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Plot synopsis

Summary

Angel is on the brink of quitting his job, believing that he is no longer effectively fighting the powers of darkness, until he learns that Cordelia has miraculously awoken from her coma. As her friends welcome her back and catch up on old times, she realises that they have no memory of the previous year. Cordelia Chase (born December 1980 in Sunnydale, California, died in 2004 in Los Angeles) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...

'Doyle' makes his move on Wolfram and Hart, leading to a climactic showdown in the basement of the building. Wolfram and Hart, Attorneys at Law is an international and interdimensional fictional law firm in the television series Angel. ...

Expanded overview

A darkened room is lit only by the glow of red and white candles, arranged in a circle on top of a table. A deep, booming knock at the door causes the table to shake, as the door is beaten from the outside in. In the doorframe stands Angel, Fred, Gunn, and Wesley. They enter the apartment and examine their surroundings with flashlights. Fred is equipped with a glowing red handheld device, through which she deduces that 'he' has left a loads of trace signature. Wesley draws Fred's attention to several bloody nuns on the floor, each one with a slit throat. Gunn questions the motives of Greenway, a client of Wolfram & Hart, whom they were intending to get off on probation. Angel suggests finding Greenway and killing him. Wesley notes that Greenway has used the five deceased nuns in a ritual, so that he could flee to another dimension. Fred notes that her instruments aren't sophisticated enough to track people across dimensions. Angel gets fed up and quits. Angel (born 1727 in Galway, Ireland) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Winifred Fred Burkle (born in Texas, died in 2004 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Shawn Ryan for the cult television program, Angel. ... Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Garry Campbell for the cult television program, Angel. ... Wesley Wyndam-Pryce is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Douglas Petrie for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... Wolfram and Hart, Attorneys at Law is an international and interdimensional fictional law firm in the television series Angel. ...

There is a long hospital corridor, and inside a hospital room- Images of the painted symbols on the door to Eve's apartment. Images of the tattoos that are on the chest of 'Doyle'. Images of Angel, in obvious pain. -the comatose Cordelia comes back to consciousness, from her latest vision. Eve was a fictional character on the fifth season of cult television series Angel. ...

In Angel's office, Angel speaks with Fred, Gunn, Lorne, and Wesley about his decision to resign from his position of CEO of W&H's L.A. office. Wesley notes that Greenway slaying the nuns was tragic. Angel notes that Team Angel is no longer ridding the world of evil, but instead are negotiating with or for evil. Angel voices his opinion that Team Angel shouldn't be working at W&H at all. Gunn notes that W&H probably won't let Angel quit, without some sort of dire consequences. Angel questions whether W&H won't let them leave, or if Gunn would simply prefer to stay. A ringing telephone interrupts the argument, and Angel is surprised to hear that Cordelia has awoken from her coma. Krevlornswath Lorne Of The Deathwok Clan (born in Pylea), also known as The Host, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Angel. ...

Angel and Wesley enter Cordelia's hospital room cautiously. The two approach a bedded woman, who is attached to a life-support machine. Cordelia exits the bathroom, wearing a hospital gown, and quickly draws the privacy curtain around the woman in the bed. Cordelia greets her guests, suggesting that she could have been stored in a location that smelled less like ammonia. Angel embraces Cordelia, followed quickly by Wesley embracing her. Cordelia notes that being hijacked by a higher power that gives birth to itself before leaving the host in a mystical coma is a really good rest. Angel surmises that Cordelia has an intact memory of the previous year. Angel and Wesley neglect to mention that they're working at W&H now, before proposing to take Cordelia shopping.

Later on, with a fully-dressed Cordelia, Angel and Wesley take her to the W&H office. Cordelia's nervousness about being inside W&H is obvious. Angel tries to convince her that it's just a normal office. The Archduke Sebassis' pale horned blood-slave startles Cordelia, as he is led out on a chain. Angel draws Cordelia's attention away, towards his office. Archduke Sebassis is a fictional character appearing in the final season of Angel. ...

