1 00:00:02,305 --> 00:00:05,138 CORDELIA: Previously: - I'm gonna have a son. 2 00:00:07,345 --> 00:00:08,983 [CRIES] 3 00:00:09,185 --> 00:00:11,415 I have a roommate. He's a ghost. 4 00:00:11,625 --> 00:00:13,661 FRED: When I see you and Cordelia sparring... 5 00:00:13,905 --> 00:00:17,500 ...it's only natural you and she will be drawn to one another. 6 00:00:17,665 --> 00:00:21,214 She doesn't choose to have a vision. The Powers send them. 7 00:00:21,385 --> 00:00:22,659 I look forward to my next vision. 8 00:00:22,825 --> 00:00:24,383 [SCREAMS] 9 00:00:25,185 --> 00:00:26,504 You gonna be okay? 10 00:00:26,665 --> 00:00:28,576 CORDELIA: These visions are killing me. 11 00:00:28,745 --> 00:00:32,135 If I lose the visions, I wouldn't be able to help you. 12 00:00:32,385 --> 00:00:33,659 You wouldn't need me. 13 00:00:35,945 --> 00:00:39,620 I'd just like to say thank you. 14 00:00:40,705 --> 00:00:44,015 You believed in me when no one else would. 15 00:00:44,305 --> 00:00:47,058 In my darkest hours, you were there for me... 16 00:00:47,225 --> 00:00:51,059 ...and that means more to me than you'll ever know. 17 00:00:51,225 --> 00:00:56,219 I guess what I'm really trying to say is, I love you. 18 00:00:57,785 --> 00:01:00,618 To all my fans, this is for you! 19 00:01:02,065 --> 00:01:04,260 Wow! That was just... 20 00:01:04,465 --> 00:01:07,741 Wow. And with the tears... 21 00:01:08,065 --> 00:01:10,295 I got chill bumps all up my arms. 22 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:14,422 Yep, that's the famous speech. 23 00:01:14,585 --> 00:01:17,019 Not that I'll ever use it, of course. 24 00:01:17,225 --> 00:01:22,015 Unless they start handing out awards for best slime and grime. 25 00:01:22,985 --> 00:01:26,421 Next time Angel decides to blow something up... 26 00:01:26,585 --> 00:01:29,179 ...he's cleaning his own scorch marks. 27 00:01:29,345 --> 00:01:31,939 GUNN: Ladies, less yammer and more scrub. 28 00:01:32,145 --> 00:01:34,022 My, Gunn... 29 00:01:34,185 --> 00:01:35,903 ...don't you look sterile. 30 00:01:36,905 --> 00:01:40,454 Couple more hours sniffing that cleanser, and I might be. 31 00:01:40,625 --> 00:01:42,183 You wanna trade jobs? 32 00:01:42,585 --> 00:01:46,464 Scrape up Wolfram and Hart's entrails off floor. Fred? 33 00:01:46,825 --> 00:01:49,703 You're screwed. 34 00:01:52,065 --> 00:01:53,418 - Wes back yet? CORDELIA: Nope. 35 00:01:53,585 --> 00:01:57,737 He's still picking up more extra-strength ick remover. 36 00:01:59,505 --> 00:02:01,814 ANGEL: Look who's up from his nap. 37 00:02:02,305 --> 00:02:04,023 Connor. 38 00:02:05,865 --> 00:02:09,460 Whoa, whoa. Dirty people not touching the baby. 39 00:02:09,705 --> 00:02:12,583 But pig-drinking bloodsuckers are okay? 40 00:02:12,785 --> 00:02:15,982 I meant that in a nice way. I'm washing my hands. 41 00:02:16,145 --> 00:02:18,215 I get first dibs on baby snuggles. 42 00:02:18,425 --> 00:02:22,304 Don't forget to get under your fingernails. Does she know? 43 00:02:23,905 --> 00:02:24,894 Where is she? 44 00:02:38,785 --> 00:02:41,219 [GROUP SINGING "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"] 45 00:02:51,625 --> 00:02:54,139 You guys, I can't believe you did this. 46 00:02:54,345 --> 00:02:58,020 Don't just stand there, blow out the candles, girl. 47 00:02:59,945 --> 00:03:01,378 GROUP: Yeah! 48 00:03:01,545 --> 00:03:05,094 - Did you make a wish? - I did. Jude Law was busy? 49 00:03:05,265 --> 00:03:06,618 How disappointing. 50 00:03:06,865 --> 00:03:11,620 - Guess you won't be wanting presents... - Oh, wanting. Wanting presents. 51 00:03:13,225 --> 00:03:16,581 - Do you want to hold the baby now? - Let me have him. 52 00:03:16,745 --> 00:03:23,059 Thank you. Oh, honey. 53 00:03:23,905 --> 00:03:25,304 I, uh... 54 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:28,738 I got you a little something. 55 00:03:30,105 --> 00:03:33,541 You didn't have to. You have enough to take care of. 56 00:03:33,745 --> 00:03:37,340 Well, I'm a champion. We do important stuff. 57 00:03:37,545 --> 00:03:41,379 - Who's more important than...? WESLEY: Forgive the wrapping. 58 00:03:41,585 --> 00:03:44,816 Some of us seem to have an addiction to tape. 59 00:03:45,025 --> 00:03:50,145 What a cruel dilemma. Presents or sweet little baby? 60 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:54,657 - Take the baby. - You choose gifts over my kid? 61 00:03:54,825 --> 00:03:58,022 Take the baby. Take the baby! 62 00:03:58,185 --> 00:03:59,857 [GROANS] 63 00:04:01,585 --> 00:04:04,053 It's a teenager. A girl. She's... 64 00:04:06,585 --> 00:04:08,621 [GIRL SCREAMS] 65 00:04:08,825 --> 00:04:10,019 WESLEY: Cordy! 66 00:04:12,865 --> 00:04:14,423 FRED: Is she all right? 67 00:04:16,905 --> 00:04:19,658 - I'm fine, you guys. ANGEL: Cordy? 68 00:04:19,905 --> 00:04:23,420 I'll be okay. I'm just... 69 00:04:23,745 --> 00:04:27,021 WESLEY: Can you hear me? ANGEL: Is she breathing? 70 00:04:27,185 --> 00:04:28,584 Dead? 71 00:04:34,665 --> 00:04:37,259 Birthday 72 00:05:22,065 --> 00:05:23,544 Oh, no. 73 00:05:23,705 --> 00:05:25,104 ANGEL: Take him. 74 00:05:25,265 --> 00:05:28,063 Come on, Cordy, wake up. It's all over. 75 00:05:28,225 --> 00:05:31,023 - Come back to us. CORDELIA: I haven't gone anywhere. 