(note: the following scene happens entirely in Angel's head)

ANGEL: Which way now?

CORDELIA: Don't look at me. I'm not a Thomas Guide.

WESLEY: We should split up.

ANGEL: Right. Connor, go with Wes. Cordy and I will take the one on the left.

CONNOR: I'll go with Cordy.

CORDELIA: Connor...

CONNOR: I mean, what difference does it make? Why do I—

CORDELIA: We don't have time for a discussion. Just—just go with Wesley. (Angel and Cordelia walk together down the passageway) I'm sorry about that. Back there. Connor. He's still confused about things. I've really made a mess of a messy situation, haven't I? Some really rotten decisions I'd love to take back, but... I don't know if you ever could...

ANGEL: Could?

CORDELIA: Whoa. (goes into a room off the path)

ANGEL: Could what? What could I ever? (follows Cordelia)

CORDELIA: (walks around the room) This has got to be the place. So where is the sword? OK, great. It's gone.

ANGEL: Maybe.

CORDELIA: What maybe? I don't see it. Do you?

ANGEL: No. The light must be coming from somewhere.

(sticks his hand into the glowing nothingness in the center of the room)

CORDELIA: Angel?

ANGEL: It's some kind of dimensional hub. That's why the sword can be in a hundred places at once. (pulls out the sword; admiring it) Ah. Ah. I'd say things are starting to look—

(light turns red, room starts to shake)

CORDELIA: Uh, Angel... Can we get out of here now?

ANGEL: Cordy!

CORDELIA: Angel! (screams)

(commercial)

CORDELIA: Angel!

ANGEL: Hang on!

(Angel leaps over flames and wisks Cordy out of the crumbling room)

CORDELIA: Oh, my God! Are you—?

ANGEL: No, no. I'm good. (sits up) I'm good. See? (lifts the sword off the ground) I missed the pointy end. (Cordy starts to cry and hugs him) What? Shh... hey... shh...

CORDELIA: We could've died.

ANGEL: But we didn't.

CORDELIA: What if we had? What if we'd been deep fried trying to save the world again, and I—and I didn't have the chance to tell you.

ANGEL: Tell me what?

CORDELIA: I'm sorry for what happened, for what I let happen with Connor. I was lost and frightened, and I thought it was the end, and— I wanted to be with you, but I couldn't. (cries) Oh, God. Angel, what I did—

ANGEL: It's gonna be all right.

CORDELIA: No, it's—you need to know that I can look back and see every horrible thing you've ever done as Angelus, and it doesn't matter anymore. Because when I'm with you, all I feel is the good you've done as Angel. I know I've hurt you. I know I don't deserve forgiveness.

ANGEL: Cordy, I don't care what you've done in your past either.

CORDELIA: (leans in) I don't know if this is right, Angel.

ANGEL: Stop talking.

CORDELIA: OK.

(Angel and Cordelia kiss. When they look up, Connor and Wesley are standing there, watching them. )

CORDELIA: Connor. (scowling, Connor runs away) Connor— (stands) Connor, wait.

(Angel runs after Connor.)

• Cordelia & Angel

written by: David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season4/transcripts/76_tran.php