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Date Posted: 18:41:38 07/20/02 Sat
Author: Daniel Kurland
Subject: Act II
In reply to: Daniel Kurland 's message, "Angel #06-Separation Script" on 18:38:57 07/20/02 Sat

ACT II

Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Lobby [Int.], Night
Camera is still focused on the business card. She quickly fumbles for the items and puts them back in her purse.

NANCY
(nervous)
I swear I would lose my head if it wasn’t fastened
on my shoulders.

NANCY brushes up against GUNN

GUNN
Well that would be a huge loss.

FRED walks up to the two of them and opens a book.

She flips through pages of the book and she says:

FRED
Hmmm, this may be more difficult than I...

NANCY puts her hand on a page before FRED flips it over.

NANCY
Th-that’s it!

GUNN
Are you sure?

NANCY
Positive. I will never forget what it looks like.

FRED
A Chacargo demon. It says here that they are pretty
tame creatures. They do have a spear like protuberance
from their left hand. That must have been what you
saw.

NANCY
Yes it was, but it was not tame. It punched me and…
it killed PHILLIPA.

She is clearly close to tears again.

NANCY leans on GUNN’S shoulder. FRED is not liking this.

NANCY
(continued)
You must be wrong.

FRED
Excuse me?

GUNN
Well, you heard what this thing did. I say we mount
up and find this Chicago Demon and kill the son of a bitch.

NANCY
(excited)
You think you are able to?

FRED
No!

GUNN and NANCY look at FRED.

FRED
It isn’t that simple. You can’t just kill things that get
in the way. There must have been some reason why
a demon that doesn't usually kill did this.

GUNN
There might be, there might not be. I don’t care. It
killed a woman! This just goes to prove that demons
are evil no matter what you think about them!.

FRED
(defensive)
ANGEL isn’t.

GUNN
That's different. He's got himself a soul.

FRED
I still don’t think you should kill this demon. The
books say it's tame, it probably isn’t a threat
to anyone else. What we need to do is find out
why it did this

NANCY gives FRED a harsh look then spins to GUNN.

NANCY
That thing killed my friend!!! Are you going to listen
to books, or me?

GUNN
FRED, baby, she's got a point.

NANCY
See?

FRED suddenly snaps.

FRED
(angry)
You stay out of this you…you, you whore.

NANCY looks at FRED, shocked. FRED seems almost shocked that she said it herself. Her own shock quickly returns to steely determination.

FRED
(continued)
You came to us for help and now you are telling us
how to do our job!

GUNN
(angry)
She is just telling you how to do your job, she agrees
with me.

FRED looks hurt, very hurt.

GUNN
(continued, calmer)
This thing killed a woman. We can't just bring it back,
pay for a shrink to find out why it did this.

FRED
(yelling)
That doesn’t mean you can just kill it! You need to think!

GUNN
(also yelling)
I am thinking. I am thinking we should…

CONNOR walks down the hotel’s stairs into the lobby. FRED and GUNN immediately stop arguing.

CONNOR
What’s going on?

FRED
Nothing. CHARLES...

GUNN and FRED look into each other’s eyes.

FRED
(continued)
Do what you have to do.

FRED looks away.

GUNN walks briskly past FRED and walks up the hotel stairs. He doesn’t look back or say anything.

FRED
CONNOR.

CONNOR looks at her inquisitively. FRED looks at the floor.

FRED
(continued)
I am going out.

CONNOR
Where are you going?

FRED
(hesitant)
I…I don’t know.

FRED slowly walks through a door in the hotel. Her back is to the camera. She may be crying. The camera shifts from focusing on FRED to focusing on NANCY, she is smiling at CONNOR.

CONNOR
Who are you?

NANCY
A client.

NANCY then suavely walks out of the hotel. CONNOR remains where he is. He looks suspiciously at her.

Scene: Alleyway Near Hotel [Ext.], Night
NANCY is hiding in an alleyway outside of the hotel. She has a phone and is dialing a phone number. Camera focuses on the cell phone’s screen. The name “Wesley” appears.

NANCY
Hi….Yeah…..You got it….The Texan is on her
way out.

And that's it. The call is over. She switches off her phone, puts it back in her purse and smiles.

Scene: Strathcona Bridge [Ext.], Night
Camera focuses on ANGEL’S car driving full speed down an empty street. It swerves on the road and spins conveniently right in front of the DEMON that CORDELIA saw in her vision.

ANGEL and CORDELIA get out of the car.