76 00:05:31,185 --> 00:05:32,300 ANGEL: Wake up. WESLEY: Is she...? 77 00:05:32,465 --> 00:05:34,296 GROUP: No! - I'm not? 78 00:05:34,465 --> 00:05:37,457 ANGEL: Her heart's beating. - Yes! 79 00:05:37,625 --> 00:05:41,095 - But if I'm not dead... - She's in a trance, or a coma. 80 00:05:41,265 --> 00:05:44,143 - Like hell I am! ANGEL: Let's get her to the couch. 81 00:05:44,305 --> 00:05:47,297 - Easy. Easy GUNN: All right. 82 00:05:49,825 --> 00:05:53,340 Okay, I get it. 83 00:05:53,505 --> 00:05:57,896 This is some kind of bizarre birthday present you guys cooked up. 84 00:05:58,185 --> 00:06:01,541 All right, joke's on me. Now put me back in my body. 85 00:06:03,305 --> 00:06:05,535 It was a vision, wasn't it? 86 00:06:05,705 --> 00:06:08,299 She started saying something about a girl and... 87 00:06:08,465 --> 00:06:12,378 That's right. She's in a house on Oak Street in Reseda. 88 00:06:12,545 --> 00:06:15,901 It feels like we have some time here, but... 89 00:06:16,065 --> 00:06:19,216 You can't hear me at all, can you? 90 00:06:19,385 --> 00:06:23,139 HOST: What's all the hubbub, bub? CORDELIA: Lorne. Thank God. 91 00:06:23,345 --> 00:06:29,261 If there's some weird other worldly thing going on, you'd still be able to... 92 00:06:29,425 --> 00:06:33,896 Oh, that's not good. Did anybody else just see that? 93 00:06:34,065 --> 00:06:37,580 - Jumping Judas, what happened? - We know she had a vision. 94 00:06:37,745 --> 00:06:40,703 There's a lot we don't know. She dropped this. 95 00:06:40,865 --> 00:06:43,140 Put that away. That's not important. 96 00:06:43,305 --> 00:06:45,216 FRED: Seltrax. - Oh, God. 97 00:06:45,385 --> 00:06:47,137 - What's Seltrax? - Nothing. 98 00:06:47,305 --> 00:06:49,660 It's a powerful migraine medication. 99 00:06:49,825 --> 00:06:54,182 GUNN: We should get her to a hospital. - So they can tell us there's no hope? 100 00:06:54,585 --> 00:06:59,181 Angel's right. Seltrax is potent, but it doesn't cause catatonia. 101 00:06:59,345 --> 00:07:02,143 I'm picking up some hard-core woo-woo vibes. 102 00:07:02,305 --> 00:07:05,103 This ain't medical, kids. It's mystical. 103 00:07:05,265 --> 00:07:07,904 There's so much we don't know. 104 00:07:08,065 --> 00:07:11,262 If she's taking a drug this powerful in secret... 105 00:07:11,425 --> 00:07:14,337 ...the visions are more damaging than she lets on. 106 00:07:14,505 --> 00:07:18,100 - This one must've overloaded her. - She'll come out of it. 107 00:07:18,265 --> 00:07:20,779 - She will! - lf it's a mystical problem... 108 00:07:20,945 --> 00:07:23,778 ...there's a mystical solution. - Great idea. 109 00:07:23,945 --> 00:07:28,894 - Gunn and Fred, go to Cordy's place. - No! Bad idea. Bad idea. 110 00:07:29,065 --> 00:07:31,738 See if she's been hiding anything. Wes? 111 00:07:31,905 --> 00:07:34,339 WESLEY: I'll hit the books. HOST: I'll take the peanut. 112 00:07:34,505 --> 00:07:37,144 Does nobody care that there is a girl in Reseda... 113 00:07:37,345 --> 00:07:41,702 ...that is about to be fed to a no-eyed, three-mouth monster? 114 00:07:41,865 --> 00:07:42,934 [WHISPERING] 115 00:07:43,105 --> 00:07:44,584 What? 116 00:07:46,945 --> 00:07:48,424 Hello? 117 00:07:50,945 --> 00:07:54,176 A message. I'll leave a message. 118 00:08:04,745 --> 00:08:07,054 I think Phantom Dennis expected the birthday girl. 119 00:08:07,225 --> 00:08:09,500 Hi, there. 120 00:08:09,665 --> 00:08:12,463 I know we haven't been formally introduced. 121 00:08:12,625 --> 00:08:16,504 I'm not sure how to introduce myself to someone who's... 122 00:08:16,665 --> 00:08:20,544 ...you know, former. But, I'm Fred. 123 00:08:20,705 --> 00:08:22,616 It's nice to meet you. 124 00:08:22,945 --> 00:08:25,413 Fred, you are so cool. 125 00:08:26,945 --> 00:08:29,584 I think we should tell him. 126 00:08:29,745 --> 00:08:31,144 Okay. 127 00:08:32,385 --> 00:08:34,216 You might wanna... 128 00:08:34,385 --> 00:08:36,501 Do ghosts sit down? 129 00:08:37,505 --> 00:08:40,019 Wesley. Wesley. 130 00:08:40,185 --> 00:08:42,301 Wesley! Yoo-hoo! 131 00:08:42,465 --> 00:08:47,539 But if she's in the astral plane, she could be here, unable to communicate. 132 00:08:47,705 --> 00:08:51,903 CORDELIA: Yeah, here. Unable to communicate. 133 00:08:55,945 --> 00:08:58,937 CORDELIA: "Astral Projection." I should read up. 134 00:08:59,505 --> 00:09:01,575 Wait, don't turn... 135 00:09:01,745 --> 00:09:04,782 - It doesn't make any sense. GUNN: What doesn't? 136 00:09:04,945 --> 00:09:06,537 It's all... 137 00:09:07,345 --> 00:09:08,937 ...normal. 138 00:09:09,785 --> 00:09:12,140 - And that's wrong? - No. 139 00:09:13,345 --> 00:09:17,384 What's wrong is you picking through Cordy's personal... 140 00:09:18,345 --> 00:09:20,063 ...support things. 141 00:09:20,225 --> 00:09:21,704 What, this? 142 00:09:21,865 --> 00:09:24,425 Come on, you never hid anything in your underwear drawer? 