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The plan was set. Lindsey would help Angel break into the Wolfram and Hart's highly secure records room, so he could steal all the data they needed on Vanessa Brewer, as well as the three children she was assigned to assassinate next. Angel had gone to Gunn and asked him for some help, to which Gunn agreed readily

While Lindsey was in the building, acting normal and setting things up for Angel, Angel himself was in the sewers, using an oxy tank to cut a hole into the building, while waiting for the time that Gunn would arrive and help him in. Once he was done, Lindsey headed into the video room, talking to the guard there and watching on the video screens, while a vampire detecting demon sat nearby

"Whoo-WHOO!" Gunn cried, barging into the main office, "My God! They told me it was true, but I didn't believe them. Damn, here it is! Evil white folks really DO have a Mecca!"

Lindsey watched as Gunn began harassing all the lawyers, as a couple of his friends came in, carrying a large bundle. The demon sat up alert and began whistling, as Gunn and his friends unleashed the vampire. It ran around for a minute before getting staked. At that moment, Angel had already slipped into the building, as Lindsey watched. With the vampire dead, the guards began escorting Gunn and his friends out

"Oh sure, you can cater to the white man and to the dead man, but what about the black man??" Gunn demanded as he was escorted out

"I'll see you later," Lindsey said to the guard, after seeing that Angel had his card

Taking Lindsey's card, Angel was able to get into the highly secure records vault, after taking out the demon that guarded it easily, thanks to Wesley. Entering the vault, Angel began taking what he needed, before spying a scroll laying on a pedestal. He felt drawn to the scroll and grabbed it, just an alarm went off

"Damn"

Angel stuffed the scroll into the bag and took off, leaving Lindsey's card where he had picked it up, before jumping back down into the sewers and taking off back home. Meanwhile, Lindsey was trying to leave the building, but due to the alarm, was being ushered into an office with the rest of the lawyers, including Lilah and Lee, as Holland brought in a pair of mind readers

"I wonder what's going on," Lilah said, "Oh, this could be good. It's almost delicious"

"There's something wrong with you and you should have it checked out," Lindsey said, as the mind readers moved along before each lawyer

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"Well, this could be fun," Cordelia muttered, "Decrypting. I was never good at this computer stuff"

"Call Willow," Angel suggested, "She might be able to help"

"Angel, what's with this scroll?" Wesley asked

"Uh, I don't know. I just took it"

"Why?"

"Felt like it belonged to me. So I just took it"

"Hmm. I'll shall get onto it and start translating it then"

Meanwhile, Cordelia was on the phone to Willow, asking for help with decrypting the discs. And funnily enough, Willow had been decrypting discs all day as well. Wesley sat down on the couch and began reading the scroll, as Lindsey showed up, blood splattered on his face

"Well, we were just wondering when you would come back," Angel said, "What's with the blood?"

"It's not mine," Lindsey replied, "They shot Lee cause he was gonna go somewhere else, taking his client list with him"

"Uh-huh…uh-huh…uh-huh, yep, got it…yep, got it. Alright, thanks Willow"

Cordelia hung up and smiled, as Lindsey and Angel headed over to her to read the info they had just unlocked. Vanessa Brewer blinded herself at the age of 21 and travelled to a monastery, learning how to see with her heart, not her mind, enabling her to see in a different spectrum to humans. She was recruited by Wolfram and Hart not long after and was now to kill three young blind children who are part of a small prophecy, becoming a holy triumvirate, something that Wolfram and Hart didn't want them to become

"Alright, we've got the address. We should head over," Angel said, "Wesley, you go and meet with their teacher. He'll be at this address"

Wesley headed off, as Angel kissed Cordelia on her forehead, before leaving with Lindsey

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Angel and Lindsey arrived at the flat where the holy children were staying, finding the owner of the place lying on the couch, a bloody hole in his chest. Vanessa whirled away from the cowering children. Angel moved forth, but Vanessa smacked him aside with ease. Lindsey threw a punch, as Vanessa blocked him and threw him against the wall. Angel got up, punching Vanessa in the face, as she responded by cracking him in the jaw with her cane

"Lindsey, get the kids out of here," Angel called, scoring a punch to the face

Lindsey quickly ushered the three children out of the room, as Vanessa grabbed him and threw him onto the coffee table, as Angel kicked her in the back. He ducked her backhand, as Vanessa stabbed him in the chest, pinning him to the wall. Angel kicked her back, before removing the cane and snapping it in half. Vanessa swung her fist, but he dodged, before standing still, as Lindsey remained on the ground

Vanessa was trying to find Angel and Lindsey, but couldn't 'see' them, as Angel lunged and punched her in the face. Vanessa whirled around, unable to see him, as Angel readied himself for the next blow, punching her in the stomach, followed by a left hook, as he rolled past her and kicked her against the wall. Vanessa whirled around, as Angel grabbed the sharp end of the cane and impaled her on it

"Come on, let's go," he said to Lindsey, once he made sure Vanessa was dead

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Lindsey arrived back at Wolfram and Hart, heading into Holland's office, where he found his boss clearing out his desk

"Ah, Lindsey, you're back," Holland said, "And you brought back the disks. No doubt you made copies of them"

"I just want out," Lindsey said

"Well, you remember what we spoke about after Lee tragically departed from us? About how not every man knows where they truly belong? Well, I know that you belong here, Lindsey, with the rest of us. The choice is up to you"

"What are you doing?" Lindsey asked

"I'm moving on up," Holland replied, "This office is yours if you want it. Take it and stay or leave it and go. Your choice"

Holland smiled and grabbed his box, leaving the office, as Lindsey closed the doors after him, looking around at his new office, before sitting down at the desk

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"Angel, you should see this," Wesley said

He handed Angel the newspaper, as Cordelia read over his shoulder

"You're kidding me," Angel said, "After all we done for him"

"Apparently, he did it for a six-figure sum," Wesley said

The newspaper had a report of Lindsey receiving a promotion from Wolfram and Hart

"Just goes to show you can't change everybody," Cordelia said, "Some people are born corrupted"

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One month later…

Holland, Lindsey and Lilah watched as the ceremony progressed. A few 'holy' men were muttering spells and charms, circling an increasing flame, as a figure appeared amongst the fire. The flames died down, as the figure strode forth towards the three lawyers

"Greetings. I hope the journey went well," Holland said

"Is everything ready for the summoning?" Vocah asked

"Yes, except for the Nyazian scrolls," Lindsey said, "Which we regrettably lost to our foe"

"Which you helped him with," Lilah muttered

"We need the scrolls for the summoning and our enemy has them?" Vocah said, "This shouldn't have happened"

"Yes, well, there were occurrences that we didn't expect to happen," Holland said, "But rest assured, we'll get the scrolls"

"No. I will obtain the scrolls. In order to weaken our enemy, he needs to be severed from those close to him. Sever his connection to the Powers"

"I like him already," Lilah said to Lindsey

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