(Knox is at a microscope in the lab with Gunn)

KNOX: Damn it!

GUNN: No! Don't say, Damn it. You got me all up in this Walt Disney mojo, don't say—

KNOX: They're impervious to the cold. The blood tissue freezes, but they just keep working away like it's a sunny day in L.A. I—I'm sorry.

GUNN: OK, so that's a bust. What else you got?

KNOX: I don't, um— God, I can't think, I'm so nervous. Look, I'd never tell her this, but I—I care about Fred more than— She's like no one I've met, you know?

GUNN: I do.

KNOX: And nothing would make me happier than to be the White Knight in this situation and to have her look at me the way that... I mean, I don't just care about Fred, I practically worship it.

GUNN: You said, "It".

KNOX: What?

GUNN: Not her. You said, I worship it.

KNOX: Oops.

(...)

(Gunn grabs Knox by the lapels and slams him into a lab desk, breaking glass.)

GUNN: (yelling) You did this. You did all of this!

KNOX: (grins) Technically, that's not the case. I just played my part.

GUNN: Why? You couldn't stand the thought of Wes winning her, so you kill her?

KNOX: No, I meant everything I said about her. I chose Fred because I love her, because she's worthy. You think I'd have my god hatched out of some schmuck?

GUNN: What are y—

KNOX: This was all set in motion millions of years ago, Charles, and there's just no way to stop it.

GUNN: Angel and Spike.

KNOX: Oh, they're really on track, but it doesn't matter. Angel's not gonna save her.

GUNN: You don't know Angel.

KNOX: I'm not being clear. I don't mean that Angel's gonna fail to save her, I mean he's gonna let her die.

(...)

KNOX: There's only a few of us now. I came to L.A. because I knew that's where its kingdom has been. It was supposed to teleport back to the base of its power, but the continents drifted—which they do. I had others help me get it here, but then it got stuck in—would you believe it—customs.

(he takes a paper out of his pocket; unfolds it; holds it out to Gunn)

KNOX: But you took care of that. You signed the order to bring it into the lab so you could get another brain boost. It's like I said, I'm just one small part of a great machine.

GUNN: Angel's gonna save her.

KNOX: What he's fighting against is older than the concept of time. I couldn't stop it. There's nothing left to do now, but wait. Wait and try and figure out exactly what you want to tell your—

(Meanwhile, Gunn has picked up a canister, and knocks Knox out with it; he pauses for a second before striking again, looks around, then appears to continue the motion)

• Gunn & Fred
• Gunn's instant lawyerhood

written by: Joss Whedon; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited & formatted by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season5/transcripts/5x15_tran.php