Angel Episode Guide Season 4

October 13, 2002: Ground State: The gang infiltrates a black-market auction house to steal a relic that may help them locate Cordelia, but their plans are complicated by competition from a catburglar, Gwen (Alexa Devalos), who's after the same item. Of course, she's no run-of-the-mill thief. She also happens to have the preternatural ability to harness electricity.

October 20, 2002: The House Always Wins: Angel, Fred and Gunn take a road trip to Las Vegas to enlist Lorne's help in finding Cordelia, but get caught up in a supernatural — and literal — "futures" trading scheme. A ruthless casino owner (Clayton Rohner) holds Lorne hostage, exploiting the popular entertainer's psychic abilities to steal unsuspecting patrons' destinies.

October 27, 2002: Slouching Toward Bethlehem: After months of existing on a higher (and evidently very boring) plane, Cordelia inexplicably appears back at the hotel — with no idea why or even how she arrived there. Sadly, a serious case of amnesia prevents Cordy from remembering either her friends or her past. Believing the full truth may scare her off, the gang attempts to hide the freaky facts about their lives. Unfortunately, that secrecy leads to mistrust on Cordy's part when the reality of their situation is revealed. Things get even more complicated when Lorne reads her mind and sees a terrifying vision of the future. Meanwhile, outcast Connor struggles to find his place in the world.

November 3, 2002: Supersymmetry: While delivering a speech to an audience of academics (plus Angel, Gunn, Wesley and Lilah), Fred is attacked by a set of tentacles extending from a mysterious midair portal. But her shock at the assault turns to anger when she pinpoints the perpetrator. Meanwhile, Connor and Cordelia's friendship grows.

November 10, 2002: Spin the Bottle: Desperate to reverse her amnesia, Cordelia takes a stab at Lorne's supposedly surefire memory-restoration spell. It works as promised, but not as expected. There's one doozy of a side effect — Cordy, Angel, Wesley, Gunn and Fred revert to their teenage personas. Rendered strangers to each other, the unlikely adolescents team up to figure out why they're stuck together in an unfamiliar hotel. Wesley believes it's a test, the object of which is to find and kill a vampire. Things get more complicated for the quarrelsome quintet when Angel realizes he is a vampire. Series creator Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

November 17, 2002: Apocalypse, Nowish: Angel and company brace for the imminent arrival of a hellish beast and toil to stave off Judgment Day (yet again). Although the creature's coming was initially revealed through Cordelia, she is unable to dredge up the ghastly specifics about the otherworldly visitor from her spotty memory. Only one thing is certain — the demon will bring about the end of the world if no one stops it. With no other choice, Angel partners with Lilah to fight the common threat. Meanwhile, Fred and Gunn get sidetracked by a bump in their relationship. Cordy and Connor, on the other hand, pair up to hunt down the menace themselves.

January 15, 2003: Habeas Corpses: Another day has dawned for Angel Investigations, but terror still casts a shadow as the Beast cuts a murderous swath through the city. The shaky gang gathers at the hotel after a seemingly endless night facing a rain of fire and the emergence of the monster Cordy's vision predicts will bring about the Apocalypse. But before they can decipher recent events, they learn that Connor, who went to Wolfram & Hart to uncover his connection to the Beast (Vladimir Kulich), is now trapped in the building with the demon. Angel, along with Fred, Gunn and Wesley, prepares to rescue his son. But first the group must reckon with the firm's employees, who have undergone a strange transformation.

January 22, 2003: Long Day's Journey: Gwen Raiden resurfaces as the gang investigates the systematic killing of members of Ra-Tet, a mystical order of powerful beings linked to the embodiment of the ancient sun god.

January 29, 2003: Awakening: In an attempt to locate the Beast (Vladimir Kulich) and restore the Sun, Wesley brings in a dark mystic (Roger Yuan) to extract Angel's soul and release Angelus, who Cordy foretold would make a deadly pact with the demon.

February 5, 2003: Soulless: The gang at Angel Investigations faces a familiar foe even more formidable than the Beast — Angelus. Angel's exquisitely evil alter ego is back after the vampire's soul is extracted by a shaman in an attempt to determine Angel's connection to the demon wreaking havoc in Los Angeles. But the sullen supervamp has little love for the derring-do-gooders and soon starts spilling their secrets, aiming to turn the friends against each other. Wes, Fred, Gunn and Connor all get their shot at face time with the caged Angelus, but it's Cordy who holds the key to get him talking.

