A Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode written by David Fury and transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).
Original Air Date: February 13, 2001
Transcriber's Notes:
TeaserGILES VOICEOVER: Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Spike in "Into the Woods"
SPIKE: Look at you. All afraid I'm hot for your honey.
RILEY: Because you are.
Dawn listening to Spike read.
SPIKE: They had to be certain the Slayer would protect it with her life. So they sent the key to her ... in the form of a sister.
Dawn in the hospital talking to Ben.
DAWN: I'm not real.
BEN: You're the key. Go. Before she finds you, don't- she's here!
Ben morphing into Glory.
DAWN: Ben. He was here, he was trying to help me. He might have left before Glory came. I can't remember.Episode begins: Loud rock music. Fade in on a large sign reading "Grand Opening" with a piece of paper stuck in between the words reading "RE" (as in, Grand Re-Opening). Pan across to a neon sign holding the Bronze's new logo: the word Bronze in pink in a futuristic script.
Cut to inside the Bronze, which has been extensively remodeled following its demolition by Olaf in "Triangle." The basic layout is the same but the fixtures and furniture have a new style, less gothic/industrial and more modern. It is filled with people dancing, talking, etc. We can see Willow/Tara and Xander/Anya dancing. The group Summercamp is onstage performing their song "Play It By Ear."
I'm amused by the overwhelming choices
I guess the hardest part is knowing when to stop
I'm confused and I think I'm hearing voices
Things are happening so fast
Do I save the best for last?Closer shot of Xander and Anya dancing. Pan across them to Willow and Tara dancing. All smiling. Pan over to Buffy sitting by a low round table by herself, watching the dancers, looking pensive.
SPIKE: (OS) Bleedin' crime, is what it is.
Buffy looks up as Spike sits in the chair beside her. Instead of his usual attire he wears khaki pants, a blue/gray button-down shirt open over a black t-shirt, and a shiny brown leather jacket.
SPIKE: Jackin' up the bar price to pay for fixin' up this sinkhole. Not my fault insurance doesn't cover act of troll.
BUFFY: Gee, maybe it's time you found a new place to patronize.
SPIKE: (sits back) I've half a mind to! Especially since the flowering onion got remodeled off the sodding menu. (leans forward) 'S the only thing this place had going for it.
BUFFY: (frowns) What are you doing?
SPIKE: (frowns) Wha, what do you mean what am ... I ...
BUFFY: Here? At this table? Talking to me. Like we're some kind of talking buddies.
SPIKE: Well, I saw you ... sitting here alone. Thought, I don't know, you could, maybe do with a bit of, uh, you know, company.Buffy raises her eyebrows at him. Spike frowns.
SPIKE: Suit yourself!
He gets up. Focus on Buffy looking back over at the dance floor.
SPIKE: (OS) Although...
He sits back down as Buffy rolls her eyes.
SPIKE: It's just, we took on that Glory chippie together, I was right there with you, fightin' the fight.
BUFFY: Actually, you were sleeping the sleep of the knocked unconscious.
SPIKE: Still, points for intent. (Buffy looks doubtful) You'd think that would be enough to cut me a sliver of slack. Earn a little consideration, respect.
XANDER: (OS) Hey, uh, Evil Dead, you're in my seat.We see Xander and Anya standing behind Spike. He turns his head to look at them, sighs.
SPIKE: Bugger it.
He reaches for his beer bottle, knocks it over accidentally, grabs it and gets up. Buffy watches him go in some confusion as Xander and Anya sit.
ANYA: Xander, I think you may have hurt his feelings.
XANDER: And you should never hurt the feelings of a brutal killer. (ponders) You know, that's, uh, that's actually some pretty good advice.Buffy doesn't reply. Willow and Tara come over and sit.
XANDER: So, who's up for some more liquid refreshments? I'm buying, for I am payday man.
WILLOW: (opening a bottle of aspirin) I could use a water.
