It's a sunny day in L.A. and everyone is happy, smiling, being kind to each other. A guy pulls his car to a stop and with a smile, gestures the pedestrians to go ahead and cross. As he's waiting for them to pass, something hits the side of his car with a thud. It's Fred with Wes and Gunn chasing her on foot.

Fred continues running down the street.

Wes and Gunn pull up, realizing they've lost her.

Gunn isn't happy about it.

Wes assures him they'll find her.

Gunn says they'll do more than that.

Wes sees a young woman a short distance away. She has long brunette hair and Fred's jacket. He directs Gunn to the woman, figuring he's spotted Fred. They run after the woman.

Gunn grabs the woman by the arm but when she turns around to face them, they see it's not Fred.

Wes asks about the jacket.

The woman answers someone gave it to her and told her Jasmine wanted her to have it. She smiles and gushes about how "sweet" that is and how Jasmine is the "best."

Wes agrees Jasmine is "wonderful."

Gunn suggests they split up, figuring Fred couldn't have gotten too far. They take off running in opposite directions.

Fred hides in a sewer tunnel. She waits a moment then runs on down the tunnel.

---

People continue to stream into the already crowded Hyperion. Lorne turns people away at the reception desk. A man approaches the desk and asks if he's too late for a room.

Lorne confirms he is, saying everything is booked, including the "mouse holes." He points out there are people pitching tents in the parking lot.

The guy lays a key ring on the desk and offers Lorne his house if Lorne will let him stay. He says it's a nice place, it has a pool.

Lorne slides the keys back toward the man saying it doesn't work like that,
Jasmine doesn't want his things and neither does Lorne.

The guy looks around the crowded lobby and tells Lorne he just wanted to be close to Jasmine. He'd seen her on the news the night before and he wanted to thank her for making him feel -- He starts sobbing.

Lorne assures him he knows the feeling, "I thought Our Lady of the Perpetual Sea Breeze was the real deal until the Divine Ms. J. walked right through that door and into my ass." The guy gives him a confused look in response to that. Lorne quickly adds, "Which is where my heart is ... physiologically."

The guy continues giving him a puzzled look.

Lorne offers to show him an x-ray.

The noise of the crowd picks up as Jasmine, accompanied by Angel and Connor, descends the stairs into the lobby.

The guy at the desk turns and stares in awe.

Lorne suggests he not be shy.

The guy moves toward Jasmine.

Jasmine reaches the base of the stairway and greets her followers. She walks up to a pregnant Chinese woman, lays her hand on the woman's belly and speaks to her in Chinese, telling her the baby will have a loving, healthy life.

The woman is giddy with glee as she bows repeatedly.

As Jasmine walks away from the woman, Angel asks how she does it.

Jasmine notes Mandarin isn't that difficult when one has been around for "a zillion years."

Angel clarifies, asking how she always knows what each person needs to hear.

She says she looks "into their hearts" as she looks over the sea of smiling faces surrounding her. She adds that it's "right on their face" sometimes.

She walks up to a Hispanic man and speaks to him in Spanish, telling him his mustache gives him great strength and dignity. He thanks her.

Connor wishes he could see what Jasmine does.

She assures him he will.

Angel notes the arrival of Gunn and Wes as they come in the lobby door. Gunn shakes his head 'no' as he and Wes head to the back office.

Angel asks Jasmine to excuse him and Connor as they leave and go into the back office.

---

Angel and Connor join Wes and Gunn in the office. Angel closes the door behind them.

Gunn says they were close but Fred disappeared.

Angel reckons Fred has learned a few tricks working with them but he's confident they'll find her.

Connor offers to track her down and "bring back her scalp."

Wes reminds Connor that Jasmine wants Fred alive.

Angel agrees with that, saying she gets to live until they figure out why Fred rejected Jasmine's love.

Connor wonders why anyone would "reject love"

Gunn says that Fred has a history of that.

