''With no allegiance to good or evil he's a danger to everyone.''

Blood Money - 2ADH12

Written by Shawn Ryan & Mere Smith - Directed by R.D. Price - First Aired on January 23, 2001
Synopsis - Creature Feature - Cool Quotes - References - Continuity - Goofs - Trivia - The Morgue - Cast - Famous Faces - Points Of View

Synopsis

The Short: From the WB11 home page: Our sulking hero discovers that the evil law firm Wolfram & Hart have sunk to new lows. Yes, it turns out that the underhanded legal eagles are stealing large contributions that were intended to go to a Los Angeles teen shelter. So, rather than just kill, mutilate and destroy, Angel decides to go with the law, call their bluff and expose the law firm's criminal activities. Unfortunately, an old nemesis has other plans for our guy. Seems he and Angel go way back and they have a score to settle. As Angel tries to convince the teen shelter's manager that Wolfram & Hart is all kinds of evil, Wesley, Gunn and Cordelia decide to set up shop of their own, they have a little demon-hunting experience after all. At the charity ball set up to net the firm, er shelter, large sums of money from wealthy contributors, Angel tricks Lindsay and Lilah into revealing their plans and then walks off with the money... aided by his old nemesis. The teen shelter's manager, who's had her own experience with vampires (could she be the runaway that Buffy met during the premiere episode of season 3?), wonders where the money went. Angel battles is out for honor with his nemesis and shows up at the shelter with the blood money.

The Long: After a ''Previously on Angel'' segment (see Continuity #1) we open on a serious confrontation between Wesley and Gunn as they play a board game at Cordelia's house (see Reference #1). Cordelia comes out of the shower and tells them to leave, they argue about if they are waiting for Angel to call or if they are working separately now. Wesley wants to scrap the calling cards (see Continuity #2). As Wesley and Gunn brainstorm about plans for a new agency Cordelia has a vision of a two headed fire breathing giant in the sewers (see Reference #2). Wesley and Gunn run off. Elsewhere on a sidewalk Angel accidentally runs into a blonde woman knocking her package to the ground and helps her. She's carrying clothes to the teen center and they chat a bit. Angel gets home and pulls out her wallet, which he stole. Her name is Anne Steele according to her drivers license and Angel has pictures of her with Lindsey, he's obviously been watching her (see Continuity #3).

Unfinished.

Creature Feature

Cordelia has a vision of a giant two headed fire shooting monster of unknown origin. It's never seen on camera, but is killed by Wesley and Gunn.

Boone is an unclassified type of demon with blue skin, enormous strength and resistance to harm. Boone can emit steel coils around his hands, which he uses to increase the damage of his punches. Evidently he does not die from old age either.

Angel confirms in this episode that demon lairs require no invitation for a vampire to enter.

Cool Quotes

Lilah: ''So, what if this guy is actually as good as he says and actually kills Angel?''
Lindsey: ''Boo-hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my plastic hand!''
Now I remember why I like Lindsey.

References

Gunn: ''...and now I rule Europe, Australia and South America!''
Wesley: ''I still got Kamchakta.''
Gunn: ''Three fifths of the world covered in water, the rest covered in me!''
According to it's creators ''Risk is the classic game of strategy and world domination. Part of the Parker Brothers stable of exciting games, Risk is the ultimate in global warfare.'' Risk has an official web site at http://www.hasbro.com/risk/original/.
Cordelia: ''It, it has two heads, and it breathes fire. It's gigantic, and it's rising up in the sewers, beneath Kenyard School For Girls.''
Kenyard School For Girls is...
Merl: ''Well, nearly drowning me and leaving me hanging in the sewer ain't exactly Emily Post either.''
Emily Post authored a number of books on etiquette.
Merl: ''Ow. Surveillance, you know? Dig up dirt. Check people out for him. Not that he appreciates it. Who the hell are you anyway? I.R.S.?''
The I.R.S. is the Internal Revenue Service, who are the agency under the Department of The Treasury in charge of collecting income taxes in the United States. The Internal Revenue Service has a web site at http://www.irs.gov/. Also referenced by Cordelia in City Of and The Ring.
Boone: ''Haven't seen Angel since Juarez in the twenties. We had a little disagreement over a senorita. I called him out. We fought for three and a half hours.''
Ciudad Juarez, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, lies across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Much of fighting of the Mexican Revolution took place there in 1911. Prohibition in the U.S. brought a boom to Juarez in the '20s. It currently benefits from the twin-plant program with American companies. (Thanks to Melissa Evans for this information.)
Lilah: ''Hey, Napoleon, we are co-vice-presidents. This plan of yours explodes and we both end up in tiny pieces.''
Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821, was a Corsican who rose to become Emperor of France. He is both an historical figure and a legend. A great military commander and superb civil administrator, he was also accused of being a power-hungry conqueror.
Liza: ''Serena, I have to know, this thing with making your character gay, is that like all about ratings? Because I don't get it.''
This could be a sly reference to the small controversy over Willow's relationship with Tara on Buffy The Vampire Slayer after years of dating men.
Cordelia: ''mmm milk. mmm milk. mmm milk. milk.''
Cordelia is reenacting from the series of ad campaigns for milk, which had celebrities saying ''mmm milk'' or wearing a milk moustache. Among the celebrities who have done this are Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz.
Wesley: ''Price. Wesley Wyndham-Pryce.''
James Bond (a.k.a. Agent 007) is the main character in a string of secret agent movies, who often introduced himself the way Wesley did. The character, who has been played by such actors as Sean Connery and most recently Pierce Brosnan, is notoriously suave, sophisticated, and popular with the ladies. Also referenced by Cordelia in The Prom, who was referring to Wesley at the time, Xander in Fear, Itself and Buffy in Out Of My Mind. (Thanks to the BuffyGuide for this entry.)

