ANGEL: Well, you wanted to kill a vampire. This might be your chance. (Unobtrusively hands a stake to Connor) Here take this. Just make sure that when you use that thing go straight for...

CONNOR: ...the heart. I know. My father taught me.

ANGEL: Yeah, I'm sure he did. Look, there are a lot of innocent people in here. Just don't go nailing anybody until they show their game face, okay?

CONNOR: Will it look like yours did?

ANGEL: Yeah.

CONNOR: So why do you do it?

ANGEL: Do what?

CONNOR: Why kill them if they're like you?

ANGEL: They're not like me, Connor.

CONNOR: I'm not Connor.

ANGEL: Just stay right there.

BARTENDER: (to Justine) Ready for another?

JUSTINE: No, I'm done.

(The bartender and the two guys sitting on either side of her vamp out.)

BARTENDER: You're not wrong.

VAMP: She thinks she's a Slayer.

BARTENDER: She's about to learn different.

(a fight breaks out. Angel enters first, than Connor leaps in)

ANGEL: Nice... Ah, take the one on the...

(Connor runs past to attack the vamp holding Justine.)

ANGEL: Well, yeah. That-that makes more sense.

(Lilah & Wes watch from above as Connor stakes the bartender)

LILAH: Who's the boy wonder? He moves just like...

WESLEY: ...his father.

(back to the fight)

ANGEL: (to Justine) Go. Get out of here. Go!

(After one last look at Connor Justine runs off, while Angel and Connor turn back to back to fight off the remaining vampires. There is short lull in the fight and they glance at each other, a small smile appearing on both of their faces, before they return their attention to the vamps.)

(back on the mezzanine)

LILAH: Now tell me you're not interested.

(Lilah turns to look at Wes, only to find him gone. Below, one of the vamps takes off, and Connor follows. Angel follows Connor. Connor stalks in the alley, stake poised. He hears something, spins to strike, but it's Angel, who catches his arm. After a beat, Angel uses Connor's stake, still in his hand, to dust a vampire that was sneaking up on them)

ANGEL: They don't need to breathe or make any sound. You gotta be careful. - You know you were - you were good in there. I mean, normally I'd take you to a ballgame, or a museum, or - something. But it's - it's good to know that you can handle yourself in a fight.

(Angel mock-attacks Connor. Connor jumps back, then smiles.)

ANGEL: It's good to know you can do that, too.

(Connor throws a fake punch at Angel.)

ANGEL: (jokingly) Woah!

(Laughing and smiling the two of them start dancing around each other, throwing fake punches, jumping up on the trash containers sitting along the wall of the alley, horsing around, having a great time. The camera pulls back to show us Holtz stepping out of the shadows, watching them.)

• Angel & Connor

written by: Tim Minear; Original transcript anonymous. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
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