Angel notes whatever the reason, they have to find her so "Jasmine can straighten her out."

In the lobby, Jasmine notices Angel and the others as they exit the office. She looks at a young woman with a beaming smile who is staring at her and asks the woman if she'd like to accompany her.

The woman is obviously thrilled by the offer as she enthusiastically nods her head in an affirmative response.

Jasmine looks over the crowd. Her eyes settle on the man who had offered Lorne his house in exchange for a room in the hotel. She invites him to accompany her as well.

He anxiously accepts her offer.

She directs the man and woman to follow her as she heads up the stairs.

As Gunn and Wes look on from the back office doorway, Gunn asks Wes if he thinks Jasmine will ever choose them.

Wes thinks it's possible, if they get "lucky," but not before they find Fred.

---

Fred walks into a bookstore, "Magic Bullet Books." She greets the clerk who's the only one in the store. She reckons he probably wouldn't remember her.

He does remember she was there three days earlier, looking for information on "mass hypnosis," wondering if it was possible.

Fred nervously says she read the books, there were a lot of weird theories that all seemed flawed to her. She's seeking information on mind control that can affect everyone.

The clerk thinks it over a minute then offers he may have a book on the subject. He retreats to the stacks.

Fred notes the titles on some of the shelves' contents, "Astral Projections", "Satan's Dictionary". She figures the store must get some "colorful customers."

The clerk says he used to but she's the only customer he's had since the last time she was in, "Not a huge demand for photo books of serial killer autopsies when you're living in a utopian wonderland."

Fred admits she hadn't thought of that. She thinks it must be difficult for the guy.

He wonders if she's kidding, then tells her it's "great."

Fred isn't quite sure what to think.

The clerk says he's never been happier.

Fred sees it now, he's "practically glowy."

The clerk tells her he was flipping through radio stations the night before and he ended up listening to a woman talk.

Fred figures he's referring to Jasmine.

He confirms that's who it was and asks, "You too, huh?" He says Jasmine is a "breath of fresh air", he listened for nearly an hour and now he's a "new man." He goes on, saying he used to be obsessed with the subject of mind control, he read everything he could find on the subject.

Fred asks if he doesn't believe in it anymore.

He answers that he does, he just doesn't let it concern him now.

Fred asks if he no longer worries "it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative, coercive agenda that reduces you to little more than a mindless meat puppet?"

The clerk responds to Fred's question with, "Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid." He tells her he still has the "implants" in his head. He thinks the C.I.A. is still listening to his thoughts but it doesn't bother him anymore, he just beams Jasmine's love back to them.

Fred humors him, telling him it's a good idea.

The clerk eyes her suspiciously, then tells her he gets it now.

A nervous Fred asks just what he gets.

The clerk says he knows what she's doing as he opens a drawer behind the counter, pulls out a handgun and lays it on the countertop. He pulls out a dog-eared booklet, "Making Mind Control Work For You", and tells Fred he figures she wants to "fight fire with fire" by spreading the word of Jasmine's love through the government.

Fred plays along and agrees, that's exactly what she had in mind. She starts to take the booklet from him.

He pulls it away, telling her she doesn't have to do that, they should trust that Jasmine's love will reach everyone else the same way it reached them.

A disappointed Fred forces a smile and an "Oh, happy day."

---

Angel follows Connor in the sewer, tracking Fred. Connor knows Fred has been there.

Angel asks how old Connor was when he realized he had this tracking ability.

Connor answers that he was "five or six." He's not sure, he didn't have birthdays in Quor-toth. He says Holtz made up a game so he could practice.

Angel asks if he means that Holtz hid things for him to find.

Connor admits it was kind of like that, Holtz would tie him to a tree and abandon him so he'd have to escape and find Holtz. He adds proudly that it only took him five days once.

Angel is disturbed hearing that revelation, telling Connor, "That's terrible. That's --"

Connor cuts him off with "Why I'm so good at tracking." He knows Fred was in the place they're now standing in the sewer tunnel, she rested there briefly.

