1 00:00:03,145 --> 00:00:05,784 [MUSIC PLAYING ON TV] 2 00:00:08,825 --> 00:00:09,940 In our secret backyard 3 00:00:10,105 --> 00:00:12,221 We can make your day more fun And less hard 4 00:00:12,385 --> 00:00:15,183 No more frowning, let's get learning A- B-C's and 1-2-3-4's 5 00:00:15,345 --> 00:00:17,654 Everything from words to weather 6 00:00:17,865 --> 00:00:24,100 We'll discover them together 7 00:00:25,305 --> 00:00:28,183 MOTHER: Because he's still sick, Ma. He can't keep anything down. 8 00:00:28,825 --> 00:00:30,895 Yeah, and he's running a temperature. 9 00:00:31,065 --> 00:00:34,341 Well, what am I supposed to do? My shift starts in a half an hour. 10 00:00:34,505 --> 00:00:37,224 - Yes. - All your friends are here and grinning 11 00:00:37,385 --> 00:00:39,853 MOTHER: No, Ma, I can't. 12 00:00:40,065 --> 00:00:42,181 You're on Smile Time! 13 00:00:42,425 --> 00:00:44,336 Good, she's gone. 14 00:00:44,505 --> 00:00:47,736 Okay, Tommy. You know what to do. 15 00:00:48,385 --> 00:00:51,502 Tommy, you should never break a promise. 16 00:00:51,665 --> 00:00:54,623 You don 't want to be a bad apple, do you? 17 00:00:54,785 --> 00:00:58,380 Come on, you know Smile Time isn 't free. 18 00:00:59,025 --> 00:01:01,823 Now, get over here and touch it. 19 00:01:05,585 --> 00:01:07,940 That's it, Tommy. Come on. 20 00:01:09,465 --> 00:01:11,262 Touch it. 21 00:01:12,025 --> 00:01:14,983 [POLO GROANING] 22 00:01:15,145 --> 00:01:16,703 POLO: That's it. 23 00:01:16,865 --> 00:01:18,378 Oh, yeah. 24 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:20,979 Good boy, Tommy. 25 00:01:22,025 --> 00:01:23,822 [GROANING] 26 00:01:26,185 --> 00:01:28,779 MOTHER: Tommy, Grammy's going to be here in a few hours. 27 00:01:28,945 --> 00:01:30,936 I don't want you watching that crap all day. 28 00:01:31,185 --> 00:01:33,301 'Cause it's Smile Time 29 00:01:33,785 --> 00:01:35,855 PUPPETS: That's right! You're on Smile Time 30 00:01:39,705 --> 00:01:41,104 Smile Time 31 00:02:32,065 --> 00:02:33,657 Courier brought this in. 32 00:02:33,825 --> 00:02:37,101 - Looks medical. - Oh. Right. 33 00:02:37,265 --> 00:02:38,744 Good. 34 00:02:38,905 --> 00:02:41,465 - So, what have you got? - Mini epidemic, here in L.A. 35 00:02:41,625 --> 00:02:43,695 Eleven children between the ages of 5 and 8... 36 00:02:43,865 --> 00:02:48,222 ...hospitalized due to collapse, over the last three weeks. None have woken up. 37 00:02:48,385 --> 00:02:51,343 I'm assuming that this thing is mystical in nature. 38 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:53,097 Why's that? 39 00:02:55,025 --> 00:02:56,344 Right. 40 00:02:56,705 --> 00:02:58,536 Could be the Joker. 41 00:02:59,225 --> 00:03:00,977 From the comic books. 42 00:03:01,745 --> 00:03:03,701 Just trying to think outside the box. 43 00:03:08,545 --> 00:03:11,457 I know Valentine's was last week, but... 44 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:14,298 I didn't take the discount on the card. 45 00:03:14,465 --> 00:03:16,342 Thanks. 46 00:03:17,065 --> 00:03:18,783 We talked about this. 47 00:03:19,505 --> 00:03:22,656 I was thinking maybe we could talk about it again. 48 00:03:24,345 --> 00:03:25,619 I'm sorry, Knox... 49 00:03:25,785 --> 00:03:28,140 ...but you have work to do. 50 00:03:33,265 --> 00:03:34,744 I do. 51 00:03:36,225 --> 00:03:39,103 [MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY] 52 00:03:48,505 --> 00:03:50,939 NINA: Hey. - Hey. 53 00:03:51,105 --> 00:03:53,061 Back for the Wolfram & Hart bed and breakfast? 54 00:03:53,225 --> 00:03:56,774 Full moon cycle starts tonight. In 38 minutes, actually. 55 00:03:56,945 --> 00:04:00,062 - Had a snag getting out of the house. - Haven't told your sister yet? 56 00:04:00,225 --> 00:04:02,659 Not a thing that's easy to jump to in conversation. 57 00:04:02,905 --> 00:04:05,578 "By the way, Jill, I've been a werewolf for four months." 58 00:04:06,065 --> 00:04:08,021 I told her I was going camping again. 59 00:04:08,585 --> 00:04:09,859 She's worried I've turned... 60 00:04:10,025 --> 00:04:12,459 ...into some New Age-y, moon-worshipping Wicca person. 61 00:04:12,625 --> 00:04:14,820 Might be relieved you're just a werewolf. 62 00:04:14,985 --> 00:04:16,418 Hey, Nina, your suite is ready. 63 00:04:16,745 --> 00:04:19,418 - It's okay, Harmony. I'll take her. - Bye. 64 00:04:20,305 --> 00:04:23,103 Did you get a receipt from the county clerk on that filing... 65 00:04:23,265 --> 00:04:25,540 ...I did for the Wayburn case? 66 00:04:25,705 --> 00:04:29,015 Oh, yeah. Clerk's office called. Said you filed the wrong papers. 67 00:04:29,185 --> 00:04:31,096 - What? - Yeah. 68 00:04:31,265 --> 00:04:35,861 You sent them a motion for change of venue instead of a motion to dismiss. 69 00:04:36,625 --> 00:04:38,343 Unless you meant to do that. 70 00:04:38,505 --> 00:04:42,020 Some kind of tricky lawyer maneuvering you're trying to pull. That it? 71 00:04:42,225 --> 00:04:45,262 Yeah. Keep them on their toes. 72 00:04:48,585 --> 00:04:50,894 Seems like you're getting used to the routine, though. 73 00:04:51,065 --> 00:04:53,625 Yeah. In a weird way, I'm starting to like it. 74 00:04:53,785 --> 00:04:56,663 These stay-overs, I mean. Not the going all hairy part. 75 00:04:57,145 --> 00:04:58,737 I don't know, coming here... 76 00:04:59,105 --> 00:05:01,778 ...there's always something interesting going on. 77 00:05:02,305 --> 00:05:03,863 And getting to see you. 78 00:05:04,385 --> 00:05:06,057 I look forward to that. 79 00:05:06,225 --> 00:05:08,693 You. All month, actually. 80 00:05:08,865 --> 00:05:12,221 Uh-huh. Um... I should probably close the cage. 81 00:05:12,545 --> 00:05:14,183 What? 82 00:05:14,745 --> 00:05:15,973 Insurance thing. 