143 00:09:24,585 --> 00:09:29,534 I don't know. I mean, for five years I didn't even have... 144 00:09:30,505 --> 00:09:33,656 Can we not talk about my underwear, please? 145 00:09:33,825 --> 00:09:35,656 And put that down. 146 00:09:37,185 --> 00:09:40,143 If Cordy was taking something like Seltrax... 147 00:09:40,305 --> 00:09:42,944 ...she'd have tried other stuff first. 148 00:09:43,105 --> 00:09:46,495 But there's not even any aspirin in here. 149 00:09:50,305 --> 00:09:53,024 I think he's protecting her. 150 00:09:57,585 --> 00:09:59,257 Phantom Dennis? 151 00:09:59,425 --> 00:10:03,100 Listen, we would never ask you to betray Cordelia... 152 00:10:03,265 --> 00:10:06,701 ...but we need to see whatever she's been hiding... 153 00:10:06,865 --> 00:10:12,622 Unless you so hype on the ghosting life that you want her to join you. 154 00:10:20,145 --> 00:10:24,536 FRED: You looked through the underwear drawer first, didn't you? 155 00:10:25,145 --> 00:10:27,215 The date on this prescription... 156 00:10:27,385 --> 00:10:29,945 ...it's from a year ago. 157 00:10:35,905 --> 00:10:42,253 Cordy, look, I know you can't hear me, but there's something I have to say. 158 00:10:47,785 --> 00:10:50,538 You really piss me off, you know that? 159 00:10:50,705 --> 00:10:54,584 I thought we trusted each other, but you've been lying. MRls? 160 00:10:54,745 --> 00:10:57,578 CAT scans? It's been going on for over a year? 161 00:10:58,025 --> 00:11:01,540 Why couldn't you let me in? I could've helped you. 162 00:11:02,785 --> 00:11:05,936 - God, you make me so furious. CORDELIA: You're furious? 163 00:11:06,105 --> 00:11:11,338 I get body-jacked on my birthday, and you're the one that's furious? 164 00:11:13,225 --> 00:11:14,738 HOST: Knock-knock. 165 00:11:15,225 --> 00:11:17,500 - How is she? - The same. 166 00:11:17,665 --> 00:11:19,621 - You ready? HOST: As I'll ever be. 167 00:11:19,785 --> 00:11:21,218 CORDELIA: For what? 168 00:11:22,345 --> 00:11:25,781 - What's he gonna do? - I wish I'd brought my helmet. 169 00:11:25,945 --> 00:11:28,618 Last time I got blown across the room. 170 00:11:28,785 --> 00:11:31,504 Oh, God, please let this work. 171 00:11:39,105 --> 00:11:41,778 Cordelia, are you there? 172 00:11:41,945 --> 00:11:44,778 It's me, Lorne. I'm here. 173 00:11:45,865 --> 00:11:48,060 - Cordelia? - Yes! 174 00:11:48,225 --> 00:11:51,103 171 Oak Street. 175 00:11:51,745 --> 00:11:54,464 Can you hear me? Lorne? 176 00:11:57,505 --> 00:11:59,973 - What? - Cordelia's not in there. 177 00:12:00,145 --> 00:12:04,696 - She's just gone. - I'm standing right in front of you. 178 00:12:04,865 --> 00:12:06,821 [WHISPERING] 179 00:12:07,985 --> 00:12:12,456 - Listen, I'm afraid. - No. This isn't gonna happen. 180 00:12:12,625 --> 00:12:16,459 I don't care how many favors you call in or gods you cross. 181 00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:20,618 You're connected to The Powers That Be. Find me a way to talk to them. 182 00:12:20,785 --> 00:12:23,936 Angel, honey, it's not that easy. 183 00:12:24,105 --> 00:12:28,656 Contacting The Powers is a muddy, not to mention dangerous, area. 184 00:12:28,825 --> 00:12:31,817 But this is a bit much to ask. 185 00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:33,976 I'm not asking. 186 00:12:55,265 --> 00:12:56,493 [SNORES] 187 00:13:00,585 --> 00:13:02,143 CORDELIA: Finally! 188 00:13:03,185 --> 00:13:07,463 Okay, Wes, let's hope your books know what they're talking about. 189 00:13:18,545 --> 00:13:22,015 [GROANS] 190 00:13:39,385 --> 00:13:41,023 [WHISPERING] 191 00:13:45,865 --> 00:13:46,934 [CORDELIA SCREAMS] 192 00:13:50,145 --> 00:13:55,139 Listen up, whatever you are! You can't scare me. 193 00:13:55,385 --> 00:13:58,058 WESLEY: Angel. I just... 194 00:13:58,665 --> 00:14:03,261 - Why are you on the floor? - I had this dream that Cordy was here. 195 00:14:03,425 --> 00:14:07,213 She was trying to tell me something. Something important. 196 00:14:07,385 --> 00:14:11,014 - Yes, and, and... - It's weird. 197 00:14:11,585 --> 00:14:15,863 How are you a champion? In what way are you a champion? 198 00:14:16,025 --> 00:14:19,301 Fred studied Cordy's CAT scans. The news isn't good. 199 00:14:19,465 --> 00:14:22,855 They show widespread neuroelectrical deterioration. 200 00:14:23,025 --> 00:14:27,064 - That's just a fancy way of saying... - She's dying. 201 00:14:31,665 --> 00:14:34,259 I think I like the fancy way better. 202 00:14:34,425 --> 00:14:36,700 I'm working on the mystical aspect. 203 00:14:36,865 --> 00:14:40,414 Trance states, astral projection, spiritual possession. 204 00:14:40,585 --> 00:14:43,338 But so far, I haven't been able to... 205 00:14:44,105 --> 00:14:48,383 Why don't you take a break? I'll watch her and Connor. 206 00:14:52,345 --> 00:14:54,495 CORDELIA: I'm not ready yet. 207 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:06,974 No. 208 00:15:17,345 --> 00:15:19,939 Hey. How's it going? 209 00:15:26,745 --> 00:15:28,303 You're... 210 00:15:30,225 --> 00:15:32,659 You're Death? 