They both pause a moment, not saying anything, then both say at the same time that Jasmine wants them back at the hotel. They look at each other, smile and head out of the sewer.

---

In her room at the hotel, Jasmine is watching her appearance on the local morning show on a laptop computer screen as Wes, Gunn and Lorne look on. She smiles, noting she sounds "like the prologue to one of those movies about magical dwarves."

Gunn corrects her with, "Hobbits" and is surprised she's familiar with movies.

She tells him she loves movies.

Lorne says her story is the greatest story of them all.

Wes slides the computer toward himself and assures Jasmine the designers will have her website ready in a couple of days, she should let him know when she wants to go online.

She tells him it will be soon.

Gunn wonders why she doesn't set up in a television studio and spread her message that way. She says it isn't time, she still has much to learn.

Jasmine answers a knock on the door with an invitation to enter. Angel and Connor come in.

Angel notes Jasmine called them.

Connor wonders how that was done.

Jasmine answers they're all connected. With Angel, Connor, Gunn, Wes and Lorne in the room, she wants to test the connection to find Fred.

Connor points out it's what they've been trying to do.

Jasmine says this is different, it's not about running around town searching for her. She forms the others into a circle with her, all holding hands. She directs the others to close their eyes and think of Fred, every detail of her. She tells them to concentrate on the details and asks, "Where are you Fred? I'm looking for you."

Fred walks up to the office window of a motel and requests her key.

The clerk passes it to her.

As she walks toward her room, an old woman stares at her.

At the hotel, Jasmine says she sees Fred.

Fred walks up the steps of the motel to her room, noticing everyone around her is staring at her. She turns and heads back down the stairs as the people start to follow her. When she reaches the bottom of the stairs, the old woman grabs her by the arm. Fred pulls away from her and starts running.

Jasmine tells her there's nowhere to run, "My love is all around you."

As Fred leaves the motel lot, a guy pulls his car out of the parking lot and follows her. As she's running, another car stops in front of her. The driver stares at her. Fred changes direction and keeps running.

On the other side of the street, a guy has the hood of his car up, working on it.

Fred makes a run for the sidewalk beside the car, drawing the car from the motel parking lot in that direction. It crashes into the parked car and explodes. Fred falls to the ground.

The driver of the car steps out as it's engulfed in flames. He is also on fire. He walks calmly toward Fred, reaches out to her and tells her not to be afraid.

---

At the hotel, Jasmine starts to weaken. Connor abruptly breaks the handhold with her.

Jasmine slumps, Angel catches her. He and Connor assist her to a chair.

Wes asks what happened.

Connor says her hand got hot.

Wes notices Jasmine's hand is burned quite badly.

Lorne thinks they should call a doctor.

Jasmine looks at her reddened, blistered hand and tells them she'll be fine, she just needs some rest.

Angel agrees with Lorne.

Jasmine again assures them she'll be okay.

Jasmine tells the others she saw Fred just as clearly as she can see them. She notes there are still some painful bugs in the process as she looks at her injured hand.

Angel asks if Fred got away.

Jasmine confirms she did, but now everybody who loves her knows what Fred looks like, knows to catch her, knows to call them. She's confident there's no place for Fred to hide.

Wes asks what Jasmine wants them to do.

Jasmine thinks they already know.

Angel notes they have work to do, there are people at the hotel who have needs.

Lorne says, "You know what they say about people who need people."

Connor adds, "They're the luckiest people in the world." Everyone turns to look at Connor.

Lorne asks if he's been sneaking peeks at Lorne's Streisand collection.

Connor answers, "It just kinda popped out."

Jasmine explains this is what she meant by everything becoming connected. It's how she saw Fred.

Angel asks if they're becoming psychic.

Jasmine says it's not like that.

Gunn suddenly notes the hot water is out on the third floor.

Wes adds there's a plumber in the lobby who can help with that. He and Gunn both look at each other, perplexed.

