Angel Investigations. Cordelia has quite an impressive shiner. Wesley comes in, also looking a bit battered.

Wesley: Bitch. Not you obviously. I can't tell you how sorry I am that I allowed this to happen.
Cordelia: I believe it was Faith who allowed her elbow to collide with my face. Not your fault.
Wesley: At least you only got the elbow.
Cordelia: Well, if it's any consolation it really does look like you were tortured by a much larger woman. 
Wesley: She's still here, I assume.
Cordelia: He gave her his bed. (Angel enters)
Angel: Wesley.
Wesley: Angel.
Angel: I didn't expect to see you in today. How are you feeling?
Wesley: As well as can be expected.
Angel: Good. (Turns to Cordelia) Donuts? 
Wesley: Developed a sweet fang have you?
Angel: You got jelly?
Cordelia: Whole selection.
Wesley: Won't she find it difficult enjoying delicious jelly-filled donuts if she is, one assumes, bound and gagged?
Angel: Wesley, we went through all this last night.
Wesley: Yes, you were right. The police would be ill equipped to hold a slayer against her will. I understand why you chose not to turn her over to them. I do not, however, understand why the woman who brutally tortured me last night, this morning gets pastries.
Angel: I don't really have anything else downstairs. What do you want to do, Wesley? Let her starve?
Wesley: Certainly not. There are far more humane ways to deal with a rabid animal.
Angel: She is not an animal.
Wesley: No?
Angel: She's a person. In case you've forgotten, we're not in the business of giving up on people.
Wesley: Don't you dare take the moral high ground with me after what she did. I believe in helping people. I do not believe in coddling murderers!
Angel: It wasn't too long ago that you were the one making the case for her rehabilitation.
Wesley: It wasn't too long ago I had full feeling in my right arm!
Angel: She wants to change.
Wesley: There is evil in that girl Angel. It doesn't matter what she wants, or says she wants, you set her free she'll kill again. (He leaves)
Angel: He'll come around.
Cordelia: Wesley? Sure! People always get a little funny right after they've been sadistically tortured. Well, you'd know. (Holds out a stack of checks) I need you to sign these.
Angel: (Signing checks without looking) You understand why we have to help Faith don't you?
Cordelia: Totally. (Points to the check) And here.
Angel: We can't just arbitrarily decide whose soul is worth saving and whose isn't.
Cordelia: Oh, I know! And this one. (Takes checks) Thanks.
Angel: Wait. Those were all made out to you.
Cordelia: Yeah.
Angel: Paid vacation.
Cordelia: Like I'm gonna stick around while psycho case is roaming lose downstairs with three tons of medieval weaponry? Not. Oh, and I'm thinking, (points to donuts) sugar high, maybe not a great idea.

The cops are dusting for prints in the apartment where Faith had her torture session. Kate, I love her, is there snooping around. Another detective notices that she always assigns herself to cases of a freaky nature. And I love Kate, so I'm putting the transcript in.

Kendrick: Kate. What are you doing here?
Kate: I'm a detective, Kendrick. See? I'm detecting. Heard we have a fugitive.
Kendrick: Yeah. Felony arrest warrant form a place up north called Sunnydale.
Kate: So do we think she is the one who threw the party here?
Kendrick: The guy who lives here identifies her as the woman who mugged him. Put him in the hospital, stole his keys, his wallet. We're lifting prints now. My bet is we get a match.
Kate: Anything else?
Kendrick: That's it. You mind telling me why you're here examining a crime scene that wasn't assigned to you?
Kate: It looked interesting.
Kendrick: Right. You've heard the rumors, haven't you?
Kate: What rumors?
Kendrick: You know what I'm talking about. This girl supposedly has some kind of supernatural powers.
Kate: Really.
Kendrick: Come on, Kate. Everybody knows you've gone all Scully. Anytime one of these weird cases crosses anyone's desk - you're always there. What's going on with you?
Kate: Scully is the skeptic.
Kendrick: Huh?
Kate: Mulder is the believer. Scully is the skeptic.
Kendrick: Scully is the chick right?
Kate: Yes, but she's not the one that wants to believe.
Kendrick: And you want to believe.
Kate: Oh, I already believe. That's the problem.

Angel heads back down to his apartment with the donuts. Faith is out of bed with a knife in her hand. I'm guessing from the look on her face that she picked it up unconsciously. I mean, not that *she* was unconscious when she did it, but that she didn't even notice that she picked it up. She gives the knife back to Angel.

Wolfram and Hart. Lindsay and the flirty woman are talking about how Faith is staying with Angel. They realize they have to rethink their strategy.