Inside Angel's office, Cordelia is greeted happily by Lorne, Gunn, and then Fred. Cordelia asks about the absent Connor, but is interrupted by Harmony, who is also happy to see Cordelia. Angel, worried that Cordelia is getting overwhelmed, tells everybody to get back to work. Fred, Gunn, and Harmony leave. Angel tries to convince Cordelia that with W&H's resources, they can do anything and save anyone, but Cordelia notes that Angel can't save himself. Cordelia reveals her vision, that woke her from the comatose slumber. The vision itself involved Angel in grave danger, glyphs on walls, and the same glyphs on flesh. Cordelia finally notes that there is a woman behind Angel, as Eve approaches. Angel tells Eve to leave, who responds by telling Angel of The Partners's concern about Team Angel letting Greenway escape, because now W&H must pay Greenway's bail costs. Cordelia realizes what Eve is and acts rudely towards Eve. Angel asks why security let the banned Eve back into W&H. Eve notes that Angel has no control over the liaison for The Senior Partners, before slyly reminding Angel of the incident at the office Halloween party. Angel, flustered, explains to Cordelia that Lorne mystically told them to act in such a fashion. Eve leaves, followed by Angel himself and Cordelia. Connor, also known as Gay butterfly Angel, Steven Franklin Thomas Fart and Connor Ratface, is a fictional character created by I like man for the television series Angel. ... Harmony Kendall (born presumably in 1981 in Sunnydale, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ... The Senior Partners are extradimensional demons in the television series Angel that have an interest in furthering evil and the apocalypse (their scheduled apocalypse that is, not other apocalypses) on Earth and perhaps other dimensions. ...

Angel tells Harmony that Eve is to be watched by security while she is inside the W&H building. Cordelia points out how Angel has made a deal with the devil. A red-skinned demon with horns and a tail tells Angel that the deal has been drawn up, and reminds Angel about their game of racquetball on Thursday. Cordelia rolls her eyes before leaving Angel, who doesn't make the connection.

Spike, alone in his apartment, is absorbed in his video game. Spike realizes that 'Doyle' has let himself in, and threatens the trespasser. 'Doyle' reminds Spike that he is Spike's benefactor, and queries Spike's recent inactivity in the field. Spike explains that the deranged slayer which 'Doyle' sent Spike after ended up chopping off Spike's hands. 'Doyle' reveals that he also had one of his hands cut off, before reminding Spike that he is the champion for the powers that be. Spike pretends that he is waiting for 'Doyle' to have his next vision. A phone rings, and Eve tells 'Doyle' that Cordelia Chase is now awake, which could be a problem. Eve further explains that Cordelia had a vision that is leading Angel towards 'Doyle'. 'Doyle' formulates a plan which somehow involves Spike. Spike (aka William The Bloody) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...

Angel enters his apartment, and is confronted by a recording made of Doyle several years earlier. Cordelia is watching their departed friend's commercial for Angel Investigations. Cordelia notes that Doyle gave his life, to guarantee that Angel kept fighting. Angel tries to explain why he took over W&H, but Cordelia interrupts and suggests that W&H seduced Angel with all the glamour, money, and power. Angel explains that he agreed to take over W&H so that Connor could life a happy, stable existence, elsewhere. Cordelia points out the morality flaws with Angel's decision, and Angel explains that Connor was too lost to save any other way. Cordelia replies that the powers that be wouldn't have woken up Cordelia with a vision unless something was really wrong. Angel reveals that the newly souled Spike is the new champion for the powers that be. Cordelia points out how lost Angel is without her, and Angel readily agrees. Cordelia reminds Angel who he was, before hinting of her hidden feelings for Angel. Cordelia asks Angel if he thinks about the time they were supposed to meet up at Point Dume, and Angel says yes.

'Doyle' and Eve sit on the apartment patio, both naked, apart from a towel. 'Doyle' isn't worried about Cordelia waking up, but Eve is. 'Doyle' reveals his motivation is revenge on Angel. Eve suggests that Angel is the center of the universe belonging to 'Doyle', and 'Doyle' claims Eve is at the core.

Wesley's office is covered in thick, old books, which Cordelia and Wesley are busy exploring. Cordelia complains, noting her idea of researching with Wesley instead of forcing the department to do it was a bad idea. Cordelia apologizes for killing Lilah while under Jasmine's reins, and Wesley understands that Cordelia was not in control of her body at the time. Cordelia finds the strange symbols in a book. Wesley reveals that the tattoos are protection runes, a concealment spell against any means of modern surveillance. Lilah Morgan first appeared in the episode The Ring of the Angel Series in season one, and would appear regularly in the seasons one and two. ... Jasmine is a fictional character on the television series Angel. ...

In the basement of W&H, 'Doyle' enters a restricted maintenance area with a keycard. Once inside, 'Doyle' descends, passing through a net of green laser beams without triggering an alarm. 'Doyle' waves at the security camera--which goes unnoticed by the guards monitoring the video screens, because 'Doyle' is invisible on their monitoring screen. 'Doyle' continues until he finds a demon in a lab coat, whom 'Doyle' stabs. 'Doyle' removes a crystal from around the demon's neck.

In W&H, Cordelia walks down a hallway, obviously lost. Cordelia notices Spike, and strikes up a conversation with him as he approaches. Spike vamps out, grabs her, and bites her.

