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Wesley doesn't believe it's really Lilah. Angel confirms it's her and she's dead. They think she's a vampire, but she says Angelus didn't turn her and Wesley cut off her head - she shows them the scar on her neck. Angel says her contract with Wolfram & Hart extends beyond death. She says she's a messenger with an offer for them and after she'll be sent back to hell.

Return to the gang standing around speechlessly staring at Lilah. Finally, Gunn asks her to run it by them again. We learn that they have been offered the LA branch of Wolfram & Hart, the senior partners are ceding the territory to them. Fred points out the office was destroyed and Lilah says it is back and restaffed. She says they can do anything with it they want. She says to think of it as a reward for ending world peace. They insist that wasn't what happened, that Jasmine was creating a slave state and ate people. She says the slaves were full of joy and she ate dozens a day while millions were saved from pain. She says if they are interested there will be a limo waiting outside just before dawn. She leaves.

Connor is walking through the now chaotic and crime ridden streets. He senses something on a rooftop and goes there to find a suicidal man. He talks him out of it and tells him to go home. The man talks about his home and takes out pictures of his family. Connor is outraged at how he was going to abandon his family and starts beating the man. Wesley is mapping Angel's confrontation with Jasmine and trying to figure out where Cordelia might be. Gunn says they might have a better chance finding her if they took up Wolfram & Hart on their offer. Wesley says he can't be serious. Gunn talks about Lilah as the dead lady and apologizes, thinking that bothered Wesley. Wesley refers to her as a loved one, but then just says it's a figure of speech.

Lorne returns to tell them it's a mess out there and no trace of Connor or Cordelia. Gunn hints that they might want to go with Wolfram & Hart. Angel says no. He says if they get in the limo, they'll be corrupted. He leaves saying he's going to look for Connor. Gunn says he's going to bed. Wesley says it's late and he'll be heading home. Later, we see Fred sneaking out of the hotel and looking for the limo. Wesley comes up behind her telling her the limo has been there for some time. She's surprised he's there, he's surprised Gunn isn't. Gunn walks up. Wesley wonders what the odds are that humans would be the most corruptible. They wonder if they are doing the right thing and if Angel was right. Angel is there. He opens the door and inside is Lorne complaining that the limo is out of cherries.

At Wolfram & Hart, they find a busy crowd of workers all greeting them respectfully. Lilah appears with four guides, one guide for each of the gang. Angel is suspicious and says they want to stay together. Lilah says if they wanted to hurt them, they would have blown up the limo. She brings out a cart with guns and says they can arm themselves during the tour if they like. Gunn is entranced by a pretty black woman who is one of the guides. Wesley and Lorne don't think there is any immediate danger. Fred takes a large gun and says it will be alright. Lilah says Preston will show Lorne around the entertainment division. He says he's a big fan of Lorne's and shows him the list of talent they represent which Lorne realizes is everyone he ever wanted to meet. Rutherford Sirk is Wesley's guide. Lacey Shepard is Gunn's and Knox is Fred's. Lilah will guide Angel.

Gunn thinks Lacey is taking him to security. But she tells him they have grander things in store for him and he's flattered. Fred thinks Knox doesn't look like a lawyer and he says he's a scientist. He says he manages the science division for the department head who would be her. He takes her to a lab which impresses her. He shows her a device he invented which hacks into any personal electronic nearby. Sirk takes Wesley to the ancient prophecies wing which seems to be just a row of books. Sirk says appearances are deceiving and tells Wesley to choose any book, preferably something rare. He asks for a rare codex. Sirk picks up one of the volumes, repeats the name, and hands it to him. The pages are blank, but Sirk explains it's a template linked to the firm's locked archives. The pages fill with text. Wesley is impressed and asks if the council knows Sirk stole their copy of the book when he left. Sirk says there is no council and Wesley says not any more. He asks if Sirk decided to cross the line. Sirk says lines are blurry and asks how he knows. Wesley says there is something about watchers and libraries. As he says it, he attacks and knocks out Sirk. He batmans up to the ceiling.

