Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words...

Angel's soul sits in the Hyperion hotel's safe, while the vicious Angelus sits in a cage in the cellar, spreading discord and misery by taunting the Angel Investigations gang.

Threats unavailing, finally Cordelia offers herself to Angelus in return for the information they need on how to stop the Beast. Angelus tells them of a priestly sisterhood, but when the gang arrive at the women's house, they find the aftermath of a massacre.

Angelus' information having proved useless, they set out to recover Angel. But the jar containing his soul has gone.

Quiz - ten quick questions.

Trivia: This episode was directed by Sean Astin, perhaps better known for his role as hobbit Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Angelus shows off his knowledge of literature a couple of times in this episode. He calls to Gunn and Fred as Othello and Desdemona, referring to the Shakespeare play, and also makes a reference to the classic. "The first woman you boned is the closet thing you've ever had to a Mother. Doin' your Mom, and trying to kill your Dad... there should be a play," he tells Connor. Well, that's pretty much the plot of Oedipus Rex, by Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles.

Angelus teases Wesley about his troubled relationship with his father. It's come up several times before, most notably in season one episode I've Got You Under My Skin.