As the episode begins, Darla and Lilah discuss how Darla is appearing to Angel in his sleep, using a special powder to infiltrate his dreams. When Angel awakens back at the hotel after another episode of Darla's intervention, he finds Wesley and Cordelia arguing. His two co-workes are suggesting that they should pay Gunn rather than just keep asking favours. Cordelia then gets a vision of a girl in trouble, which Angel goes to check out. He finds two men crushed, and the woman responsible hiding in a factory.

Angel tries to help her, but is stabbed as a crowbar jets across the room controlled by the girl's telekinetic powers. Angel is okay (or pretends to be), and still offers help. The girl leaves though, and we see that she goes to her "friend" Lilah.

Bethany later goes to the Hyperion Hotel to find Angel after hurting Lilah accidentally the previous night. She wants help, and Angel tries his best. Wesley is instantly on the right trail, and brings up the girl, Bethany's father, which makes her snap. Clearly part of her condition is a result of child abuse.

Angel continues to try to help though, asking Bethany to control her power, and succeeding mostly, until Bethany is kidnapped by Wolfram and Hart. Angel rescues her, but the girl has had too much done to her now, and she is near breaking point. When Lilah orders her firm to "pull the trigger" she literally does, sending Bethany's abusive father to visit.

Bethany has learned a great deal of control from Angel though, and overcomes her fear, throwing her father out the window, and catching him just before landing. She is free of her fears, and leaves Lilah to make her own life. Lilah hints at what's to come though, telling Angel that they have another project in mind.