211 00:15:33,745 --> 00:15:35,975 You've come to take me. 212 00:15:38,065 --> 00:15:40,135 Kidding. I'm Skip. 213 00:15:41,385 --> 00:15:46,095 You're Cordelia Chase, right? Sorry it took me so long... This you? 214 00:15:50,025 --> 00:15:55,145 Most people's spiritual shapes tend to be an idealized version of themselves. 215 00:15:55,305 --> 00:16:00,174 Straighten the nose, lose the gray. Sort of a self-esteem kind of thing. 216 00:16:00,345 --> 00:16:01,937 You're pretty confident. 217 00:16:02,105 --> 00:16:05,893 What is this? Who are you? What the hell is going on?! 218 00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:08,056 You got questions. I get that. 219 00:16:08,225 --> 00:16:11,183 I'll answer them. But we gotta get out of here. 220 00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:15,702 But why? Here's good. I feel comfortable here. I like here. 221 00:16:15,865 --> 00:16:21,064 But you see, there's a slight problem. You don't belong here anymore. 222 00:16:21,665 --> 00:16:23,974 - Because I'm dead? - Not yet. 223 00:16:24,985 --> 00:16:27,658 But you will be, very soon. 224 00:16:27,825 --> 00:16:30,862 Unless you come with me. 225 00:16:34,025 --> 00:16:37,574 Well, I'll follow you on one condition. 226 00:16:37,745 --> 00:16:40,657 Tell my friends about this vision that I had. 227 00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:45,945 Sorry, no can do. I'm not a messenger, I'm just a guide. 228 00:16:51,185 --> 00:16:54,382 - I don't want to die. - So don't. 229 00:17:02,585 --> 00:17:04,541 FRED: That's from eight months ago. 230 00:17:04,705 --> 00:17:07,742 The red spots, or what they call hot areas... 231 00:17:07,905 --> 00:17:11,693 ...are what you'd expect from a healthy, functioning brain. 232 00:17:11,905 --> 00:17:16,695 - This one is dated one month ago. - Cordy's doctors couldn't explain it. 233 00:17:17,185 --> 00:17:23,135 See, green is a cold color, usually signifying dead areas of the cerebrum. 234 00:17:23,305 --> 00:17:27,901 - Normally, you wouldn't see that... - Unless the person was a cucumber. 235 00:17:28,065 --> 00:17:30,295 How could we not know? 236 00:17:30,745 --> 00:17:34,863 For the love of God, somebody get me a Sea Breeze. 237 00:17:35,025 --> 00:17:38,540 - Lorne, what happened? - I can't really talk about it. 238 00:17:38,705 --> 00:17:41,094 Then how we supposed to find them? 239 00:17:41,265 --> 00:17:44,462 I mean, I can't talk about it. They cast a spell. 240 00:17:44,625 --> 00:17:48,584 I went down to the... See? 241 00:17:48,745 --> 00:17:53,102 - Did you get the information? - Why, yes. My horn should grow back. 242 00:17:53,265 --> 00:17:55,733 So kind of you to be concerned. 243 00:17:56,265 --> 00:17:59,302 Well, they didn't say I couldn't write it. 244 00:18:00,585 --> 00:18:03,736 All kidding aside, this isn't to be taken lightly. 245 00:18:03,905 --> 00:18:07,864 Only a champion can deal with the Conduit. Even then, you... 246 00:18:08,025 --> 00:18:10,300 I'll keep that in mind. 247 00:18:15,945 --> 00:18:17,583 Is this...? 248 00:18:18,625 --> 00:18:21,617 - This is a mall. SKIP: We figured you'd be comfortable. 249 00:18:21,785 --> 00:18:23,184 CORDELIA: We? - The Powers That Be. 250 00:18:23,345 --> 00:18:27,657 The Powers That Be popped me out of my body and sent me to a mall? 251 00:18:27,825 --> 00:18:32,103 This is more a construct of a mall. You know, like in The Matrix. 252 00:18:32,265 --> 00:18:34,733 - You saw The Matrix? - Love that flick. 253 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:38,215 When Trinity's all, "Dodge this," and the agent... 254 00:18:38,385 --> 00:18:42,424 And I'm not really instilling any awe anymore, am I? 255 00:18:42,745 --> 00:18:44,463 Why did you bring me here? 256 00:18:44,625 --> 00:18:47,935 To give you a choice. But we'll get to that later. 257 00:18:48,105 --> 00:18:51,336 There's something I want you to see. 258 00:18:54,745 --> 00:18:56,576 Oh, my God. 259 00:18:57,465 --> 00:18:59,103 Doyle. 260 00:19:03,385 --> 00:19:06,183 That's what happened. Big, cosmic whoops. 261 00:19:06,505 --> 00:19:09,019 Doyle wasn't meant to give you visions. 262 00:19:09,265 --> 00:19:14,055 - Then why did The Powers let him? - They usually catch that sort of thing. 263 00:19:14,225 --> 00:19:18,104 What they didn't count on were his feelings for you. 264 00:19:18,785 --> 00:19:24,815 You mean, Doyle gave me the visions because he loved me? 265 00:19:24,985 --> 00:19:29,058 I can't answer that. I can tell you that it was a mistake. 266 00:19:31,105 --> 00:19:33,983 I thought The Powers That Be knew everything. 267 00:19:34,145 --> 00:19:36,579 Life and death, they got a handle on. 268 00:19:36,745 --> 00:19:40,579 Who someone chooses to love, well, that's just free will. 269 00:19:40,745 --> 00:19:44,863 You see, Cordelia, the visions are an ancient powerful force. 270 00:19:45,025 --> 00:19:47,255 Only demons can withstand them. 271 00:19:47,425 --> 00:19:51,862 I've had them for more than two years. Doesn't that mean I'm strong? 272 00:19:52,025 --> 00:19:56,462 Strong, yes. Demon, no. Just ask Tammy here. 273 00:19:57,585 --> 00:20:00,383 - Tammy where? - Hello, miss. 274 00:20:01,065 --> 00:20:04,978 This is Tammy. She had the visions back in... 1630? 