- THIS IS YOUR OBJECTIVE. - PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
DEMON-CLASS POLGARA SPECIES.
BONE SKEWERS JUT FROM THE CREATURE'S FOREARMS DURING BATTLE.
IT'S IMPERATIVE NOT TO DAMAGE ITS ARMS.
WHY EXACTLY CAN'T WE DAMAGE THIS POKER THING'S ARMS?
- SHE'S AN UNNECESSARY RISK. - TWO OF OUR HOSTILES BROKE FREE AND ESCAPED INTO THE TUNNELS.
- SHE'S DEAD, RILEY. - I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
PROFESSOR WALSH, IF YOU THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TO KILL ME, YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW...
WHAT A SLAYER IS.
- SHE WANTS A FIGHT, WE'LL GIVE HER ONE. - IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ANY OF US.
AND WHEN SHE LEAST EXPECTS IT-- [ Shouts ]
ADAM!
MOMMY.
SO MAGGIE SENDS ME DOWN INTO THE SEWERS
WITH ONE OF THOSE BLASTO-GUNS,
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, IT'S RAINING MONSTERS.
HALLELUJAH.
AND THEN THIS GATE SLAMS DOWN BEHIND ME,
AND I TRY TO USE THE GUN, BUT IT GOES PFFT.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT MAGGIE WALSH SET YOU UP?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING.
SHE SENT ME ON A ONE-WAY RECON.
GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU, GOLDILOCKS.
YOU DO HAVE BLEEDING TRAGIC TASTE IN MEN.
I GOT A COUSIN MARRIED TO A REGURGITATING FROLOPSE'S DEMON
THAT'S GOT BETTER INSTINCTS THAN YOU.
WHAT DOES MY TASTE IN MEN HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?
YOU THINK RILEY WAS OUT KNITTING BOOTIES
FOR YOUR FUTURE OFFSPRING
WHILE MAGGIE WAS STRINGING YOU UP?
YOU GUYS THINK RILEY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS?
PROBABLY NOT, BUT, UM... WE'D BE REMISS
IF WE DIDN'T THINK OF ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.
RIGHT.
REMISS...
NO.
NO. MAGGIE MADE SURE THAT HE WAS NOWHERE AROUND
WHEN SHE SENT ME ON THIS VERY SPECIAL "MAKE BUFFY DEAD" ASSIGNMENT.
PLUS...RILEY?
HE SEEMS LIKE HE WOULDN'T TELL A LITTLE WHITE LIE,
LET ALONE A WHOLE BUNCH OF BIG DIRTY ONES.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE SECRET FORCES, WILL--
'CAUSE THEY KIND OF KEEP THE WHOLE LYING THING TO THEMSELVES.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT MAGGIE HAS IT IN FOR ME,
WHICH MEANS THE INITIATIVE HAS IT IN FOR ME.
I'M GUESSING THE MAD SCIENTIST ISN'T TOO KEEN ON THE FACT
THAT THE ENTIRE SCOOBY GANG KNOWS THAT THE INITIATIVE IS UP TO NO GOOD.
WHICH BRINGS US BACK
TO THE "NOT SAFE FOR ANY OF US" CONCEPT.
WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MAKE PROFESSOR WALSH WANT TO KILL YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE WASN'T KEEN ON THE FACT THAT I WAS ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
SO YOU WERE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO SOMETHING.
CLEARLY.
ALTHOUGH, ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE
WHAT SHE'D BE SO DESPERATE TO HIDE.
OK, EVERYBODY GRAB A WEAPON. WE'VE GOTTA MOVE.
AND STORM THE INITIATIVE?
YEAH. LET'S TAKE ON THOSE SUCKERS.
I WAS THINKING MORE THAT WE'D HIDE.
OH, THANK GOD.
BUFFY, I THINK PERHAPS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS.
WE NEED TO RELOCATE SOMEPLACE WE'RE LESS LIKELY TO BE FOUND.
WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN.
WE COULD GO TO MY PLACE.
THE INITIATIVE GUYS KNOW HOW CLOSE WE ARE.
THEY'LL AUTOMATICALLY CHECK THE PLACES THAT YOU HANG OUT.
XANDER, WHAT ABOUT YOUR BASEMENT?
THE GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN US TOGETHER THAT MUCH,
AND THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM.
OOH, PLUS, MIRROR BALL.
COOL. COME ON DOWN AND BOOGIE AT XANDER'S HIDEAWAY.
YES. COME BOOGIE.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I WILL NOT SQUAT IN THAT DANK HOLE.
WHAT, IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, BUT YOU'RE ABOVE IT ALL?
PRECISELY.
BESIDES, I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T STAY RIGHT WHERE WE ARE.
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THOSE INITIATIVE BOYS
ARE GONNA COME AROUND HERE TO LOOK FOR OUR--
BUFFY.
GOD, BUFFY, ARE YOU OK?
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU KNOW?
I KNOW SOMETHING WENT DOWN.