February 12, 2003: Calvary: As the gang scrambles to locate Angel's stolen soul, Lilah emerges from the sewers and tries her hand at persuading Angelus to stop the Beast. In other developments, Fred and Gunn make a decision about their relationship; and Angelus makes a comment that has the group looking at the Beast in a different light.

March 5, 2003: Salvage: Eliza Dushku returns to the series as rogue vampire slayer Faith, who may prove to be the only match for Angelus. Angel's evil alter ego, who's out of his cage and pursuing the Beast, hits a pool hall packed with vamps to see if he can determine the demon's hideout. Meanwhile, at the hotel, Wes goes about the grisly task of dispatching Lilah's corpse, as Lorne, Fred and Gunn gather ingredients for a protective sanctuary spell. But the gang is all too familiar with the unpredictability of magic, so Wes pays a visit to the incarcerated Faith to try to persuade her to join the team in the race to prevent Armageddon.

March 12, 2003: Release: As Faith recovers from her showdown with the Beast, Angelus surprises Fred at the hotel. He hopes her research will reveal who (or what) motivated the demon's lust for destruction.

March 19, 2003: Orpheus: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Willow (Alyson Hannigan) heads to L.A. in hopes of working her magic to restore Angel's soul. After drinking Faith's spiked blood, Angelus lies shackled and unconscious at the hotel. But his rest is anything but peaceful as his drug-addled mind presents him with disturbing memories — of Angel's good deeds. Also along for his strange trip is Faith, who's clinging to life after her violent showdown with Angel's evil alter ego. As the two struggle with their flashbacks, the gang confers with Willow, who has come from Sunnydale at Fred's behest. The witch, who was able to re-ensoul Angel once before, may be their only hope.

March 26, 2003: Players: Gwen Raiden returns to Angel Investigations and asks Gunn for assistance in rescuing a kidnapped girl from a powerful tycoon's high-tech mansion. In other developments, Cordy and Connor reveal their secret to the rest of the gang.

April 2, 2003: Inside Out: Two distinct portraits of parenting are drawn as Cordelia plots to protect her pregnancy and Connor finally meets his mother, Darla. The gang has determined the location of the Beast's master, but Connor and Cordelia have gone into hiding to keep their evil offspring safe. The cunning mother-to-be plays on Connor's vulnerability, convincing him that their friends are out to kill their child — just as they were planning to murder Connor before he was born. To expedite the birth process before they're discovered, Cordy makes a murderous request that leads Connor to a moral crossroads — and elicits a ghostly visit from Darla.

April 9, 2003: Shiny, Happy People: As Cordelia lies in a coma following her demonic delivery, the rest of the gang becomes acquainted with — and enchanted by — her unexpected offspring. But when Fred sees something the others don't (or won't), she finds herself all alone and on the run.

April 16, 2003: The Magic Bullet: Jasmine's (Gina Torres) enraptured disciples flock to the hotel in hopes of gaining a private audience with her. Meanwhile, the gang intensifies the search for Fred, a mission that seems to involve all of L.A..

April 23, 2003: Sacrifice: To escape Jasmine's fanatical followers, Angel and his crew hide out in the sewers, where they encounter a band of warrior teens — and a monster that could prove helpful.

April 30, 2003: Peace Out: As Lorne, Wesley, Fred and Gunn are held captive in the hotel's basement, Angel navigates another dimension in search of information vital to vanquishing Jasmine before she takes to the airwaves to control minds worldwide.

May 7, 2003: Home: The sharp, noirish drama wraps up its stellar fourth season with Angel struggling to balance his duties as humanity's champion and his role as a father. As a tormented Connor roams the streets of Los Angeles alone and confused, Angel and the others are visited by a familiar face who makes them an unusual offer: control of Wolfram & Hart. The messenger states that the higher-ups are relinquishing the firm as thanks for the gang's part in recent events. Everyone cautiously considers the consequences of joining forces with the evil outfit, especially Angel, who may now have an opportunity to finally set things right with his troubled son.