275 00:20:05,145 --> 00:20:09,457 Aye. Had them well nigh on a year. And a hellish year it was too. 276 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:13,777 Town fathers called me a witch. Wanted to burn me at the stake. 277 00:20:13,945 --> 00:20:19,065 - They killed you because you had visions? - No, miss. They didn't have to. 278 00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:23,864 Last vision I had blew out the back of me skull. 279 00:20:25,465 --> 00:20:28,025 Humans wasn't meant to have the visions. 280 00:20:28,185 --> 00:20:31,939 If you want my advice, you'll listen to our man Skip here. 281 00:20:32,105 --> 00:20:36,576 - He won't steer you wrong, this one. - Oh, get out of here. 282 00:20:37,025 --> 00:20:40,620 Really. Get out. I've got work. 283 00:20:42,505 --> 00:20:44,177 You okay? 284 00:20:50,665 --> 00:20:51,734 [WHISPERING] 285 00:20:51,905 --> 00:20:53,577 [ANGEL SCREAMS] 286 00:20:55,585 --> 00:20:56,859 ANGEL: Thanks, Lorne. 287 00:20:57,025 --> 00:21:02,383 VOICES: It is come. The champion has come. Come for what? 288 00:21:02,545 --> 00:21:06,663 Answers not to be had. Death is certain. 289 00:21:06,825 --> 00:21:09,259 Death awaits. 290 00:21:09,745 --> 00:21:12,862 - I wanna talk to the Conduit. - We are the Conduit. 291 00:21:13,025 --> 00:21:17,143 The gateway, the all-times, the ever. It wishes to speak to us. 292 00:21:17,305 --> 00:21:19,865 Yes, it does. You gonna show yourselves? 293 00:21:20,025 --> 00:21:23,859 We are unseen, formless. It speaks unknowing. Send it away. 294 00:21:24,025 --> 00:21:28,496 I'm not going anywhere till I get my message to The Powers That Be. 295 00:21:28,745 --> 00:21:33,819 My friend Cordelia has visions given to her by The Powers. 296 00:21:35,425 --> 00:21:40,863 They're killing her. I want The Powers to take them back. 297 00:21:41,825 --> 00:21:44,897 Let her go. She's suffered enough. 298 00:21:46,185 --> 00:21:47,584 Suffering. 299 00:21:48,585 --> 00:21:50,576 Does it know suffering? 300 00:21:52,025 --> 00:21:53,936 Yes, it does. 301 00:21:56,145 --> 00:22:00,502 The Powers owe nothing. Send it away. Send it away. 302 00:22:00,665 --> 00:22:02,860 I'm not finished. 303 00:22:03,225 --> 00:22:06,535 SKIP: Ever had the vague sensation you left the oven on? 304 00:22:06,705 --> 00:22:10,698 Or that you were supposed to call someone, you just forgot who? 305 00:22:10,865 --> 00:22:14,744 Have you ever felt that way about your acting career? 306 00:22:14,905 --> 00:22:20,263 - I don't have an acting career. - Which brings me to my next point. 307 00:22:22,785 --> 00:22:24,457 I remember that night. 308 00:22:24,625 --> 00:22:28,300 SKIP: You'd been in L.A. a few months, things were lean... 309 00:22:28,465 --> 00:22:30,501 ...and who should you run into? 310 00:22:32,025 --> 00:22:35,859 Your life changed that night, in ways you couldn't imagine. 311 00:22:36,025 --> 00:22:38,903 Indescribably painful ways, you'll agree. 312 00:22:39,065 --> 00:22:42,944 Now, what if the play ran a little different? 313 00:22:43,105 --> 00:22:46,939 You're on the sideline, here, talking to wannabe moguls. 314 00:22:47,105 --> 00:22:52,338 Angel is downfield here. Instead of cutting to the middle to meet him... 315 00:22:52,505 --> 00:22:55,099 ...what if you'd been forced to counter? 316 00:22:55,265 --> 00:22:58,416 What if this guy, a very powerful talent agent... 317 00:22:58,665 --> 00:23:02,294 ...flanks you and drew you offsides? What would happen? 318 00:23:02,465 --> 00:23:06,617 - I'd score a touchdown? - Metaphorically speaking, heck yeah. 319 00:23:08,065 --> 00:23:13,344 Inside every living thing there is a connection to The Powers That Be. 320 00:23:13,505 --> 00:23:15,894 Call it instinct, intuition. 321 00:23:16,065 --> 00:23:19,296 Deep down, we all know our purpose in this world. 322 00:23:19,625 --> 00:23:22,901 Are you saying I was meant to be an actress? 323 00:23:23,065 --> 00:23:28,537 No. I'm saying you were meant to be an incredibly famous and wealthy actress. 324 00:23:29,105 --> 00:23:33,735 - The Powers That Be can make it happen. - They can turn back time? 325 00:23:33,905 --> 00:23:38,899 They don't go for that much. Think of it as writing over history. 326 00:23:39,105 --> 00:23:42,063 You could live the life you've always wanted. 327 00:23:42,465 --> 00:23:48,540 No monsters, no visions, no dying. Well, not for a long time, anyway. 328 00:23:48,705 --> 00:23:50,900 But no Angel. 329 00:23:52,145 --> 00:23:54,818 Cordelia, I want you to listen to me. 330 00:23:54,985 --> 00:23:58,819 If you go back inside your body, you won't wake up. 331 00:23:58,985 --> 00:24:03,342 You will lie there, unable to move, unable to speak... 332 00:24:03,505 --> 00:24:07,134 ...until the next vision hits you and then you will die. 333 00:24:07,585 --> 00:24:09,940 But that's not fair. 334 00:24:10,505 --> 00:24:15,135 How will Angel know to save that girl if I don't tell him where she is? 335 00:24:15,305 --> 00:24:17,182 He needs me. 336 00:24:20,545 --> 00:24:22,661 Let's go in here. 337 00:24:25,745 --> 00:24:30,182 VOICES: Its pleas are pointless. Her path is chosen. We will not interfere. 