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“Dead End”
Angel episode
Lindsey's new hand writes 'kill' without Lindsey noticing The involuntary limb donors kept in storage
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 18
Written by	David Greenwalt
Directed by	James Contner
Guest stars	Stephen DeRelian Stephanie Romanov Dennis Gersten
Production no.	2ADH18
Original airdate	April 24, 2001
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"Dead End" is episode 18 of season 2 in the television show Angel. See List of Angel episodes for a complete list.

Contents 1 Plot synopsis 1.1 Summary 1.2 Expanded overview 2 Acting 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Guest stars 2.3 Co-stars 3 Production details 3.1 Arc significance 3.2 Continuity 3.3 Music 3.4 Translations 4 External links 5 See also

Lindsey receives a gift from his employers: he's going to get a new hand. He undergoes surgery and everything seems fine, but the next day he finds himself writing "kill" in his notepad at a meeting. Freaked out, he goes home and tries to make his hand do it again, but to no avail. Later he goes to Host's bar and plays to everyone's delight. After his performance, The Host tells him he'll have to cooperate with Angel to find out what's wrong with his hand.

They find each other while trying to interrogate the same person, who leads them to an address. They enter the building and discover that Wolfram & Hart uses people to get limbs from and implant them onto whomever they want. Lindsey sees an old friend from the mailroom, who asks him to kill him, which he does. Angel and Lindsey save everyone they can before destroying the building.

In the end, Lindsey and Angel reconcile to a certain extent; Angel goes home and Lindsey leaves L.A., supposedly for good.

Lindsey McDonald wakes up on just another morning, and goes about his daily routine of getting washed, affixing his prosthetic arm and getting ready for work. As he removes a shirt with a pre-knotted tie from his wardrobe he cannot help but look at his guitar, now lonely and unplayed. Meanwhile a man and his family go about their morning business before the wife and kids rush off to their destinations. The man follows moments later, picks up a large kitchen knife and jolts about violently. Cordelia gets a nasty vision about the man that sends her flying about the hotel, landing on the floor in tears and unable to speak.

Lindsey and Lilah speak with their boss, Nathan Reed, about their work and upcoming reevaluation. Later, Nathan privately tells Lindsey that he made a surprise appointment for him and rearranged his schedule so that he could attend. At the office, Cordelia tries to recover from her vision while the rest of the crew try to get information from her. She tells him of a man who stabbed himself in the eye, but little more and the guys worry for Cordelia. The guys split up to call hospitals, check out morgues and the streets for any information on the guy from Cordy's vision.

Lindsey talks with a doctor at a clinic and is informed that Wolfram and Hart has arranged for him to get a new, live hand. During the procedure, a Pockla demon is brought in to perform a brief ritual and complete the attachment of the hand to Lindsey, leaving only a little scar. The next day, Lindsey wakes up, enjoying his new hand. While getting ready, he notices his guitar again, but this time picks it up and plays. Later at the office, Lilah notices Lindsey's new hand and grows very nervous about her job since Wolfram and Hart spent so much money on her "partner." The two lawyers meet with a client, Mr. Irv Kraigle, about his case. During their chat, Lindsey's new hand writes the word "kill" on a legal pad, repeatedly. At home, Lindsey tries to make his hand do something odd, but it doesn't cooperate.

At the office, Angel has a wide assortment of food delivered as he wanted to get food for Cordelia but didn't want to bother her by asking what she wanted. She appreciates it and as she leaves, she remembers from her vision that the man was happy about his eye before he stabbed it. Wesley and Gunn have found the man's name, Joseph Kramer however it transpires that Kramer's kids were suddenly withdrawn from their school as father was transferred overseas. Having reached a dead end, the gang is forced to go to Caritas. On stage, they are shocked to find Lindsey singing and playing guitar, rather well. Angel isn't entertained by it, but everyone else is amazed by Lindsey's talents. The host informs them all that Lindsey and Angel need to work together to solve the case, but Angel and Lindsey are completely opposed to the idea.

Based on the fact that Lindsey got a new hand and Kramer a new eye, it's concluded that somewhere body part transplants are being done. At Wolfram and Hart, Lindsey sneaks into Nathan's office to look up information on Lilah and Fairfield Clinic, where he got the transplant. He later spots Lilah stealing files. Angel discovers information on Lindsey's hand, finding that it belonged to a Bradley Scott, and Cordy discovers he was employed by Wolfram and Hart. Lindsey visits a parole officer for information about the clinic, but the man gets violent when Lindsey doesn't know the code. Before the man can shoot Lindsey in the head, Angel arrives and saves him. Holding the officer by a rope around his neck, Angel demands information.

Wesley and Gunn worry about Cordelia as she seems to be suffering from the visions for as long as the problem remains. Angel and Lindsey head for a building and talk briefly before Angel confirms their location with the parole officer tied up in the trunk. Angel and Lindsey take care of the security guards inside then they head downstairs through a trap door to the place where the body parts are harvested. Lindsey spots Bradley Scott, and the man begs to have his life taken. It's decided to save those still fully intact and kill the rest before the building is blown up.

The guys feel bad for Cordelia as they realize how much the visions are hurting her, and she tries to remain tough through it. At Wolfram and Hart, Lindsey takes full advantage of his new "evil" hand, shooting a security guard, firing shots at Nathan, and even copping a feel on Lilah. He knows he was the one chosen to take over, but he suggests Lilah take the job as he's got other issues to deal with. Lindsey encounters Angel outside by his truck and reluctantly talks to him, finally giving him advice on dealing with Wolfram and Hart. Angel offers a friendly warning about cops, then as Lindsey drives away, a "Cops Suck" sign is revealed on the back of his vehicle.

• David Boreanaz as Angel
• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia
• Alexis Denisof as Wesley
• J. August Richards as Gunn

• Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald
• Stephanie Romanov as Lilah Morgan
• Andy Hallett as The Host
• Gerry Becker as Nathan Reed
• Michael Dempsey as Irv Kraigle
• Mik Scriba as Parole Officer

• Meagan Thomas as Young Lawyer #1
• Ted Broden as Young Lawyer #2
• Dennis Gersten as Dr. Michaels
• Kavita Patil as Nurse
• Pete Gardner as Joseph Kramer
• Stephanie Nash as Wife
• Steven DeRelian as Bradley Scott

"L.A. Song", the song Lindsey sings at Caritas, was written by actor Christian Kane and producer David Greenwalt.^[1]

A pretty girl on every corner

Sunshine turns the sky to gold

Warm warm, it's always warm here

And I can't take the cold

The street's littered with diamonds

Everyone's glistening

This whole world shines so brightly

And I can't see a thing

She's pretty as a picture

She's like a golden ring

Settles me with love and laughter

And I can't feel a thing

The sky's gonna open

People gonna pray and crawl

It's gonna rain down fire

It's gonna burn us all

The sky's gonna open

People gonna pray and sing

I can't feel

Lindsey has decided to "retire" from Wolfram & Hart, leading to Lilah's promotion and increased prominence for her on the show in seasons to come. Lindsey himself will not return until "Destiny".

• "L.A. Song" is what Eve begins to sing for Lorne in "A Hole in the World".

• "L.A. Song" - Christian Kane & David Greenwalt

• German title: "Die Hand des Bösen" ("The hand of evil")
• Italian title: "Vicolo cieco" ("Dead end", literally "Blind alley")
• Spanish title: "Muerte final" ("Final death")

• "Dead End" at the Internet Movie Database

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