TELL ME.
MAGGIE TRIED TO KILL ME.
IT DIDN'T WORK, BUT THEY'RE ALL UPSET, ANYWAY.
OK, LISTEN.
I NEED YOU TO GO OVER EVERYTHING,
STEP BY STEP.
THERE HAS TO-- HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF MISTAKE.
THERE WAS NO MISTAKE.
AND HOW DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING HAPPENED?
I WAS ON A MISSION,
BUT I CAME BACK AND...
I'M NOT SURE.
LOOK, LET'S JUST KEEP OUR HEADS AND NOT JUMP TO ANY--
WHAT?
THAT'S HOSTILE 17.
[ Loses Accent ] NO. I'M JUST A FRIEND OF XANDER'S.
BUGGER IT. I'M YOUR GUY.
THIS IS SPIKE. HE'S, UM...
IT'S A REALLY LONG STORY,
BUT HE'S NOT BAD ANYMORE.
HEY! WHAT AM I, A BLEEDING BROKEN RECORD?
I'M BAD. IT'S JUST...
I CAN'T BITE ANYMORE....
THANKS TO YOU WANKERS.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR HIM,
BUT YOU'VE KNOWN WHERE HE'S BEEN ALL ALONG?
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
THEN WHAT IS IT LIKE? WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
LEAVING YOU SWABS TO YOUR DRAMATICS, THANKS.
I'VE GOT MY STORIES ON THE TELLY FOR THAT.
BY THE BY, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL HER...
BUFFY, WHAT IS THIS, YOU'RE HIDING AN HST?
WHY DON'T YOU JUST BACK OFF
AND LET HER ASK THE QUESTIONS, JACK?
YOUR BOSS JUST TRIED TO MAKE MONSTER FOOD OUT OF HER.
I-- I DIDN'T SEE MUCH. I WASN'T THERE.
ALL I KNOW IS PROFESSOR WALSH TOLD ME YOU WERE DEAD.
THEN I SAW YOU ON THE MONITORS...
LOOK, THIS ISN'T PROFESSOR WALSH.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MAKING HER ACT THIS WAY,
SOMETHING--I DON'T KNOW, CONTROLLING HER.
WE THINK BUFFY MAY HAVE BEEN BECOMING TOO INQUISITIVE,
THAT SHE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO SOMETHING
THAT PROFESSOR WALSH WAS TRYING TO HIDE.
ANY IDEA WHAT THAT MIGHT BE?
WHAT ABOUT 314? MAYBE THAT'S IT.
MAYBE SHE WAS TRYING TO TEST YOU.
WHAT IF IT WAS ONLY A DRILL?
THEN WHY DID SHE TELL YOU I WAS DEAD?
RILEY, IT WASN'T A TEST.
SEE, I'VE HEARD RUMORS
THAT THE INITIATIVE ISN'T ALL THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD.
THAT, UM, SECRETLY,
THEY'RE WORKING TOWARDS SOME DARKER PURPOSE,
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HARM US ALL.
NO! THAT'S-- THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
RILEY. I WOULD KNOW.
NO ONE IS SURE OF ANYTHING. WE'RE TRYING TO SORT IT OUT.
I CAN'T BE HERE. I'LL SORT IT OUT ON MY OWN.
RILEY. NO!
JUST...
I'M SORRY.
WHAT AM I?
YOU'RE A MONSTER.
I THOUGHT SO.
WHAT ARE YOU?
ME? I'M A BOY.
A BOY?
HOW DO YOU WORK?
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DO.
WHAT'S THAT FOR?
DR. WALSH?
ADAM?
[ Gasps ]
OH, GOD.
[ Road Runner Cartoon Playing On TV]
[ Explosion On TV ]
[ Road Runner ] BEEP BEEP!
BEEP BEEP!
BEEP!
[ Willow Laughs ]
THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
WELL, NO, BUFF. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM CARTOONS,
NOT DOCUMENTARIES.
MUST WE HAVE THE NOISE? MY HEAD IS SPLITTING.
WELL, LOOK WHO'S CRANKY BEAR IN THE MORNING.
YES. I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHY I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL IN MY BEACH BALL.
EVERY TIME YOU MOVED, IT MADE SQUEAKY NOISES.
IT WAS IRRITATING.
REALLY? I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD HEAR IT OVER YOUR WAGNERIAN SNORING.
OK, YOU GUYS. COULD WE NOT, PLEASE?
EVERYTHING'S SCREWED UP ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU TWO
DOING SCENES FROM MY PARENT'S MARRIAGE.
SORRY.
THANK YOU.
IT'LL BE OK, BUFFY.
RILEY'S JUST CONFUSED, THAT'S ALL.
I DON'T KNOW.
JUST SEEMS LIKE THINGS COULD GET HEAVIER.
HIS WHOLE WORLD'S FALLING APART.
AND AFTER EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH ANGEL.
YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY SHOULD GET YOURSELF A BORING BOYFRIEND,
LIKE XANDER.
YOU CAN'T HAVE XANDER.
THAT WAS THE IDEA.
RILEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MR. JOE GUY.
WE WERE GONNA DO DUMB THINGS
LIKE HOLD HANDS THROUGH THE DAISIES, GOING...
♪ TRA-LA-LA ♪
POOR BUFFY.
YOUR LIFE RESISTS ALL THINGS AVERAGE.
SO DUMP HIM.
BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE XANDER.
I'LL TRY AND REMEMBER THAT.
IT'S TOO LATE, ANYWAY.
I'M ALREADY AT THE "I HURT WHEN HE HURTS,
I SMILE WHEN HE SMILES" STAGE.
I HATE THAT PART.
I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.
TURN ON THE TV. NOW!
SUNNYDALE IS STILL REELING FROM NEWS OF THE CRIME.
A SOURCE IN THE CORONER'S OFFICE TELLS US
THAT THE BOY WAS STABBED WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE
SOME KIND OF LARGE SKEWER,
AND HIS BODY WAS THEN MUTILATED.
POLICE HAVE NOT NAMED A SUSPECT,
AND THE KILLER IS STILL AT LARGE.
THE POLGARA DEMON HAD A SKEWER IN ITS ARM.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT MAGGIE INSISTED WE BRING BACK ALIVE.
SHE MUST HAVE SENT IT AFTER YOU.
AND IT GOT DISTRACTED.
GOD.
BUFFY, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
HOW COULD YOU KNOW?
SHE'S RIGHT. YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF.
I'M NOT GOING TO.
I'M GOING TO THE CRIME SCENE TO SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
YOU GUYS RESEARCH THE POLGARA DEMON. I WANNA KNOW WHERE IT IS.
WHEN I FIND IT, I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM PAY FOR TAKING THAT KID'S LIFE.
I'LL MAKE HIM DIE IN WAYS HE CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.
THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SOUNDED MORE COMMANDING
IF I WASN'T WEARING MY YUMMY SUSHI PAJAMAS.
HEY, WHERE YOU BEEN ALL NIGHT?
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
I SEE YOU AND BUFFY HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN PAST THE SHY PHASE.
I WASN'T WITH BUFFY.
I NEEDED TO BE ALONE,
THINK SOME THINGS THROUGH.
WHAT THINGS?
THIS IS MIGHTY OMINOUS.
WHAT'S UP, MAN?
PROFESSOR WALSH TRIED TO HAVE BUFFY KILLED.
WHAT? DID BUFFY TELL YOU THAT?
I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF?
I SAW ENOUGH TO KNOW IT'S TRUE.
I DON'T GET IT. WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUFFY THINKS THAT...
SHE'S GETTING TOO CLOSE TO SOMETHING--
THAT PROFESSOR WALSH HAS SOME SECRET.
I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST BUFFY TO GET ON PROFESSOR WALSH'S BAD SIDE.
SHE TENDS TO PUT HER NOSE WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG.
WHAT? SHE'S A PAIN.
ALWAYS WANTING TO KNOW WHY THIS AND WHY THAT.
YOU'RE SAYING SHE SHOULD DIE BECAUSE OF THAT?
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE PROFESSOR WALSH
FOUND OUT THAT BUFFY WAS UP TO SOMETHING BAD.
THAT EVER CROSS YOUR MIND?
WHY'S IT BUG YOU SO MUCH THAT I'M HANGING WITH HER?
IS IT BECAUSE SHE'S A BETTER SOLDIER THAN YOU?
IT BUGS ME THAT SHE'S USING YOU TO INFILTRATE OUR OPERATION.
SO YOU'RE SAYING SHE'S A SPY? YOU'RE CRAZY.
RILEY, THINK ABOUT IT.
THE PROFESSOR'S NOT STUPID.
IF SHE TRIED TO KILL BUFFY, MAYBE BUFFY NEEDED KILLING.
GUYS.
NOT NOW, PRIVATE.
WHAT IS IT?
PROFESSOR WALSH IS DEAD.
[ Sighs ]
LOOK AT THAT WOUND.
SHE'S BEEN STAKED, WOULDN'T YOU SAY, BROTHER?
WH-WHAT?
ONLY ONE PERSON I CAN THINK OF
WHO COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU BETTER NOT BE SAYING WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING.
WE-- WE DON'T KNOW A PERSON DID THIS.
A POLGARA DEMON HAS A SKEWER THAT COMES--
NO WAY, MAN. THAT'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S M.O.
HEY, THAT'S A SERIOUS ACCUSATION.
YOU BETTER BE READY TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
BRING 'EM ON.
SUPERNATURAL FREAK IS BLINDING YOU, AND I'M SICK OF IT.
THAT'S ENOUGH! STAND BACK, MAN!
SHOW SOME RESPECT.
