"Judgment"
Story by: Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt
Teleplay by: David Greewalt
Directed by: Michael Lange
A demon sings karaoke and talks to a crowd at a demon karaoke bar. Cordelia is at acting class until she gets a "911" message on her beeper and has to leave. Wesley is throwing darts to impress a young woman when he also gets a message on his beeper. The two meet with Angel at a gym where they put an end to a Carnyess demon performing a Praetorian sacrificial ritual in a room behind one of the gym mirrors.
Cordelia and Wesley discuss demons while the prospect of someday being human has Angel distracted and thinking about joining a gym. Cordelia has an attack of the sneezes and then has a vision about an unknown demon. Lilah visits Lindsey's office where Darla is enjoying classical music. She talks of how she can feel Angel, and slowly her memory begins to return. Angel tries to draw the demon Cordelia saw in her vision and when they identify it, Wesley informs them of a very odd location that may hold some answers for them.
The three go to Caritas, the demon karaoke bar and ask around for information. A demon source of Wesley's named, Merl, informs Angel about where they can find the demon. Wesley and Cordelia try to get Angel to sing, but he won't do it. Angel finds the Prio Motu demon along with a pregnant woman. He kills the demon, but then the woman tearfully informs him that the demon was protecting her and her unborn child. Feeling guilty about killing the demon, Angel tracks down Merl and is informed of the location the Prio demon was living at as well as the importance of the child.
Angel finds Gunn hunting vampires in a bad part of town and asks for help in finding the hideout of the Prio Motu demon. The two patrol an underground building and find where the pregnant woman is staying. They search the place and when Angel finds a talisman that may be of use, he sends Gunn to deliver it to Wesley and Cordelia. The woman returns to her home, revealing that she just wants her daughter to survive. Angel offers his help, but she's not eager to accept it as he has done her nothing but harm so far. After saving her from a demon attack, Angel leads her to safety.
When Gunn arrives at Cordelia's there is quite a bit of confusion in regards to his name, but Wesley quickly gets to work to find out what the talisman's purpose. Angel leads the woman to an old building, which brings up old memories from his past. As demons attack, he sends the woman to Cordelia's place while he takes a beating from the demons. When he gets to Cordelia's he finds that the woman isn't there and she's out there alone.
The woman needs someone to champion her in front of the Tribunal. In order to get information, Angel is forced to sing karaoke at Caritas. The Anigogic demon running the bar can offer psychic predictions after hearing someone sing. He tells Angel where the woman's trial will take place. The woman finds herself alone, with no champion and no talisman as the trial begins to take place. Just as the tribunal announces that her life is to be taken, Angel arrives to fight for her.
Angel fights in a jousting match that quickly turns into a sword fight when Angel is knocked off his horse. As Angel is a vampire, being stabbed with a sword does not kill him and Angel is able to destroy his demonic opponent. After a chat with Wesley and Cordelia, Angel goes to visit Faith in jail. They talk about her time in jail and how he had to sing in public. They both have some hope for survival.
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