Jasmine smiles and tells them that's what she's talking about. She says she needs to rest so she can focus on healing her burned hand. She pauses and tells them there are a couple of sisters in the lobby --

Lorne adds it's the Bailey twins.

Gunn offers to ask if they'd like to come up and visit Jasmine.

She smiles and tells him that's exactly what she was thinking. This is just the beginning, nobody will ever feel lonely again.

---

Fred walks down the street.

A car drives past her then comes to a screeching halt and backs toward her at full speed.

In her haste to escape, Fred falls down an embankment. She tumbles through the brush, breaks through the dirt at the bottom of the embankment and falls into a cave.

She lands on top of a dimunitive demon. They roll on the ground as Fred finds a hatchet. She picks it up and threatens the demon with it. As she's about to finish him, he urgently offers he's vegetarian.

Fred isn't convinced, noticing he has pretty sharp teeth for a vegetarian.

He admits to eating the occasional fish and vermin, but assures her he's no threat to her. He hopes she believes him.

She notes he's still breathing.

He tells her she scared him half to death.

Fred backs away from the demon and moves across the cave. She checks herself over and warns the demon if he tries anything, she'll finish him with the hatchet. She stiffly sits down.

The demon asks if they're just going to sit there like that, on opposite sides of the cave.

Fred answers, "Maybe."

The demon would like a time frame to go by, pointing out he has to go to the bathroom.

Fred tells him to shut up, she's trying to work through some things.

---

At the hotel, Wes stands behind a podium in front of a microphone and tells those gathered there not to be fooled by Fred's appearance. There is a large photo of Fred displayed next to the podium. Wes says she's dangerous and maybe insane, a "monster" who'll try to lure them away from Jasmine. He introduces Lorne who has an announcement.

Lorne steps up to the microphone and offers an update on Jasmine who's resting and may not be able to join them later. He updates the hot water is working again on the third floor then says that "Tonight is open mic night." As the crowd applauds, he invites anyone who wants to speak about their Jasmine love to come forward and do so.

One by one, individuals take their places behind the podium. A young boy says he loves Jasmine because "she makes food taste good." A young woman sobs behind the podium but doesn't manage to say anything. A biker type guy shouts, "Jasmine rocks" as he pumps his fists. A deaf woman signs, "I wish I could be in Fred's skull so I could explode her brain and kill her for rejecting Jasmine."

Lorne offers a song, "Freddie's Dead." An elderly woman says she has 37 cats and she's changed all their names to Jasmine. The young woman who could do nothing but sob earlier tries again. She still can't do anything but sob. Connor and Angel sing "Mandy" together, substituting "Jasmine" for "Mandy" in the lyrics. Like father, like son. Both equally tone deaf.

Gunn and Wes look on, smiling. Gunn thinks they should do this every night.

---

In the cave, the demon complains it's drafty since Fred broke a hole in the roof when she fell in. He gets up, offering to build a fire.

Fred holds the hatchet at the ready and gets to her feet.

The demon sits back down and offers to freeze to death instead. He says it doesn't matter anyway, he's tired of being on the run.

Fred asks if he doesn't live in the cave.

He's offended by the suggestion he'd call a dirt hole his home.

Fred figures it was a logical conclusion considering he's a demon.

He points out he's an "executive demon." He had an office and an assistant, along with a porcelain cup for his tea. He says he's in the cave because of the "Jasmaniacs."

Fred is surprised to hear that. She tells him she's running from Jasmine also.

The demon notes that's interesting, so dissimilar yet they have a common foe. He says his feelings for her are changing, he feels "warmth." He pauses a moment and admits he doesn't, "That's just me wetting myself because you wouldn't let me pee! Thanks for nothing."

Fred tells him she's new to being a fugitive, that's why she's spent all night trying to figure out how the mind control works. She says they have to stop Jasmine.

