(the gang sets up for the re-souling ritual)

ANGELUS: Have you all lost your mind? You're going to use black magic to restore my soul? People, this never goes well. Am I the only one paying attention?

LILAH: Ten-to-one, the entire hotel gets sucked into a hell dimension.

GUNN: You, two—with the shutting up.

ANGELUS: Talk about eleventh-hour desperation. Face it, you're grasping. No jar, no soul.

CONNOR: You sound pretty desperate yourself.

CORDELIA: Do you have the vial?

(Wes hands her a vial)

ANGELUS: Let's be realistic. Even if your precious champion makes another guest appearance, you can't stop the apocalypse. Bottom line is you're going to lose. The last thing you smell will be each other's blood.

FRED: That's you're opinion.

LILAH: You tell him, honey.

FRED: You, shut your fat mouth.

ANGELUS: (chuckles) Look at you—heroes. So tangled up in your own crap, you can't even find the world to save it.

CORDELIA: Does everyone have their talismans?

ANGELUS: Hell, even Angel knew you never stood a chance. You want to know why he really let me out? Because he finally gave up. He knew you were all too weak and selfish to stop what's coming. He gave up his soul because he gave up on you.

CORDELIA: You're right. Buh-bye.

(gestures with her hand, sending Angelus flying to the back wall)

WESLEY: In degera...

ANGELUS: Don't kid yourselves...

WESLEY: Fortis murus...

ANGELUS: (growling) I'll still be around long after your corpses rot.

WESLEY: Kesta sartuum... Mundi ethericon...

(White smoke emanates from the skull and purposefully meanders toward Angelus. )

ANGELUS: (growling) I promise you. This isn't...

WESLEY: Chimera nihilo.

ANGELUS: The end.

(The smoke surrounds Angleus's body, lifting him off the ground. He winces and screams in pain. The skull in the magical circle explodes. The smoke disappears and Angel falls to the ground.)

• the life & times of Angelus

written by: Jeffrey Bell & Steven S. DeKnight & Mere Smith; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season4/transcripts/78_tran.php