[ Groans ] I'M FAITH.
[ Man ] PREVIOUSLY, ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
OPEN YOUR PRESENT.
THIS IS A THING OF BEAUTY, BOSS.
THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE IS MY REWARD.
[ Giles ] WE HAVE A ROGUE SLAYER ON OUR HANDS. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE DANGEROUS.
[ Grunts ]
[ Doctor ] IT'S A WONDER SHE'S ALIVE AT ALL WITH THE BLOOD LOSS.
THERE'S ALMOST NO CHANCE THAT SHE'S EVER GONNA REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS.
YOU'RE REALLY STRONG. I LIKE IT.
I'VE WORKED TOO LONG-- TOO LONG--
TO LET SOME LITTLE BITCH THREATEN THIS PROJECT.
DID MAGGIE WALSH SET YOU UP?
MAGGIE WANTED ME DEAD, DIDN'T SHE?
[ Gasps ]
[ Shrieks ]
ADAM?
MOMMY.
WHY DOES IT BUG YOU SO MUCH THAT I'M HANGING WITH HER?
IT BUGS ME THAT SHE'S USING YOU TO INFILTRATE OUR OPERATION.
YOU SAYING SHE'S A SPY?
[ Shivering ] I DON'T KNOW WHOSE TEAM I'M ON,
WHO THE BAD GUYS ARE.
[ Grunts ]
ESCORT THEM OUT.
BUFFY.
THEY SMELL GOOD, DON'T THEY?
WHAT?
CLEAN SHEETS.
LIKE SUMMER.
I WOULDN'T KNOW.
RIGHT.
I FORGOT.
I NOTICED.
I--I WISH I COULD STAY, BUT...
OH, YOU HAVE TO GO.
IT'S JUST WITH...
LITTLE SIS COMING. I KNOW.
SO MUCH TO DO BEFORE SHE GETS HERE.
NOW I REALLY HAVE TO--
SO GO.
DON'T LET ME KEEP--
DAMN.
JUST WHEN WE MADE IT SO NICE.
ARE YOU EVER GOING TO TAKE THIS THING OUT?
SO, HERE IT IS.
THE LATEST IN STATE-OF-THE-ART COMBAT TECHNOLOGY.
I GOTTA SAY, IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT COMPLICATED.
SO CAN YOU REPAIR IT?
SURE.
JUST AS SOON AS I GET MY MASTER'S DEGREE
IN ADVANCED STARSHIP TECHNOLOGY.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE EXPERIMENT?
PRESS SOME BUTTONS, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO VETO THAT.
SECOND.
IT'S CALLED A BLASTER, WIL.
A WORD THAT TENDS TO DISCOURAGE EXPERIMENTATION.
NOW, IF IT WERE CALLED THE ORGASMINATOR,
I'D BE THE FIRST TO TRY YOUR BASIC BUTTON-PRESS APPROACH.
JUST TELL ME, CAN YOU REPAIR IT OR NOT?
I'M WORKING ON IT, I'M WORKING ON IT.
IF I BLOW A HOLE IN MY MOM'S AZALEA PATCH,
THE NEIGHBORS WILL NOT BE PLEASED.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'VE BEEN PATROLLING AROUND THE CLOCK FOR 3 DAYS STRAIGHT.
PERHAPS YOU COULD USE SOME--
WHAT, SOME REST?
THERE'S A DEMONOID KILLING MACHINE OUT THERE, GILES.
IT DOESN'T ONLY WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY
PERHAPS YOU COULD USE SOME BACK-UP, BUT, UM...
NOW YOU MENTION IT...
GATHERING YOUR STRENGTH MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA.
JUST GET THE BLASTER WORKING.
THAT'S ALL THE STRENGTH I NEED.
ARE YOU SURE?
WHY, BECAUSE RAY GUNS AREN'T IN THE SLAYER HANDBOOK?
WIL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS ADAM THING.
HE'S THE TERMINATOR WITHOUT THE BASHFUL CHARM.
I MEAN, HE'S DEADLY,
AND THE LAST TIME WE MET, HE KICKED MY ASS.
OH, NO. BLAST AWAY, BY ALL MEANS.
I ONLY MEANT...
NO WORD ABOUT RILEY?
THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT HE'S FINE.
THAT'S ALL THEY'LL SAY.
MAYBE THEY'RE TELLING THE TRUTH.