The demon agrees but isn't willing to get into it tonight. He'd prefer to get some sleep. He picks a blanket up off the ground, revealing a pile of human hands underneath it. The demon acts surprised and asks if they're hers, claiming he's never seen them before. He picks up one of the hands and looks at it, wondering "Why would anyone keep a stash of these tasty little ... uh .. I mean .. disgusting, meaty things like this lyin' around?" He notes Fred's expression and admits he lied. He breaks one of the fingers off of the hand and munches on it. He offers Fred some "finger food."

The demon rushes Fred and knocks her down, sending the hatchet out of her grasp. He tears at her shoulder.

As she fends off his attack, she manages to retrieve the hatchet and bury it in the demon's head. She rolls his corpse off of her and gets up. She examines her bloody shoulder and seems to realize something.

---

Fred stands in front of the bookstore, confronted by a crowd of Jasmine's followers. She issues a challenge, "Here I am. Come and get me."

At the hotel, Jasmine says Fred's name.

Fred walks into the bookstore. The clerk greets her by name, telling her she's famous.

Fred threatens him with the hatchet if he comes close to her.

He assures her they're under orders not to harm her.

Fred realizes Jasmine is coming for her.

The clerk admits she's right about that then asks for her autograph.

She tells him she'll do it and asks who she should sign it to as she moves over to the counter drawer from which the clerk had earlier pulled the gun.

Jasmine enters and suggests she make the autograph out to her.

Angel and Connor follow her in.

The clerk kneels.

Jasmine offers a reward for his loyalty by telling him there was no second gunman in 1963. Oswald acted alone.

The clerk is stunned by the revelation.

Jasmine asks if Fred knows she loves her, nothing Fred does or says will change that.

Fred says she's sorry.

Jasmine tells her it's okay, she's forgiven.

Fred clarifies, she was talking to Angel. She hopes he can forgive her. She lifts the gun and fires it. The bullet passes through Jasmine's shoulder and into Angel's, as he stands behind her.

Angel morphs into vamp face, growls and leaps at Fred. He jerks her across the top of the counter and slams her down on top of it then takes the gun and points it at her throat. He reminds her bullets don't have much of an effect on vampires, he wonders if she wants to see what they'll do to her.

Fred begs him to look at Jasmine.

He glances over at her and sees the decaying, maggot encrusted visage Fred sees. A startled Angel morphs back into human face, drops the gun and backs away.

Fred apologizes, saying she had to show him.

Connor asks what she was showing.

Angel doesn't believe what he's seeing.

Jasmine looks at the wound in her shoulder and realizes it's about her blood.

Connor asks Angel what's wrong.

Jasmine says Angel has been infected, he's as dead to them as Fred is.

Fred picks up the gun, tells Jasmine she loved her and fires several shots into her.

Connor grabs Fred and throws her over the counter, knocking her out.

As Angel moves toward Fred, Connor grabs him and throws him into a large bookshelf. He pulls Angel up from the floor and tells him he ruins everything as he tosses him over the counter onto the floor behind it.

Connor asks Jasmine how it happened, he doesn't understand.

Angel picks up an unconscious Fred and heads for the back exit.

Connor starts to follow but Jasmine stops him. She says she needs his help.

The clerk gets up and notes the blood.

Jasmine warns him not to touch it.

Connor offers to clean it up.

Jasmine calmly tells the clerk to burn the store to the ground.

He happily agrees as he sets fire to the place.

As Jasmine and Connor leave, the clerk asks if she wants him to stay there.

---

Jasmine's followers are enjoying a meal as the lobby has been converted to a dining area with numerous tables and chairs. Wes, Gunn and Lorne share a table.

Lorne muses the food would taste better if Jasmine was there.

Gunn wonders if anyone is picking up some strange vibes.

Wes agrees that something is off but without Jasmine there, it can't be sensed specifically. He asks Lorne if he's picking up anything.

Lorne says he's getting a visual on Jasmine, but that's all.