Angel's Apartment. Faith is having flashbacks of killing Allan. She starts packing. Angel sees her and tries to stop her.

Angel: Faith. You're in no condition to leave here. You walk out that door now and you'll be running for the rest of your life and my bet is it'll be a pretty short run.
Faith: It doesn't matter.
Angel: It does matter. It matters to me.
Faith: Why are you doing this? Why are you being nice to me? Just stop it. You gonna step aside or do we throw down? I mean, am I your prisoner here?
Angel: No. You're not my prisoner.
Faith: So I'm free.
Angel: I don't know about that but the door's open. Where are you going to go? Back out in that darkness? I once told you that you didn't have to go out in that darkness. Remember? That it was your choice. Well, you chose. You thought that you could just touch it. That you'd be okay. Five by five, right Faith? But it swallowed you whole. So tell me, how did you like it? (Faith hits him and then realizes what she's done)
Faith: Help me.
Angel: Yeah.

Bar. Wesley is throwing darts. He sucks, not one bull's eye. He goes to collect the darts. A dart whizzes by his ear and hits the board. He turns. It's the badass boys from the Council. They sit down, have a drink. The Council offers to reinstate him in return for getting Faith. Wes refuses.

Angel's Apartment. Faith is standing by the microwave in the kitchen. What's Angel doing with a microwave? She stares at it. Angel comes in behind her. She keeps her back turned.

Faith: So, how does this work?
Angel: There is no real simple answer to that. I won't lie to you and tell you that it'll be easy because it won't be. Just because you've decided to change doesn't mean that the world is ready for you to. The truth is no matter how much you suffer, no matter how many good deeds you do to try to make up for the past - you may never balance out the cosmic scale. The only thing I can promise you is that you'll probably be haunted - and may be for the rest of your life.
Faith: (Points to the microwave) So how does this work?
Angel: Power level, time, start. Sure that popcorn is going to be enough for you?
Faith: Yeah. I can live off the stuff. Tell Cordelia I'll pay her back.
Angel: Actually I think it belonged to Wesley.
Faith: Oh, maybe we - just don't mention it then.
Angel: Maybe we do.
Faith: Are you saying I got to apologize?
Angel: Think you can?
Faith: I don’t' know. How do you say 'Gee, I'm really sorry tortured you I nearly to death?'
Angel: Well, first off I think I'd leave off the 'gee.' And secondly I think you have to ask yourself, are you?
Faith: What?
Angel: Sorry.
Faith: And what if I can't say it? There are some things you can't just take back, no matter how sorry you are right?
Angel: Yeah, there are. I've got some experience in that area.
Faith: Right. And you've been doing this for a hundred years. I'm not gonna make it through the next ten minutes.
Angel: So make it through the next five, the next minute.
Faith: I don't think I can.
Angel: Yes, you can.
Faith: God, it hurts. I hate that it hurts like this.
Angel: Oh well, it's supposed to hurt. All that pain, all that suffering you caused is coming back on you. Feel it. Deal with it. Then maybe you've got a shot at being free.
Faith: (Laughs) I've got to be the first Slayer in history sponsored by a vampire.
Angel: Yeah, well, I've got some experience in that area, too.
Faith: Oh god. B - how am I ever going to make things right with her?Notice the complete look of terror on her face when she thinks that she's ruined things beyond repair with Buffy.Angel: Faith, this isn't about Buffy.
Faith: All my life there was only one person that tried to be my friend, went out of her way when I had no right or reason to expect her to and I screwed her. Not to mention her boyfriend, only him literally.
Angel: Faith, you and I never actually--
Faith: No, not you. The new one. (She notices the look on Angel's face) Oh, my god. Angel, I'm so sorry I--
Angel: No, there. You *can* say it. That's good. Good.

Wolfram and Hart. Lindsay and Co are explaining how they're going to kill Faith to some four eyed demon thing. A rather repulsive breed if I do say so myself.

Bar. The watcher boys give Wes a tranquilizer that's super heavy. Wes says he'll tranq Faith and bring her to them if they promise that Angel won't be hurt. They point out the absurdity of a former Watcher protecting a vampire. He says he'll only do it if Angel's unharmed. They agree.

Angel's Apartment. Faith is eating popcorn flipping through the channels. The four eyed demon is creeping around the apartment. She stops channel surfing when she sees her face on the news. Kate is on television at a press conference explaining the situation. Angel enters.