83 00:05:16,145 --> 00:05:19,581 - Oh. Right. - Okay. Um... 84 00:05:19,745 --> 00:05:21,064 Bye. 85 00:05:21,305 --> 00:05:23,261 Anyway, I was thinking... 86 00:05:23,665 --> 00:05:25,144 I mean... 87 00:05:25,305 --> 00:05:27,614 ...what are you doing for breakfast tomorrow? 88 00:05:28,305 --> 00:05:31,024 You know, drinking blood. 89 00:05:31,385 --> 00:05:33,615 Right. Yeah. 90 00:05:33,865 --> 00:05:36,095 See you. 91 00:05:38,185 --> 00:05:40,938 - She asked me to breakfast. WESLEY: Breakfast? 92 00:05:42,545 --> 00:05:43,978 Right. 93 00:05:44,865 --> 00:05:47,220 - How did you respond? - Well... 94 00:05:47,385 --> 00:05:50,536 ...of course, I ignored it completely... 95 00:05:50,705 --> 00:05:53,617 ...changed the subject, and locked her in a cage. 96 00:05:54,265 --> 00:05:56,984 - Sorry, what? - Wes, it wasn't just breakfast. 97 00:05:57,145 --> 00:05:58,863 It was... 98 00:05:59,305 --> 00:06:01,694 ..."breakfast." Here we had this very good... 99 00:06:01,865 --> 00:06:03,742 ...very platonic thing going on... 100 00:06:03,905 --> 00:06:07,022 ...and then suddenly, out of the blue... - Are you blind? 101 00:06:07,185 --> 00:06:10,382 There are things called signals. Odorless, yes. Invisible, certainly. 102 00:06:10,545 --> 00:06:11,773 But unmistakable... 103 00:06:11,945 --> 00:06:14,505 ...like the ones she's been casting your way for months. 104 00:06:14,665 --> 00:06:15,984 No. I would have noticed. 105 00:06:16,145 --> 00:06:18,784 This isn't just from me. This comes from people who know. 106 00:06:18,945 --> 00:06:20,298 This comes from the ladies. 107 00:06:20,465 --> 00:06:22,342 - The ladies? - Fred, Harmony... 108 00:06:22,505 --> 00:06:24,575 ...the girls in transcription. 109 00:06:24,745 --> 00:06:26,224 As Harmony put it... 110 00:06:26,385 --> 00:06:27,784 ...why else would a chick... 111 00:06:27,945 --> 00:06:30,334 ...who comes to spend three nights in a jail cell... 112 00:06:30,505 --> 00:06:33,895 ...dress like it's her first date? - Oh, God. 113 00:06:34,825 --> 00:06:37,100 The ladies are right. Nina's down there... 114 00:06:37,265 --> 00:06:40,621 ...turning into a werewolf and liking me. 115 00:06:40,785 --> 00:06:42,457 I don't... I can't. 116 00:06:42,625 --> 00:06:45,662 I have no time for that kind of... I have no right. 117 00:06:45,825 --> 00:06:49,135 - I mean, we all know what happens if... - lf what? 118 00:06:49,785 --> 00:06:52,094 If you achieve a moment of perfect happiness? 119 00:06:52,265 --> 00:06:54,540 I turn back into Angelus. We don't want that. 120 00:06:55,065 --> 00:06:59,297 - What? - 99.999 ad infinitum percent... 121 00:06:59,465 --> 00:07:03,140 ...of the best relationships in the history of the world have had to make do... 122 00:07:03,305 --> 00:07:05,421 ...with acceptable happiness. - Look, Wes... 123 00:07:05,585 --> 00:07:09,021 Hiding behind your gypsy curse when there's a beautiful, engaging... 124 00:07:09,585 --> 00:07:13,817 ...all right, occasionally hirsute, young woman who actually wants you? 125 00:07:13,985 --> 00:07:15,623 - Wes, it's not gonna happen. - Why? 126 00:07:15,785 --> 00:07:17,264 Because I'm not that guy. 127 00:07:17,425 --> 00:07:19,541 That guy is charming and funny... 128 00:07:19,705 --> 00:07:23,220 ...and emotionally useful. I'm the guy in the dark corner... 129 00:07:23,385 --> 00:07:26,457 ...with the blood habit and the 200 years of psychic baggage. 130 00:07:26,625 --> 00:07:28,536 - Get over it! - Why are you yelling at me? 131 00:07:28,705 --> 00:07:30,297 Because... 132 00:07:31,065 --> 00:07:32,783 Angel... 133 00:07:34,145 --> 00:07:36,340 ...if there's a woman out there... 134 00:07:36,665 --> 00:07:39,179 ...who you find truly attractive... 135 00:07:39,345 --> 00:07:43,418 ...who you think about, let's say, most of the time... 136 00:07:43,585 --> 00:07:46,463 ...who represents even part of what you think... 137 00:07:46,625 --> 00:07:49,298 ...makes the world worth fighting for... 138 00:07:49,985 --> 00:07:54,297 ...and who doesn't view you as an entirely sexless shoulder to lean on... 139 00:07:56,305 --> 00:07:58,660 ...you have to do something about it. 140 00:08:00,185 --> 00:08:01,903 Who are we talking about here? 141 00:08:03,345 --> 00:08:04,824 Fred. 142 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:07,374 Hey, guys. I think I have a case. 143 00:08:07,545 --> 00:08:09,456 - Thank God. - A children's epidemic. 144 00:08:09,625 --> 00:08:13,061 Seven kids, comatose, each with a semi-rictus of the facial muscles. 145 00:08:13,225 --> 00:08:15,500 I haven't been able to isolate a causative agent. 146 00:08:15,665 --> 00:08:19,260 - You think it's mystical. - I've been down the physiological route. 147 00:08:19,425 --> 00:08:21,336 Number-crunched all the victims' charts... 148 00:08:21,505 --> 00:08:24,099 ...even had our hospital contact send over blood samples. 149 00:08:24,265 --> 00:08:25,857 I've pulled all their plasma apart. 150 00:08:26,025 --> 00:08:28,459 No indicators on the cellular or sub-cellular levels. 151 00:08:28,625 --> 00:08:30,741 ANGEL: TV. - What? 152 00:08:30,905 --> 00:08:34,454 Parents said all the kids collapsed between 7 and... 153 00:08:34,865 --> 00:08:36,776 ...Iooks like 7:30 a.m. 154 00:08:36,945 --> 00:08:39,413 And all of them in front of the TV. 155 00:08:39,585 --> 00:08:41,064 That could be something. 156 00:08:41,225 --> 00:08:43,785 But I'd still like to get a handle on the pathology. 157 00:08:43,945 --> 00:08:45,583 Good. I'll follow up on this lead. 158 00:08:45,745 --> 00:08:49,340 I'll need to clear my schedule. These kids need help. 159 00:08:50,745 --> 00:08:53,054 Wow, he really jumped on that one. 160 00:08:53,225 --> 00:08:54,783 Yes, he is a bit jumpy. 161 00:08:55,545 --> 00:08:58,105 He's realized Nina has feelings for him. 162 00:08:58,265 --> 00:09:00,062 Well, took long enough. 