(in his earthquake & fire torches apartment, Angel stares brokenly at Connor's empty crib. The scene moves to Wesley's apartment, where Fred & Gunn are searching for clues. Fred plays the answering machine tape back.)

WESLEY: (voice on answering machine) You've reached Wesley Wyndam-Price. I'm sorry I'm not in. And the beep.

FRED: (on machine) Wesley. Wesley, it's Fred. Please if you're there, pick up. Please...

GUNN: Uh, Fred...?

FRED: It doesn't make sense... he wouldn't take Angel's child.

GUNN: He did.

FRED: It's Wesley. Why would he do it?

GUNN: We find him, we can ask him.

FRED: If Angel finds him before we do...

GUNN: He'll kill him. And we won't be able to ask him.

FRED: I should stay here, in case he comes back. And you better get to Angel before he...

GUNN: Wesley's not coming back. No toothbrush, no razor, no Mossberg twelve gauge he kept in the closet.

FRED: He wouldn't betray us... he wouldn't... And he wouldn't leave without saying something to me... not unless he had a hell of a big urgent reason.

(She turns a big empty trash can upside down.)

GUNN: I don't think you're gonna find it in there.

FRED: Where are his diaries? He kept a lot of diaries.

GUNN: Well they're not here and they weren't at the office -- where we should be gettin' back to -- get a heads up on Angel.

(they exit the building)

FRED: We gotta find his diaries.

GUNN: We gotta find him.

(Fred starts dialing Wes on her cell)

GUNN: I think if he was answerin' his cell phone, he woulda' the first forty times you called.

FRED: (upset) You tellin' me to quit tryin'? (off his look) Sorry.

GUNN: Don't be. And keep tryin'.

FRED: (to cell phone) C'mon Wesley, give us something.

(they get into Gunn's truck and drive off, not hearing Wes' phone start to ring quietly nearby, next to his fallen body)

• Wesley & Fred

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