Kate: (On the television) Anyone with any information about the whereabouts of this subject should get in touch with law enforcement immediately. Do not approach her. She is violent and unpredictable. I'll take a few questions. 
Angel: Listen to me Faith. You're safe here. You hear me? You're safe. (The demon drops down from the ceiling and attacks. Some fancy fighting. Faith grabs a knife and and stabs. She stares at the bloody knife and panics.)
Faith: No. (She drops the knife and notices the blood on her hands.)
Angel: Hey. Hey. Shh. Sit down. It's okay. It's gonna be okay. Shh. All right.

Buffy walks in and sees them mid embrace. They break off the embrace. Angel walks to Buffy. Faith stays quietly on the bed, averting her eyes.

Angel: Buffy. I didn't know you--
Buffy: What-- How-- What are you doing?
Angel: She, we were attacked.
Buffy: "We? You and..."
Angel: Faith.
Buffy: You and Faith.
Angel: Oh, it's not what you think.
Buffy: You actually think that I can form a thought right now? Giles heard that- that she tried to kill you.
Angel: That's true.
Buffy: So you decided to punish her with a severe cuddling.
Angel: Is that why you're here? To punish her?
Buffy: I was worried about you.

I can't even describe the look on Faith's face here. It's a complete look of… I don't know. Like she has *no* idea how to rectify the situation, but knows that she wants to fix it more than anything. And finally, we see some remorse. I think she's also afraid that Buffy will shoot her down. Which, she does.

Faith: (Quietly) Buffy. Oh, god.
Buffy: You didn't think I was going to find you did you?
Angel: Buffy, let's talk.
Buffy: Oh, I don't think talk is in order right now.
Angel: She needs help.
Buffy: Help? Do you have any idea what she did to me?
Angel: Yes.
Buffy: Do you care?
Angel: She wants to change. She has a chance to--
Buffy: No. No chance. Jail. 
Angel: You think that'll help?
Faith: (Faith stands) Buffy... I'm so--"
Buffy: Apologize to me and I will beat you to death.

Could Buffy be more of a bitch? Major bitca. All right… here's my take on the situation. Big love, *big* loss. Emotions are running high.

Faith: (Quietly and non-threateningly. Almost pleadingly) Go ahead.
Angel: This is not gonna happen.
Buffy: You're gonna stop me? Because you're gonna have to.
Faith: Don't do this.
Angel: Faith, go upstairs now.
Buffy: You think I'm gonna let her out of my sight?
Angel: Buffy, just back off.
Buffy: There is no way I'm letting her out of my sight.
Angel: Faith, go! (Faith turns to leave. Buffy tries to stop her)
Buffy: Don't you move a-- (Angel catchs her arm. She punches him in the face. He punches her back. Buffy reels, more emotionally hurt than physically.)
Angel: I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Wolfram and Hart. With four eyes dead, they're back to square one. They decide to stop trying to kill Faith, they're going to bring the fight back within the law.

Angel's Apartment. Faith is upstairs. Buffy and Angel have it out.

Angel: She's not gonna run, Buffy.
Buffy: Well, why would she when she has her brave knight to protect her? Did she cry? Pouty lips, heaving bosom? I thought you needed help.
Angel: You think I wanted this to happen?
Buffy: You hit me.
Angel: Not to go all schoolyard on you, but you hit me first. In case you've forgotten you're a little bit stronger than I am.
Buffy: You did it for her.
Angel: You were about three seconds - from making her run - you know that. She's at a crucial stage.
Buffy: She's playing you. She tried to kill you.
Angel: That was just - that was just a cry for help.
Buffy: A cry for help is when you say 'help' in a loud voice.
Angel: I know Faith did some bad things to you.
Buffy: You can't possibly know.
Angel: And you can't possibly know what she's going through.
Buffy: And of course, you do? I'm sorry. I can't be in your club. I never murdered anybody. (Faith comes down the stairs with Wesley)
Angel: Faith, I told you to--
Wesley: Slight change of plan. Get your coat.
Angel: Wesley, what's going on?
Wesley: In about twenty minutes the Council's operations team is coming in here. They'll expect to find you gone and her drugged."
Angel: How many?
Wesley: Three. Hello Buffy. I'm afraid you've come at a bad time.
Buffy: I'm feeling that.
Angel: Why did you bring them here?
Wesley: Couldn't shake them. Had to pretend I was helping them.
Angel: Why aren't you?
Buffy: I know these guys. They're killers.
Wesley: They've surrounded the building
Angel: I'll check the sewers, if they're clear we all head out. Faith? (She's gone)
Wesley: She must have slipped out.
Angel: She'd head for the roof. They may have it covered.
Wesley: We need a plan. Buffy can protect Faith.
Angel: I'm not sure that's her agenda.

LAPD. Lindsay is talking to Kate. She's her usual sarcastically cynical self and doesn't want to talk with him. He tells her Faith is with Angel. 