338 00:24:30,345 --> 00:24:33,701 She's not strong enough to handle the visions. 339 00:24:33,865 --> 00:24:38,302 - It speaks and does not listen. - No, you're not listening! 340 00:24:38,465 --> 00:24:43,698 Cordelia's not a champion. She's a rich girl who likes to play superhero. 341 00:24:44,145 --> 00:24:49,538 She doesn't have what it takes to do this. Don't The Powers get that? 342 00:24:50,145 --> 00:24:54,343 Stop whispering and listen to me, damn it! She's weak. 343 00:24:54,505 --> 00:24:57,702 Skip, get me out of here, now. 344 00:24:59,265 --> 00:25:01,221 You're killing her. 345 00:25:02,065 --> 00:25:07,378 She's unconscious, and she's alone. Who knows if she's in pain? 346 00:25:07,545 --> 00:25:10,821 It is angry. It is afraid. 347 00:25:13,745 --> 00:25:17,021 I'm more afraid of her dying than she is. 348 00:25:18,225 --> 00:25:19,897 What is that? 349 00:25:21,705 --> 00:25:24,503 Cordelia, are you sure? 350 00:25:24,665 --> 00:25:27,498 You gave me a choice, so I'm choosing. 351 00:25:27,665 --> 00:25:32,022 Okay, kid, here goes. I'm gonna make you a star. 352 00:25:35,865 --> 00:25:37,981 ANNOUNCER: And now, ladies and gentlemen... 353 00:25:38,145 --> 00:25:41,217 ... the two-time Emmy-winning star of our show... 354 00:25:41,385 --> 00:25:46,664 ... the gal with the million-dollar smile, Cordelia Chase! 355 00:25:47,705 --> 00:25:49,741 [CROWD CHEERING] 356 00:26:02,305 --> 00:26:03,658 CORDELIA: One, two, three, four. 357 00:26:39,985 --> 00:26:41,737 MAN: Great show, Cordy. - Thanks. 358 00:26:41,905 --> 00:26:44,658 There are stars and there are stars, then there is you. 359 00:26:44,825 --> 00:26:47,180 Am I paying you enough? 360 00:26:47,345 --> 00:26:49,256 - Well... - Good. What's cooking? 361 00:26:49,425 --> 00:26:53,464 You got a costume fitting. Producers want to run ideas by you. 362 00:26:53,625 --> 00:26:55,422 Hi. What's your name? 363 00:26:55,585 --> 00:26:58,941 We wanna record that breast cancer PSA next week. 364 00:26:59,105 --> 00:27:02,541 No, make it tomorrow. Do you ever get that feeling... 365 00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:06,493 ...you should be doing something, but you can't remember what? 366 00:27:06,665 --> 00:27:09,338 No. I'm organized. That's why you pay me well. 367 00:27:09,505 --> 00:27:13,180 - But with the holidays coming... - I have to go, I'm sorry. 368 00:27:13,345 --> 00:27:17,623 I want something. Hypo-something... Hypothermia... 369 00:27:17,785 --> 00:27:20,538 Get ice water in Miss Chase's dressing room. 370 00:27:20,705 --> 00:27:22,297 - That's not it. - Canceling. 371 00:27:22,465 --> 00:27:26,140 - Hyper... Hyperbaric? - Josh, make it an oxygen tent. 372 00:27:26,305 --> 00:27:27,784 - That's not it. - Canceling. 373 00:27:27,945 --> 00:27:29,856 - Hyperion! That's it. - The hotel. 374 00:27:30,025 --> 00:27:33,654 - I want to go there. - Terrific. When would...? Now? 375 00:27:33,825 --> 00:27:35,656 Without an entourage of me? 376 00:27:35,825 --> 00:27:38,544 I'll call them. Josh, car, side door, now. 377 00:28:03,665 --> 00:28:07,021 - Hi. Excuse me. - Yes? Can we help...? 378 00:28:07,185 --> 00:28:12,339 Oh, Miss Chase. How can you help me? How can I help...? Wait. 379 00:28:12,505 --> 00:28:13,938 How can we help you? 380 00:28:14,105 --> 00:28:17,654 I believe my assistant made a reservation. 381 00:28:17,825 --> 00:28:20,464 Ah, the luxury suite. 382 00:28:20,625 --> 00:28:23,662 I will take you right up to my room. 383 00:28:24,185 --> 00:28:26,858 Your room, I meant. 384 00:28:27,425 --> 00:28:30,462 Welcome to the Hyperion. 385 00:28:33,745 --> 00:28:36,384 Here we are, Miss Chase. 386 00:28:36,545 --> 00:28:39,662 The luxury suite. 387 00:28:43,305 --> 00:28:44,784 No. 388 00:28:47,265 --> 00:28:48,857 This one. 389 00:28:50,345 --> 00:28:51,983 I want this one. 390 00:28:52,145 --> 00:28:56,184 But that's a... That's a standard, Miss Chase. 391 00:28:56,345 --> 00:28:59,382 - Hardly fitting for someone of your... - Open it. 392 00:28:59,545 --> 00:29:01,342 Yes, certainly. 393 00:29:33,705 --> 00:29:36,583 - This wallpaper...? - Ah, yes. 394 00:29:36,745 --> 00:29:41,341 Designed by renowned artist Jacques Latour. 395 00:29:43,545 --> 00:29:46,935 Remodeling... Yes, uh... 396 00:29:53,185 --> 00:29:58,179 I hate that wallpaper. That's bad, bad wallpaper. 397 00:30:01,585 --> 00:30:03,940 171 Oak. 398 00:30:05,425 --> 00:30:07,302 Where is that? 399 00:30:17,185 --> 00:30:20,018 Oh, hi. I'm really sorry to bother you... 400 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:24,064 Oh, my God. You're Cordelia Chase. 401 00:30:24,265 --> 00:30:28,258 - Oh... - You're... Cordy. 402 00:30:28,425 --> 00:30:29,699 Yeah, hi. 403 00:30:29,865 --> 00:30:34,655 Listen, I know you don't know me, but would you mind if I...? 404 00:30:34,825 --> 00:30:39,216 - Oh, please, come in. - Okay, thanks. 405 00:30:44,185 --> 00:30:47,575 I'm Cynthia. Cynthia York. 406 00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:53,217 And I love your show. Like, love-love. 407 00:30:53,385 --> 00:30:56,343 You are just... You are my idol, Cordy. 