HOLTZ: Are you still concerned about my soul, Angelus? My vampire priest?

(The door opens and a Grapplar comes in.)

HOLTZ: Excuse me.

(He walks over to receive the demon's report.)

HOLTZ: You've got her. Good. Bring her in.

(Angel watches the door as the Grapplar pulls in his captive.)

ANGEL: Lilah.

HOLTZ: This isn't her.

(Holtz walks over and throws some holy water in Lilah's face.)

HOLTZ: She's not even a vampire.

LILAH: No, I'm an attorney.

ANGEL: Let me guess: dead guys all over my floor - friends of yours?

LILAH: Look, if I'd known you were torturing him, I wouldn't have interrupted. Please, continue. I'll wait until your finished.

HOLTZ: When I'm finished, he'll be dead.

LILAH: Really?

HOLTZ: You say you're an attorney. You deal in man's laws, I deal in god's.

LILAH: Ah, right. A good guy.

HOLTZ: Do you know what he is?

LILAH: Yeah, I know. (Reciting) Vampire, cursed by gypsies who restored his soul. Destined to atone for centuries of evil, wacky sidekicks, yada, yada. I'd have him killed myself, except the people I work for have this (makes air quotes) 'policy.'

HOLTZ: Hm.

LILAH: Hmm.

HOLTZ: (to Angel) What does she mean 'cursed by gypsies?'

ANGEL: Long story, Holtz. I doubt it would interest you much.

LILAH: How about I go to my car for about twenty seconds? That should give you enough time in here. Then I gotta call some people to clean this mess up. I've got an early staff meeting in the morning.

(Angel glances down and spots a grenade in the hand of one of the dead commandos at his feet.)

HOLTZ: I can't allow you to leave.

LILAH: What do you mean? Of course you can.

HOLTZ: No. You said you work for the law.

LILAH: No, I didn't. I said I'm a lawyer. I don't care about the law.

ANGEL: Lilah?

LILAH: What?

ANGEL: Duck.

(Angel flips the grenade up and catches the pin in his mouth. He shakes his head and the grenade flies free from the pin. It explodes, blasting Angel back into the elevator and throwing Holtz to the floor.)

HOLTZ: (to his minions) Search the grounds! (To Lilah) Those men you sent to kill Angelus, they were each of them brave.

LILAH: Oh, good.

HOLTZ: They fought to the last.

LILAH: Yeah, I get *that*.

HOLTZ: But send more, and I'll do the same. No one will have him but me.

LILAH: There weren't sent for Angel. This was meant to be a party for his girlfriend.

HOLTZ: You know of Darla?

LILAH: Sure.

HOLTZ: Tell me, these gypsies, did they curse her as well? Has she, too, been re-ensouled?

LILAH: Darla? No. She's free-range evil.

HOLTZ: Hmm.

LILAH: Hey, if you do manage to catch up with her, I think maybe we can do some business.

HOLTZ: The only business that I have with Darla is to send her back to the hell that made her.

(Lilah opens her mouth to say more, but Holtz is already walking away.)

LILAH: Yeah, okay. Whatever. (Pulls out her phone) Harvey? It's Lilah. I've got a job for you. Angel Investigations. Yeah. Full cleaner service. Thanks.

(as she talks, she notices some of Wes' notes and a scroll. She gathers them up and heads out)

• Angel & Lilah
• Angel, Angelus & The Curse
• Holtz

written by: Tim Minear; Original transcript anonymous. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
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