163 00:09:00,225 --> 00:09:02,420 He can be rather dense. 164 00:09:03,145 --> 00:09:07,184 Um... By the way, my car is in the shop again... 165 00:09:07,345 --> 00:09:09,336 ...and I was thinking... - Of course. 166 00:09:09,905 --> 00:09:12,339 Maybe, you and I, we could... 167 00:09:13,305 --> 00:09:16,422 Yes, Ms. Burkle needs a driver to take her home tonight. 168 00:09:16,585 --> 00:09:19,736 That's right. 511 Windward Circle. 169 00:09:20,745 --> 00:09:23,384 LORNE: All the signals are there, jefe. Loud and clear. 170 00:09:23,545 --> 00:09:25,422 Nina definitely wants a piece of Angel-cake. 171 00:09:25,585 --> 00:09:26,700 Lorne? 172 00:09:27,145 --> 00:09:30,581 - Can we get back to the job? - Your wish, dreamboat, my command. 173 00:09:30,785 --> 00:09:32,696 I know most of the showrunners in town... 174 00:09:32,865 --> 00:09:37,734 ...and none of them are really up to this sort of big-league, sinister... 175 00:09:37,905 --> 00:09:40,738 Hey, 7 to 7:30? 176 00:09:41,305 --> 00:09:42,579 Yeah. 177 00:09:43,105 --> 00:09:45,414 That'd be funny. You know, if it wasn't. 178 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:47,143 - What? - Real popular kids' show... 179 00:09:47,305 --> 00:09:48,818 ...in the SoCal regional market. 180 00:09:48,985 --> 00:09:52,944 - It's the right time slot and demographic. - What's it called? 181 00:09:53,825 --> 00:09:55,258 Smile Time. 182 00:10:00,985 --> 00:10:04,341 [SQUEAKING] 183 00:12:29,385 --> 00:12:32,377 SEATED MAN: You shouldn't... 184 00:12:32,545 --> 00:12:34,695 ...be here. 185 00:12:59,265 --> 00:13:01,984 [GRUNTING] 186 00:13:03,305 --> 00:13:04,943 Huh? 187 00:13:08,665 --> 00:13:09,780 [PHONE RINGS] 188 00:13:09,945 --> 00:13:11,583 Practical Science. 189 00:13:11,745 --> 00:13:13,576 ANGEL: Fred. - Hi, Angel. 190 00:13:13,745 --> 00:13:17,215 - The epidemic might not be mystical. - Do you think you could...? 191 00:13:17,385 --> 00:13:20,934 Knox found an endocrine dysfunction in all the children, similar to... 192 00:13:21,105 --> 00:13:24,859 ...an obscure rain forest pathogen, so I put a call in to the CDC... 193 00:13:25,025 --> 00:13:28,540 Fred! Believe me, it's mystical. 194 00:13:29,985 --> 00:13:31,577 Angel? 195 00:13:31,745 --> 00:13:34,100 - You all right? - You sounded weird on the phone. 196 00:13:34,265 --> 00:13:37,940 WESLEY: Yes, is there a problem? ANGEL: Oh, there's a problem. 197 00:13:40,305 --> 00:13:41,294 Whoa. 198 00:13:42,705 --> 00:13:46,061 Angel? Is that you? 199 00:13:46,265 --> 00:13:48,699 Oh, my God. Angel, you're... 200 00:13:50,385 --> 00:13:52,216 ...cute. - Fred, don't. 201 00:13:52,465 --> 00:13:54,342 But the little hands. 202 00:13:54,505 --> 00:13:56,939 - And the hair. - Hey! You're fired. 203 00:13:57,785 --> 00:13:59,935 Sorry I am late, gang. 204 00:14:00,105 --> 00:14:01,618 What's with the big... 205 00:14:01,785 --> 00:14:03,298 ...puppet? 206 00:14:04,425 --> 00:14:05,938 Angel, what happened? 207 00:14:06,105 --> 00:14:08,983 I'm not sure. I went over to Smile Time last night. 208 00:14:09,145 --> 00:14:11,500 I think their office is under some kind of spell. 209 00:14:11,665 --> 00:14:13,815 I could feel it trying to get at me. 210 00:14:13,985 --> 00:14:17,182 I shook it off, but then I met this guy with a towel over his head... 211 00:14:17,345 --> 00:14:19,984 ...and something exploded. 212 00:14:20,385 --> 00:14:21,784 I woke up like this. 213 00:14:22,545 --> 00:14:26,458 Well, clearly some sort of hex... 214 00:14:26,945 --> 00:14:30,221 ...or a powerful warding magic. 215 00:14:30,385 --> 00:14:32,580 Maybe some type of puppet cancer. 216 00:14:32,745 --> 00:14:34,383 I do not have puppet cancer! 217 00:14:34,545 --> 00:14:36,740 Come on, guys, this is a serious situation. 218 00:14:36,905 --> 00:14:39,419 I'm a puppet, and there are children's lives at... 219 00:14:39,585 --> 00:14:41,416 Hey, it's Smile Time! 220 00:14:55,185 --> 00:14:58,336 Stupid plastic piece of crap! 221 00:14:59,505 --> 00:15:01,177 What? 222 00:15:01,345 --> 00:15:03,905 Angel, it's okay. 223 00:15:04,225 --> 00:15:08,013 This transformation may have altered your stress response mechanism. 224 00:15:08,185 --> 00:15:09,777 - What? - He's saying you have... 225 00:15:09,945 --> 00:15:12,505 ...the proportionate excitability of a puppet your size. 226 00:15:12,665 --> 00:15:15,099 GROOFUS: Hey there. POLO: Hi. 227 00:15:15,785 --> 00:15:20,176 - Looks like Polo has the grumpies. - Yeah, he sure does, Groofus. 228 00:15:20,345 --> 00:15:24,338 That mean old Mr. Fish-And-Chips said that Polo won 't win the race tomorrow... 229 00:15:24,505 --> 00:15:26,461 ... no matter how hard he tries. 230 00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:29,139 Uh-huh. And I feel just awful. 231 00:15:29,305 --> 00:15:32,217 What if Mr. Fish-And-Chips is right? 232 00:15:32,585 --> 00:15:35,975 Tracy, record the program that's running on Channel 12 right now. 233 00:15:36,145 --> 00:15:39,660 Use everything. I'm gonna need a full-spectrum analysis. 234 00:15:40,305 --> 00:15:43,422 Self-esteem is for everybody 235 00:15:43,905 --> 00:15:46,783 Self-esteem is for everyone 236 00:15:47,825 --> 00:15:51,500 You can dream and be anybody 237 00:15:51,705 --> 00:15:54,538 But self-esteem Is how you get it done 238 00:15:55,545 --> 00:15:57,775 Self-esteem is how you get it done 239 00:15:57,985 --> 00:15:59,737 Wes, put Special-Ops on red alert. 240 00:15:59,905 --> 00:16:02,055 - Red alert? - I want helicopters and tear gas. 241 00:16:02,225 --> 00:16:03,863 - Angel... - This is war! 242 00:16:04,025 --> 00:16:08,621 Angel, baby, Muppet, pumpkin. This show's number one in its time slot. 243 00:16:08,785 --> 00:16:12,414 Tykes love it across the Southland. We can't just toss a jihad at their studio. 