The Trial (Angel)

"**The Trial**"
"The Trial"
Angel episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 9
Directed by	Bruce Seth Green
Story by	David Greenwalt
Teleplay by	Doug Petrie; Tim Minear;
Production code	2ADH09
Original air date	November 28, 2000
Guest appearances
	Christian Kane as Lindsey McDonald; Andy Hallett as The Host; Sam Anderson as Holland Manners; Jim Piddock as The Valet; Julie Benz as Darla; Juliet Landau as Drusilla; Evan Arnold as Shempire;
Episode chronology
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"The Trial" is the 9th episode of the second season of the American television series Angel. The episode was written by Doug Petrie and Tim Minear with a story from David Greenwalt and directed by Bruce Seth Green, this episode was originally broadcast on November 28, 2000 on the WB network. In "The Trial", Darla discovers that she is again terminally ill with syphilis, which was killing her before she was made a vampire in 1609. She begs Angel to turn her back into a vampire to halt the disease's progress, but instead he engages in a series of mysterious trials to attempt to win Darla a second chance at life.