(episode written by David Fury and Jeannine Renshaw, directed by James A. Contner)

Angel has gone to the Oracles to get their help in bringing Doyle back. They refuse. They tell Angel that 'Doyle died so that he may live, and he lives so that others may' and 'for every door that closes another one opens'. Angel isn't happy, but if they won't help there is nothing more he can do.

It's daylight. A demon, almost human except for the horns, is being chased down an alley. His pursuer is on a motorbike and clad in black leather.

Cordelia is examining the cups at the office, Angel enquires what she's looking for. She is looking for Doyle's special cup, but he didn't have a special cup, though he should have had a special cup. It's as if he never existed, there's nothing tangible left of him. Angel tells Cordelia to get out. To take the day off. She refuses, saying it's Angel's way of getting her out of the way so that he can brood or something, then her bleeper goes off and she grabs her bag and heads for the door. She's got an audition for an advert. When she opens the door to leave she is taken aback by the presence of a horned demon in the doorway. It's the demon who was being chased earlier. He says he can sense her anxiety for the audition, he's an empath demon, and tells her to imagine all the people.... she cuts in with 'in their underwear', he says no, imagine they are dead. With that Cordelia leaves.

The demon asks Angel for help. His name's Barney and he points out to Angel that he's not exactly human, and then enquires why Angel isn't in his coffin, and it's the middle of the afternoon, don't Vampires sleep during the day? Angel gives him a brief lecture on the fact that Vampires can go out and about during the day, so long as they avoid direct sunlight.

Cordelia is going through her audition, she's finding it hard to fight back the tears. She's auditioning for a 'Stain-be-gone' commercial. The panel ask her to run through it again, this time a little more upbeat. Cordelia jumps up and down a couple of times to calm herself and tries again. Part way through the patter she gets a vision, it's not clear, and very painful. When the vision ends she spurts out some of the words from the advert patter 'grass stains!' The panel comment that it's an interesting angle and call for the next candidate.

....The 'Mad Dog' motorbike is cruising around LA.

Barney explains that he's being hunted by this unstoppable demon hunter. He can't seem to shake him. He's been following him since Pheonix. He says it's a miracle he's survivied this long.

....The motorbike stops, the rider dismounts the machine. He opens a bag on the back of the bike and removes some weapons.

Angel is curious why Barney is being hunted, there must be some reason. Barney confesses that he does sometimes use his empathy to cheat at cards, but he's not evil or anything.

....The biker checks some 'yellow goo' on the corner of a wall.

Cordelia gets back to the office, and is not in a very good mood. She goes over to Angel and kisses him. He pushes her off, a little confused. She says she didn't feel anything. Angel is still confused. She then comments about the PTB's staying out of her head, and says the 'stupid vision' ruined her audition. Angel is less confused. He asks her what it was. She starts to explain about the audition, but Angel meant the vision, what was the vision. Cordelia says it was an 'ugly grey blobby thing'. She says she will smooch every damn frog in the kingdom... just as Barney walks in... she kisses Barney, than takes a beat, maybe not *every* frog. Angel tells Cordelia to draw the grey blobby thing, it must be important. He leaves Barney and Cordelia at the offices whilst he goes to check Barney's apartment.

Inside the apartment block it's dingy, the lights flickering. Angel heads towards Barney's apartment. Someone, the biker, is climbing the stairs, not far behind Angel. A maid comes out of the room opposite Barney's, making Angel start a little. There is someone at the end of the corridor just around the corner with a crossbow, Angel doesn't seem to notice. Angel opens the door to Barney's apartment and is pushed inside by someone. The biker, clad all in black, with crossbow raised, moves forward out of the shadows.

[Wesley] - Hello Angel.
[Angel] - Wesley?
[Wesley] - I'll wager you never thought you'd see me again?
[Angel] - Actually I never gave it any thought.....
[Wesley] - ah ba ba, I'm the one who'll do the talking. I should warn you that any sudden movements and I'll be forced to.....

In one swift move Angel knocks the crossbow from his hand. He makes a sarcastic comment on Wesley's 'new look', obviously amused at the ex-Watchers new guise. Wesley explains that he is a 'Rogue Demon Hunter' now, with emphasis on the 'Rogue'. Angel jokes 'easy tiger'. Wesley's attempts to come across macho don't really work, he tries to put one foot up on the edge of the bed, but the matress gives way and his foot falls to the floor. He moves over to the chest of draws and rests his elbow on top. He tells Angel that he has been tracking a demon that has 'cut a swathe' across America. It's collecting 'powers'. A drop of yellowy viscous fluid lands on Wesley's shoulder, he doesn't notice. He mentions to Angel that the demon seems to be secreting something. Angel has noticed the drop on Wesley's shoulder and comments if it's the same stuff. Wesley gets out of the way barely in time as a demon drops from the ceiling. Angel and Wesley fight the demon with Wesley eventually reclaiming his crossbow and getting a shot in. It gets the demon in the arm and it jumps out of the window and runs off.

Barney is watching Cordelia try to draw the 'grey blobby thing'. He comments on her grief, and she rebukes him for prying. Cordy does tell him about Doyle.