244 00:16:12,585 --> 00:16:14,974 No. Right. Lorne, who runs Smile Time? 245 00:16:15,225 --> 00:16:16,658 That's Gregor Framkin. 246 00:16:16,825 --> 00:16:21,103 Real rags-to-riches. Started out in a garage with used couches and a glue gun. 247 00:16:21,265 --> 00:16:23,984 He turned it into a puppet gold mine. 248 00:16:24,505 --> 00:16:26,814 Yeah, great. You and Gunn go and meet with Framkin. 249 00:16:26,985 --> 00:16:29,545 Pressure him, see if he cracks. Tell him we're onto him. 250 00:16:29,705 --> 00:16:32,617 Fred, Wes, figure out what Framkin did to those kids. 251 00:16:32,865 --> 00:16:35,982 - And what he's done to me. WESLEY: Absolutely. 252 00:16:37,185 --> 00:16:38,937 [SIGHS] 253 00:16:39,105 --> 00:16:43,940 Oh, uh, guys, this condition of mine... 254 00:16:44,105 --> 00:16:48,144 ...it's classified until further notice, okay? 255 00:16:48,425 --> 00:16:51,462 [PUPPETS SINGING ON TV] 256 00:16:55,185 --> 00:16:58,382 Self-esteem is for everybody 257 00:16:59,065 --> 00:17:01,863 Self-esteem is for everyone 258 00:17:02,865 --> 00:17:06,494 You can dream and be anybody 259 00:17:06,745 --> 00:17:09,578 But self-esteem Is how you get it done 260 00:17:10,225 --> 00:17:11,419 NINA: Angel? - Huh? 261 00:17:12,945 --> 00:17:14,060 [TV TURNS OFF] 262 00:17:19,665 --> 00:17:21,496 - Angel? - Damn it. 263 00:17:24,905 --> 00:17:27,499 NINA: You... Are you under your desk? 264 00:17:27,665 --> 00:17:29,337 No, I... 265 00:17:29,505 --> 00:17:30,858 Yes. 266 00:17:31,025 --> 00:17:33,858 - So was there something...? - Well, I can see you're... 267 00:17:34,625 --> 00:17:36,536 ...busy. 268 00:17:36,945 --> 00:17:39,778 Listen, what I put out there last night... 269 00:17:39,945 --> 00:17:43,301 - I don't know, if it was a problem... - Nope. No problem. 270 00:17:44,425 --> 00:17:46,143 Um... 271 00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:48,656 Is there a reason why you won't look at me? 272 00:17:48,825 --> 00:17:50,383 Because I'm under my desk. 273 00:17:50,545 --> 00:17:53,617 - Angel... - Would you mind getting out of here? 274 00:17:55,345 --> 00:17:57,654 All right. Sorry... 275 00:17:57,945 --> 00:17:59,697 ...I guess. 276 00:18:00,785 --> 00:18:03,618 [GRUMBLING] 277 00:18:05,105 --> 00:18:06,857 ANGEL: Nightmare. 278 00:18:09,145 --> 00:18:10,419 SPIKE: Hey, big guy. 279 00:18:10,585 --> 00:18:14,373 Need another car. Afraid this last one ended up in the drink. 280 00:18:14,545 --> 00:18:16,024 - Spike. - Look at you. 281 00:18:16,185 --> 00:18:18,540 Just turn around and walk away. 282 00:18:18,785 --> 00:18:20,104 - You're a... - Spike! 283 00:18:20,265 --> 00:18:21,584 You're a bloody puppet! 284 00:18:23,265 --> 00:18:26,063 [SPIKE LAUGHING] 285 00:18:29,345 --> 00:18:32,223 You're a wee little puppet man. 286 00:18:33,825 --> 00:18:36,339 Ow! Hey, that's enough. 287 00:18:38,385 --> 00:18:40,740 Angel, what the hell happened to you? 288 00:18:42,025 --> 00:18:44,619 - You look ridiculous. - Get out of here, Spike. 289 00:18:44,785 --> 00:18:46,821 - Oh, my God, Angel, you're a... - Shut up. 290 00:18:50,625 --> 00:18:52,456 What are you people looking at? 291 00:18:53,985 --> 00:18:55,498 Well? 292 00:18:56,865 --> 00:18:59,459 They're looking at the wee little puppet man. 293 00:18:59,825 --> 00:19:00,894 [SCREAMS] 294 00:19:01,145 --> 00:19:04,137 Oh! Whoa! Whoa! 295 00:19:09,505 --> 00:19:12,781 ANGEL: Stupid, limey piece of crap! 296 00:19:18,305 --> 00:19:20,296 Yes, I'm a puppet. 297 00:19:20,465 --> 00:19:22,456 Doesn't mean you don't have work to do. 298 00:19:33,145 --> 00:19:35,818 Harmony, get my call list. 299 00:19:37,505 --> 00:19:40,622 - Um... ANGEL: Spike needs a car. 300 00:19:40,785 --> 00:19:42,662 You heard the puppet. 301 00:19:46,225 --> 00:19:48,420 GUNN: Mr. Framkin? 302 00:19:48,585 --> 00:19:50,382 Hi there. 303 00:19:51,145 --> 00:19:53,101 Excuse me for not getting up. 304 00:19:53,265 --> 00:19:54,937 Bit glued in at the moment. 305 00:19:55,265 --> 00:19:58,143 We've been tracking an epidemic that's affecting a great many... 306 00:19:58,305 --> 00:20:00,102 - Cocoa? - What? 307 00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:02,779 I can have some cocoa brought in. Extra yummy. 308 00:20:02,945 --> 00:20:06,574 - Got those itty-bitty marshmallows. - Those are good. Listen, Santa... 309 00:20:06,745 --> 00:20:09,339 ...keep your tempting beverages to yourself. We're from... 310 00:20:09,505 --> 00:20:13,783 Wolfram & Hart. Yes, I've heard of it, and of you. Made quite an impression... 311 00:20:13,945 --> 00:20:15,981 ...in our industry. So much accomplishment... 312 00:20:16,145 --> 00:20:18,261 ...despite your unfortunate deformities. 313 00:20:18,425 --> 00:20:20,780 - Deforma... What? - We have a song at Smile Time... 314 00:20:20,945 --> 00:20:23,095 ...that reminds me of your courage and pluck. 315 00:20:23,465 --> 00:20:25,535 It's called "Courage and Pluck." 316 00:20:25,705 --> 00:20:27,343 It goes a little like this: 317 00:20:27,545 --> 00:20:29,456 Oh, courage and pluck Courage and pluck... 318 00:20:29,665 --> 00:20:30,939 Okay, Framkin, enough. 319 00:20:31,305 --> 00:20:33,660 We're onto you, understand? We'll shut you down. 320 00:20:34,145 --> 00:20:35,624 Oh, my. 321 00:20:35,785 --> 00:20:37,298 - On what grounds? - For starters... 322 00:20:37,465 --> 00:20:40,298 ...violations of the provisions of section five... 323 00:20:40,465 --> 00:20:42,023 Five... 324 00:20:42,185 --> 00:20:43,618 ...six-eight-C... 325 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:46,902 ...set forth in chapter 15 of the children's... 326 00:20:47,065 --> 00:20:48,862 ...TV thing. 327 00:20:49,305 --> 00:20:51,694 You turned my boss into a fricking puppet. 