The Trial

After Darla discovers that she is terminally ill with syphilis once again and will die soon, she tries to get vampires to feed off her in order to become a vampire again. Angel prevents her from doing so, and searches for another way to help her. Following the guidance of the Caritas Host, Angel enters into a series of three mysterious trials in an attempt to save her life. But the downside is that he could get both of them killed in the process. Meanwhile, Lindsey decides to try to turn Darla back to the dark side.

Quotes and trivia

 * Holtz is mentioned for the first time in one of this episode's flashbacks. He would later appear in the first episode of the third season, and become that season's major threat.
 * In this episode, Darla foreshadows the season four villain, Jasmine, when she is outside the Hyperion and notices jasmine flowers. She says "Jasmine, it only blooms at night." (sic?) The character Jasmine was "born" during/after the eternal night plaguing Los Angeles in mid-season four.