Five by Five

Angel tries to convince a witness for the prosecution to testify to convict a client of Wolfram and Hart. They don't take too well to this inconvenience, so when Faith Lehane arrives in Los Angeles they offer her the job of killing Angel.

Faith instead winds Angel up by attacking him ineffectually and then abducting Wesley, using him for anger management purposes (in that she tortures him mercilessly and brutally). When Angel arrives to save him he gets into a fight with Faith which lasts until Faith is too exhausted to present an obvious threat, at which point the point of Faith's efforts becomes obvious: she wants to be killed (She either doesn't have the bottle to do it herself or wants to reduce the amount of pity everyone feels for her when she dies).

Faith cries in Angel's arms and Wesley looking on in shock and feeling somewhat ignored since Angel's offering comfort to the person who was minutes ago torturing him.

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Is the only episode of Angel rated an 18 certificate (for frequent, strong violence) in the UK.

The episode is named for the related slang phrase used by Faith. It's also interesting to note that the phrase appears in Stephen King's novel From a Buick 8, which was published two years after this episode's release, and was used therein to convey the same meaning. It is unknown as to where King picked up the phrase, although it is speculated that inspiration for its use may have been derived from previous experience in the radio industry or an affinity for the show.