328 00:20:51,865 --> 00:20:54,095 - I disagree. - Yeah, but... 329 00:20:54,265 --> 00:20:57,302 - You what? - And if your intent is to pressure me... 330 00:20:57,465 --> 00:21:01,378 ...extort money, do any of the things your firm is famous for... 331 00:21:01,545 --> 00:21:04,059 ...I'm afraid you're in for a fight. 332 00:21:04,225 --> 00:21:07,900 Yeah? Well, a fight suits us just fine, Papa Smurf. 333 00:21:08,065 --> 00:21:10,340 We'll let the entire world know what you're up to. 334 00:21:10,505 --> 00:21:13,815 Up to? Gentlemen, I bring joy and laughter to children. 335 00:21:14,105 --> 00:21:17,495 You bring tax exemptions to nasty corporations... 336 00:21:17,665 --> 00:21:19,337 ...and acquittals to the guilty. 337 00:21:19,505 --> 00:21:21,860 Frankly, I doubt the world wants to hear from you. 338 00:21:22,345 --> 00:21:24,734 Come on. We're done talking to this hump of garbage. 339 00:21:24,945 --> 00:21:26,822 No name-calling at Smile Time. 340 00:21:27,425 --> 00:21:29,336 Bad person! 341 00:21:30,465 --> 00:21:32,137 Bye-bye, now. 342 00:21:32,865 --> 00:21:36,540 [HUMMING] 343 00:21:46,985 --> 00:21:48,703 Get everybody in here. 344 00:21:48,865 --> 00:21:50,776 We got a problem. 345 00:22:00,745 --> 00:22:03,862 Okay, which one of you short-bus bastards... 346 00:22:04,025 --> 00:22:06,664 ...turned the CEO of Wolfram & Hart into a puppet? 347 00:22:06,865 --> 00:22:08,503 [BABBLING AND SQUEAKING] 348 00:22:08,665 --> 00:22:10,701 What do you mean "it wasn't us"? 349 00:22:11,265 --> 00:22:12,698 Ratio's right, man. 350 00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:17,097 This Angel cat must have been the dude that broke into the Don't Room last night. 351 00:22:17,305 --> 00:22:20,502 That's what I'm saying. He messed with the nest egg. 352 00:22:20,665 --> 00:22:24,419 Stupid jackass. Might as well walk into a nuclear reactor and lick the core. 353 00:22:24,585 --> 00:22:27,338 I mean, anything could've happened to him, to us, to... 354 00:22:27,505 --> 00:22:30,099 You just don't mess around with the nest egg! 355 00:22:30,265 --> 00:22:32,859 Maybe we should take the spell off some of our workers... 356 00:22:33,025 --> 00:22:34,504 ...so they can see an intruder. 357 00:22:34,665 --> 00:22:36,940 Yeah, damn zombies can't even work a camera. 358 00:22:37,105 --> 00:22:39,414 Doesn't matter. The nest egg's got enough power... 359 00:22:39,585 --> 00:22:41,223 ...to keep our cloaking spells up... 360 00:22:41,385 --> 00:22:43,296 ...make our connections with the kiddies... 361 00:22:43,465 --> 00:22:45,217 ...even turn this Angel into a puppet. 362 00:22:45,385 --> 00:22:47,501 Which is definitely gonna bite us in the ass. 363 00:22:47,665 --> 00:22:49,701 Then we make sure our ass ain't here to bite. 364 00:22:49,865 --> 00:22:53,016 - What? - Ratio has perfected our little system. 365 00:22:53,865 --> 00:22:55,298 Tomorrow, we go on the air... 366 00:22:55,465 --> 00:22:58,263 ...and instead of draining one brat's life-force at a time... 367 00:22:58,425 --> 00:23:01,303 ...we can take out our whole demographic in one fell swoop. 368 00:23:01,465 --> 00:23:02,739 FLORA: Wow. GROOFUS: Yeah. 369 00:23:02,905 --> 00:23:05,897 - So tomorrow will be a pretty big show. - The biggest. 370 00:23:06,065 --> 00:23:08,625 Cool, because I've been working on this great song... 371 00:23:08,785 --> 00:23:11,982 ...about the difference between analogy and metaphor. 372 00:23:12,145 --> 00:23:14,022 - Man! - Are you out of your mind? 373 00:23:14,185 --> 00:23:17,222 - Well, we want it to be good, don't we? - We eat babies' lives. 374 00:23:17,385 --> 00:23:20,343 And uphold a certain standard of quality edu-tainment. 375 00:23:20,505 --> 00:23:21,858 Screw edu-tainment. 376 00:23:22,505 --> 00:23:24,814 The life-force we're pulling out of these kids... 377 00:23:24,985 --> 00:23:27,260 ...is 100 percent pure innocence, dickwad! 378 00:23:27,425 --> 00:23:30,383 You have any idea the street value that carries down in hell? 379 00:23:30,625 --> 00:23:32,183 Damn right, we're gonna be rich. 380 00:23:32,345 --> 00:23:34,540 Enough to build our very own Hades. 381 00:23:35,185 --> 00:23:37,380 - I admit, I like the sound of that. FLORA: Mm-hmm. 382 00:23:37,545 --> 00:23:38,944 POLO: After tomorrow's harvest... 383 00:23:39,105 --> 00:23:42,575 ...we're gonna torch this crap hole and blow town before the rafters fall. 384 00:23:42,745 --> 00:23:44,383 Please, let me... 385 00:23:44,545 --> 00:23:46,183 Someone say you could join in? 386 00:23:46,905 --> 00:23:48,338 Let me die. 387 00:23:48,625 --> 00:23:50,377 Oh... 388 00:23:50,585 --> 00:23:53,497 Are you saying you want to talk to the hand? 389 00:23:54,345 --> 00:23:55,937 I think he does. 390 00:23:56,105 --> 00:23:57,379 Come on, fat boy... 391 00:23:57,545 --> 00:23:59,775 ...why don't you talk to the hand. 392 00:24:00,025 --> 00:24:01,014 [SCREAMS] 393 00:24:01,265 --> 00:24:02,698 [PUPPETS LAUGHING] 394 00:24:02,865 --> 00:24:05,425 Make him swallow his tongue again. 395 00:24:14,865 --> 00:24:17,060 ANGEL: Uh, Nina? 396 00:24:18,425 --> 00:24:19,938 Angel? 397 00:24:20,105 --> 00:24:22,858 Yeah, sort of. 398 00:24:23,665 --> 00:24:28,614 Listen, I want to apologize about the way I treated you this morning. 399 00:24:28,785 --> 00:24:31,299 - Look, Angel, I understand. - Pretty sure you don't. 400 00:24:31,465 --> 00:24:34,662 You've got this whole complicated, important life going on... 401 00:24:34,825 --> 00:24:38,864 ...and the last thing you need to deal with is a crush from Monster Girl... 402 00:24:39,025 --> 00:24:41,539 ...some charity case you were nice enough to... 403 00:24:41,705 --> 00:24:43,263 Nina... 404 00:24:50,865 --> 00:24:52,537 Oh... 405 00:24:52,705 --> 00:24:54,980 I was turned into a puppet last night. 