MAYBE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE INITIATIVE'S VERSION OF FINE IS.
THEY COULD BE FORCING HIM BACK ONTO MEDICATION
OR TORTURING HIM FOR ALL I KNOW.
FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN,
I DOUBT THEY'LL BE TRYING TO HURT HIM.
THE ONLY THING THAT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN
IS THAT MY BOYFRIEND IS LOCKED AWAY, AND I'M NOT HELPING.
MAYBE GILES HAS A POINT.
RILEY IS THEIR TOP GUN GUY.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THEY'D HURT HIM.
BUT THE INITIATIVE HAS ALL OF THOSE BRAINWASHY,
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION GUYS. SO?
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY START NOT LIKING HIS BEHAVIOR?
STAND DOWN, SOLDIER.
STAND DOWN BEFORE I PUT YOU DOWN.
YOU HEARD THE MAN.
AT EASE.
THE SHISH KEBAB THAT WALKS LIKE A MAN.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER,
WALKING AROUND THREATENING PEOPLE AND ALL THAT.
MAN WAS IN MY WAY. I GOT PLACES TO BE.
REALLY? AND WHERE WERE YOU THINKING OF GOING?
YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
UGH.
DON'T EVEN TELL ME YOU'RE HEADED FOR THAT GIRLFRIEND OF YOURS.
LOOK AT YOU.
ONE GOOD CONJUGAL VISIT,
AND YOU'RE BACK IN INTENSIVE CARE TO STAY.
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
HOW ABOUT YOU EXPLAIN IT TO ME, THEN?
WE ALL FRIENDS HERE, FELLAS?
ABSOLUTELY.
RILEY HERE IS ABOUT TO EXPLAIN
WHY HE'S LEAVING US SO VERY QUICKLY.
I DON'T EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO.
I'M THE ONE IN CHARGE.
THINGS CHANGE.
DO THEY?
HEY, IN CASE YOU FAILED TO NOTICE,
WE'RE IN A WORLD OF HURT AROUND HERE.
NOW'S THE TIME FOR US TO BAND TOGETHER,
NOT GO FLYING OFF OUR SEPARATE WAYS.
FORREST HAS A POINT, RI.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM, WE DEAL WITH THAT PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION NOW
IS THAT WE KEEP SAID PROBLEM WITHIN THE FAMILY.
FAMILY?
IS THAT WHAT WE ARE?
STEP ASIDE.
[ Faith ] YOU THINK IT'S GONNA RAIN?
NONSENSE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
NOW EAT YOUR SANDWICH.
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST...
IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE IT STARTS RAINING RIGHT ABOUT NOW.
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG AND TOO PRETTY A GIRL
TO START WEARING WORRY LINES ON YOUR FACE.
OH, HEY, HEY, HEY.
HEY THERE, LITTLE FELLA.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG,
BUT IT'S NOT HERE WITH US.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU SEE, THERE'S NOTHING GONNA SPOIL OUR TIME TOGETHER.
WHO WANTS CHEESECAKE?
NO!
I TOLD YOU I HAD THINGS TO DO.
SPREAD OUT?
NOT TOO FAR.
SO NOT A PROBLEM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND I CAN GO A LONG HEALTHY STRETCH
WITHOUT SEEING ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.
IT HAD TO BE ADAM WHO KILLED IT, BUT WHY?
HE'S STUDYING BIOLOGY. HUMAN, DEMON...
WHATEVER HE CAN GET HIS HANDS ON AND TEAR APART.
LEARNING WHAT MAKES THINGS WORK.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
IT'S NOT COMING TO THAT.
THE INITIATIVE CREATED THIS THING, AND THEY CAN'T STOP IT.
BUT WE WILL. QUESTION...
WILL HIDING IN A CABIN WITH STOCKPILED CHOCOLATE GOODS
BE ANY PART OF THIS PLAN?
NO.
TOLD YOU.
WHAT'S FIRST?
RILEY.
I'M NOT LEAVING HIM DOWN THERE
WITH THE PEOPLE THAT CREATED THIS THING.
I DON'T CARE HOW MANY GUNS THEY HAVE, I'M GOING IN.
OK... WIL, I NEED YOU TO HACK INTO THE SECURITY MAINFRAME
AND BUY ME A 10-MINUTE SHUTDOWN OF OPERATION SYSTEMS.