The DEMON has his back to ANGEL and CORDELIA.

ANGEL approaches the DEMON carefully.

ANGEL
That water may look tempting but it's highly over-
rated. Believe me. I just spent 3 months in it.

The DEMON obviously does not understand and is confused.

CORDELIA
We're here to help you.

The DEMON turns to her. It's skin seems to be burning from the almost acidic tears coming from its eyes.

DEMON
Why? Why do you care?

ANGEL
It’s our job to care. If you want to talk...

DEMON
My clan was just destroyed. I am the only surviving
member. Without them I am nothing.

The DEMON turns to look at the ocean again.

CORDELIA leans in close to ANGEL and whispers quietly.

CORDELIA
You think it was CONNOR?

ANGEL
I'm not sure... GUNN did say he was busy over the
summer.

ANGEL looks back to the demon.

ANGEL
Was this person who destroyed your nest around
sixteen, ruggedly handsome, very strong... has
my eyes.

CORDELIA
Oh please!

ANGEL walks closer to the demon.

The demon suddenly turns around.

A close-up on the demon’s hand as he injects a needle with some serum into ANGEL’S arm.

CORDELIA doesn't seem to notice. ANGEL blinks a few times.

DEMON
You are too close! It is over!

ANGEL takes a step back, obviously feeling a little woozy.

CORDELIA
Woah. Let’s take some deep breaths here and
take it easy. Now lets count to “ten” and you can
tell us what the problem is. OK? One... two...

The DEMON jumps off the bridge.

A few seconds of silence, then a splash.

ANGEL just looks over the bridge. He doesn’t appear to be surprised at all. CORDELIA however is very surprised.

CORDELIA
What was the problem there? You could have
stopped him easily.

ANGEL continues to look down over the bridge.

CORDELIA
(continued)
Hello? It is kind of hard to prove my point when you
won’t answer me.

ANGEL continues to look down. CORDELIA seems concerned.

CORDELIA
(worried)
ANGEL?

ANGEL looks up suddenly (gasp), he is in vamp face!

CORDELIA
(continued)
Oh God….

ANGEL walks toward CORDELIA. He has a disturbing smile on his face.

CORDELIA backs away, she is shaking her head in a “no this isn’t happening” kind of way.

ANGEL
What’s the matter CORDY?

CORDELIA
(trying to stay calm)
ANGEL... What is going on? What's wrong with you?

ANGEL
(very calm)
Nothing. It is just your knight in shining armor.

CORDELIA
Why didn’t you save the demon?

ANGEL
Why bother? He wanted to die. Who was I to get in
his way?

CORDELIA
I wouldn’t have had a vision about him unless it
was important.

ANGEL
How come you never get any visions about me when
I'm in danger? You would think the Powers That Be
wouldn’t want me immobile for 3 months.

CORDELIA
I... I'm not sure... I don't know...

ANGEL
That’s right, you never know, you're just the pretty
face behind it all.

CORDELIA gets a look of realization on her face.

CORDELIA
(gasps)
You're ANGELUS!

ANGEL laughs.

ANGEL walks up to CORDELIA and he grabs her arms. CORDELIA struggles to break free but she can’t.

ANGEL leans in to kiss her, his lips slowly touch hers.

One of his hands move down to her ass.

CORDELIA reacts. She kicks ANGEL in the leg and she manages to break free.

CORDELIA
I think you should be getting away from me...

ANGEL
Why?
(boastful)
What can you possibly do? Stake me?

ANGEL starts laughing again. CORDELIA looks very worried.

ANGEL
You came all the way back from Oracle Summer
Camp just to save me. You threw all of that away.
I doubt you could even consider killing me.

CORDELIA
(distressed)
Why?

ANGEL
Seems almost like a waste of effort.

ANGEL stops moving for a minute.

He looks around as if he was confused. He looks back at CORDELIA...

...then runs the opposite direction very fast

CORDELIA
Alright. What the hell was tha-

CORDELIA makes a move to follow him. She stops.

CORDELIA closes her eyes and puts her hands to her temples. We then shift CORDELIA’S POV. We see a blurry image of someone running with an axe.

Vision changes to the face of the CHACARGO DEMON looking very scared.

GUNN is holding the axe. GUNN says “Party’s over” and he then cuts off the demon’s head and the vision ends.

CORDELIA
Great. Let’s just make my life a little more complicated.

She looks in the direction ANGEL ran. She's conflicted but has to make a decision fast.

