:
Do you know what this is?
(pausing)
Of course you don't. It's a mysitcal compound. Beautiful drug really. Keeps the heart pumping blood flowing. Keeps you alive.
He picks up another needle, filled with green.
Angelus:
This. This keeps you awake. SO, basically. I could take you apart piece by piece and make sure you stay awake and feel every bit of it.
(he laughs his usual sadistic laugh)
Isn't life grand?
He smiles and stabs the needle into his arm. Then followed by the blue.
Angelus:
Now. I think it's time for you to make your peace with God.
He moves to the table and picks up a rather large sledge hammer. Apparently he was serious about breaking his legs.
Officer #1:
Why should I? I've done nothing wrong.
Angelus:
You sure about that? I mean think. How many people have you killed? Shot? Wounded? Beaten? Proved that you can put the 'brutal' in police brutality.
Officer #1:
They were ...
Angelus:
People right? I mean I'm sure they didn't want to be shot as much as you don't want to be here with me?
(the cop opens his mouth)
Are you going to tell me that you didn't do anything wrong? You killed. As far as I'm concerned you're as bad as me. I mean I take lives without remorse. As do you. Do you ever think about how many children are going to be waiting for the rest of their lives for Daddy to come home?
Angelus looks at him. Slinging the sledgehammer over his shoulder
Angelus:
Do you have any children?
Officer:
A girl. 16.
Angelus:
You're lying to me aren't you?
The officer doesn't reply
Angelus:
Nice shot. Working at the guilt side of me. Nice. But sadly for you I don't have a conscious. So I forbear.
He puts the gag in his mouth. Angelus takes a step back and in complete baseball stance, swings the sledgehammer.
INT-ANGEL INVESTIGATIONS
GLADIAL has at last returned and has a book open in her hands
Gladial:
Let me get this straight. Angelus escaped, you guys have no idea where he is and he killed two, possibly three people since I was gone... which has been about 16 hours.
WESLEY shakes his head in shame.
CORDILLIA however calmly replies
Cordillia:
Pretty much.
Gladial scoffs
Gladial:
This is ridiculous.
Wesley:
I really really agree.
Gladial:
I need to find Isis.
Wesley:
Do you know what Isis is planning?
Gladial:
Something along the lines of over running the world with demons. So, I need to find Isis.
She turns and leaves.
INT-TEMPLE
AURORA still sits on ISIS'S THRONE watching ISIS sway, annoyed.
Aurora:
Shall I go fetch him?
Isis:
He'll come to us. Do not worry.
Aurora:
It's been hours. I'm growing impatient.
Aurora stands up
Aurora:
And that's not something that happens very often. I mean, being rendered paralized in a hell dimension for milenia. You learn to be really really patient. But this is really trying me. You know?
Isis:
I understand. But dear Aurora. I must wonder, how do you feel about my plan.
Aurora:
(annoyed)
You don't want to know.
Isis:
And how'd you go from good to evil?
Aurora:
Hmm. I guess it just over took me.
She slinks down the steps.
Aurora:
Power flowed through me. Darkness. But my dear sister Gladial, she didn't understand that never accepted it. But now. I want revenge for what she's done to me. I want evil to fill even the highest of dimensions. To reach her sacred home.
Isis:
All in due time. But now, let's turn our attention to our boy.