Spike removes himself from Cordelia, before being knocked off his feet by a charging Angel. Angel and Spike hit each other, before Spike puts Angel in a headlock. Angel warns Spike about Cordelia, before breaking free and throwing Spike to the floor. Spike claims that Cordelia is evil, and she says the same to Spike. Spike explains that by biting Cordelia, he was able to determine that Cordelia is not evil, as his source claimed. Angel questions the source, and Spike explains about the man who gets visions from the powers that be. This man claimed Cordelia had been taken over by something evil and powerful. Cordelia points out how Spike is referring to the deceased Jasmine, and Spike notes that his tattooed source appears to be wrong. Cordelia asks Spike about the tattoos, and Spike explains the tribalesque markings. Spike reveals the man with the vision's name to be 'Doyle', causing disbelief on both Angel and Cordelia's faces.

From down the hall, Eve watches as Spike tells all to Angel and Cordelia. Eve passes this along to 'Doyle' through her cell phone. Eve notes that Cordelia is not dead. The unconcerned 'Doyle' tells Eve that he's almost there, and to leave the building immediately. Eve hangs up her phone, before being confronted by Angel and Cordelia. Eve tries to escape, but is dragged by Cordelia into Angel's office.

Inside Angel's office, Cordelia throws Eve carelessly into a chair. Eve is now surrounded by Angel, Cordelia, Fred, Gunn, Lorne, and Wesley. Spike is also there. Angel explains to Eve about the Doyle impersonator, the man who was manipulating Spike for several weeks. Angel suggests that 'Doyle' has been working hand-in-hand with Eve. Eve insists that she must leave the W&H building, but nobody cares. Angel reveals his anger about somebody stealing the deceased Doyle's identity, and Cordelia starts yelling to show her own anger. Harmony arrives, asking if she's allowed to leave with the rest of the staff. Angel asks Eve what the plot is.

In the basement, 'Doyle' is in a round chamber, and approaches a control board in the center. A tube rises out of the panel, and 'Doyle' puts the crystal inside. The tube closes on the crystal and recesses, which triggers a timer. Steam begins venting from the room, as the bars retract, allowing an underground tank to rise.

Gunn re-enters Angel's office, explaining that everybody left. The building is empty, with the exception of Team Angel, 'Doyle', Eve, Harmony, and Spike. Cordelia suggests torturing Eve, which Angel refuses. Harmony tackles Eve, pointing out that as she is technically an evil Vampire, she doesn't mind torturing her 'for the team' and begins slapping the liaison about. Eve quickly explains that 'Doyle' is activating a fail-safe which The Senior Partners left in case Angel ever went AWOL. The fail-safe is a creature specifically designed to destoy Angel, and the only way to stop it is to shut down the chamber. Fred realizes that somebody other than Eve must have activated the fail-safe. Wesley realizes that this person slipped past the security systems, and Lorne suggests the faux Doyle. Spike unwittingly gives away the fact that 'Doyle' got his hand chopped off, which Angel, Cordelia, and Wesley quickly deduce that 'Doyle' is in fact Lindsey MacDonald, former W&H crony. Angel locks down the building, and Wesley suggests performing a spell to counter-act Lindsey's tattoos. Angel puts Harmony in charge of guarding Eve, while making his way with Spike to fight the fail-safe. Cordelia grabs a katana from the wall behind Angel's desk, after deciding to accompany Angel to help with the fighting. Lindsey McDonald first appeared in the pilot of the Angel Series, City Of and featured prominently in the season one, two and five story arcs. ...

Angel, Cordelia, and Spike enter the room with the net of laser beams. Intentionally triggering the system, zombies appear. The three begin fighting off the zombies, but Angel realizes that time is running short. Spike offers to take on the hoard of zombies, leaving Angel and Cordelia to deal with Lindsey.

Lindsey watches as the tank raises, unaware that Angel and Cordelia have crept up behind him. Lindsey mocks Angel, who throws a backhand at Lindsey. Lindsey catches Angel's hand, before throwing Angel across the room. Lindsey notes that he has changed.

Angel, on the floor and reeling from Lindsey's toss, tells Cordelia to escape, but Lindsey points at the door and it locks. Lindsey palms a pocketknife and Cordelia throws Angel the katana from his office. Lindsey's pocketknife transforms into a sword. Angel instructs Cordelia to shut down the fail-safe while he confronts Lindsey in a sword-fight. Cordelia gets an electric shock from the control panel. Both Angel and Lindsey end up on top of the holding tank. Lindsey and Angel reminisce during their sword-fight. Steam vents out of the holding tank, and tentacles are visible through the glass walls.

