(A parking garage)

GUNN: We're too late. He split.

CORDELIA: Maybe he heard what a pleasant person you were to be around.

ANGEL: There.

(A kid peeks from behind van.)

JAMEEL: One of you Gunn?

GUNN: That's me. You Jameel?

ANGEL: Here's the money.

JAMEEL: Keep it. I changed my mind.

GUNN: You don't want this - your choice. But you're gonna tell me where to find Deevak.

JAMEEL: Hey, man, the only reason why I showed is 'cause I know you got a rep, and I aint looking to make no new enemies. But on this Deevak situation I just can't help you. He'll know it was me. Demon's got eyes and ears all over the place, not to mention teeth! There's a good chance that he had some vamps tail me over.

GUNN: I don't see none.

JAMEEL: Good. I'm just here to pay my respects and be off the streets before sundown like my momma taught me.

GUNN: You want to make it home at all you're gonna start telling me what you know.

JAMEEL: Look man, I'm sorry. But Deevak scares me a lot more than you do.

(Gunn knocks Jameel down.)

CORDELIA: Gunn!

ANGEL: Hey!

GUNN: (kicks Jameel) Are you scared of me now?

ANGEL: What are you doing?

GUNN: What I got to do. I got people dying!

JAMEEL: Man, I didn't do anything!

GUNN: You think I care? Survival of the fittest, bro. And right now you're not looking too fit.

ANGEL: Easy.

GUNN: Let go man. This is my case.

ANGEL: It was. Now it's mine.

(A door opens, vamps rush in.)

WESLEY: Angel!

JAMEEL: Oh, man. See I told you I was being watched!

(Jameel runs away, the A-team fights the vamps and dusts them.)

CORDELIA: I am so sick of dust.

ANGEL: I can't lift my arm all the way.

GUNN: That vamp did a number on my ribs.

WESLEY: I'm afraid I threw my back out again. (Pulls smashed pager from back pocket) Ach, lovely! (Drops it.)

CORDELIA: Ach! Grease stains! All over my new outfit. Okay, so maybe my pain isn't physical, but do you have any idea of the dry cleaning bill I'm looking at?

GUNN: We're still no closer to finding Deevak.

WESLEY: Probably for the best.

GUNN: How you figure?

WESLEY: Well, we're hardly prepared to face a demon of Deevak's caliber in our current condition.

GUNN: You ready to pack it in? Only reason I called you was 'cause you all supposed to be the demon experts.

ANGEL: Wesley's right. Three vamps, we should have been able to take them all a lot easier and faster than we did. We need to regroup.

GUNN: Maybe the rest of you need a little down time. I'm gonna track down Jameel and make him talk.

CORDELIA: When you do find him, you may wanna be a little more Guy Pierce in L.A Confidential and a little less Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs?

GUNN: I haven't bothered to see a movie since Denzel was robbed at the Oscars for Malcom X. Later.

(Gunn leaves.)

WESLEY: Oh, that was quite a performance.

CORDELIA: I know! Talk about being wound up to tight.

WESLEY: No. I-I mean Denzel.

CORDELIA: Oh. Well, he is always great.

WESLEY: (to Angel) What about you?

ANGEL: Who doesn't love Denzel?

WESLEY: No! I mean - what you said before. It's true. I've never seen you have so much trouble with a simple vampire before.

ANGEL: Off day. Lets go.

(Cut to - Night. The Hyperion.)

CORDELIA: Home sweet hotel.

ANGEL: Just bring the car back tomorrow.

CORDELIA: You sure you're gonna be okay?

ANGEL: Yeah, I'll be fine. I just need to get some sleep.

CORDELIA: That seems to be all you've been doing lately. Not that I'm judging!

ANGEL: Good night.

CORDELIA: Sleep tight! (adds quietly) Don't let the bed bugs bite.

• Gunn's street history & old gang

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