406 00:24:56,745 --> 00:24:59,498 I... Uh... 407 00:25:00,585 --> 00:25:02,416 Wow. 408 00:25:02,665 --> 00:25:04,417 Are you...? 409 00:25:04,585 --> 00:25:06,098 Are you okay? 410 00:25:06,385 --> 00:25:08,421 I'm made of felt. 411 00:25:09,305 --> 00:25:11,535 And my nose comes off. 412 00:25:15,185 --> 00:25:16,823 I don't know what to say. 413 00:25:16,985 --> 00:25:19,135 My people are working on the problem. 414 00:25:19,305 --> 00:25:20,784 I'm sure they'll fix it. 415 00:25:20,945 --> 00:25:22,424 Eventually. 416 00:25:24,385 --> 00:25:26,216 I didn't mean to upset you this morning. 417 00:25:26,385 --> 00:25:28,580 I just didn't want anyone... 418 00:25:28,745 --> 00:25:31,543 Well, I didn't want you to see me this way. 419 00:25:31,905 --> 00:25:33,782 It's a little... 420 00:25:34,185 --> 00:25:35,982 ...embarrassing, I guess. 421 00:25:36,145 --> 00:25:38,818 I'd call it a little insane. 422 00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:41,824 But... 423 00:25:42,305 --> 00:25:44,375 ...what do you care what people think, anyway? 424 00:25:45,105 --> 00:25:49,462 Angel, you're you, you know? 425 00:25:49,905 --> 00:25:54,023 You're this... I mean, God, you're an actual hero. 426 00:25:54,185 --> 00:25:57,495 And this may sound cliche coming from an art school chick... 427 00:25:57,665 --> 00:26:01,419 ...but the vampire thing is kind of sexy. 428 00:26:02,625 --> 00:26:04,661 It all sounds good. 429 00:26:05,025 --> 00:26:06,902 But that's not how I feel. 430 00:26:07,385 --> 00:26:08,864 I know. 431 00:26:09,505 --> 00:26:11,143 That's what I like about you. 432 00:26:15,825 --> 00:26:18,100 I'm not very good at any of this. 433 00:26:19,945 --> 00:26:23,654 I've spent so much time worrying about the past and the future... 434 00:26:23,825 --> 00:26:27,420 ...and my very complicated life. 435 00:26:28,065 --> 00:26:30,215 It's been a while since I've looked up... 436 00:26:30,385 --> 00:26:32,899 ...and really saw what was going on around me. 437 00:26:33,065 --> 00:26:35,135 It's not my strong suit, you know. 438 00:26:35,305 --> 00:26:38,138 But I'm working on it. I'm paying better attention to... 439 00:26:38,305 --> 00:26:39,294 [NINA SNARLS] 440 00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:40,659 ANGEL: Jeez! 441 00:26:40,825 --> 00:26:42,463 No! No, Nina! 442 00:26:42,625 --> 00:26:44,422 Bad Nina! 443 00:26:44,945 --> 00:26:46,014 [ANGEL SCREAMS] 444 00:26:49,705 --> 00:26:53,061 [GROANING] 445 00:26:53,225 --> 00:26:55,693 - Lorne. - My little prince. 446 00:27:01,065 --> 00:27:03,021 LORNE: What did they do to you? 447 00:27:03,185 --> 00:27:05,619 Nina tried to... 448 00:27:06,025 --> 00:27:08,539 ...eat me. - Medic! 449 00:27:08,705 --> 00:27:11,424 You're gonna make it, Angel. Just don't stop fighting. 450 00:27:11,585 --> 00:27:13,098 Doctor! 451 00:27:13,745 --> 00:27:16,020 Is there a Geppetto in the house? 452 00:27:23,225 --> 00:27:24,260 [KNOCKING] 453 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:27,223 SPARROW: Good. Good. 454 00:27:27,385 --> 00:27:29,262 With you in a minute. 455 00:27:29,745 --> 00:27:32,543 So I want you to keep those glasses on for a full week. 456 00:27:32,705 --> 00:27:36,493 Give those fancy new retinas time to adjust. See you in 14 days. 457 00:27:37,105 --> 00:27:40,893 - X-ray vision. Very now. - Something's wrong with my implant. 458 00:27:41,305 --> 00:27:43,944 Well, I doubt that. Gunn, isn't it? 459 00:27:44,105 --> 00:27:46,255 Well, let's take a look. 460 00:27:46,545 --> 00:27:47,944 [HUMMING] 461 00:27:48,105 --> 00:27:51,017 Ah. The imprint is fading. 462 00:27:51,745 --> 00:27:54,737 The neural-path modification has almost completely reverted. 463 00:27:54,905 --> 00:27:58,181 I'm losing it. The law, the languages, the strategy. 464 00:27:58,345 --> 00:28:01,018 Acute Flowers for Algernon syndrome. 465 00:28:01,185 --> 00:28:03,540 - It must be sheer torture. - Well, fix it. 466 00:28:03,705 --> 00:28:05,263 Put it back. 467 00:28:06,865 --> 00:28:09,538 Well, no offense, counselor, but your insurance plan... 468 00:28:09,705 --> 00:28:12,344 ...wouldn't cover what I charge to wash my hands. 469 00:28:12,505 --> 00:28:15,224 You got that upgrade because the senior partners wished it. 470 00:28:15,505 --> 00:28:19,578 And if you're losing it, well, they wanted that too. 471 00:28:19,745 --> 00:28:20,814 Why would they do that? 472 00:28:20,985 --> 00:28:21,974 [LAUGHING] 473 00:28:22,145 --> 00:28:23,294 You never know with them. 474 00:28:23,985 --> 00:28:26,704 I can't lose this. This power, these skills... 475 00:28:27,225 --> 00:28:28,624 ...they've changed me. 476 00:28:28,785 --> 00:28:31,015 - Given me... - Meaning? 477 00:28:31,345 --> 00:28:34,064 And to have it taken away, it's heartbreaking. 478 00:28:35,065 --> 00:28:38,057 Though I do think Cliff Robertson expressed it more elegantly. 479 00:28:38,225 --> 00:28:40,580 I'm not going back to who I was. 480 00:28:40,745 --> 00:28:43,259 Well, maybe. Maybe not. 481 00:28:45,625 --> 00:28:50,824 See, I always have a few things going on the side. 482 00:28:50,985 --> 00:28:53,738 Currently, I have a lot of capital sunk into a shipment... 483 00:28:53,905 --> 00:28:55,543 ...that's being held up at customs. 484 00:28:55,705 --> 00:28:57,423 Drugs? 485 00:28:57,585 --> 00:29:00,622 Goodness, no. I make my own drugs. No, just an ancient curio... 486 00:29:00,785 --> 00:29:03,618 ...a collectable I hope to turn a profit on. 487 00:29:04,665 --> 00:29:06,781 If I was to give you the permanent upgrade... 488 00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:08,742 ...I'd say you'd be more than able... 489 00:29:08,905 --> 00:29:12,659 ...to cut through all my red tape. - I don't make deals with people like you. 490 00:29:12,825 --> 00:29:15,419 And believe me, I don't make deals with people like you. 491 00:29:15,585 --> 00:29:17,177 Not the person you really are... 492 00:29:17,345 --> 00:29:19,415 ...the ignorant street muscle. 