In Wesley's office, Wesley reads a checklist from a scroll while Fred collects the ingredients, Lorne paces with a lit stick of incense, and Gunn watches. Wesley realizes they need arterial blood of a demon. Gunn pulls out a dagger, and prepares to collect some of Lorne's blood for the spell.

Angel and Lindsey are still fighting in the basement. Lindsey's shirt gets unbuttoned, and Angel notices Lindsey's recent tattoos. Angel ends up with Lindsey's pocketknife sword and Lindsey with the katana. Lindsey stabs Angel through the heart with the katana, before knocking Angel off of the balcony. Lindsey starts mocking Angel's transformation from champion to corporation, while Angel still has a sword running through his chest. Angel stands up, removes the sword, and notes that the sword wasn't made out of wood. Lindsey and Angel begin fighting hand-to-hand. Cordelia removes the crystal from the control panel, and the fail-safe slowly lowers itself back into the floor. Angel knocks Lindsey over and beats him into the ground, before tossing Lindsey aside. Lindsey asks if Angel is going to kill him, and Cordelia points out that Angel doesn't need to. Lindsey's tattoos float off of his body, leaving Lindsey unprotected from detection.

In Wesley's office, Wesley reads from the scroll as Fred sprinkles ingredients. Fred gives Wesley a significant look.

A whirlwind appears above Lindsey, who is still in the basement. Angel suspects The Senior Partners want Lindsey, as Lindsey is sucked upwards into the portal, which closes after him.

Team Angel escort a pouting Eve to the elevator in the lobby, and Eve threatens revenge before leaving. Spike notes his foolishness for believing Lindsey's 'Spike's a champion' shtick. Fred suggests all gathered head to a bar, for drinks. Angel reveals that he is no longer quitting. Fred, Gunn, Harmony, Lorne, Spike, and Wesley leave in the elevator, leaving Angel alone with Cordelia.

In Angel's office, he notes that he feels better, but didn't help anyone. Cordelia notes that Angel helped himself. Angel believes that he can beat whatever W&H have in store, and Cordelia agrees. Cordelia notes that she is leaving, and Angel tells her that he needs her to stay. Cordelia explains that the powers that be let her return, to help Angel out. Cordelia leaves, before returning quickly to give Angel a long kiss. A ringing telephone interrupts, and Cordelia tells Angel to answer the phone. As Angel turns around to answer the phone, Cordelia says "Oh, and you're welcome". The voice on the phone says that Cordelia has died. Angels' office is suddenly empty, Cordelia has vanished into thin air. Angel chokes up, realizing that Cordelia never awoke from her coma. Angel hangs up the telephone, and says "Thank you".

Acting

Special guest stars

• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase

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Guest stars

• Sarah Thompson as Eve
• Christian Kane as Lindsey
• Mercedes McNab as Harmony

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Production details

• David Boreanaz had just had knee surgery prior to filming, so writer David Fury did his best to keep Angel sitting down as much as possible.

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Writing

Quotes

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• Angel: "All those tattoos, all those new tricks you've learned just don't matter. Doesn't matter what you try. Doesn't matter where I am or how badass you think you've become. Because you know what? I'm Angel. I beat the bad guys."

• Eve: "You know the house always wins." Making a possible reference to the episode "The House Always Wins."

• Angel: "Thank you." The final line of the episode, echoed by the episode's title.

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Trivia

• This is the 100th episode of the series.

• This is Charisma Carpenter's last appearance on the show. She is credited as a "special guest star."

• In the DVD commentary for this episode, writer/director David Fury says that David Boreanaz and Charisma Carpenter were extremely emotional during the final scene in Angel's office and that their tears and sadness interrupted the filming process a few times.

• Initially, Charisma Carpenter only agreed to return if her character Cordelia Chase was allowed to live. After reading the script for the episode "You're Welcome," she agreed to let her character die because of the creative and powerful manner in which it was done.^{[citation needed]}

• The character of Buffy Summers was originally intended to appear and get Angel 'back on track', but Sarah Michelle Gellar had other obligations and wasn't able to appear, so the episode was instead written for Cordelia Chase.^[1]
• This is also the last episode we see Doyle appear on Angel, he appears on the Angel investigation advert Cordeila was watching.

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Continuity

Arc significance

This episode marks the end of one of the most dynamic characters in the Buffyverse. Starting off as an annoying side-piece to provide flavor to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's dialogue, Cordelia progressed from the materialistic popular high school girl to a struggling actress to a struggling detective to a noble half-demon warrior, love interest for Angel, evil mother of a goddess, and ultimately another soldier to fall in the fight against evil. This article addresses materialism in the economic sense of the word. ...

Timing

• Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:

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External links

• You're Welcome at the Internet Movie Database