Morning at W&H (tag Lilah, then open)

[Carver]

He knocked lightly before entering, like he usually did. "Lilah? Good morning."

[Lilah]

"Is it? Is it a good morning?" she asked. "Because I'm not all that sure." She handed him a surveillance photo of bad Cordy returning with another woman. "One of our Cordelias took a field trip last night. And she brought home a pet. Care to take a guess as to who the mystery woman is?"

[Carver]

He took a look at the photos. "No idea. I'll have my department find out." he said. "She shouldn't be a mystery for very long."

[Lilah]

"Good, 'cause I don't like mysteries. Especially not within this building," she said, crossing her arms and walking away toward the desk. "Of course, this whole Cordelia debacle is a mystery. One is glad to stay here, drinking our wine, eating our food, using us as her chaueffeur. While the other one wants go scurrying back to Angel. What are they planning? And why do they need us for it? I don't suppose Marcus has any ideas...not that I'm asking for help from on high."

[Carver]

"Agreed. I'm uncomfortable with this whole thing." he said. "Hopefully, they won't be around for too long. They probably need us for the resources, a place to stay and so on. But I don't think they're working together."

He stepped closer. "Marcus is an idiot. He's still thinking that he's the replacement for Holland, he's not. Like the Cordelias, he won't be around for long. And then you'll be in his place."

[Carver]

HOWARD KING

King entered, knocking once. “Sir. I thought I’d find you here.” He said with a sly smile. “As you probably know, there was an intruder last night, brought in by our house guest. I forgot to send you the report, here it is.” He handed Carver a thin booklet.

“The girl in question is named Kellis. A seductress and shapeshifter. Disguises herself as a man, and…well, it’s all in there.”

[Lilah]

"Seductress? Shapeshifter?" Lilah repeated incredulously, grabbing the booklet from Carver and scanning its contents. "So our Cordy's been out recruiting? Oh, this just keeps getting better and better..."

[Carver]

"You can go, Howard." said Carver firmly, and with a slight head bow, King left.

"Recruiting for what, is what I'm interested in." he said, sitting on the edge of the desk. "Actually, wait, forget that, I'm not interested, I just want this to stop. If this doesn't come to an end soon, if this doesn't yield results in time I'll end it myself, and then I will personally rip out Lawrence's skull and use it as a paper-weight."

[Lilah]

"Ah, yes, skull paperweights are very in this season," she observed.

"The more immediate concern is what Angel's planning. He could waltz in here, guns blazing and white hat shining at any moment. He might not have had time to miss Cordelia yet, but I'm sure he's still looking to give us payback for what we did to Faith."

She nervously tugged at the pendant on her necklace. "We need a plan. And as much as I hate to say it, we need to bring Cordelia in on it. The right Cordelia. After all, she's the only one of us who can get close to him."

[Carver]

"The more immediate concern is what Angel's planning. He could waltz in here, guns blazing and white hat shining at any moment. He might not have had time to miss Cordelia yet, but I'm sure he's still looking to give us payback for what we did to Faith."

"That would be very stupid. It would also be very Angel." he said. "But don't worry, preparations are in place in case that happens."

"We need a plan. And as much as I hate to say it, we need to bring Cordelia in on it. The right Cordelia. After all, she's the only one of us who can get close to him."

There already was a plan. But the plan could be helped if he finds out about Cordelia, which being Angel, he almost certainly would.