TEXT: Opens with Angel winding up an old clock and setting it on the desk in his office. The clock says 8:53. He then checks the table's surface. Puts a pencil down at one end and watches it roll across his desk. Cordy and Doyle watch form the outer office. Cordy: "When did he get back?" Doyle: "Late last night." Cordy: "And?" Doyle: "Ah, he seemed fine." Cordy: "He saw Buffy. He was in Sunnydale for three days, tracking her and that thingymagiggy you saw in your vision. (Sighs as she looks at Angel trying to adjust his desk) Where is the crabby scowl, the morbid gloom? (Turns to Doyle) This just means that it cut deeper then usual. Batten down the hatches, here comes Hurricane Buffy." Doyle: "You think? (Cordy gives an exasperated sigh.) Maybe he's over her." Cordy pats Doyle on the shoulder: "You have so much to learn little Irish man." Cordy turns and sees Angel take a stake out of his desk drawer testing its tip with his finger. Cordy: "Oh, my God!" Cordy runs into the office with Doyle right behind: "Don't do it, Angel!" Doyle: "Listen to me, man, it's not worth it." Angel: "It's not?" Cordy: "No! You can't let her get to you like this. You'll meet someone else. Just give it some time." Doyle holds out a hand: "Why don't you let me have that?" Angel: "Because I need it to level my desk. (Bends down to stick the tip of it under one of the table's legs) The floor is uneven. (Straightens up with a smirk) You two thought.." Cordy: "Doyle did. You know how he jumps to conclusions, - 'cause you saw Buffy." Angel: "It wasn't a social call. I was there to protect her. I stayed out of sight. She didn't even know I was there." Cordy:
SUMMARY:
Angel returns from Sunnydale (after the events of " Pangs "). Buffy comes to L.A. to visit Angel to express her displeasure that he had visited Sunnydale without letting her know. A demon attacks and its blood infects Angel, making him mortal. Buffy and Angel make love, meanwhile the demon regenerates and a mortal Angel goes to fight it, and Buffy goes to his rescue and kills the demon. Before its death, the demon tells Angel that the end of days is coming. Angel visits the Oracles and asks them what will happen and is told that Buffy will die. Angel asks them to take his life and to let Buffy live, they tell him the only way is to take back the last 24 hours.