408 00:30:56,505 --> 00:31:00,737 I want to be just like you, and have my own design firm, and... 409 00:31:01,385 --> 00:31:05,424 Wait a second. What are you doing in Reseda? 410 00:31:05,665 --> 00:31:10,136 Yeah. Good question. 411 00:31:11,025 --> 00:31:17,544 This is gonna sound a little bizarre, but is everything okay here? 412 00:31:17,705 --> 00:31:21,618 Nothing bad's happened, has it? 413 00:31:22,225 --> 00:31:27,982 - My dad left us a couple months ago. - Oh, honey, I'm sorry. 414 00:31:28,465 --> 00:31:30,342 Is your mom here? 415 00:31:32,265 --> 00:31:35,575 - She's up in Ojai, visiting friends. - Oh. 416 00:31:36,865 --> 00:31:38,423 Well... 417 00:31:39,625 --> 00:31:40,853 That's... 418 00:31:41,025 --> 00:31:42,856 Well, okay, then. 419 00:31:43,025 --> 00:31:44,219 CYNTHIA: Hey. 420 00:31:45,265 --> 00:31:47,859 You wanna see something cool? 421 00:31:48,505 --> 00:31:49,904 Sure. 422 00:31:56,545 --> 00:31:59,013 CYNTHIA: It's a retrieval spell. 423 00:31:59,185 --> 00:32:03,178 I'm gonna make my dad come back and live with us again. 424 00:32:03,425 --> 00:32:06,064 I'm pretty sure I did everything right... 425 00:32:06,225 --> 00:32:11,822 ...though I spilled Diet Coke on the book I was using and had to improvise. 426 00:32:12,585 --> 00:32:14,382 Pretty cool pentagram, huh? 427 00:32:14,545 --> 00:32:16,456 CORDELIA: Cynthia? 428 00:32:16,625 --> 00:32:19,583 I think we should get out of here before... 429 00:32:21,465 --> 00:32:22,818 [GROWLS] 430 00:32:22,985 --> 00:32:25,419 - That happens. - Oh, my God! 431 00:32:29,905 --> 00:32:32,703 Go, Cynthia! Go on, get out of here. Go! 432 00:32:45,185 --> 00:32:46,777 - Get the girl. GUNN: Let's go. 433 00:32:47,105 --> 00:32:48,220 Outside. 434 00:32:50,185 --> 00:32:53,382 What are you doing here, and what happened to your arm? 435 00:32:53,545 --> 00:32:54,978 Look out. 436 00:33:13,185 --> 00:33:16,302 So you, like, kill things now. 437 00:33:16,465 --> 00:33:20,583 Last time I saw you, you just kind of fainted in front of them. 438 00:33:20,745 --> 00:33:23,054 Cordelia, why on earth are you here? 439 00:33:23,225 --> 00:33:26,456 I know, Reseda. It's the ninth circle of hell... 440 00:33:26,625 --> 00:33:30,379 Not Reseda. In this house. Is that girl a friend of yours? 441 00:33:30,545 --> 00:33:34,618 Look, I know we haven't seen each other in a while. 442 00:33:34,785 --> 00:33:38,300 But there is something weird going on with me. 443 00:33:38,465 --> 00:33:39,864 Like, Sunnydale weird. 444 00:33:40,025 --> 00:33:41,617 [DOOR OPENS] 445 00:33:41,785 --> 00:33:44,094 CYNTHIA: Oh, my God. 446 00:33:44,625 --> 00:33:46,820 My mom is gonna freak. 447 00:33:52,625 --> 00:33:56,664 CORDELIA: And underneath the wallpaper was this address. 448 00:33:56,825 --> 00:34:00,704 So for absolutely no sane-person reason I can think of... 449 00:34:00,865 --> 00:34:04,778 ...I come out here, and whammo, slimy-monster-fun time. 450 00:34:04,945 --> 00:34:07,220 - What's up with that? - I'm not sure. 451 00:34:07,385 --> 00:34:11,663 - I'll have to consult my books. - Some things never change. 452 00:34:12,105 --> 00:34:13,094 [GUNN CLEARS THROAT] 453 00:34:13,265 --> 00:34:16,974 Oh, sorry. This is my partner, Charles Gunn. 454 00:34:17,145 --> 00:34:19,500 Wes said he knew you, but I didn't believe him. 455 00:34:19,665 --> 00:34:22,463 Yeah, we go way back. 456 00:34:22,705 --> 00:34:27,256 Back to when you had two arms. Which, by the way... 457 00:34:27,425 --> 00:34:31,498 - Kungai demon, couple years ago. - Is it true you and Wes...? 458 00:34:31,665 --> 00:34:33,098 That you had a little... 459 00:34:33,265 --> 00:34:37,702 Humiliating kiss where he drooled all over my chin? 460 00:34:38,425 --> 00:34:41,542 Yeah. But I've worked really hard to repress it. 461 00:34:41,705 --> 00:34:45,414 As much as I enjoy this death march down memory lane... 462 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:48,145 What's with you Sunnydale folks and repression? 463 00:34:48,305 --> 00:34:51,024 You three are the most denying-est folks. 464 00:34:51,185 --> 00:34:52,584 Three? 465 00:34:53,585 --> 00:34:56,053 Who else is here in L. A? 466 00:34:58,985 --> 00:35:02,057 Cordelia, I want you to think about this. 467 00:35:02,625 --> 00:35:05,617 Angel's not the person you knew. 468 00:35:06,585 --> 00:35:10,214 He came to Los Angeles in pain, vulnerable. 469 00:35:10,385 --> 00:35:15,505 And when Doyle, his only friend, died, he retreated into himself. 470 00:35:15,665 --> 00:35:18,816 Him getting the visions didn't help either. 471 00:35:20,105 --> 00:35:22,096 So let me get this straight. 472 00:35:22,265 --> 00:35:26,258 Angel gets the visions of people who are gonna die... 473 00:35:26,425 --> 00:35:28,939 ...he tells you, you go out and slay... 474 00:35:29,105 --> 00:35:31,858 ...and this is how you make your living? 475 00:35:32,025 --> 00:35:35,176 This has gotta be the suckiest job in the world. 476 00:35:35,345 --> 00:35:38,542 Pays the bills. Occasionally. 477 00:35:39,105 --> 00:35:42,415 WESLEY: Don't be shocked by his condition. 