City of ...

Plot

Angel is in LA. He sits in a bar, apparently drunk, and watches a group of men playing pool with women. He senses something about them. They leave with the girls and Angel follows.

Outside, the men reveal their true nature as vampires. They are about to attack the girls when Angel intervenes. He stakes two immediately, but the third strikes Angel and he, too, goes vamp. Angel disables him by throwing him onto the windshield of a nearby car. The girls try to thank him, but Angel barks at them, "Get away from me." He grabs a piece of wood and stakes the vampire before disappearing down a long alley.

In his apartment below an office building, Angel lives a quiet, lonely life. But a man appears behind him. When Angel confronts him, he says his name is Doyle. He is a half-human, half-demon hybrid. And he knows all about Angel. He says that he receives visions from The Powers That Be. Doyle explains that he was directed to go to Angel. Angel is supposed to help the people in the visions from whatever threatens them. Furthermore, Doyle tells Angel that he's not really helping. He is so cut off from humanity that his demon-killing will only lead to apathy towards humans.
Doyle recently had a vision of a girl named Tina. And she's in trouble. Angel agrees to look into it.

Angel goes to a coffee shop where he meets Tina. She agrees to meet him after work, but threatens him, thinking that Angel is working for "Russell." Angel explains that he is not, but offers her a ride. Tina is going to a party and invites Angel along.

At the party, Tina goes to talk to some other people and Angel skulks through the crowd. He hears a familiar voice and finds Cordelia Chase talking with some people. Cordelia is happy to see Angel, but remains vain when she says she needs to talk to some people "that actually matter."

Angel sees Tina arguing with a man. She storms away and tells Angel she wants to leave. They take the elevator down and are jumped by the man and a few goons. They drag Angel back into the elevator and take Tina. After a moment, Angel steps out of the elevator and the cronies are knocked out. With a chase and a game of "Chicken," Angel gets Tina back and they flee.

Back at Angel's place, Tina tells Angel about Russell Winters. He is a powerful businessman who "loves pain." He uses his influence to get jobs and favors for girls. One of Tina's friends disappeared after a relationship with Russell. Angel comforts her.

Angel investigates Russell Winters and the string of disappearences around him. He finds that Tina's friend is dead. When he returns to the apartment, Tina is having a nightmare. Angel consoles her, but Tina sees the slip of paper Doyle wrote with her name on it. She thinks Angel lied to her and runs out. It's daytime and Angel can't follow. He accidentially goes vamp when a beam of light touches his hand and frightens Tina more.

At her place, Tina runs into Russell. He consoles her and tells her that he bought her friend a ticket home. He would do the same for her. But he turns into a vampire (one that has extraordinary vampire features) and bites her. Angel arrives too late. Tina is dead.

Russell Winters consults with his lawyer at his palacial mansion. His lawyer works for a firm called Wolfram & Hart. Russell watches video of the party Tina was at and sees Cordelia. He is interested.

Cordelia is not living the high life like she lets on. She is poor and living a meager existence in a crappy apartment. She receives a call from a contact of hers. An important man wants to see her -- Russell Winters.

Angel plans revenge. He packs a bag of weapons and prepares to attack Russell Winter's mansion. Doyle pleads with him to slow down, that it is suicide. But Angel is certain. Russell must pay.

Cordelia is at Russell's for maybe five minutes before she realizes that he is a vampire. She explains that she's from Sunnydale and they have their own Hellmouth. But now, Russell pursues her.

Angel shows up and fights Russell. Angel gets the advantage, but Russell's gun-toting goons shoot him. He and Cordelia barely escape. That night, Cordelia meets Doyle and pulls the bullets out of Angel.

The next day, Angel shows up at Russell's office and throws him out the window. His lawyer from Wolfram & Hart phones his firm and tells them, "A new player's in town."

Doyle tells Cordelia about Angel's mission and she decides to help Angel and be his secretary. She wants to charge a fee, though. Doyle tells Angel that there are a lot of people who need help in the city. He asks, "Are you game?" Angel considers.

Angel stands on a skyscraper over LA and discovers, "I'm Game"