LISTEN, EVERYBODY'S UPSET,
BUT ARGUING ISN'T GONNA HELP ANYTHING,
AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT WHAT PROFESSOR WALSH WOULD WANT.
NO, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
NOW, WASHINGTON IS SENDING IN A TEAM
TO DO AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
I'VE BEEN TOLD WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR WORD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAIT?
THIS HAS TO BE THE WORK OF THE POLGARA DEMON WE CAPTURED LAST WEEK.
PROBABLY. LOOKS LIKE LAST NIGHT
THE POLGARA ESCAPED THROUGH TUNNEL 72.
IT'S OUT LOOSE SOMEWHERE?
I'M AFRAID SO.
THEN WE HAVE TO GO AFTER IT.
MY ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON ARE FOR A TOTAL LOCKDOWN
UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. I'M SORRY.
NOW RETURN TO YOUR QUARTERS.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO HERE.
LISTEN, ANGLEMAN CAN TALK ALL HE WANTS,
BUT I'M STILL IN CHARGE UNTIL THE BRASS GETS HERE
AND TELLS ME OTHERWISE.
I SAY WE'VE GOT A DEMON TO HUNT.
NOW SUIT UP FOR ARMED PATROL,
AND BY THAT I MEAN LOADED GUNS, MEN.
TARGET PRACTICE IS OVER.
WE'RE GOING FOR BLOOD.
LET'S MOVE!
TAKE THE WEST SIDE!
ESTABLISH A PERIMETER.
SOMEBODY'S BEEN STAYING HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, A HOMELESS GUY?
COULD BE.
OR A SQUATTER OF THE DEMON VARIETY.
BUT NOT THE POLGARA?
WHO CARES?
I SEE A DEMON, IT DIES.
IT'S WARM.
DAMN.
ANIMALS.
[ Sighs ]
BUFFY.
HEY.
LOOK, I'M SORRY ABOUT EARLIER.
I KNOW THAT EVERYONE CAME ON PRETTY STRONG.
AND THE SPIKE THING ISN'T AS TWEAKED AS IT LOOKED.
OK. MAYBE IT IS, BUT...
THERE'S AN EXPLANATION THAT ALMOST MAKES SENSE.
HELLO?
I'M APOLOGIZING HERE.
AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY BIG OF ME
CONSIDERING I'M THE ONE WHO WAS ALMOST MADE A DEMON SANDWICH.
THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU THROW ME A BONE.
MAGGIE'S DEAD.
HAPPY NOW?
HOW CAN YOU ASK ME THAT?
OF COURSE I'M NOT HAPPY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THAT'S CLASSIFIED.
CLASSIFIED--
THE POLGARA.
IT GOT HER AND ESCAPED, DIDN'T IT?
I'M GONNA FIND IT.
I'M GONNA FIND IT AND DESTROY IT.
AND THEN YOU CAN STOP ASKING ME
HOW HAPPY ALL THIS DEATH MAKES ME.
[ Knock On Door ]
HOWDY.
I JUST GOT YOUR MESSAGE A MINUTE AGO.
I WAS IN CLASS,
BUT I WAS ABOUT TO CALL YOU.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN THE OTHER NIGHT...
THOSE SPELLS.
YEAH, THAT WAS NICE.
I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK
THAT I JUST COME OVER FOR THE SPELLS AND EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE JUST TALKING AND...
AND HANGING OUT WITH YOU AND STUFF.
I KNOW THAT...
BUT YOU WANNA DO A SPELL.
YEAH, BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S THIS--
NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
I DON'T MIND, REALLY.
I'VE BEEN, UM, THINKING ABOUT THAT LAST SPELL WE DID ALL DAY.
YOU HAVE?
HMM.
WELL, THIS ONE SHOULD BE REALLY FUN, TOO.
WE CONJURE THE GODDESS THESPIA TO HELP US
LOCATE DEMONIC ENERGY IN THE AREA.
SHOULDN'T BE TOO TRICKY.
THE GODDESS THESPIA?
ARE YOU SURE WE'RE READY FOR THAT?
YOU AND ME? THIS IS BENEATH US.
OK. IF YOU SAY SO.
YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE.
OH, MISSED YOU, TOO.
JOINT'S JUMPING.
YEAH. YOU KNOW.
I'M MAKING SOME CHANGES WITH MY LIFE.
I'M GETTING AWAY FROM MY OLD IMAGE.
YOU MEAN AS A DOUBLE-DEALING SNITCH?
UH-HUH. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA THINK I'M BLOWING SMOKE,
BUT AFTER THOSE APOCALYPSE DEMONS NEARLY DID ME IN,
I HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF THE SPIRITUAL VARIETY.
THAT'S SWELL, REALLY,
BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD ANYTHING
ABOUT A POLGARA DEMON DOING SOME KILLINGS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
SEE, THAT'S THE THING.
I DON'T TALK BEHIND PEOPLE'S BACKS NO MORE.
AND I'M BRINGING SOME CLASS TO THE JOINT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S WILLY'S PLACE NOW, SEE?