493 00:29:19,585 --> 00:29:21,382 A high-school dropout. 494 00:29:21,945 --> 00:29:26,621 I would, however, love to make a deal with Charles Gunn, attorney at law. 495 00:29:29,905 --> 00:29:32,544 And now it's time for Action Math News... 496 00:29:32,705 --> 00:29:37,825 ... with your Action Math experts, Ratio Hornblower and Groofus. 497 00:29:37,985 --> 00:29:40,215 [RATIO TOOTING] 498 00:29:40,385 --> 00:29:41,898 Thank you, Polo. 499 00:29:42,065 --> 00:29:44,340 Our top story this morning... 500 00:29:44,705 --> 00:29:47,538 ... two plus two is four. 501 00:29:47,705 --> 00:29:49,980 And in related news... 502 00:29:50,145 --> 00:29:52,784 ... four plus four is eight. 503 00:29:52,945 --> 00:29:58,224 Could be the lack of sleep talking, but I'm really starting to like this show. 504 00:29:58,785 --> 00:30:00,059 I know what you mean. 505 00:30:00,745 --> 00:30:02,417 What time is it? 506 00:30:02,585 --> 00:30:05,816 4 a.m. and counting. 507 00:30:08,505 --> 00:30:10,302 - Sorry, did you want...? - It's all right. 508 00:30:10,465 --> 00:30:12,535 - Because I could... - No. Really. 509 00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:15,861 All right, what are we missing? 510 00:30:16,025 --> 00:30:19,017 Guess we should go back and comb through the signal spread. 511 00:30:19,185 --> 00:30:20,903 Check all the tracks again. 512 00:30:21,065 --> 00:30:23,021 Again? What's up with you two? 513 00:30:23,185 --> 00:30:26,222 The tracks are clear. We ran it through every filter we've got. 514 00:30:26,385 --> 00:30:29,502 - That's not how magic works, Knox. - Really, Merlin? 515 00:30:30,545 --> 00:30:31,819 Then how does magic work? 516 00:30:31,985 --> 00:30:34,260 You know what, I think we can handle it from here. 517 00:30:34,545 --> 00:30:36,615 You should go home, Knox. Get some rest. 518 00:30:36,785 --> 00:30:38,138 I don't want to abandon ship. 519 00:30:38,305 --> 00:30:41,695 It's okay. Somebody's got to be awake enough to run the lab tomorrow. 520 00:30:41,865 --> 00:30:43,423 Seriously, go home. 521 00:30:43,705 --> 00:30:46,060 Well, okay. 522 00:30:46,305 --> 00:30:48,944 [GROOFUS SINGING ON TV] 523 00:30:49,105 --> 00:30:51,300 FRED: I love this one. 524 00:31:04,465 --> 00:31:07,059 So how's it going with you and Knox? 525 00:31:08,185 --> 00:31:11,257 - I know you were starting to... - Started and stopped, actually. 526 00:31:11,745 --> 00:31:14,134 - Really? - Yeah. 527 00:31:14,945 --> 00:31:19,223 We went out a few times, but... I don't know. 528 00:31:19,745 --> 00:31:21,463 So you stopped it? 529 00:31:21,625 --> 00:31:25,015 Yeah. He's nice enough... 530 00:31:25,185 --> 00:31:27,460 ...but I think he's been working here too long. 531 00:31:27,625 --> 00:31:30,219 Plus, he doesn't make me laugh at all. 532 00:31:30,665 --> 00:31:32,815 - He tries, but... - I see. 533 00:31:32,985 --> 00:31:35,545 You're looking for someone funny. 534 00:31:35,705 --> 00:31:39,380 A certain kind of funny, yeah. 535 00:31:40,665 --> 00:31:43,020 But I'm not really looking for... 536 00:31:43,185 --> 00:31:45,176 ...so much as looking... - Hang on. 537 00:31:47,505 --> 00:31:49,416 Go back a second. 538 00:31:49,585 --> 00:31:52,702 There's something different. Maybe if we bring up the volume. 539 00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:01,418 Polo isn't singing with the rest of them. 540 00:32:01,705 --> 00:32:03,741 It looks like he's talking to the audience. 541 00:32:03,905 --> 00:32:08,183 WESLEY: Yes. When the song is playing, it acts as a sort of cloaking spell... 542 00:32:08,345 --> 00:32:12,702 ...allowing Framkin to address his target unseen by the rest of his viewers. 543 00:32:12,865 --> 00:32:14,821 So that's how he's been hiding it. 544 00:32:14,985 --> 00:32:16,737 No, that's how he was hiding it. 545 00:32:19,185 --> 00:32:20,584 [GRUNTING] 546 00:32:20,745 --> 00:32:23,134 Stupid fingers. 547 00:32:24,705 --> 00:32:26,855 Stupid string. 548 00:32:28,025 --> 00:32:32,303 It's all in the broadcast. Some very nuanced magic, but we found it finally. 549 00:32:32,465 --> 00:32:36,697 - Angel, what happened? - Nothing. It's not important. 550 00:32:36,865 --> 00:32:38,662 Doesn't matter. 551 00:32:38,825 --> 00:32:41,737 - Go on. - It's a hidden carrier wave... 552 00:32:41,905 --> 00:32:46,262 ...masked by a spell that turns the TV into a two-way conduit to the viewer. 553 00:32:46,425 --> 00:32:48,336 WESLEY: That's how he drained energy. 554 00:32:48,505 --> 00:32:50,939 And judging from the strength of yesterday's signal... 555 00:32:51,105 --> 00:32:53,573 Framkin's ready to take out the whole audience. 556 00:32:53,745 --> 00:32:55,861 The object you described in that secret room... 557 00:32:56,025 --> 00:32:58,664 ...is probably a repository for the children's life-force. 558 00:32:58,825 --> 00:33:00,861 We'll have to break the binding magic on it. 559 00:33:01,025 --> 00:33:05,576 Which should free those children and reverse your puppet problem. 560 00:33:05,785 --> 00:33:06,934 [WHIMPERS] 561 00:33:07,105 --> 00:33:09,460 I love you guys. 562 00:33:11,345 --> 00:33:13,142 Oh... 563 00:33:13,305 --> 00:33:15,944 We'd better get moving. Framkin knows we're onto him. 564 00:33:16,105 --> 00:33:19,495 If he's ready to zap his whole audience, he'll pull the trigger today. 565 00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:21,257 Not "him." "Them." 566 00:33:21,545 --> 00:33:23,422 - Gunn. GUNN: Framkin's not doing this. 567 00:33:23,585 --> 00:33:26,145 It's the puppets. They're demons. The show is possessed. 568 00:33:26,305 --> 00:33:29,615 Smile Time's ratings hit a low. Framkin made a deal with some devils... 