Sanctuary (Angel episode)
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Summary
Buffy comes to Los Angeles seeking vengeance against Faith after learning of her whereabouts, and finds Angel letting a conflicted Faith stay at his place in an attempt to redeem her violent nature, much to Buffy's shock and chagrin. Meanwhile, Wesley is faced with a crisis of loyalties when the Watcher's Council assassins arrive and offer him a chance at reinstatement if he gives Faith over to them. Also, the evil Wolfram & Hart lawyers Lindsey, Lilah, and Lee, hire another demon assassin to take down Angel and Faith. Unsuccessful, Lindsey turns to Kate to help them take revenge on Faith and Angel.Expanded overview
Picking up where "Five by Five" left off, Angel and Faith go to his apartment and try to recover from the fight. In a brief, but violent vision, Faith charges at Angel with a knife and cuts up his face. Cordelia and Wesley check out each other's wounds and both share the same negative feelings about Faith. Angel comes up for food to feed Faith and argues with Wesley about giving Faith another chance. Cordelia gets Angel to sign several checks, which will fund her vacation so she can be gone for as long as Faith is around.The police check over the apartment where Faith was staying and the fight occurred. Another officer accuses Kate of being "Scully" from X-Files, but she says she's the "Mulder." Angel tries to talk to Faith but after taking a large knife from her hand. The lawyers at Wolfram and Hart are very upset that Faith is now teaming up with Angel and plan to have her killed. Haunted by visions of her violent past in Sunnydale, Faith tries to leave, but Angel talks her into staying. Wesley plays darts at a bar, and encounters Weatherby, a member of the Watcher's Council's Special Operations team on the hunt for Faith.
The council members talk with Wesley and give him an opportunity to come back to the Council if he's willing to turn in Faith. They give him a syringe that, if injected will sedate Faith and let them take her back to England. Angel talks with Faith and tells her she has to make amends for her crimes, no matter how hard it is. She accidentally lets it slip that she slept with Buffy's new boyfriend. Faith sees herself on the news and that the police are looking for her. A demon hired by Wolfram and Hart sneaks into Angel's apartment and attacks. Faith kills it with a knife, and then is frightened by the sight of the demon's blood on her hands.
Without warning, Buffy arrives at Angel's place and finds Angel hugging Faith. Buffy is shocked, and is determined to turn Faith in to the police. Angel sends Faith upstairs and when Buffy objects, the two come to blows. Upset about their failed attempts to destroy Faith and Angel, Lindsey MacDonald goes to Detective Lockley for her help. Buffy and Angel argue over Faith and then Wesley arrives downstairs with Faith, informing them all about the team hunting for Faith. Wesley trusts Angel and is doing what he can to save Faith from the Council.
The two Slayers escape to the roof and argue about everything that has happened. Buffy is not willing to forgive anymore. While Weatherby keeps Angel and Wesley in the apartment, Collins attacks Buffy and Faith on the roof. Armed, the third member of the team, Smith, hovers above the roof in a helicopter. Wesley distracts Weatherby, and later stabs him with the syringe while Angel escapes to the roof. Buffy battles with Collins, and Angel jumps through a roof window and attacks the Smith inside.
Angel orders the helicopter to land and then Kate arrests him when he won't give up Faith's location. Wesley and Buffy go to save Angel at the police station and Buffy won't allow Angel to take the fall for Faith. They are all surprised to see Faith is at the station where she voluntarily confesses to her crimes. Angel and Buffy talk, and Buffy informs Angel about Riley. Angel gets upset and tells her to go home because she can move on and he can't. After talking to Wesley, Angel plans to go after Buffy. Meanwhile, Faith manages to find some sort of peace in a jail cell.
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Arc significance
Crossover with Buffy: After this episode, Angel will visit Sunnydale in "The Yoko Factor".Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) | Buffyverse chronology: January 2000 - Spring 2000 (non-canon = italic) |
|---|---|
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.12 A New Man (Buffy episode)>A New Man |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.12 Expecting (Angel episode)>Expecting |
| L.A., 2000 | Angel graphic novel: Hunting Ground (Angel comic)>Hunting Ground |
| L.A., 2000 | Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows (Angel comic)#Angel #10>Strange Bedfellows/Love for sale |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.13 The I in Team (Buffy episode)>The I in Team |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.13 She (Angel episode)>She |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.14 Goodbye Iowa (Buffy episode)>Goodbye Iowa |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | Buffy video game: |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.14 I've Got You Under My Skin (Angel episode)>I've Got You Under My Skin |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.15 This Year's Girl (Buffy episode)>This Year's Girl |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.15 The Prodigal (Angel episode)>The Prodigal |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.16 Who Are You? (Buffy episode)>Who Are You? |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.16 The Ring (Angel episode)>The Ring |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | Buffy comic: Giles (Buffy comic)>Giles |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | Buffy comic: Jonathan (Buffy comic)>Jonathan (by Jane Espenson) |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.17 Superstar (Buffy episode)>Superstar |
| Sunnydale, L.A., 2000 | Buffy/Angel graphic novel: Past Lives (Buffy/Angel comic)>Past Lives |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | Buffy graphic novel: Out of the Woodwork (Buffy comic)>Out of the Woodwork |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | Buffy book: These Our Actors (Buffy novel)>These Our Actors |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.17 Eternity (Angel episode)>Eternity |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.18 Where the Wild Things Are (Buffy episode)>Where the Wild Things Are |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.18 Five By Five (Angel episode)>Five By Five |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.19 New Moon Rising (Buffy episode)>New Moon Rising |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.19 Sanctuary (Angel episode)>Sanctuary |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.20 The Yoko Factor (Buffy episode)>The Yoko Factor |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.20 War Zone (Angel episode)>War Zone |
| Sunnydale, 2000 | B4.21 Primeval (Buffy episode)>Primeval |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.21 Blind Date (Angel episode)>Blind Date |
| Sunnydale, L.A., 2000 | B4.22 Restless (Buffy episode)>Restless |
| L.A., 2000 | A1.22 To Shanshu in L.A. (Angel episode)>To Shanshu in L.A. |
| L.A., 2000 | Angel comic: Strange Bedfellows (Angel comic)#Angel #17>Cordelia special |
| Sunnydale, L.A., 2000 | Buffy/Angel books: Unseen (Buffy/Angel novel)>Unseen [Trilogy] |
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