BRINGS IN A BETTER CLIENTELE.
I GOT ONE OF THOSE DEEP FRYERS.
THESE DEMONS JUST GO CRAZY FOR CHICKEN FINGERS.
LOOK, IF THEY SEE ME DEALING WITH YOU,
THEN I'M JUST THE SAME OLD WILLY,
WORKING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUNCH YOU, AREN'T I?
JUST ONCE, AND IT DON'T HAVE TO HURT. JUST MAKE IT LOOK GOOD.
OW! OH!
NOT YET. I HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOU.
OH, SORRY. RIGHT.
RIGHT. GO-- GO AHEAD.
WAIT. NO! I CAN'T TALK TO YOU!
OH! OH!
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE POLGARA?
I HEARD THERE WAS ONE AROUND A WEEK OR TWO BACK.
WORD WAS YOU GOT HIM.
YOU AND THOSE ARMY GUYS.
AND THAT WAS THE LAST YOU HEARD?
YEAH. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE'S OFF THE STREETS.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE ARMY GUYS? WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT 314?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE,
FOLLOWING ME?
YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE TRACKING THE POLGARA DEMON.
I THOUGHT I'D HELP.
BUT NOW I SEE YOU'RE NOT HUNTING DEMONS,
YOU'RE SOCIALIZING WITH THEM... AGAIN.
THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE KILLING THESE THINGS,
NOT BUYING THEM DRINKS.
OH, THAT'S SMOOTH, OFFICER RILEY.
THEY TEACH YOU THOSE UNDERCOVER MOVES IN SPECIAL FORCES?
I'M SERIOUS, BUFFY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
JUST COOLING HER DOGS LIKE THE REST OF US.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN, RELAX?
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME.
WHO ARE YOU?
NO KIDDING. HOW ABOUT I GET YOU
SOME CHICKEN FINGERS ON THE HOUSE?
HEY, THINK YOU COULD SHUT UP?
LOOK, I'M JUST SAYING--
I SAID SHUT UP,
OR MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE LAB WITH ME?
I'M SURE THE COATS WOULD LOVE TO CLASSIFY A-- WHATEVER YOU ARE.
LEAVE HIM ALONE, RILEY. HE'S HUMAN.
SO HE'S HUMAN.
YOU'RE SHAKING.
HE JUST HARBORS DEMONS,
WHICH MAKES HIM A GOOD GUY LIKE YOU?
THE TRUTH, BUFFY, NOW.
YOU HAVE THE TRUTH.
YOU ARE JUST TOO SCREWED UP
BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO PROFESSOR WALSH TO SEE IT.
NOW LET GO OF ME.
HOLD IT! YOU.
NO LEAVING TILL I SAY SO.
GOT IT?
HEY. WE GOT NEW RULES HERE. NO KILLING.
RIGHT. EXCEPT THE RULES DON'T SEEM TO APPLY MUCH THESE DAYS, DO THEY?
LIKE IF I SHOT YOU RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'D HAVE A CORPSE ON MY HANDS
OR ONE PISSED-OFF VAMPIRE.
RILEY.
I MEAN, WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?
FIRST IT SOUNDS LIKE LIES,
THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE TRUTH.
RILEY.
[ Whimpering ]
OH, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
[ Shivers ]
[ Whispering ] Riley.
WHY DON'T YOU LIE DOWN?
YOU'LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
STOP IT.
[ Gasps ]
I CAN'T.
IT'S LIKE...
SOMETHING'S CRAWLING INSIDE.
NO. YOU'RE HURTING YOURSELF.
[ Whispering ] Come here.
I THOUGHT I KNEW...
BUT I DON'T.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
SHH. YOU'RE SICK.
ONCE YOU GET SOME REST--
NO. BUFFY.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW...
WHICH TEAM I'M ON,
WHO THE BAD GUYS ARE.
MAYBE I'M THE BAD GUY.
MAYBE I'M THE THING YOU SHOULD KILL.
NO.
DON'T YOU EVEN THINK THAT.
OK. LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'RE SICK.
YOU JUST NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP.
PLEASE.
LIE DOWN FOR ME.
COME ON.
[ Shivering ]
YOU'RE GONNA BE OK.
[ Sighs ]
HOW IS HE?
THIS ISN'T JUST GRIEF MAKING HIM ACT THIS WAY.
SOMETHING'S AFFECTING HIM PHYSICALLY,
AND IT'S GETTING WORSE.
THINK PROFESSOR WALSH DID SOMETHING TO HIM?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M READY TO FIND OUT.
THAT'S GONNA BE TOUGH,
WHAT WITH MAGGIE'S DEADNESS AND ALL.
SHE MUST HAVE KEPT RECORDS SOMEWHERE--
ABOUT RILEY, ABOUT 314, ABOUT ALL OF IT.
AND I'M SURE SHE WASN'T THE ONLY PERSON
THAT KNEW WHAT SHE WAS UP TO.
