CORDELIA: Billy?

BILLY: Yes? Do I know you?

CORDELIA: Not exactly. I thought we should meet. I'm the woman Wolfram and Hart tortured to get you out of your fire cell.

BILLY: Oh, I see. - And you're here to whine. Poor, helpless, battered woman who needs to vent her feelings about the injustice of it all.

CORDELIA: No, ass-wipe.

(Tazers him and aims a cross bow at him)

CORDELIA: I'm here to send you back.

(...)

BILLY: You think I hate you because you're a woman. I don't.

CORDELIA: Gee, and I was feeling special.

BILLY: I don't hate women. I mean, sure, you're all whores who sell yourselves for money and prestige, but men are just as bad. Maybe even worse. They're willing to throw away careers or families, or even lives for what's under your skirt!

CORDELIA: I'm wearing pants.

BILLY: So, you can dress like a man, talk like a man? (Smiles) Does that make you feel superior?

CORDELIA: Actually, I'm feeling superior because I have an arrow pointed at your jugular. And the irony of using a phallic shaped weapon? Not lost on me.

BILLY: You don't have the nerve to do it.

CORDELIA: Wrong again.

ANGEL: I can't let you do it, Cordelia.

BILLY: You saved me again! I knew that you would.

CORDELIA: Angel, you know what he is!

ANGEL: Yeah, I do. Which is why I'm gonna waste this piece of garbage myself.

CORDELIA: Angel! He can't hurt me.

(Billy touches Angel)

BILLY: No, I won't hurt her. *I* won't hurt her at all!

(...)

ANGEL: Cordy, get out of here.

CORDELIA: No.

ANGEL: Cordelia?

CORDELIA: I can't.

ANGEL: (yelling) GET OUT!

CORDELIA: Angel - you can fight this!

BILLY: Don't fight it - feel it! You can, can't you? All that rage, all that hatred bubbling to the surface? (Conversationally) I actually never done this to a vampire. Should be pretty entertaining.

ANGEL: Please - go.

CORDELIA: I can't. I have this problem. This is happening to you because of me. Because of *me.* So, I can't leave you - Angel - I won't.

ANGEL: You think that's your problem? - That's not your problem. - You know what your real problem is? (spins around and hits Billy) Guys like him! (to Billy) 'cause you got no power over me.

(Billy and Angel start to fight, as Cordy lets out a relieved breath. Cordy aims the crossbow, but can't get a clear shot. All of a sudden a shot rings out, and Billy's down. It's Lilah. She turns and walks away.)

• Cordelia & Angel
• Cordelia's visions & championhood

written by: Tim Minear & Jeffrey Bell; Original transcript anonymous. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season3/transcripts/50_tran.shtml