Michael Yavnieli

With no end to the IPS workers strike in sight, Doug tries substitute teaching at his sister Stephanie's school.

Doug quits his job to work for a competitor and Carrie acquires a selftanning cream addiction. (TV-PG)

Susan and Ian have their first official date while their respective lovers remain in comas, and Xaio-Mei, the surrogate mother of Gaby and Carlos' baby, delivers the long awaited bundle of joy.

Oz arrives in L.A. with a ring from Buffy which must be kept from Spike at all costs – and which would allow Angel to walk in the light of day.

Sydney must decide whether her mother's goodwill gesture was sincere or an attempt to get her daughter killed. Meanwhile, Sloane's retrieval of a blackmail disk gives SD-6 the upper hand in discovering Sydney's mother's secrets; Will witnesses Francie discussing her restaurant plans with a man whose affiliations are questionable; and Sloane is made a full partner in the malevolent Alliance of Twelve.

Sydney, Vaughn and Jack must determine whether CIA agent Lennox (Ethan Hawke) is who he says he is after his deep-cover mission is compromised. WHen Sydney rescues Lennox, she discovers an instant connection: they've both lost someone they love to the job. Yet even her judgment is thrown when Vaughn and Jack discover that Lennox was pursing a technology that allows people to change their appearance.