Angel returns to the offices with Wesley in tow. Barney recognises him as the guy who's been hunting him and he makes a dash for it. Angel tells Wesley where the books are as he heads off after Barney. Wesley recognises Cordelia, but before he can say anything more than her name she kisses him. She steps back slightly and comments that it didn't work. Wesley says he thought it went better than last time, then Cordelia finally recognises him. He explains that he's a 'rogue demon hunter' now, and Cordy ask's what a 'rogue demon' is... Wesley goes in search of the books to identify the demon that attacked them. When Angel returns with Barney, Wesley has a book and has found the demon. A Kungai demon, of asiatic origin. They have a 'tack horn' than can drain the life from their enemies. Barney say's he's heard of them, and that they are very dangerous. Wesley comments that he'd tracked it through an asian district not far from there. Angel goes to take the book from Wesley, but Wesley won't let him have it. Angel say's he'll go and search 'china town' to see if he can find the demon, Wesley say's he'll go along, but Angel says no, he works alone, he had a sidekick, he's now dead, so he works alone. Angel leaves. Wesley goes to sit on the stairs, but winces as he crouches down, and decides to stand up again. Cordelia asks if he's alright. He says the leather pants chaife.....

Angel makes some enquiries at a Lotus Spa in China Town. The Kungai is out back. Angel goes through and starts to look for him, checking the curtained changing cubicles along each side. One of the curtains pulls back and a demon asks Angel if he knows where they do the shiatsu massages. Angel ignores him and carries on his search.

Barney and Cordelia are alone again. He asks her what she's trying to draw. She tells him about the visions, how she got them from Doyle. She also mentions that Doyle didn't leave anything behind, no posessions, no nothing...Barney suggests that Doyle gave her the most valuable possession he had....

Angel finds the Kungai, he's dying, someone's removed his tack horn...

Barney phones an associate, Hank, whilst Cordelia makes some coffee. He tells Hank he's got the Kungai horn, but he may have something better.... he pulls the electric cable from a lamp and hides it behind his back. He returns to Cordelia and starts to belittle her. She tries to leave but he stops her, he pushes her over onto the table...

The Kungai tries to tell Angel something, but he doesn't speak the language, he can't understand. Wesley enters the room. He's changed into a cream suit and followed Angel into China Town. He should be able to translate what the Kungai is trying to tell them...

Barney ties up Cordelia with the cable...

[Kungai] - Klu ~ Kar
[Wesley] - more will die?

Cordelia fakes a vision and knees Barney. She runs for the stairs, her hands still tied behind her, Barney catches her and knocks her out.

[Wesley] - demon?.. heart?.. reader?

Angel realises what 'demon heart reader' means. Barney. The empath demon. Barney took the Kungai's tack horn. And he's alone with Cordelia....

Cordelia comes round, she's tied up and gagged. She sees the 'grey blobby thing' on the wall, it's some sort of sculpture. There's other bits in the room, body bits, hearts, brains, eyes, horns....

Angel and Wes return to the offices, but no Cordelia. There are signs of a struggle, Angel starts to look for clues. Wesley sits down, blaming himself, he calls himself a fraud. Angel comments about looking for clues, but Wesley doesn't notice. Angel finds a screwed up piece of paper, it's the picture of the 'grey blobby thing' Cordelia was drawing. Angel recognises it as a sculpture called the 'maiden with urn'. Find the sculpture, find Cordelia. While Angel searches the internet to find where the sculpture is, Wesley tries to translate 'Klu~Kar'. Angel finally finds the sculpture, a chain of hotels owns it, but which hotel is it in? Wesley manages to get a translate on 'Klu~kar' but it's not much help, it means 'caller sale'. Wesley ponders what 'caller sale' could mean as he tapes a knife to his calf. Then it comes to him, auction, caller sale means auction. Now to find which one of the hotels is running some autions.

Cordelia is brought onto the auction stage. Most of the bidders are demons. She tries to keep the bidding going, saying she's got 20-20 eyes as it is, and with the visions she can see buried treasure and stuff. Two demons are bidding for her and she plays them off each other, eventually one of them snaps the others neck. Another bidder joins in, and suited lady bidding on behalf of someone on the other end of her phone. She out bids the demon and Cordelia is sold for $30,000. In the back room of the auction the suited lady states that her client only wants the eyes. They haggle briefly and Barney agrees. Hank wants to be the one to remove her eyes but Barney say's no, he's the boss, he takes the extractors.

Angel and Wesley arrive at the hotel and ask a member of staff where the auction is. He say's there are no auctions. Angel vamps out and the guy points them in the direction of the auction rooms.

Cordelia is struggling to stop them extracting her eyes. Angel and Wes enter the back room, sending some of the security men flying. Barney says to grab wooden stakes and they start to fight. The suited lady leaves, phoning her bosses and advising them that Angel had interrupted. Wesley is struggling to get the knife detached from his leg, and inadvertantley trips up one of the assailents. Angel tells Wes to untie Cordy. He eventually gives up on the knife and grabs a sharp edged horn to cut through the ropes. Barney then attacks Wesley and they start to fight.

[Wesley] - Butcher an innocent girl would you?! I'm going to thrash you to within an inch of your life, then I'm gonna take that inch!!

Barney gets the upper hand in the fight, but Cordelia grabs the tack horn and stabs it into Barneys back. He rolls off Wesley and makes a few last convulsions for life, he falls onto his front and disintigrates....

Cordelia irons out the picture of the 'grey blobby thing' and puts it into a frame. Wes starts to say his goodbyes, but hovers. Angel then offers him breakfast, scrambled eggs and toast, and Wes quickley accepts. Angel serves up breakfast.....

Narration written by Lizzie Lake. This episode narration is purley my own interpretation of the episode. I am in no way connected to the show, or it's creators or owners. Angel copyrights etc are owned by 20th Century Fox / Warner Bros / Joss Whedon etc.