Angel, Season 3

[Angel is still held motionless by the metal grips while Holts admires one of Angel's swords.]

Angel:
You're still human. How'd you manage this?

[Holtz puts the sword back into the weapons cabinet.]

Holtz:
So, the question becomes, now that I have you, what's the best way to get her?

Angel:
Only dark magic could have brought you this far.

Holtz:
She was always the trick, you know, not you. Darla was the unpredictable one.

Angel:
Was it a demon? Or something else?

[Holtz points a stake at Angel's chest.]

Holtz:
What if I just kill you now? Would she somehow sense it? Would she then come running? [Walks away from Angel] Would that bring her bursting through those doors, I wonder?

Angel:
Did something come to you, or did you seek it out?

Holtz:
She might show herself in the service of revenge. It can be a powerful motivator.

Angel:
Yes, it can. What did you have to give up for this second chance?

Holtz:
Give up? [Turns to face Angel] I had nothing to give up. You saw to that.

Angel:
We took a lot from you, that's true. But we didn't get everything. We couldn't take your soul.

Holtz:
What do you know of a soul?

Angel:
I know yours will be destroyed if you allow yourself to be used in the service of evil. You're a good man, Holtz. A righteous man. And you're being used for some purpose other than justice.

Holtz:
Could it be you really have changed? I don't remember you ever pleading so cravenly before.

Angel:
And I remember you used to work with men.

[Holtz hits Angel hard across the face.]