Up on the roof. Buffy and Faith's first conversation. Oh there's a whole lot of drama between these two. This is where the subtext seeing skills come in handy. Faith is staring out at the skyline. Buffy comes on and approaches her slowly. She's angry, still being a bitch.

Buffy: You're not gonna run Faith.
Faith: What do you wanna do? You gonna throw me off the roof, again?
Buffy: Any reason why I shouldn't?
Faith: There is nothing I can do for you B. I can't ever make it right.
Buffy: So you're just going to take off again. Leave us to clean up yet another one of your messes.
Faith: It would make things easier for you.
Buffy: Till you got bored with the whole guilt thing, decided to come back to shake things up.
Faith: That's not gonna happen.
Buffy: You're right. It's not.
Faith: Angel said there was no way you were gonna give me a chance.
Buffy: I gave you every chance! I tried so hard to help you, and you spat on me. 

Again, I go with the big love big loss theory. Listen to Buffy's voice faltering. She's not just pissed, she's hurt.

Buffy: My life was just something for you to play with. Angel, Riley, anything that you could take from me, you took. I've lost battles before, but nobody else has ever made me a victim.
Faith: And you can't stand that. You're all about control. You have no idea what it's like on the other side. Where nothing's in control, nothing makes sense! There is just pain and hate and nothing you do means anything. You can't even.
Buffy: Shut up!

Buffy doesn’t want to hear it, because it's easier for her to be mad at Faith. 

Faith: (pleading) Just tell me how to make it better.

Buffy's expression softens and they're rudely interrupted by a gun-toting Councilman. Who knows where that conversation could have gone…There's gunfire everywhere. Downstairs, Wesley and Angel are stopped as they're heading out the door. Back on the roof, suddenly Buffy and Faith on the same team. They're strategizing together. Buffy's suddenly eager to help Faith, protect her even. Out of nowhere, a helicopter comes. They bolt across the roof. Are they holding hands when they're running right after the commercial break? It does look like it. Watch for it. It's right when they jump behind the glass to avoid the bullets coming from the helicopter. Buffy says she's going to take out one of the Council guys, she tells Faith to stay put. There's a dramatic fight that ends with Angel jumping onto the helicopter and flying off. Buffy looks around. All of the Council men are down. Faith's gone.

The helicopter lands. Kate runs over to Angel. He refuses to tell her where Faith is. She arrests him for aiding and abetting a known felon. Buffy and Wesley rush into the precinct as Angel's being taken down the hallway in handcuffs.

Kate: I think you're gonna like the cell we have for you, Angel. It faces east. It'll give you a great view of the sunrise in about four hours.
Buffy: What?
Angel: It's okay.
Buffy: You know what he is.
Kate: Who are you?
Angel: She is nobody.
Buffy: Wait. This is murder.
Angel: Buffy, it's alright.
Buffy: It is not alright.
Kate: Get her out of here.
Buffy: You are not taking the fall for her Angel.
Kate: Out!
Angel:  (Angel notices Faith standing by Kate's desk) Buffy. 
Faith: I'd like to make a confession.

Let me tell you how much I wish Joss saw the Faith Kate subtext potential. I hope we see more of the two of them together.  And I hope Faith is on 'Buffy' again so we can see Buffy's reaction to her confession. Speaking of which, what the hell is up Buffy's ass? She was such a bitch to Angel. And I think, as a general rule, Buffy's been a self absorbed snob all season.

Buffy: You should have told me what was going on.
Angel: I didn't think it was your business.
Buffy: Not my business?
Angel: I needed more time with Faith.
Buffy: You needed, do you have any idea what it was like for me to see you with her? That you went behind my back--
Angel: Buffy, this wasn't about you. This was about saving somebody's soul. That's what I do here, and you're not a part of it. That was your idea, remember? We stay away from each other.
Buffy: I came here because you were in danger.
Angel: I'm in danger every day. You came because of Faith. You were looking for vengeance.
Buffy: I have a right to it.
Angel: Not in my city.
Buffy: I have someone in my life now. That I love. It's not what you and I had. It's very new. You know what makes it new? I trust him. I know him.
Angel: That's great. It's nice you moved on. I can't. You found someone new. I'm not allowed to, remember? I see you again it cuts me up inside and the person I share that with is me! You don't know me anymore. So don't come down here with your great new life and *expect* me to do things your way. Go home!

Yeah! You tell her Angel! All right, so he kicks her out of LA. Wesley comes and says he agrees with Angel's handling of the Faith situation.

The final scene, Faith in the jail cell. She has a faint smile on her face and looks like she's at peace for the first time.