(Sam is bracing his back against the door of the vampire nest as someone is pounding on it from outside.)

SAM: Alright. You're kidding me, right?

ANGEL: (sitting) Sorry. I don't get paid I can't fight.

SAM: I don't think I can hold this by myself.

ANGEL: Yeah. I see that.

SAM: They're coming through.

ANGEL: Okay. You know what, I'll help barricade, but that's it.

(Angel leans his back against the door beside Sam.)

SAM: I'm sorry I lied to you. I shouldn't have.

ANGEL: No. You did the wrong thing. But your heart was in the right place. Your motives were noble.

SAM: Thank you.

ANGEL: It's not as though I haven't been accused of nobility myself once or twice.

SAM: Then you understand.

ANGEL: Yeah. But being a champion is not all good deeds and happy endings. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes. People don't seem to consider that.

SAM: I think - I think we're in real trouble here.

ANGEL: All right. Maybe we can work something out. You own a car?

SAM: The bank owns it.

ANGEL: House?

SAM: I rent.

ANGEL: How's your credit. Can you borrow?

SAM: I'm kind of out of a job. Spent all I had tracking these guys.

ANGEL: I don't know what to tell you, Sam. I can't kill on deferment. Sets a precedent.

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