The gang, minus Angel, are fighting Connor and his band of Jasminites in the mantis demons lair.
Angel and the blue orb are in the demon world, where he has spotted a bridge to a city that holds a temple.
Connor takes Wesley, Fred, Gunn, and Lorne captive announcing that he has to kill them.
Before Connor can kill anyone, a guard speaks in Jasmine's voice and tells him to bring the others back to the Hyperion.
She says that when she came along, she “kicked their evolution up a few ticks,” but it obviously did not work out (also that she has a better chance in this world as it can be taken over quickly, as mass communications speed the spread of her message).
She adds that Angel is wasting his time in the demon world, but Wesley says that if she really believed that, she would have killed them already.
He calls himself “guardian of the word, caretaker of her most blessed temple” and Angel notes that there do not seem to be any other followers.
Angel tries to intimidate him and the priest tells him, “You can take away her power, but you’ve already lost…everything.” Connor imprisons Wesley and company in Angelus’ cage in the basement and Wesley notes that the blood ritual did not work on Connor because he has seen Jasmine's true face all along.
Connor heads to the banquet hall, where Jasmine is chatting with some of her followers who have no idea that they're about to be eaten.
Jasmine assures him that she did not eat Cordelia; Connor tries to pretend that he didn ot think that, but he is relieved.
The priest points out that his world does not care about him or want him, but Angel counters that it needs him.
The press sets up for the conference, excited to share Jasmine with the rest of the world.
In the basement of the Hyperion, Gunn is kicking the cage to try to break out of it, but he is mostly just succeeding at annoying Lorne.
Wesley wonders why Jasmine had Cordelia moved since the gang were the only people using her blood to turn others.
While Jasmine eats a large group of people and prepares for her press conference, Connor gives an impassioned speech to Cordelia about needing a reason to fight.
Jasmine heads to the press conference and starts talking about love, her image broadcast around the world.
From the basement, Wesley and company hear the audience cheering and realize that Jasmine has started her world broadcast.
Back at the conference, Jasmine tells everyone that they do not have to give her anything, just show her love and maybe a large temple to stand as a beacon of hope.
They do but Angel cuts the sewn mouth of the Keeper and a long hissing sound is heard.
With her name revealed, Jasmine glows and screams are heard as her face switches between her beauty and true form until it settles in the middle.
Now with purple eyes and covered in boils, Jasmine begs her followers to calm down as they erupt into chaos and despair.
Convinced that something has gone terribly wrong, Gunn kicks open the door to the cage and they head upstairs.
The fighting continues and Jasmine reminds Angel of the prophecy that said he would play a role in the apocalypse.