Angel Logo 'Hero'
Story Code '1ADH09'

by Howard Gordon
and Tim Minear
Angel Cast

Cordelia gets Doyle to make a video to advertise the services of Angel Investigations. After Doyle then has a vision of a gathering of demons he and Angel investigate the building seen in his mind’s-eye; here they find families of demons hiding under the flooring. Doyle tells Angel about the Scourge, an army of purebred demons that kills half-breed demon like him. Cordelia manages to secure passage on a boat for the demons, but one of them runs away. Doyle manages to find him, but the Scourge appear on the street, forcing them both to hide. As part of a plan to infiltrate the Scourge, Angel pretends to break Doyle’s neck, and is promptly invited to join the organisation. As Cordelia anxiously waits for them at the ship, she discovers that Doyle is half-demon. Meanwhile, the Scourge reveal to Angel they plan to use a machine to destroy anything that possesses human blood. Doyle and the demon arrive at the ship, followed by Angel and the Scourge. Angel tries to fight them, but the Scourge manage to get their machine on board the ship, and the demons are trapped with it; in order to stop the device, a cable must be disconnected, but whoever does it will die. Angel valiantly offers to deactivate the equipment, but Doyle knocks him to the ground; he then turns to Cordelia, and kisses her - as he does so, a haze passes from him to her. Doyle jumps onto the machine, and, as the light from it begins to destroy him, he is able to disconnect the device. But the effects of the equipment have taken their toll, and Doyle dies. The next day, Angel and Cordelia sadly remember their friend, watching Doyle’s performance on their video…

David Boreanaz (Angel), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), Glenn Quinn (Doyle), Tony Denman (Rieff), Anthony Cistaro (Trask), Michelle Horn (Rayna), Lee Arenberg (Tiernan), Sean Charles Gunn (Lucas), James Henricksen (Older Lister Demon), David Bickford (Cargo Inspector), Christopher Comes (Storm Trooper #2), Paul O’Brien (Captain), Ashley Taylor (First Mate)
Directed by Tucker Gates

TX (US): 30th November 1999

Notes:
*Featuring Angel, Cordelia and Doyle