CORDELIA runs back to the car.

Her hand fights with the key in an attempt to start the car. The engine springs to life.

She pulls out her cell phone and speed dials.

CORDELIA
C’mon, c’mon, pick up, pick up….Damn.

She throws the phone onto the passenger seat. The car suddenly jolts forward and speeds into the direction ANGEL ran earlier.

The camera stays in the blank space where the car drove off for a few seconds and then it pans to the left to an unknown building and it starts moving up the building to the roof.

A MAN is silhouetted in shadows. He is in a black trench coat and carrying a cell phone.

MAN
Yes…it worked perfectly.

Scene: Cafe [Int.], Night
FRED is sitting in a booth by the window in the cafe she usually frequents with GUNN. She has a coffee with her, but it appears to be untouched. She is looking out the window.

The café doors open and a BLONDE WOMAN walks in. She's attractive and appears to be in her late twenties. She walks up to FRED’S booth.

BLONDE WOMAN
Excuse me? May I sit with you?

FRED
What? Oh…yeah…I guess.

BLONDE WOMAN
Sorry to ask. All the other seats are full and I just
had a hard day.

FRED
Me too.

The BLONDE WOMAN gets into the seat opposite FRED. She breathes a sigh of relief.

BLONDE WOMAN
The name's LINDA.

FRED
Uh... FRED... WINIFRED...

LINDA
You're looking down. Guy problems?

FRED looks a little surprised.

FRED
You can tell?

LINDA
Yeah, you can see it in your eyes. Believe me, men
could care less about girls like us, they just want to
feel you up at night and not even look at you the next
morning.

FRED
CHARLES isn't like that...

LINDA
So what happened to you?

FRED
My boyfriend…Things are great... it's just... This
woman... I don't know... he just seemed to be...

FRED looks down

FRED
(continued)
She was more attractive than me.

LINDA
Don't talk like that girl, you're a hell of a looker. Sounds
to me it's this guy who's got the problem. Sounds like
a real dirt bag. Guys always want something better than
they have. Sure they look all happy and kind at first but
before you know it they are sleeping with their secretary
on your second born child’s bed.

FRED
Oh God... I'm so sorry. But CHARLES isn’t like that.

LINDA
Isn’t he? You just told me he was ogling some other
girl.

FRED
Yes... but...

LINDA
It always starts like that then it all goes the same way.
You know what? He is probably with her right now.
There could be others too. You think you know someone,
but believe me, you never do.

FRED
CHARLES wouldn’t do that.

LINDA
Sure he wouldn’t.
(pauses)
Well as long as you guys didn’t just have an argument...
There is nothing worse than leaving a fight unresolved.

FRED
(sigh)
We just had a fight.

LINDA
Ha! I bet you gave in to. Man, why can’t the guys give in
for once. How come we're always stuck with the check?

FRED
CHARLES loves me though…I-I love him.

LINDA laughs.

LINDA
Yeah, and I love my husband. I love how he gets home
at 2am. I love how he flirts with other women and I love
how he forgets my birthday. Here's some free advice for
you, honey... Men are all the same and either way you
look at it, it ends in heartbreak. Like I said, you think you
know a guy, but you haven’t even started. Lady, you
have already reached the top of this relationship, it’s all
downhill from here.

LINDA gets up.

LINDA
Maybe I'm just cynical... maybe I'm right. I don't know.
Thanks for the seat. My legs were killing me.
(she sighs)
But I guess I can't put off the inevitable. Have to get home
and all... I don’t see the point though, just another empty
house full of empty emotions and memories.

LINDA leaves the café. FRED is still sitting in her booth looking even more depressed than she did when she started.

FRED
Bye.

FRED starts softly crying, the crying gets harder and she covers her face with her hands. The camera slowly pulls away from FRED sitting down holding her head in her hands, shaking.

Scene: Hyperion Hotel, Back Garden [Ext.], Night
CONNOR is walking to the pond outside of the hotel.

ANGEL suddenly appears from the opposite direction. ANGEL is whistling eerily.

CONNOR looks up at him.

ANGEL
Hey sport! How are you doing? You okay?

CONNOR
I’m doing g-

ANGEL starts laughing.

ANGEL
(to himself)
Yeah! Like I even care.

CONNOR looks at him. Confused.

ANGEL
You know what, son o' mine? You are pathetic,
a disgrace.

CONNOR looks very surprised and hurt.

CONNOR
What did I do?