Gunn asks where she is.

Lorne points to the door behind Wes and Gunn as Jasmine and Connor enter.

Jasmine walks through the crowd without saying anything.

Wes wonders why Angel isn't with them. He, Gunn and Lorne get up and follow Jasmine.

---

Gunn, Wes and Lorne enter the back office where Connor and Jasmine are waiting. She tells them Fred infected Angel.

Wes asks how Fred "turned" Angel.

Jasmine says it was her kindness, by being loving to Fred she "opened the door to her hate." She lost Angel by trying to save Fred. It's not a mistake she'll make again. She says their hate must be eradicated.

Jasmine walks out of the office and selects three people from the crowd. She directs them to follow her and tells Connor to come along as well. She heads upstairs.

Lorne, Gunn and Wes look on. Lorne can't believe Fred was able to sway Angel to the evil side.

Gunn notes, "Evil. Not evil. Evil again. Wish he'd make up his mind."

Wes says it doesn't matter anymore, Jasmine says Angel dies, so he dies.

---

Fred wakes up in an alley. She sits up and sees Angel standing across from her, brooding. She asks if he's okay.

He tells her a bullet is no worse than a bee sting.

She says that's not what she meant.

Angel knows what she meant but he doesn't want to discuss it.

Fred thinks he does. She gets up.

He says he misses Jasmine so much.

Fred understands, she say it's been over a week and she still cries sometimes, part of her wishes she still believed the lie.

Angel asks why they don't. He's not clear on what happened.

Fred tells him it's Jasmine's blood, it was on the bullet that hit Angel. Her blood breaks the spell somehow when it mingles with theirs. She reckons she got it in her system when she was scrubbing the bloodstain in Jasmine's shirt.

Angel tells her she did the right thing, it took a lot of courage.

Fred turns her back to him and starts to cry.

Angel understands it must have been difficult for her as he walks toward her.

She says she felt so alone and afraid, she's not like him, she's not a "champion."

Angel tells her he sees differently.

Fred turns to face him and tells him they need to get more of Jasmine's blood so they can help the others.

Angel figures there's no chance they'll be able to get close to her now.

Fred reckons they need to find another way.

Angel comes up with something.

Fred asks what he's thinking.

He says it's "pretty horrible .. but may --" He stops when he hears the voices of people approaching.

Fred grabs him and kisses him.

Angel gets into it.

They break the kiss. Fred asks if Angel thinks "they bought it."

He answers, "I did. I mean .. I mean, I didn't hear anything."

A woman says Angel's name. A man tells Fred she's dead. Angel realizes they didn't buy it.

The group attack Angel and Fred who fight them off.

---

At the hotel, Jasmine enters her room with the three people she'd selected from the lobby. She tells Connor to stand watch outside the door, in the hall. She goes inside and closes the door.

She directs the chosen people where to stand and tells them to take off their clothes. They comply.

Jasmine walks over to the mirror and examines the bullet wound in her shoulder. She pulls the strap of her dress away from her shoulder, concentrates a moment, the wound heals.

---

A couple of people stand in Cordy's room and look at her a moment. They leave.

Angel and Fred sneak into Cordy's room through the window. Angel trips coming in and crashes to the floor. He gets up, Fred follows him in and closes the window.

They move over toward the bed, discussing what they're about to do. Angel wants to be sure Cordelia won't feel anything.

Fred is sure she won't.

Angel pulls out a large knife as he and Fred kneel next to Cordy's bed. Angel kisses Cordelia gently on the forehead and apologizes. He prepares to make a cut with the knife.

Cordy grabs him by the wrist, freaking Angel out. Her eyes remain closed.

Angel takes the knife out of his hand and holds Cordelia's. He asks if Fred saw Cordy take his hand.

Fred tells him people in comas do things sometimes, it doesn't mean they're waking up.

Angel wonders if it could mean that though, noting stranger things have happened.

