aired on: October 10, 2000

written by: Shawn Ryan

directed by: James A. Contner

Angel lies in bed, dreaming. He dreams that he's back at The Caritas, to sing a couple karaoke tunes, and to meet up with Darla. They dance, and Angel says he can't believe she's there - after all, he killed her. Darla says she's over that, and they kiss. Downstairs, Cordelia and Wesley are cleaning up the old Hyperion Hotel to make it the new offices of Angel Investigations. Then Gunn pops in. He has a meeting with a snitch who's going to lead him to Deevak, a demon that's been terrorizing his neighborhood, and he wants Angel to join him. Angel says the whole team is coming along.

When they meet up with the snitch, Jamil, he doesn't want to talk - he says he's more scared of Deevak than he is of Gunn. As Gunn tries to punch the information out of him, three of Deevak's vampire goons burst on the scene. The team disposes of them, but when the dust finally settles, Jamil is gone.

Relaxing back at her apartment later, Cordelia has a vision - and Gunn is in it. She calls Angel, but the ringing phone doesn't wake him - he's dreaming of Darla again, and in his dream, she tells him to just ignore it. When Angel doesn't pick up, she calls Wesley. When he doesn't answer, either, she picks up a weapon, jumps in Angel's car, which he had loaned to her for the night, and decides to go to Gunn's on her own.

Entering his place, Cordelia hears noises, and bursts in. But Gunn doesn't need to be saved from any demon - he's practicing fighting with one of his crew. Not concerned about demons or Cordelia's vision, Gunn walks Cordelia outside to Angel's car, but the car is gone. Gunn thinks he might know where it is, but Cordelia, convinced she's his protector, says she's not leaving his side until she knows he's safe. They both load into Gunn's pickup truck to track down Angel's car.

Their first stop is to see Gunn's "friend" Henry, who "deals" in used cars. He says he didn't take it, and that they should talk to Desmond, who's a big convertible fan. As Gunn and Cordelia leave to go find Desmond, Deevak and two vampires appear. Deevak says he knows who Gunn is, and the trouble he's caused. "Tonight," he says, "it ends."

Gunn and Cordelia head to the party where Henry said Desmond would be. Soon after they find Desmond, three of Deevak's vampires find Gunn. He and the other partygoers chase off the vamps, but not before Gunn's friend Veronica is cut in the neck by a piece of broken glass. Cordelia helps stop the bleeding, and she and Gunn race her to the hospital, where the doctors say Cordelia probably saved her life.

Wesley gets the message Cordelia left him and goes to get Angel, interrupting his Darla dream. While Gunn and Cordelia are at the hospital, Wesley and Angel arrive at the party scene, looking for information.

At the hospital, Desmond tells them where Angel's car is, and Cordelia and Gunn take off to find it. When they do, though, they can't find the keys - Cordelia left them in the car when she ran in to save Gunn. Then Deevak appears - with the keys. As he grabs Gunn by the throat, strangling him, Cordelia steps forward with her axe, and Deevak grabs her by the wrist. Suddenly, Deevak morphs into human form - the form of Jamil.

With her free hand, Cordelia reaches into her purse and pulls out her secret weapon - a can of mace. She sprays Jamil in the eyes, and he lets go of them both. Angry, he morphs back into Deevak - just as Angel and Wesley arrive. The fight begins. They slay Deevak's vampire friends, then, as Deevak is about to put a knife through Gunn, Angel puts an axe through Deevak's skull.

As the gang heads to their respective cars to head out, Cordelia tells Gunn that Deevak wasn't the danger her vision was warning her about - the danger was Gunn himself. She says he doesn't just face danger, he creates it, and he's on a self-destruct mission unless he gets some help. Gunn doesn't want any help.

"Looks like I've got my work cut out for me," Cordelia says. "Better just plan on having me in your life for awhile, at least until you find some peace."

Back home, Angel is dreaming another Darla dream, but this time she isn't just in his dream - she's there with him in bed. "Mmm," she says to him. "I could just eat you up."