King Lear is a Helluva Play...
25 INT. ANGEL'S OFFICE - NIGHT
Cordelia walks into Angel's office as he puts on his blazer.
CORDELIA
So...
(walks up to Angel)
you feel good?
ANGEL
I do. I just...I kind of feel bad about it.
CORDELIA
My God, you are a piece of work.
ANGEL
I just don't feel like I deserve...
(shrugs)
I mean, all I did was beat up a tiny Texan.
It's not like I helped anyone.
(sits on the chair arm)
CORDELIA
Sure you did.
ANGEL
Who?
CORDELIA
Boy, I really do fall for the dumb ones.
You know how you're always trying to save, oh, every single person in The World?
Did it ever occur to you you were one of them?
ANGEL
No, it never did.
CORDELIA
Well, you made the list, gorgeous.
And you needed some help.
ANGEL
And you were the one that helped me.
CORDELIA
I did my part.
(sits beside Angel)
ANGEL
Lindsey wasted a lot of energy trying to make me doubt myself. I know it's not even close to over, but I do feel like I can do this. Wolfram & Hart, whatever's coming, I feel like we can beat it.
CORDELIA
I know.
ANGEL
You do?
CORDELIA
I always did. I... I just needed you to know it, too.
ANGEL
So all that stuff about the deals with the devil...
CORDELIA
(nods)
Was God's honest truth.
(looks at Angel)
But you're bigger than that. You'll win this in the end.
(stands, steps away)
I, uh... just wish I could be there to see it.
ANGEL
What do you mean? You're not...
CORDELIA
(turns to face Angel)
I can't stay. This isn't me anymore. You can say good-bye to the gang for me, explain everything once you understand.
ANGEL
That's gonna be never.
(walks toward her)
I need you here.
CORDELIA
(with tears in her eyes)
Don't make it hard, Angel. I'm just on a different road... and this is my off-ramp. The Powers That Be owed me one, and I didn't waste it. I got my guy back on track.
ANGEL
Cordy, there's just—
CORDELIA
(touches his face)
We take what we can get, champ, and we do our best with it. I'll be seeing you.
(smiles through her tears, turns to walk out of the office)
(stops, turns around, walks quickly up to Angel)
Oh, what the hell. One for the road?
(kisses Angel, but moments later, the telephone rings)
ANGEL
You know, um... I don't...I don't need to get that.
CORDELIA
(tenderly straightens his tie)
That you have to get.
(Angel walks toward the phone)
Oh... and you're welcome.
ANGEL
(answers the phone)
Hello. Yes, I know. She's... but that's impossible. She's standing right—
(turns to look for Cordelia, but she's not there; he becomes visibly upset)
I'm sorry. Yeah.
(choking up)
When did she die? Did she, um... she never did wake up? I see.
(hangs up, looks out to where Cordelia was standing moments earlier)
Thank you.
Fade to black.
25 INT. ANGEL'S OFFICE - NIGHT
Cordelia walks into Angel's office as he puts on his blazer.
CORDELIA
So...
(walks up to Angel)
you feel good?
ANGEL
I do. I just...I kind of feel bad about it.
CORDELIA
My God, you are a piece of work.
ANGEL
I just don't feel like I deserve...
(shrugs)
I mean, all I did was beat up a tiny Texan. It's not like I helped anyone.
(sits on the chair arm)
CORDELIA
Sure you did.
ANGEL
Who?
CORDELIA
Boy, I really do fall for the dumb ones. You know how you're always trying to save, oh, every single person in the world? Did it ever occur to you you were one of them?
ANGEL
No, it never did.
CORDELIA
Well, you made the list, gorgeous. And you needed some help.
ANGEL
And you were the one that helped me.
CORDELIA
I did my part.
(sits beside Angel)
ANGEL
Lindsey wasted a lot of energy trying to make me doubt myself. I know it's not even close to over, but I do feel like I can do this. Wolfram & Hart, whatever's coming, I feel like we can beat it.
CORDELIA
I know.
ANGEL
You do?
CORDELIA
I always did. I... I just needed you to know it, too.
ANGEL
So all that stuff about the deals with the devil...
CORDELIA
(nods)
Was God's honest truth.
(looks at Angel)
But you're bigger than that. You'll win this in the end.
(stands, steps away)
I, uh... just wish I could be there to see it.
ANGEL
What do you mean? You're not...
CORDELIA
(turns to face Angel)
I can't stay. This isn't me anymore. You can say good-bye to the gang for me, explain everything once you understand.
ANGEL
That's gonna be never.
(walks toward her)
I need you here.
CORDELIA
(with tears in her eyes)
Don't make it hard, Angel. I'm just on a different road... and this is my off-ramp. The Powers That Be owed me one, and I didn't waste it. I got my guy back on track.
ANGEL
Cordy, there's just—
CORDELIA
(touches his face)
We take what we can get, champ, and we do our best with it. I'll be seeing you.
(smiles through her tears, turns to walk out of the office)
(stops, turns around, walks quickly up to Angel)
Oh, what the hell. One for the road?
(kisses Angel, but moments later, the telephone rings)
ANGEL
You know, um... I don't...I don't need to get that.
CORDELIA
(tenderly straightens his tie)
That you have to get.
(Angel walks toward the phone)
Oh... and you're welcome.
ANGEL
(answers the phone)
Hello. Yes, I know. She's... but that's impossible. She's standing right—
(turns to look for Cordelia, but she's not there; he becomes visibly upset)
I'm sorry. Yeah.
(choking up)
When did she die? Did she, um... she never did wake up? I see.
(hangs up, looks out to where Cordelia was standing moments earlier)
Thank you.
Fade to black.
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