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
GILES, ANYA, KEEP RESEARCHING.
XANDER, YOU AND I ARE GOING UNDERCOVER.
HEY.
REMEMBER BEFORE-- NO XANDER,
NOT IN A BOYFRIEND WAY
OR A "LEAD HIM TO CERTAIN DEATH" WAY.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS IN THE 'NAM.
HE WAS G.I. JOE FOR ONE NIGHT.
[ Xander ] IT'S OK, ANYA. I'VE BACKED UP BUFFY BEFORE.
CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE TO HELP THEM, LIKE...
XEROX HANDOUTS OR SOMETHING?
I'LL BE CAREFUL.
PROMISE.
IT'S A MINOR POINT,
BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET INTO THE INITIATIVE?
I'M SURE THEIR SECURITY SYSTEM'S ALMOST IMPENETRABLE.
I HAVE MY CLEARANCE.
I'M HOPING SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REVOKE IT.
OK. AS FOR THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS POLGARA DEMON,
I'M AFRAID WE'VE NOT TURNED UP MUCH.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS SINCE ITS ORIGINAL CAPTURE.
THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING.
SO THE SQUARE IS SUNNYDALE.
RIGHT. IT'S LIKE A MAP.
WE BOTH TAKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE POTION,
AND WHEN WE DO THE INCANTATION,
WE BOTH BLOW IT ONTO THE SQUARE
AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
BUT HOW DOES IT WORK?
WELL, THAT'S THE COOL PART.
WHEN THE POTION MIXES AND THESPIA'S CALLED,
IT CREATES THIS MIST
OVER THE PARTS WHERE THE DEMONS ARE.
IT EVEN MAKES DIFFERENT COLORS
FOR DIFFERENT BREEDS.
WOW.
YOU READY?
LET'S DO IT.
THESPIA, WE WALK IN SHADOW,
WALK IN BLINDNESS.
YOU ARE THE PROTECTOR OF THE NIGHT.
THESPIA, GODDESS, RULER OF ALL DARKNESS.
WE IMPLORE YOU...
OPEN A WINDOW...
TO THE WORLD OF THE UNDERBEING.
WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE, MAY WE GO IN SAFETY.
WITH YOUR GRACE,
MAY WE SPEAK OF YOUR BENEVOLENCE.
OR NOT.
SEEMS PRETTY QUIET.
IT USUALLY IS THIS TIME OF--
BUFF, MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHECK THE LOOK LATER.
SHH.
OW. WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?
SORRY.
I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN PASS THE RETINAL SCAN.
THE-- EW!
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT.
RETINAL SCAN, XANDER.
WELL, WE'LL KNOW IN A FEW SECONDS
IF MY CLEARANCE IS STILL GOOD.
OR IF WE'RE ABOUT TO DIE
AT THE HANDS OF 50 GRIEF-FUELED MILITARY GOONS.
[ Elevator Voice ] RETINAL SCAN RECORDED. SUMMERS, BUFFY.
WHY AM I NOT ENTIRELY COMFORTED
BY THE ARRIVAL OF THE MAN-SIZE MICROWAVE?
HOLY MOLEY.
I KNOW.
I TOTALLY GET IT NOW.
CAN I HAVE SEX WITH RILEY, TOO?
QUICK! PRETEND TO MAKE OUT WITH ME.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, I, UH...
YOU KNOW, IN THE MOVIES,
THE GUY AND THE GIRL HAVE TO HIDE.
PLEASE.
COULD YOU POSSIBLY DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO US?
THIS IS THE INITIATIVE, XANDER.
MILITARY GUYS AND SCIENTISTS
DO NOT MAKE OUT WITH EACH OTHER.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD.
EVER THINK ABOUT THAT?
I TOTALLY FAILED.
IT WASN'T EVEN LIKE THE SPELL WENT WRONG.
IT JUST WOULDN'T.
IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION,
WE HAVEN'T FARED MUCH BETTER HERE.
REALLY? IS RILEY OK?
WELL, HE'S ASLEEP, FINALLY.
HE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
AND THE, UH, RESEARCH IS TROUBLING AS WELL.
I MEAN, THIS-- THIS DEMON WE'RE AFTER
SEEMS HIGHLY ATYPICAL FOR A POLGARA.
THIS CHILD THAT IT KILLED WAS MUTILATED.
THERE'S NO RECORDED CASES
OF A POLGARA EVER HAVING DONE SUCH A THING.
ALSO, THE POLGARA HAVE TO EAT EVERY 2 HOURS.
FACTOR IN THE LOW IQ, AND YOU HAVE A DEMON
WHO'S NOT EXACTLY LOW PROFILE.
SO HOW HAS HE BEEN HIDING OUT IN SUNNYDALE
FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS WITHOUT ANYONE SEEING HIM?
[ Giles ] EXACTLY.
[ Gasps ]
RILEY.
WHERE'S BUFFY?