Lilah takes Angel into a luxurious office. She tells him the elevator takes him to the motor pool where he now has 12 cars. She tells him he can do anything he wants. He turns to leave and she opens the drapes. The sun's rays don't harm him. She says the whole building is fitted with special windows which block the deadly rays and are energy efficient. He tells her to close the drapes. He is going to go and she says nothing in the world is the way it ought to be and that's why there is Angel. She says he has to learn to compromise. She says innocents are at stake. She hands him a file. It's on Sunnydale and it includes a pendant needed for some final battle. He gives it back saying Buffy can handle herself. She asks him if he's interested in missing persons. He asks what she knows and she says nothing. She says he can find out in seconds if he picks up the phone. She hands it to him and he hangs it up. He says he's sorry what happened to her, but they are leaving. The phone rings. She answers it and says the senior partners want him to test all the amenities. She turns on the tv, which is really nice. There is a news broadcast about a hostage situation with Connor being the one holding people hostage.

Angel believes Lilah set this up but she denies it. She says he's responsible. She tells him it's a one time offer, if he walks out the deal is off. He says she and this place are what is wrong with the world. He says he'll tell her what the deal's going to be. Gunn and Lacey are in an elevator. Too late, he realizes it's the magic elevator and he'd rather not be there. It opens up into the white room where he is confronted by a black cat (like a panther). They stare into each others eyes.

At the hostage scene, Connor has everyone terrorized with bombs strapped to them. Angel arrives. Wesley has fought his way into the archives and starts looking through them. Lilah appears and says it took him longer to get there than she thought. She talks about all he could do with the information. He realizes she wanted to get him there. She says who knows him better than she. He says perhaps she doesn't know him that well. He pulls out her contract, it's what he broke in for. He says he's going to release her, that she's suffered enough. He sets fire to it. She says he's gallant, but she knew what she signed up for. She tells him to look in the drawer, the contract is back. She says flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything. She says it means something that he tried.

Connor is strapping on a bomb. Angel moves toward him and sets off an explosion. Connor tells him the people are rigged too and he can't save them all. He says any of them could be first, even Connor. Then he steps aside to reveal a rigged Cordelia on the floor. Angel tries to talk to him, saying they all feel the loss of the love of Jasmine. Connor says he doesn't feel it, that he can't feel anything. Angel tries to apologize, but Connor says that doesn't fix anything. He says he loves Connor and Connor says it's a lie. He says even Darla couldn't love him. Angel says she did. Connor says Angel tried to love him, but not enough to hang on. That he let Holtz take him. He says Cordelia said she loved him, but where is she now. He says Angel lied when he said he loved Jasmine. Angel says Jasmine was the lie. Connor says Angel and the others don't deserve what Jasmine tried to give them. Angel says he wants to help Connor start over. Connor says you can't, but Angel disagrees. Connor says everything but death is a lie and you can't be saved by lies. He says you can't be saved. He tries to explode himself and Angel leaps at him and pulls off the bomb. They fight. Angel release the hostages. Angel defeats him and says he really loves him and is going to prove it. He hits him.

Lorne is in the lobby singing. Fred comes in and hands back her gun. A somewhat distraught Wesley arrives. Gunn gets off the elevator. Fred thinks he looks taller. He says he wants to take the deal whether the others do or not. Wesley agrees. Fred is surprised. Angel arrives and says he already took the deal. Lilah arrives and says Cordelia is receiving the finest care. If she can be revived, they will find the way. He says he has to see him. She says that wasn't part of the deal and he says she has to compromise. She hands over the Sunnydale file and tells him a limo outside will take him to see Connor. He thanks her. He walks out. Fred says 'who's Connor'. The limo takes Angel to a house where he looks in and sees Connor with a family. It's as if this has always been his family. He's happy, going to university, loved. He makes a toast to family. Angel walks away.