XANDER: (raises a hand dismissively) Water poses no challenge for payday man, for I have... (pauses, looks dismayed)Shot of a small tray lying on the table, with just a few coins on it.
XANDER: (OS) Hey, where's my change?Buffy looks at the tray, scowls, glances over at the bar. Xander looks too.
Shot of Spike at the bar, buying another beer.
XANDER: Spike, you diabolical fiend.
Xander gets up and walks toward Spike. Buffy looks at Tara comforting Willow.
BUFFY: Poor Will. Still getting those headaches?
WILLOW: Fewer and further between, but...yep, they're still exercising their visitation rights.
TARA: Honey, in case you didn't hear me the first six thousand times, no more teleportation spells.
WILLOW: Well, it's just we have squat in the way of Glory-fighting arsenal, and ... another run-in with her and my headaches and nosebleeds are gonna be the least of our problems.
BUFFY: You know what? This is the first R-'n'-R I've had in weeks. How about we go one night without saying the name Glory.Everyone nods.
TARA: I'm down with that. Let's just call "she who will not be named" another name. Let's just call her-
BUFFY: Ben!Shot of Ben sitting on a sofa across the room, with another guy.
TARA: (OS) For example.
BUFFY: I'll be right back.Buffy gets up and the other three girls watch her walk over to Ben.
BUFFY: Ben! Hey!
BEN: Buffy, hi.
BUFFY: I barely recognized you without your hospital scrubs.The guy next to Ben gets up and leaves, and Buffy sits in his place.
BEN: Oh, you'd be surprised the extent of my wardrobe.
BUFFY: Really?
BEN: I actually have entire outfits that aren't blue pajamas.
BUFFY: (laughs) Um, my sister ... uh, told me what happened at the hospital before I got there.
BEN: (wary) Uh huh.
BUFFY: And, uh, I just wanted to say ... thanks. (Ben looks confused) For looking after her?
BEN: (sighs, smiles) That's okay. I'm glad Dawn's all right.Cut to Spike and Xander by the bar.
XANDER: The point is, I work hard for that money.
SPIKE: And you're saying I didn't?
XANDER: You stole it.
SPIKE: And you're making it into very hard work!
XANDER: Listen, bleach boy, I don't have a chip in my head. I can do far more damage to you than you can ever do to me.Spike isn't listening, as he has noticed Buffy chatting with Ben and is watching them intently.
SPIKE: (distracted, still watching Buffy) Yeah? Like you could ever hurt me.
Cut to: train station. A porter leans against a fence reading a Spiderman comic as a train approaches, the horn blowing. It comes to a stop.
Lingering shot of the stair in the doorway of the train.
Shot of the porter straightening up, waiting for the passengers to start coming out.
Another shot of the doorway. No one appears.
The porter frowns, walks forward to the door of the train and calls inside.
PORTER: Sunnydale Station! Last stop this line.
Nothing. He looks around. The platform is empty.
Cut to the porter entering one of the train cars. He walks to the first row of seats, stops and looks shocked.
Shot of a male passenger lying slumped over with blood on his neck and on the pillow behind his head.
Shot of the porter looking shocked.
Short of a female passenger also lying slumped over dead and bloody.
The porter walks farther into the train and we see more dead passengers in the seats.
Shot of another female passenger with her arm stretched out into the aisle, covered with blood from a wound on the wrist.
The porter breathes heavily. Sound of footsteps. He turns and sees something.
PORTER: Oh god! Oh please! Help me! Somebody please! Help me!
He runs back the way he came.
Cut to exterior shot of the train's doorway. The porter appears still screaming "Help me!" Before he can make his way down the stairs, something grabs him from behind and drags him back into the train. We hear him screaming.
Wolf howl. Opening credits.
Guest starring Mercedes McNab, Charlie Weber, Amber Benson as Tara, Juliet Landau as Drusilla, and Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers. Written by David Fury, directed by Daniel Attias.
Act I
Open on exterior shot of the Summers home, night. Sound of a door closing.