UH, SHE WENT OUT.
CAN-- CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?
JUST TELL ME WHERE SHE IS.
YOU'RE NOT WELL, RILEY. YOU NEED TO REST.
DID SHE FIND THE POLGARA?
HUH? IS THAT IT?
NO. WE'RE STILL LOOKING, BUT--
BUT WHAT?
SHE WENT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S MAKING YOU SICK.
I'M NOT SICK.
ARE YOU TELLING ME SHE WENT TO THE INITIATIVE?
RILEY, SHE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU.
SHE DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
RILEY, LISTEN.
STAND AWAY FROM THE STAIRS.
NO. YOU'RE GONNA GET BUFFY KILLED!
HEY!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOW MANY OF THE MEN ARE STILL OUT?
THE LONGER THEY GO WITHOUT THEIR MEDS--
EVERYONE'S OFF THEIR SCHEDULES
BECAUSE OF THE PROFESSOR'S DEATH.
THAT'S DANGEROUS.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE DAMAGE OUR GUYS COULD DO
UNDER THE STRESS OF WITHDRAWAL.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM.
THESE GUYS DON'T KNOW THEY'VE BEEN GETTING MEDS THROUGH THEIR FOOD.
SO, WE'D BETTER GET THEM IN HERE, STAT.
WE'VE LOCATED ALL BUT A FEW.
THE LAST ONES WERE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE,
BUT WE STABILIZED THEM. BUT FINN WASN'T ONE OF THEM, RIGHT?
NO.
FIND HIM. HE'S THE ONE I CARE ABOUT.
HE'S TOO IMPORTANT TO THE WORK TO LOSE NOW.
INDEED.
DOUBLE SHOT OF O-NEG, KEEP.
MAKE IT THE GOOD STUFF.
I DON'T WANT NO FREAKIN' ORANGUTAN.
GOT YA.
BEEN A PISSER OF A DAY, ISN'T IT?
THOSE ARMY BLOKES ARE ON THE TEAR.
THEY RAN ME OUT OF MY PLACE
AND ALL OVER TOWN.
YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?
KEEP ME POSTED. I'LL BE IN RECORDS.
NOW I DON'T GENERALLY LIKE TO KILL HUMANS,
BUT I'VE LEARNED THAT IT PAYS TO BE FLEXIBLE IN LIFE.
I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU'D TURN UP.
OH, DARN. SO THIS ISN'T A SURPRISE?
NOW, YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOU DID TO RILEY,
AND AFTER THAT WE CAN TAKE A TOUR OF ROOM 314.
SOMEBODY'S COMING, YOU KNOW.
I'M SURE THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN YOU ON THE SECURITY MONITORS.
MONITORS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME, SIR.
WENT DOWN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.
WHAT? I DIDN'T DO THAT.
THANK GOD FOR SMALL FAVORS,
AND WE'LL WORRY ABOUT DETAILS LATER, HUH, BUFF?
FINN, TAKE THIS GIRL TO THE STOCKADE IMMEDIATELY.
RILEY, HE CAN TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
MAGGIE WANTED ME DEAD, DIDN'T SHE?
SHE DID.
BUT UNDERSTAND, THE INITIATIVE
HAS NO INTEREST IN ELIMINATING THE SLAYER.
IT WAS HER OWN VENDETTA.
WHY? SPELL IT OUT FOR ME.
I FEEL AN ATTACK OF DUMB BLONDE COMING ON.
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, THINK HARDER.
IT WAS...
THE PROJECT.
PROJECT? 314.
IT...
IT ESCAPED.
[ Riley ] THAT'S ENOUGH.
YOU'RE MAKING HER SOUND LIKE SOME PSYCHOPATH.
SHE WASN'T LIKE THAT.
SHE WAS A BRILLIANT WOMAN.
SHE WAS. IT'S NOT--
ALL SHE WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO REMEMBER HER?
ANGLEMAN SAID WALSH WAS FEEDING YOU DRUGS.
YOU'RE DOING THIS TO ME, AREN'T YOU?
THIS ALL STARTED BECAUSE OF YOU.
LOOK, IF YOU WILL JUST LISTEN TO ME.
I AM TRYING TO HELP YOU GET TO THE TRUTH.
YOU WANT TRUTH?
THEN TELL ME, WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER, BUFFY?
STOP IT. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
RILEY, STOP!
THIS ISN'T ABOUT US.
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW IS HERE.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS IN 314.
[ Thud ]
ME.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD.
I WANTED TO SEE IT,
LEARN IT.
I SAW THE INSIDE OF THAT BOY,
AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL,
BUT IT DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT THE WORLD.
IT JUST MADE ME FEEL.
SO NOW...I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT ME.
WHY I FEEL.
WHAT I AM.
SO I CAME HOME.
I AM A KINEMATICALLY REDUNDANT,
BIOMECHANICAL DEMONOID
DESIGNED BY MAGGIE WALSH.
