(Angel sees Sunny, and grabs Connor's arm to look for needlmarks)

ANGEL: She didn't shoot any of this crap in you, did she?

CONNOR: (jerking free) No.

ANGEL: Okay. I'm sorry. I just... (Angel glances at Sunny) We'll take care of this, okay? Together.

CONNOR: (bitterly) Too late. - Too late.

(walks past Angel)

ANGEL: Connor. - I'm sorry about... - Was she you're friend? Connor. Just talk to me.

(Angel trails after Connor and watches him pick up Tyke's jacket and sniff at it.)

ANGEL: Well, you know, I figure you have to be feeling like you traded in one hell dimension for another right about now, but if you just let me... What are you doing? (Takes the jacket away from Connor) What is that?

CONNOR: Give that back!

(Angel sniffs the jacket.)

ANGEL: Why? Who're you tracking?

(Connor makes a grab for the jacket, but Angel stops him. A quick search of the pockets brings out another packet of drugs.)

ANGEL: Right. I get it. You're going after they guy that gave her the junk.

CONNOR: His medicine killed her.

ANGEL: And you're going to do what about it?

CONNOR: Punish.

ANGEL: You mean, kill.

(Connor makes another stab at the jacket, and again Angel stops him.)

ANGEL: Slow down.

(Conner attacks Angel, but Angel takes a hold of him and pushes him up against the wall.)

ANGEL: Listen to me!

(Connor slams Angel up against the wall in turn.)

CONNOR: No!

(Angel sighs as Connor lets go of him and goes to retrieve the jacket. Angel takes a hold of his son, and again pushes him up against the wall.)

ANGEL: You *will* listen.

(Connor hauls back and clocks Angel across the face. Angel pushes Connor's face into the wall.)

ANGEL: I'm not gonna let you walk out that door and get into any more trouble. - Hear me?

CONNOR: Fine.

(Angel lets go of him and takes a step back. After a moment Connor spins around and attacks Angel again, only to get tossed on the floor by Angel, who anticipated the sudden attack.)

ANGEL: I'm sorry. You just don't understand how this world works.

CONNOR: I understand. Sunny was nice. Now she's dead.

ANGEL: Connor...

CONNOR: Stop calling me that! My name is Steven.

(...)

ANGEL: Steven. Okay. - Steven. - It's a good name. - Not Irish, but... - Look - I know we haven't gotten off to a great start here, but if we can just - take a minute. - That'd be good. - Please, just... Don't run away from me, alright? I lost you once already. - There's just - there's just so much I wanna know, so much I need to know. - Okay? You been okay? I mean - what was it like there? - Did you have any friends? - Okay, I mean, not friends. (Sighs) It's not like you were at summer camp. I mean, you were stuck in a - hell dimension. - Connor - I'm so sorry. I tried to get you back. I did. I tried to come after you. I would have done anything. I just... I just... I couldn't find a way in.

CONNOR: I found a way out.

ANGEL: Yeah. - You did. - You sure did. - I should've - I should've tried harder. I - I shouldn't 've quit. But you're back. And-and - and that's what's important, you know? You-you came back to me. I wanna know everything, son. I wanna know everything. Everything about you, you know, what your life's been like? You - must have a million questions.

CONNOR: No.

ANGEL: No?

CONNOR: (challenging) My father told me everything.

ANGEL: (darkening) Your father. - Holtz isn't your father. He's...

(Connor hits Angel across the face, hard.)

CONNOR: You don't get to say that name! You don't even get to think it! I know - everything. He told me all about you. That you're a - a *thing* that kills and drinks blood. You're a vampire.

ANGEL: What do you know about vampires?

CONNOR: Decapitation, stake in the heart, daylight, fire - did I forget anything? - You have a second face. A face for killing. - Show it to me. I wanna see it.

(When Angel just stands there looking at him, Connor starts punching Angel in the chest, goading him)

CONNOR: Come on, show me! Show me the face you used to kill my father's family. Show me! Come on! Show me!

(Connor aims his next punch at Angel's face, but Angel catches his fist and holds it still.)

ANGEL: (quietly) Looks like this, son.

(Angel morphs into his vamp face and Connor pulls his fist free and stumbles a couple of steps back.)

CONNOR: That's what you are.

ANGEL: It's part of what I am. (Morphs back into his human face) A part I hope you will be able to accept one day.

CONNOR: You'd have to kill me first.

TYKE: Well, that's a plan.

(Angel turns around to see Tyke follow by a couple of his goons entering the motel room. Tyke pulls out a gun.)

TYKE: But I've got a better one.

(cut to commercial)

• Angel & Connor
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written by: Jeffrey Bell; Original transcript anonymous. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
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