Continuity

Wesley: ''Previously on Angel.''
To Shanshu In L.A. - Angel cuts off Lindsey's hand.
Reunion - Lilah asks for help, Holland says people are going to die, Angel says he doesn't care, Darla and Drusilla eat the party guests. Wesley, Gunn and Cordelia confront Angel about him doing wrong. Angel fires his crew.
Redefinition - Lindsey says Holland is dead. Angel confronts Darla and Drusilla and burns them.
Wesley: ''He's not going to call, is he? Right. I tell you the first thing we're scrapping. These stupid calling cards.''
Cordelia: ''They're not stupid. I designed them. That's an Angel!''
Lonely Hearts - Cordelia had calling cards of her own design made for Angel Investigations.
The driver's license says ''Anne Steele''.
Anne - Anne got her current name from Buffy when she helped her out.
Merl: ''Well, nearly drowning me and leaving me hanging in the sewer ain't exactly Emily Post either.''
Redefinition - Angel tortured Merl for information on the whereabouts of Darla and Drusilla.
Angel: ''Lilah. I just had to drop by and congratulate you on your big promotion. Co-vice-president Special Projects. Wow. That's super. You deserve it. Yeah. That and so much more.''
Redefinition - Lindsey and Lilah were both promoted to Holland Manner's old job after he died.
Lilah: ''Aren't you forgetting something? The senior partners want Angel alive.''
Redefinition - Lindsey and Lilah were informed that Angel was not to be killed.
The events of the later episode Birthday would imply that Cordelia turned 20 just before this episode took place.
Anne: ''A few years ago it would have been a big turn on. I thought vampires were the coolest.''
Lie To Me - Anne met Angel when she went by the name Chantarelle and was a vampire groupie, but they don't seem to recognize each other.
Serena: ''Isn't that the guy that's dating Virginia Bryce?''
Guise Will Be Guise - Wesley met, protected and started dating Virginia.

Goofs

Unfinished.

Trivia

During the first broadcast of this episode there was a commercial for the film Valentine starring David Boreanaz, who plays Angel.

Anne works for the East Hills Teen Center on Crenshaw street.

There is a inconsistency in the closed captioning when Merl talks to Boone. Although he says ''Dig up dirt.'' the captions say ''Pick up dirt.'' There is another problem near the end where Lindsey runs to catch Anne before she plays the tape. Lindsey's lips move and the captions say ''No. Something happened.'' but you hear nothing.

If Boone's story is to be believed, he fought Angel in Juarez in the 1920's.

Anne's Drivers license appears to say ''ANNE STEELE, 5692 WILLOUSKY AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90001, SEX: F HAIR: BNL, HT: 5-09, WT: 119, RSTR: NONE''

The video played at the charity event states Holland Manners was born in 1951 and died in 2000.

New name for Wesley: English (by Gunn).

The Morgue

Two-headed demon: Slain by Wesley and Gunn in the sewers (off camera).
Boone: Supposedly beaten to death by Angel in the lobby of the Hyperion Hotel (off camera).

Cast

Starring:

David Boreanaz as Angel

Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase

Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce

J. August Richards as Charles Gunn

Guest Starring:

Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald

Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan

Sam Anderson as Holland Manners

Julia Lee as Anne Steele

Gerry Becker as Nathan Reed

Mark Rolston as Boone

Co-Starring:

Matthew James as Merl the Parasite Demon

Jeffrey Patrick Dean as Dwight

R. Martin Klein as the Husband (Thomas Jenkins)

Jason Padgett as Holden Raynes

Jennifer Roe as Serena Tate

Deborah Carson as Liza Reynolds

Julie Benz as Darla (Uncredited, seen in flashback to Redefinition.)

Juliet Landau as Drusilla (Uncredited, seen in flashback to Redefinition.)

Famous Faces

Julia Lee, who played Anne Steele, played the part of young aunt Gail in the Charmed episode Making a Quilt Out of Americans 2.17.

Mark Rolston who played Boone, played the part of Bill Taylor in the 1997 horror film Humanoids From The Deep. He also played the part of Richard Odinson in the X-Files episode Red Museum 2.10, played Bud LaPierre in the X-Files episode Sien Und Zeit 7.10 and played Lieutenant Walter Pierce in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Eye of the Beholder 7.18.

Jeffrey Patrick Dean, who played Dwight, played the inspector in the Charmed episode Death Takes A Halliwell 3.16.

Points Of View

Mathew:

I enjoyed seeing Anne again. She was a character with potential. It's also nice to see she's grown from the little lost girl she was on Buffy. Boone was an interesting demon, with a very different sort of power. It was good to see how they worked in Holland appearing after his demise. The inside jokes were welcome. I honestly didn't see it coming that Boone was working with Angel, they got me. I hope we'll be seeing more of Anne.

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