GUNN: So, why me?

GWEN: I told you. I need a suave guy in a tight spot.

GUNN: Suave? (RE: figurines) You been collecting these for a while?

GWEN: Yeah, I get one each trip. I just brought the dolphin back from Tahiti. You collect anything when you travel?

GUNN: Uh, yeah. I, uh, I got a big ol' scar on my thigh from Boyle Heights... A piece of vamp stake I picked up a while back in Alhambra... And a couple of burn marks on my hip from Encino... Yep, name a town, I'll show you the souvenir.

GWEN: I didn't mean to...

GUNN: I'm not complaining. Hell, I've seen more here than most people've seen traveling around the world. Someday, maybe. So, what's so big and bad that Electro-Gwen needs my super-suave assistance? Something about a girl in trouble?

GWEN: Yeah. I did a little black-bag deal-eo for this corp. Happens all the time. Two companies vie for a contract. Company A hires me to make sure Company B's thingamabob doesn't so much bob as bust.

GUNN: And Company A gets a multi-million dollar payday.

GWEN: Right, but this time Company B fought back. (hands Gunn a picture from the envelope) They kidnapped this girl. Her name is Lisa. She's the daughter of the guy who hired me to do the dirty work.

GUNN: And nobody can go to the cops 'cause—

GWEN: Of what I did. So, you see? It's my fault. I have to save her, and I have to do it alone. (Gunn nods, then notices burn marks on the envelope Gwen's holding) Don't ask. This is everything I could get on the man who's holding her. His name is Takeshi Morimoto. He's the head honcho of the company I tanked. He's promised to kill the girl if Company A doesn't come clean about what they did.

GUNN: This dude's a serious player. Chairman Emeritus, honorary degrees, all kinds of charity work, cancer research, wildlife preservation, the Zoo Committee... Whoa, bank fraud, smuggling, money laundering—

GWEN: And now kidnapping.

GUNN: This guy know about you?

GWEN: Nope. That's why I think we have a shot of getting to the girl. They're keeping her at his compound. It's gated. Armed guards, infrared surveillance, dogs, the works. If we're gonna have half a chance— (looks up at Gunn, who's chuckling) You're gonna have to stop grinning like that and share the joke with the entire class. You think this is impossible?

GUNN: No, I think it's fantastic. Listen, I spent most of this year trapped in what I can only describe as a turgid supernatural soap-opera. The fact that I have a chance to go out and really help somebody...Well, you know, it feels good to be doing good. So, how're we breaking into Fort Knox?

GWEN: We're walking in the front door.

• Gunn & Gwen

written by: Jeffrey Bell & Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season4/transcripts/82_tran.php