INT. ANGEL'S OFFICE - NIGHT
A downtrodden Wesley sits in Angel's office, explaining the situation.
WESLEY (deadpan) :
I didn't send her.
We were discussing Gunn.
I explained his situation,
our inability to get him out.
She nodded, created a portal,
and disappeared.
ANGEL (irritated)
So she's just, what, helping you out?
She's your little helper.
WESLEY
I would hardly call her—
ANGEL
Well, she sure was helpful beatin' me up.
Wes, do you have any idea
why she's doing all this for you?
WESLEY
Does it matter? She may be able
to get him out.
ANGEL
Or she might get him killed.
It doesn't track, Wes.
Why would she take on
any risk for us?
WESLEY
I doubt this poses a risk to her.
She has The Power of a God.
ANGEL
She has The Ego of a God.
WESLEY
She was Ruler of The World, after all.
This sort of thing goes to one's head.
ANGEL
Apparently.
WESLEY
I am making progress.
There is distance, of course.
She would never accept
any of us as peers. But...
I afford Her some amusement
at the very least.
It may be why She's
still here.
ANGEL
She's still here because this place reeks of
Influence. She had everything, Wes.
Everything. You think she's not lookin'
to get that back?
WESLEY
I wouldn't presume to know What She Wants.
But I understand the resource,
The Power she represents.
If we could just find some way
to integrate her, to
convince her to —
ANGEL
To do what? Join The Team?
A portal appears in Angel's office,
and Illyria brings Gunn through it,
pushing him to the floor
at her feet.
ANGEL
Gunn.
WESLEY
(stands to face them, backs up
to stand closer to Angel)
Illyria.
ILLYRIA
(grabs Gunn by The Throat and
lifts him into the air; Gunn gags)
This Thing...
ANGEL
(approaches Illyria confrontationally)
Let him go.
ILLYRIA
It's important to you.
WESLEY
(softly)
Illyria, stop.
ILLYRIA
It holds value — Worth
beyond price.
ANGEL (angrily) :
I said, let him—
WESLEY
(touches Angel's arm, steps forward)
Yes, great worth. A great debt.
You're talking of
The Debt, aren't you...
of What We Owe You?
ILLYRIA
(Gunn grunts as she drops him
and he falls to the ground)
Of What You Owe Me.
(walks out of the office)
ANGEL
(watches Illyria leave,
then smirks to Wesley)
Go Team.