ANGEL
You wanna hear a little story, CONNOR? About your
mother? Not that tramp JUSTINE, your real mother.

CONNOR is standing, still looking shocked.

ANGEL
Your mother was an evil, vicious murderer. She
killed hundreds of innocent people all over the world.
They begged for their lives and you know what boy?
That turned me on, that turned me on... a lot.

CONNOR doesn't say anything. He's shocked and almost mesmerized by his father's words.

ANGEL
(continued)
Then one day hundreds of years later we had sex
and somehow you were born. A mistake. That’s
what it was, a mistake. The prophecies said you
were not supposed to be born and believe me, you
don’t argue with the prophecies.

CONNOR
(angry)
Stop it.

ANGEL
Why? Don't you like this? We're talking, that’s what
good families do. I say we're making up for lost time.

CONNOR
Please stop.

ANGEL turns into vamp face. CONNOR looks scared.

ANGEL starts laughing louder.

ANGEL
Stop it? You want me to stop? How about you try living
underwater in a coffin for three frickin’ months!

CONNOR
I am sorry.

ANGEL
(mockingly)
Well then, as long as you are sorry that makes
everything better. Why don’t you ask old Uncle WESLEY
about that. He’ll tell you what happens when you screw
up.

CONNOR
I really am sorry. I thought-

ANGEL
(interrupting)
You thought I killed your wannabe-dad. You should
have trusted me!

ANGEL picks up a vase from the garden by the pond and he blindly throws it at the wall. It shatters sending ceramic shards and dirt in all directions.

ANGEL
(yelling)
Did you know that while I was in that coffin with no
food.

ANGEL stops for a moment. He smiles.

ANGEL
(continued)
I thought about you everyday, you know.

CONNOR
You did?

ANGEL
(very angry)
And every time I saw you, you killed CORDELIA. You
killed CORDELIA!

CONNOR
I didn’t actually...

ANGEL
(yelling)
If rent-a-dad had told you to, you would have!

CONNOR
(almost crying)
If I could show you how sorry I am, I-

ANGEL
I have a little idea to even things out.

CONNOR
Anything... I want to make a new start and...

ANGEL
(interrupting)
Go fish.

ANGEL pushes CONNOR over into the pond and then continues to hold him under.

CONNOR is struggling for air, his arms are moving wildly.

Camera focuses on ANGEL’S face

ANGEL
(yelling)
How do you like that!? Try living in it for 3 whole months
away from your friends! Away from everything!! You little
bastard!

We see a shovel hit the back of ANGEL’S head.

Camera widens and see that FRED hit him.

ANGEL snarls.

FRED
What are you doing?

ANGEL
(coldly)
Re-paying a favor.

FRED
You're killing your son! What's wrong with you? I...

FRED suddenly sees something in ANGEL'S eyes that scares her. She steps back.

In the background CONNOR gets out of the pond. He chokes for air and he stands in a corner away from ANGEL.

ANGEL
This is none of your business.

FRED
(yelling)
It is so! You and CONNOR are friends of mine and I
care about you two. We already lost one friend I
don’t want to lose another!

ANGEL
Where’s your boyfriend? Kinda careless with him
aren't you?

FRED
(off-guard)
What?

ANGEL
I asked a simple question. Where is he? The two of
you are practically attached at the hip all the time.
Let me guess... Trouble in paradise?

FRED looks away from him.

FRED
I don’t want to talk about it.

ANGEL
You pry into my personal situations, why shouldn’t I
pry into yours. I'm just curious.

FRED
(almost crying)
Why are you acting like this?

ANGEL
Remember when you loved me?

FRED
Wh…

ANGEL
Last year, when you were getting re-adjusted back to
this world. You remember? You drew on the walls a lot?

FRED
(ashamed)
Yes….

ANGEL
You couldn’t have me though, so you took GUNN. Don't
you just hate it when you have to settle for second best?

FRED
That’s not how it happened...

ANGEL
Oh, I think it is.

ANGEL walks close to FRED, his face close to hers. FRED seems to be very scared and is mildly shaking, tears roll down her cheeks.

ANGEL
(whispering)
Do you still love me?

FRED starts crying harder. She pulls away from him and runs off screen.

CONNOR is in the corner looking very upset and confused. ANGEL looks at him.

ANGEL
(continued)
What're you looking at?

CONNOR runs off as well. Camera shows ANGEL standing there alone. He smiles.

ANGEL
Ah, peace and quiet.

FADE TO BLACK

END OF ACT II

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