Fred agrees, "Like Cordelia giving birth to a beautiful ebony goddess?"

Angel says that wasn't the example he was looking for.

Fred urges him to do what has to be done.

Angel prepares to slice Cordelia's wrist with the knife.

As Connor stands outside of Jasmine's room, a bright green glow emanates from within. Connor smiles.

Angel drains some of Cordy's blood into a small container.

Fred wonders if they have enough.

Lorne comes in.

Angel and Fred stay in their kneeling positions, their backs to the door of the darkened room.

Lorne picks up something Angel knocked over when he fell into the room. He asks if they mind his paying his respects to the woman who made "peace on earth" a possibility.

Angel and Fred keep their backs to Lorne, saying nothing.

Lorne walks up to the bed and thanks Cordelia for her sacrifice in bringing Jasmine into the world. He notices blood streaming from her wrist and demands to know what's being done.

Angel gets up, puts his hand over Lorne's mouth, and shoves him against a cabinet.

The bright green light continues to stream from Jasmine's room as a smiling Connor keeps watch, his back to the door.

Jasmine comes out, bathed in a green glow. The glow fades.

Connor tells her she's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. He asks where the people are who were in the room with her.

She matter-of-factly answers, "I ate them" and walks away.

Connor smiles and says "Cool", then follows her.

Angel asks Lorne if he's sure he can handle things.

Lorne nods and takes a swig from a silver flask. He descends the stairs into the lobby, muttering, likening himself to Judas while pretending to still be enamored of Jasmine.

Lorne finds Wes and Gunn putting tables and chairs away. He tells them Jasmine wants to see them.

Wes notes that's odd, he didn't sense anything. He asks Gunn if he has.

Gunn answers he hasn't either and everything else has seemed to be pretty clear.

Wes notices a cut on Lorne's wrist and asks what happened.

Lorne says it's a long, boring story. He directs them to follow him upstairs.

Lorne leads Wes and Gunn to one of the rooms. After they enter, Lorne retrieves a baseball bat hidden behind some boxes stacked outside of the door, goes inside and knocks them out.

---

Gunn and Wes have been released from Jasmine's spell. Wes asks Fred how she figured it out.

She says it was Angel. He figured since Cordy gave birth to Jasmine, they might share a blood link as well as the mystical one.

Angel adds they hoped Cordy's blood would have the same effect Jasmine's did when they were exposed.

Gunn offers, "Thanks for nothing."

Lorne says he's ready to slash his other wrist.

Wes quietly notes everything they believed in was a lie.

Angel wonders how they're going to convince millions of people that Jasmine's message is false.

Fred doesn't think it's possible, even if they manage to artificially recreate the component that breaks the illusion. She doesn't 't see how they can fight something so powerful.

Angel doesn't have any answers but he knows he won't leave the hotel without Connor.

Wes offers to go get him, "I've kidnapped him before."

---

Wes leads Connor down the hallway. He stops outside the room and opens the door. Connor steps inside.

Angel grabs him.

Fred tells him he's been lied to, they all have.

Connor struggles to free himself.

Angel advises him not to make things tougher than they already are.

Gunn cuts Connor's shirt open with a knife.

Connor kicks him across the room. The knife falls to the floor.

Wes picks it up, dips his fingers in the container holding Cordelia's blood and cuts Connor's chest. He lays his bloody hand on the wound.

Connor tells Angel he'll kill him.

Angel figures he'll get over that.

Lorne reminds Angel he tried that before.

Gunn tells Connor he's back with them now.

A wild eyed Connor looks around, not sure what's going on. He finally relaxes a bit.

Angel releases him and apologizes, telling him it was the only way they could make him see.

Fred tells him what he's feeling is normal, they've all experienced the sadness, it gets better after a while.

Connor quietly says Jasmine's name.

Angel asks if he understands why they're there.

Connor nods slowly in response. He moves over to the door, looks back at the others, opens the door and shouts, "They're here! Come quick! They're here!"

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