"So how are we going to get in?" Dawn's voice was soft, and hesitant as she looked upwards at the frighteningly large and darkened Wolfram and Hart building that she and Connor planned to break into.

"I don't know," Connor admitted. "I guess going in through the basement and working our way up would be best."

"What?" Dawn exclaimed in surprise. "No magic tricks? No blueprints? No suction cup mittens for us to climb up the side of the building? Not even a harpoon gun or anything? You're not even wearing black clothing or a ski mask."

"Neither are you." Connor replied, blank faced. "And why would I wear a ski mask?"

"It's just how you're supposed to break into places, that's all." Dawn informed him. "We're going to get caught. Wolfram and Hart isn't the type of place where you just break a window and climb on in."

"On the contrary," Connor told her with a mischievous grin, "it's the best place to try it. Think about it, with all this high tech security who's going to notice a couple people breaking into a supply room window at ground level?"

"I sure hope you're right," Dawn murmured as the two of them snuck over to the window and broke the glass as quietly as they could. The two of them paused for a few agonizing seconds as they waited for alarms or bells to sound. When there was nothing, they relaxed slightly and climbed through the window, Connor first with Dawn in tow.

"That was the easy part," Connor mumbled. "Now, getting upstairs and getting this information and back out again? That's going to be a little more difficult."

"You don't have to tell me that!" Dawn said with a nervous laugh. "They probably have security cameras in every hallway! How are we ever going to get past them?"

"Well..." Connor looked around the supply room as if lost in thought. Then, suddenly his smile widened. "Look Dawn, air ducts! We can climb up into them and go right upstairs!"

"I feel like I'm in one of those action movies you know? Like Die Hard when Bruce Willis is in the building with the terrorists and has to climb up through the vents." Connor gave Dawn a look of confusion. She shrugged and looked over towards the vents. "I forgot, they didn't have movies in Quartoth did they?"

"Nope." Connor said as he lent Dawn his hands to help lift her up towards the air ducts. "Come on, we have to hurry. If we can make it to the elevator shafts, we should be able to ride the elevators all the way up to Lilah's office."

Dawn allowed herself to be lifted up to the ducts and was surprised to find that both she and Connor were able to fit into them.

"Guess this isn't just something that happens in the movies," she said to herself. The two of them crawled as fast as they could towards what Connor suggested was a panel that would give them access to the elevator shafts. He was right and within moments the two of them were sliding down metal poles and trying to find the top of an elevator that was heading up to Lilah's floor.

"Dawn, over here!" Connor exclaimed, motioning with his hand for her to follow. There was an elevator heading upwards in the right direction and Dawn managed to get there just in time to hop on top of it as the two of them rode the rest of the way in silence.

"So far so good," she mumbled to herself. Impulsively, Connor reached over to her and squeezed her hand in a gesture of reassurance. She smiled softly as his eyes seemed to speak to her, without his lips moving to accompany the message. We're going to make it Dawn, he said, I won't let anything happen to you.

They made it to Lilah's office surprisingly easily. As soon as they made sure she wasn't in there, the two of them pressed open the door and began to search both her filing cabinets and her computer. After a few moments, Dawn's voice whispered to Connor triumphantly.

"Connor I found it! A client file marked James Adamson."

"That's it," Connor replied grimly, "let's get out of here."

"I don't think so," Lilah's voice said from the doorway. The two of them looked up in horror as they noticed the two guards that flanked her. She grinned smugly. "Do you two really think we didn't see you coming? Honestly climbing through the air ducts? That is so Die Hard!"

"I told you," Dawn muttered angrily.

"You're not getting this back." Connor declared. Dawn clutched the file close to her chest and Connor moved to stand protectively in front of Dawn.

"Aren't you cute!" Lilah exclaimed with a small laugh. "We haven't formerly been introduced yet, but from the looks of you...the face, the eyes, the annoying sense of honor and foolish need to do-good, I would guess that you are Connor...Angel's mysteriously conceived son?"

"How did you..."

"And you must be related to that slayer that Angel threatened me with a few days ago. Dawn perhaps?"

"You know my name?" Dawn breathed, frightened, but slightly excited that a major bad guy seemed to know who she was.

"Oh I've done my homework," Lilah said with a nod. "You see my client is already unhappy with your level of interference. I wasn't about to let my own ignorance be the cause of that yet again. Now hand over my file and have the decency to die quietly please? I don't want to cause a scene."

"We're not giving you this file." Connor stated firmly. Again he moved close enough to Dawn to whisper in her ear. "When I make my move Dawn, I want you to run like hell and get out of this building OK? Use the elevator shafts like we did to get up here."

"Connor no! What are you..."

"Do as I say or we'll both die!" He whispered harshly. "Angel needs this file, and we have to get it to him. On my mark, I want you to run, OK?"

"I'm scared," she whispered, desperately wishing she could stay with him. He smiled grimly.

"I know, so am I, but just trust me OK? Meet me under the bridge a few blocks from here. I will get to you, I promise, just don't let yourself get caught. I couldn't bear it if I lost you, the way I lost..."

"Obviously you kids want to do this the hard way," Lilah seemed to sigh. She motioned to the two guards standing beside her. "Kill the children and make sure the file is not destroyed."

The two men nodded and began to step towards Connor and Dawn. Connor took a deep breath and smiled at the two flunkies headed towards him. If they wanted a fight, he would give them one. They didn't call him the Destroyer in Quartoth for nothing. Turning to nod at Dawn he lunged forward into his attackers, all the while preying she was able to get out safe.