478 00:35:42,745 --> 00:35:46,658 The visions have taken a toll. And the isolation. 479 00:35:47,385 --> 00:35:52,778 Sometimes he sends us out to save people he killed 200 years ago. 480 00:35:56,105 --> 00:36:00,178 - Why not just tell him you said hi? - Wesley... 481 00:36:01,305 --> 00:36:03,261 ...I've gotta see him. 482 00:36:15,385 --> 00:36:19,344 Restraints. Sometimes the visions make him violent. 483 00:36:19,505 --> 00:36:22,736 ANGEL: 171 Oak... 171 Oak Drive. 484 00:36:22,905 --> 00:36:27,217 Do you hear me? I feel better. I can be alone. I won't run away. 485 00:36:27,505 --> 00:36:30,815 - Oh, my God. - This is one of his good days. 486 00:36:30,985 --> 00:36:33,180 No, I won't. I won't do that. 487 00:36:33,465 --> 00:36:36,138 I didn't mean... Only if it's dead. 488 00:36:36,305 --> 00:36:38,899 It was me. It was my fault. I'm okay. 489 00:36:39,065 --> 00:36:42,341 - I didn't mean, I didn't mean... - Don't get too close. 490 00:36:43,105 --> 00:36:45,414 ANGEL: I won't run away. - Angel. 491 00:36:51,905 --> 00:36:55,580 Do you remember me? Cordelia? 492 00:36:55,745 --> 00:36:58,100 ANGEL: No. I'm afraid. 493 00:36:59,105 --> 00:37:01,619 I'm afraid, I'm afraid. 494 00:37:02,025 --> 00:37:08,100 CORDELIA: Shh... Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. 495 00:37:08,345 --> 00:37:10,779 I'm fine. I'm fine. 496 00:37:10,945 --> 00:37:12,981 171. 171. You'll see. 497 00:37:13,145 --> 00:37:14,783 My head doesn't hurt. 498 00:37:15,425 --> 00:37:17,939 My head doesn't hurt now anymore... 499 00:37:18,105 --> 00:37:21,780 - You don't remember me. - I was there, and I wanted to die. 500 00:37:21,945 --> 00:37:25,540 But I was afraid to die. I was afraid to die. 501 00:37:25,705 --> 00:37:29,414 171. 171. 171. 502 00:37:33,105 --> 00:37:34,094 - 171. - Shh... 503 00:37:34,265 --> 00:37:38,383 Angel, it's okay. Everything is gonna be okay. 504 00:37:38,545 --> 00:37:43,380 - There was nothing I could do. - Everything's gonna be okay. 505 00:38:00,145 --> 00:38:02,705 I remember everything. 506 00:38:03,705 --> 00:38:05,423 The visions... 507 00:38:06,545 --> 00:38:09,582 ...they're mine. - We made a deal. 508 00:38:09,745 --> 00:38:13,818 You gave up the visions, and the death that goes with them... 509 00:38:13,985 --> 00:38:17,819 ...and you get to live out your dream. It was a fair trade. 510 00:38:17,985 --> 00:38:22,297 Sure, it's fair. But it wasn't me. 511 00:38:24,225 --> 00:38:26,420 We've been over this. 512 00:38:26,585 --> 00:38:28,860 I respect what you're trying to do. 513 00:38:29,025 --> 00:38:32,335 It's noble and heroic, and all that Gladiator crap. 514 00:38:32,505 --> 00:38:33,824 - You saw...? - Didn't love it. 515 00:38:34,025 --> 00:38:38,064 Humans are not strong enough to harbor the visions, period. 516 00:38:38,225 --> 00:38:42,776 - Even The Powers can't change that. - Then find a loophole, Skip. 517 00:38:43,265 --> 00:38:47,258 I know my purpose in this world, and it includes the visions. 518 00:38:47,425 --> 00:38:52,704 And if The Powers That Be aren't complete dumb-asses, they know it too. 519 00:38:54,665 --> 00:38:57,737 There may be a tiny loophole. 520 00:38:57,905 --> 00:39:01,181 - I'll take it. - You may want to think about that. 521 00:39:01,345 --> 00:39:05,941 The only way you get to keep the visions is by becoming part demon. 522 00:39:08,305 --> 00:39:12,742 The process isn't easy. It'll make your vision pain feel like Candyland. 523 00:39:12,905 --> 00:39:17,854 After the agony, the transformation's effects would be unpredictable. 524 00:39:18,025 --> 00:39:22,462 You may never be able to lead a human life again. 525 00:39:27,905 --> 00:39:31,056 So? Demonize me, already. 526 00:39:33,665 --> 00:39:37,499 It was an honor being your guide, Cordelia Chase. 527 00:39:41,505 --> 00:39:43,177 [SCREAMS] 528 00:39:46,505 --> 00:39:48,621 What's happening to her? 529 00:39:52,465 --> 00:39:54,615 - I thought I lost you. - Oh, Angel. 530 00:39:59,225 --> 00:40:00,897 No horns. 531 00:40:02,105 --> 00:40:03,663 No tail. 532 00:40:04,665 --> 00:40:07,179 Just checking. 533 00:40:09,305 --> 00:40:13,662 It feels so good to be solid again. 534 00:40:16,305 --> 00:40:20,378 - What's the last thing you remember? - When? I've been so... 535 00:40:22,105 --> 00:40:23,936 Oh. 536 00:40:24,505 --> 00:40:28,544 You mean the vision downstairs. It's been taken care of. 537 00:40:28,705 --> 00:40:32,459 There was this actress, and a one-armed guy... 538 00:40:32,625 --> 00:40:36,504 It's a long story, but right now we have to solve my vision. 539 00:40:36,665 --> 00:40:40,214 - The one you said was taken care of? - The one I'm having. 540 00:40:40,385 --> 00:40:45,823 There's a young man in a park in Glendale, somewhere near a pond. 541 00:40:45,985 --> 00:40:49,057 There's a demon waiting for him, he's red... 542 00:40:49,305 --> 00:40:53,184 ...with four... No, make it five horns. 543 00:40:53,865 --> 00:40:57,414 - Uh... Cordy? - What? 544 00:41:39,865 --> 00:41:40,854 Subtitles by SDI Media Group 545 00:41:41,025 --> 00:41:42,014 [ENGLISH SDH]