LAWSON: Did they at least torture you? Please tell me they did.

ANGEL: Never gave them a chance. Jumped ship... off the coast of Maine. Went underground till the war was over.

LAWSON: Like any other coward.

ANGEL: Wars are won and lost by men.

LAWSON: You mean...like me? No, wait, that doesn't apply anymore, does it?

ANGEL: I never wanted to do this to you.

LAWSON: Oh, put your hanky away. I know how important the technology they pulled from the sub was to helping us stop the Germans. Sounded like a fair shake. One person damned to make the world safe for future generations. (looks over at Angel's gang) Except these guys.

ANGEL: Killing them's not going to change the past.

LAWSON: But it'll hurt you. Maybe that's enough.

ANGEL: Never is.

LAWSON: Then maybe I found my mission again after all these years.

ANGEL: Being an evil son of a bitch not keeping you busy?

LAWSON: We all need a reason to live, even if we're already dead. Mom, apple pie, the stars and stripes— That was good enough for me till I met you. Then I had this whole creature-of-the-night thing going for me—the joy of destruction and death—and I embraced it. I did all the terrible things a monster does—murdered women and children, tortured fathers and husbands just to hear 'em scream—and through it all... I felt nothing. 60 years of blood drying in my throat like ashes. So what do you think? Is it me, chief? Or does everyone you sired feel this way?

ANGEL: You're the only one I ever did this to...after I got a soul.

LAWSON: Do I have one, too?

ANGEL: I don't think it works that way, son.

LAWSON: Didn't think so.

(they fight)

LAWSON: You gave me just enough, didn't you? Enough of your soul to keep me trapped between who I was and who I should be. I'm nothin'... because of you.

(more fighting. Angel throws Lawson through his office window)

ANGEL: You really want it to end like this?

LAWSON: Sounds like a plan.

(they struggle for control of a stake)

LAWSON: Come on, chief. Give me a mission.

(Angel drives the stake home, and Lawson dusts)

• Angel's Mission

written by: Steven S. DeKnight & Drew Goddard; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited & formatted by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season5/transcripts/5x13_tran.php