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I've just gotten some information about Episode Nine of 'Angel', though some of it is a little confusing. So forgive me if some of the info is spotty or doesn't make a lot of sense, not much to work with at this point.

Angel: Episode Nine

The episode itself seems to pretty well center around Harmony and the other office assistants. The episode focuses on her day to day at Wolfram and Hart. One of the early scenes has her getting Angel his morning cup of blood, and we get a peek at the employee break room. Several minor characters are introduced, Charlotte, Brittany, and Tamika among others. The scene has the group discussing office gossip, such as who Fred may be involved with. There seems to be a good bit of discussion about if she's hooked up with Knox or someone else. (more than like Gunn, based on the references, as it insinuates a past relationship and it's not Wesley)

Harmony is a bit of an outsider, and that also seems to be a theme in the episode. She doesn't fit in with the office staff, and there is also a bit where she goes out to a bar with Fred (who seems eager to leave as soon as she can). There is also seems to be some kind of drug testing going on (at least one character references it early on, and it seems that most of the staff is having their blood tested on a random basis).

Near the end of the episode, it's revealed that there has been some backstabbing going on behind the scenes. We find what would seem to be a new character, Crystal, confronting Lorne's assistant Van about something. From the info I have, it's obvious that Crystal is Harmony. She's been framed by someone and thinks that it's Van. Suddenly, Van is knocked out by someone entering from off-screen. It's Tamika, and she's after Crystal/Harmony's job. She's not happy that Crystal/Harmony got chosen to be Angel's assistant over some more experienced workers, like herself. A fight begins between the two, but Crystal/Harmony thinks she has the upperhand because she's a vampire. Until it turns out that Tamika is as well. An extensive fight follows.

The only other tidbit I could gather, is that Angel and Gunn seem to be involved in some kind of negotiation between two demon tribes.

It's pretty apparent that the final episode of Sweeps will likely be a light filler episode, which I kind of had a hunch it might be. Which means the big Sweeps climax is likely to be in Episode Eight. I'm more than a bit confused about the name change, but perhaps framing Harmony involved some kind of illusion (maybe she doesn't look like Harmony in the latter-half of the episode). It's obviously her, as with the references to her position in Wolfram and Hart and threats to her unicorn collection, there can be little doubt.

(Information courtesy of 'T')