The gang prepares to attack the true powers of evil by attempting to take down the Circle of the Black Thorn -- a battle none of them expect to survive.
Angel's strange behavior convinces the gang that he's joined an elite group of evildoers called the Circle of the Black Thorn -- a group he could have only joined by killing one of his own.
As Fred's parents arrive to visit their daughter, Angel and Spike fly to Rome to save Buffy from her new evil lover who they're convinced has her under his equally evil spell.
Although Illyria rescues Gunn, Angel realizes she must be killed after her body begins a deadly physical breakdown, which could unleash enough power to destroy the world.
When Connor and his new parents show up at Wolfram & Hart asking for help, Angel refuses, leading Wesley to uncover how Angel had everyone's memory altered.
Angel takes Gunn and Spike with him on a mission to rescue Lindsey from the hell dimension created by the Senior Partners, totally unaware that Gunn has his own hidden agenda.
Angel finds himself up against a woman with superhuman electrical powers as they both attempt to steal the Axis of Pythia, a mystical artifact that will reveal Cordelia's location.
Spike opens a package that makes him corporeal again, turns the firm's employees into bloody-eyed monsters, and pits him against Angel in a race to drink out of the Cup of Perpetual Torment.
As Fred's parents arrive to visit their daughter, Angel and Spike fly to Rome to save Buffy from her new evil lover who they're convinced has her under his equally evil spell.
Angel turns to Gunn for help when Cordelia and Wesley are attacked by a demon -- although that is just the first creature Wolfram & Hart plans to send against Angel.
As Fred ponders her relationship with Gunn, the Beast that Cordelia saw in a vision returns -- setting in motion events that ultimately affect her relationship with Connor.
Cordelia gives birth to Jasmine, a beautiful woman who has the mysterious power to make everyone who looks upon her happy and eager to worship her -- everyone except Fred.