SHE CALLED ME ADAM,
AND I CALLED HER MOTHER.
ADAM, MAGGIE WOULD WANT YOU TO STAND DOWN.
YES, BUT I SEEM TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW.
IN ADDITION TO ORGANIC MATERIAL,
I'M EQUIPPED WITH GP2D-11 INFRARED DETECTORS,
A HARMONIC DECELERATOR, PLUS D.C. SERVO.
SHE PIECED YOU TOGETHER FROM PARTS OF OTHER DEMONS.
AND MAN...
AND MACHINE.
WHICH TELLS ME WHAT I AM,
BUT NOT WHO I AM.
MOTHER WROTE THINGS DOWN.
HARD DATA, BUT ALSO HER FEELINGS.
THAT'S HOW I LEARNED THAT I HAVE A JOB HERE
AND THAT SHE LOVED ME.
SHE WASN'T YOUR MOTHER,
AND SHE DIDN'T LOVE YOU.
IS THAT REALLY THE ISSUE?
SHE MADE YOU BECAUSE SHE WAS A SCIENTIST.
RILEY.
RILEY FINN.
STOP. THOSE FILES--
OH, MOTHER CREATED YOU, TOO.
MAGGIE IS NOT MY MOTHER.
I HAVE A MOTHER, A REAL--
A BIRTH MOTHER, YES.
BUT AFTER YOU MET MAGGIE,
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO SHAPED YOUR BASIC OPERATING SYSTEM.
SHE TAUGHT YOU HOW TO THINK,
HOW TO FEEL.
SHE FED YOU CHEMICALS TO MAKE YOU STRONGER--
YOUR MIND AND BODY.
SHE SAID THAT YOU AND I WERE HER FAVORITE CHILDREN, HER ART.
THAT MAKES US BROTHERS...FAMILY.
NO, I'M NOT LIKE YOU.
THAT'S PAIN, ISN'T IT?
WHY?
BECAUSE YOUR FEEDING SCHEDULE,
THE CHEMICALS, HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED?
OR DO YOU MISS HER?
TELL ME.
I'LL KILL YOU.
YOU WON'T.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PROGRAMMED TO.
I CANNOT BE PROGRAMMED. I'M A MAN.
IT'S HERE.
THE PLAN SHE HAD FOR US.
WHAT HAPPENS.
HOW IT ENDS.
NO.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR?
NO.
DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN...
VERY INTERESTING.
BACK AWAY FROM THE DOOR!
RILEY...
ARE YOU OK?
YOU GOT A DEMON IN HERE.
IT ESCAPED THROUGH THAT VENT.
IT'S NOT THE POLGARA.
IT LOOKS SORT OF HALF-MAN.
RIGHT, AND YOU JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH. I SAW IT.
IT KILLED ANGLEMAN. GO. NOW.
HE NEEDS TO GO TO A HOSPITAL.
WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
I'M GOING WITH HIM.
IT'S A MILITARY HOSPITAL.
NO. BACK OFF.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN AROUND HERE, UNDERSTAND?
BUFFY.
ESCORT THEM OUT.
BUFFY.
[ Punches thudding ]
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, SPIKE,
A WELCOME PARTY?
WORD'S OUT.
YOU'VE BEEN MAKING WAR ON THE DEMON WORLD.
WAR?
WITH THE SLAYER.
YOU KILL OTHER DEMONS,
AND THE REST OF US DON'T HOLD WITH THAT.
STILL... IF I SEE YOU AROUND HERE AGAIN,
I'LL BE INCLINED TO BREAK THAT CODE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NO WORD FROM RILEY?
NOTHING.
THE INITIATIVE PROBABLY HAS HIM LOCKED IN SOME MEDICAL WARD.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN GET NEAR HIM
UNTIL I COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN
THAN JUST STORMING IN AND GETTING US ALL SHOT.
YEAH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK THE KINKS OUT OF THAT ONE.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
HE NEEDS ME, AND I CAN'T GET NEAR HIM.
YOU'LL FIND A WAY.
IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN SPEND ALL MY ENERGY
GOING AFTER THE INITIATIVE.
NOT WHILE ADAM'S OUT THERE.
HE'S REALLY THAT BIG OF A THREAT?
I COULD BARELY FIGHT HIM.
IT WAS LIKE MAGGIE DESIGNED HIM TO BE THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR.
HE'S SMART AND FAST.
HE GAVE THE COMMANDO GUYS THE SLIP WITH NO PROBLEM.
THERE'S GOT TO BE A FLAW.
I THINK THE PART WHERE HE'S PURE EVIL AND KILLS RANDOMLY
WAS AN OVERSIGHT.
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE LET THEM TAKE RILEY.
I NEED TO BE WITH HIM.
I'M SURE HE'S OK.
THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN BE.
EVERYTHING HE'S EVER BELIEVED IN HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY OR...
HE'S ALONE.
HE HAS NOTHING TO HOLD ON TO.
GRR! ARRGH!