569 00:33:29,785 --> 00:33:31,901 ...to bring it back to number one. - You sure? 570 00:33:32,065 --> 00:33:36,536 Dead sure. Every contract they signed is filed in the Library of Demonic Congress. 571 00:33:36,705 --> 00:33:40,141 You just gotta know where to look. Pretty tricky legalese too. 572 00:33:40,305 --> 00:33:42,136 Framkin must have missed the fine print. 573 00:33:42,305 --> 00:33:44,455 Which allowed them to take over everything. 574 00:33:44,625 --> 00:33:48,334 Including Framkin. These particular devils have a fairly distinctive M.O. 575 00:33:48,505 --> 00:33:52,464 - They've done this before? - Seen the last seasons of Happy Days? 576 00:33:52,665 --> 00:33:55,975 Point is, you want to take out Smile Time, take out the puppets. 577 00:33:56,145 --> 00:33:57,658 Well, then... 578 00:34:01,145 --> 00:34:03,181 ...let's take out some puppets. 579 00:34:18,425 --> 00:34:23,499 [MUSIC PLAYING ON TV] 580 00:34:24,985 --> 00:34:29,695 [PUPPETS SINGING ON TV] 581 00:34:33,265 --> 00:34:35,620 - Hi there. - Hi. 582 00:34:35,785 --> 00:34:41,064 Listen, kids, today is gonna be an extra special best show ever. 583 00:34:41,225 --> 00:34:43,864 But only if everyone at home can give us a hand. 584 00:34:44,345 --> 00:34:45,983 Now, get up... 585 00:34:46,145 --> 00:34:48,215 ... come over here. 586 00:34:49,425 --> 00:34:51,381 That's it, everyone. 587 00:34:52,065 --> 00:34:54,135 Right there. 588 00:34:54,305 --> 00:34:56,614 [GROANING] 589 00:34:56,825 --> 00:34:58,417 POLO: Let it go. 590 00:34:58,585 --> 00:35:00,541 Let it all go. 591 00:35:00,705 --> 00:35:04,414 After all, it's Smile Time! 592 00:35:04,585 --> 00:35:06,416 ANGEL: No, it's not. 593 00:35:06,785 --> 00:35:11,142 It's time to kick your ass all the way back to hell. 594 00:35:11,305 --> 00:35:12,294 You. 595 00:35:12,465 --> 00:35:13,580 [YELLS] 596 00:35:18,505 --> 00:35:21,019 Hey, man, you're ruining the show. 597 00:35:21,305 --> 00:35:22,294 [GASPS] 598 00:35:22,545 --> 00:35:23,660 [TOOTS] 599 00:35:24,025 --> 00:35:25,299 We're working on it. 600 00:35:28,145 --> 00:35:29,578 Angel. 601 00:35:30,185 --> 00:35:34,178 It's a full-scale attack. Ratio, the nest egg! 602 00:35:35,185 --> 00:35:36,857 [TOOTING] 603 00:35:46,665 --> 00:35:49,418 Aperi rumpe, solve reveni. 604 00:35:50,065 --> 00:35:51,054 Aperi rumpe... 605 00:35:51,225 --> 00:35:53,659 ... solve reveni... Don't look at it, Fred. 606 00:35:54,145 --> 00:35:55,863 Refer quod furatum... 607 00:35:56,705 --> 00:35:59,458 - Wes! - No, Fred, keep reading! 608 00:36:02,025 --> 00:36:03,299 GUNN: I got him. 609 00:36:08,985 --> 00:36:09,974 [FLORA SCREAMS] 610 00:36:10,345 --> 00:36:12,381 Gimme those pretty eyes. 611 00:36:22,945 --> 00:36:24,663 FRED: - solve reveni. 612 00:36:24,825 --> 00:36:28,215 Aperi rumpe, solve reveni. 613 00:36:30,705 --> 00:36:32,855 Fracta omnia... 614 00:36:44,185 --> 00:36:46,301 I'm gonna tear you a new puppet hole, bitch. 615 00:36:52,185 --> 00:36:54,699 So you got a little demon in you. 616 00:36:54,865 --> 00:36:57,379 I got a lot of demon in me. 617 00:36:59,745 --> 00:37:01,019 Now, come on. 618 00:37:03,185 --> 00:37:07,258 [SCREAMING] 619 00:37:10,105 --> 00:37:12,539 FRED: Omnia, incantamenta fracta. 620 00:37:13,225 --> 00:37:15,455 Omnia, vincula sublata. 621 00:37:29,865 --> 00:37:31,139 ANGEL: Gunn? 622 00:37:31,705 --> 00:37:33,058 Think I'm good. 623 00:37:33,345 --> 00:37:35,984 - fracta. Aperi rumpe... 624 00:37:36,145 --> 00:37:38,056 ... solve reveni. 625 00:37:48,065 --> 00:37:50,215 WOMAN: Hannah, what's going on in there? 626 00:37:50,385 --> 00:37:54,344 Nothing. Just watching TV. 627 00:38:11,945 --> 00:38:13,822 Oh, my God. 628 00:38:15,025 --> 00:38:16,981 I ate him. 629 00:38:17,145 --> 00:38:19,056 [KNOCKING] 630 00:38:22,185 --> 00:38:23,903 Hey, you decent? 631 00:38:24,065 --> 00:38:26,454 Angel. Oh, thank God. 632 00:38:26,625 --> 00:38:28,343 Hold on one second. 633 00:38:28,625 --> 00:38:30,377 Okay. 634 00:38:33,185 --> 00:38:35,335 Wow, sorry. 635 00:38:35,505 --> 00:38:36,984 Takes getting used to. 636 00:38:37,145 --> 00:38:40,694 Tell me about it. Wes and Fred said my condition is improving, though. 637 00:38:40,865 --> 00:38:44,016 - So you're going to change back? - Yeah. Two, three days, tops. 638 00:38:45,305 --> 00:38:46,784 [CLEARS THROAT] 639 00:38:46,945 --> 00:38:48,583 Anyway... 640 00:38:54,065 --> 00:38:56,625 What are you doing for breakfast? 641 00:38:58,625 --> 00:39:00,980 What do puppets eat? 642 00:39:02,265 --> 00:39:03,778 Let's find out. 643 00:39:14,905 --> 00:39:16,702 I just got off the phone. 644 00:39:16,865 --> 00:39:19,584 Looks like the kids are coming out of their stasis. 645 00:39:19,745 --> 00:39:22,657 Oh. Good. 646 00:39:23,145 --> 00:39:25,215 I think we did some excellent work back there. 647 00:39:25,585 --> 00:39:27,143 I think you're right. 648 00:39:27,545 --> 00:39:28,864 And now... 649 00:39:29,025 --> 00:39:30,378 And now... 650 00:39:30,545 --> 00:39:32,661 We better get some rest. 651 00:39:33,425 --> 00:39:35,575 No telling when the next crisis will strike. 652 00:39:36,985 --> 00:39:39,624 You're just gonna go, aren't you? 653 00:39:39,785 --> 00:39:41,298 - Fred. - Haven't you been... 654 00:39:41,465 --> 00:39:43,421 ...sensing anything lately? 655 00:39:43,825 --> 00:39:46,259 About me? Coming from me? 656 00:39:47,305 --> 00:39:51,776 Didn't occur to you that something might have changed? 657 00:39:52,585 --> 00:39:55,099 That I am looking at you in a different... 658 00:39:57,305 --> 00:39:59,136 Oh, screw it. 659 00:40:03,785 --> 00:40:06,538 - Um... - That was a signal. 660 00:40:07,225 --> 00:40:08,738 Okay? 661 00:40:08,905 --> 00:40:11,214 Is that clear enough for you? 662 00:40:14,425 --> 00:40:16,575 Not even close. 663 00:41:04,825 --> 00:41:06,816 Subtitles by SDI Media Group 664 00:41:06,985 --> 00:41:08,976 [ENGLISH SDH]