Cut to inside. Giles, Joyce, and Dawn are sitting in the living room. Joyce and Giles have books; Dawn sits on the floor watching television.
JOYCE: (looking toward the door) Buffy?Buffy enters.
BUFFY: I'm back by popular demand.
GILES: Did you have a nice time?
BUFFY: (ponders, sits) You know, I think I did. Much-needed fun, apart from Willow's headaches and Spike's cameo appearance.
DAWN: Spike was there?
BUFFY: Unfortunately.Joyce comes forward to sit beside Buffy.
JOYCE: Well, I'm relieved that you're home. Because to be honest, I wasn't feeling all that safe with you gone.
Shot of Giles sipping tea, raising his eyebrows in an injured manner.
Buffy looks meaningfully from her mother to Giles and back.
JOYCE: (quickly) At first. And then I, um, remembered that, um, Rupert was here and I felt much, much safer.
GILES: (puts down book, gets up) Yes, well, thank you for the little backpedal, but uh, I'm forced to agree that I'm ... barely an adequate substitute for a Slayer in the house. (moves toward the door) Good night.
JOYCE: Good night.Buffy gets up and follows Giles to the hallway where he begins putting on his coat.
BUFFY: So how is Dawn?
GILES: She's, uh, she's coping very well. Extremely well, really, considering the extraordinary circumstances of her origin.
BUFFY: Then lemme ask you something. Um, we've been going easy on her the last week ... letting things slide?
GILES: Oh, I don't think that's at all wise.
BUFFY: You don't?
GILES: No, the best thing you can do now is behave exactly as you always have. Any special treatment at this stage is likely to undermine Dawn's sense of normality.
BUFFY: You think so?
GILES: Absolutely.
BUFFY: (nods) Thanks. (turns around and yells sharply) Dawn!!Dawn jumps up from the floor.
DAWN: What?!
BUFFY: What did I tell you about borrowing my clothing?
DAWN: I didn't take your clothes.
BUFFY: Bull!
DAWN: I never touched your stuff.
BUFFY: Really. Then what happened to my blue cashmere sweater?Cut to Spike sitting in his crypt, fondling Buffy's blue cashmere sweater.
HARMONY: (OS) Spikey...Spike quickly hides the sweater behind him and turns in his chair. We see Harmony wearing a silk negligee.
HARMONY: Aren't you coming to bed?
SPIKE: I'm not tired.
HARMONY: Me neither.
She comes forward and slides onto Spike's lap, giving him an excellent view of her cleavage. He turns his head aside, looking annoyed.
HARMONY: Don't you wanna come in and ... tire me out?
SPIKE: Harm ... (she kisses his ear) really not in the mood right now.
HARMONY: (annoyed) You're never in the mood! (kisses his ear again) We could do something different tonight.
SPIKE: Like what, you stop yammering for two seconds?
HARMONY: (caressing his face) Well, we could ... I don't know ... maybe play a game?
Spike looks at her, thoughtful.Cut to: Harmony jumping out of the shadows, wearing Buffy's blue sweater and a pair of tight brown leather pants, holding a stake. She stalks dramatically around the crypt.
HARMONY: Oh, I'm gonna stake you! (looks around) I'm coming after you, you bad, evil vampire, (gestures with the stake) and I'm gonna slay you! (pauses and thinks for a moment) I'm sneaking up, and I'm going to stake you so much with my slaying powers that I have because I'm the chosen-She shrieks as Spike, shirtless, lunges into the shot and grabs her around the waist, growling, pulling her to the ground. The camera doesn't follow them down but remains focused on the darkened crypt.
HARMONY: (OS) Oh, Spike!Cut to: exterior UC Sunnydale building, day.
WILLOW VOICEOVER: I just don't see why he couldn't end up with Esmerelda.Cut to inside. Tara, Buffy, and Willow are walking along the hallways.
WILLOW: They could have the wedding right there. Beneath the very bell-tower where he labored thanklessly for all those years.
TARA: No, see, it can't, it can't end like that, 'cause al