THAT COULD BE...
TRICKY, NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
IF YOU CAN'T DO IT ON-LINE, THEN USE MAGIC.
XANDER, ANY GEAR YOU'VE BEEN SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY,
I WANT YOU TO GIVE TO ME.
YOU WANT STEALTHY STUFF?
NO, WE TRIED SNEAKING IN.
THIS TIME I'M GOING TO USE FORCE.
I FIGURE I'LL GO IN THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT
AND USE THE CABLE AS TOW LINES,
THEN BLAST OPEN THE FACILITY DOORS AND FIND THE INFIRMARY.
AM I REALLY WORTH ALL THAT?
RILEY.
OW. OH.
[ Buffy ] GOD, I'M SORRY. DID I HURT YOU?
NO. A GIANT SKEWER THROUGH THE RIB CAGE HURT ME.
THAT WAS JUST A REMINDER.
HOW DID YOU GET OUT?
I WALKED.
THEY DIDN'T TRY TO STOP YOU?
OH, THEY DID. REPEATEDLY.
BUT, UH, THEN I TOLD THEM THEY COULDN'T KEEP ME
WITHOUT A MAJOR ASS-KICKING, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
HERE I AM.
THAT'S GREAT, RILEY... AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NO POLITE WAY TO ASK YOU THIS, BUT, UH...
DID THEY PUT A CHIP IN YOUR BRAIN?
BEG YOUR PARDON?
FORGET IT. WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK.
YEAH, WE WERE PRETTY WORRIED
ABOUT YOU THERE FOR AWHILE, MISTER.
ME, TOO.
HEY, LOOK, I KNOW MY BEHAVIOR WAS PRETTY OUT THERE.
FORGET IT. TELL YOU WHAT--
YOU 2 CRAZY KIDS
TAKE DOWN AN UNSTOPPABLE KILLER CYBER-DEMON HYBRID THINGY,
AND, UH, WE'LL CALL IT ALL EVEN.
TAKING DOWN ADAM'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.
THERE'S NO WAY TO PREDICT WHAT HE'LL THROW AT US.
YOU'RE HERE.
WHATEVER COMES, WE CAN HANDLE.
OUCH.
EXCUSE ME.
YOU KNOW HOW TO GET TO THIRD FLOOR WEST FROM HERE?
UH... WHAT?
I SEE. UM, YOU NEED SOME HELP OR SOMETHING?
GRADUATION.
WHAT?
GRADUATION.
I GOTTA GET TO SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION NOW.
WELL, YOU CAN'T.
I MEAN, SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL ISN'T EVEN THERE ANYMORE.
WHAT DAY IS IT?
FRIDAY.
WHAT DATE? THE DATE.
FEBRUARY 25th.
WHAT YEAR?
MAYBE I SHOULD GET YOU A NURSE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SCHOOL?
DON'T YOU JUST WANT TO--
JUST... TELL ME.
WELL... IT WAS A TRAGEDY, REALLY.
LOTS OF STUDENTS DIED,
THE PRINCIPAL, THE MAYOR.
I REALLY THINK MAYBE I SHOULD GET YOU SOME HELP.
[ Buffy ] YOU KNOW, I NEVER STOPPED THINKING ABOUT YOU.
ME, NEITHER.
ALL I HAD IN THERE WAS...
THIS ONE LITTLE PART OF YOU.
IT'S JUST THE SCARF PART OF ME, REALLY.
I'M SERIOUS.
JUST... KNOWING YOU WERE OUT THERE,
THAT YOU CARED.
THINK WE'RE BEING WATCHED?
I DON'T KNOW.
DOES THE INITIATIVE DO THAT?
MAYBE.
YOU SEEM A LITTLE...
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?
GIVE ME AN ORDER.
THAT'S WHAT I DO, ISN'T IT?
FOLLOW ORDERS?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
DON'T I?
ALL MY LIFE, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN GROOMED TO DO.
THEY SAY JUMP, I ASK HOW HIGH,
I GET THE JOB DONE.
JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE RIGHT JOB ANYMORE.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
GILES USED TO BE PART OF THIS COUNCIL.
AND FOR YEARS, ALL THEY EVER DID WAS GIVE ME ORDERS.
EVER OBEY THEM?
SURE.
THE ONES I WAS GOING TO DO, ANYWAY.
THE POINT IS, I QUIT THE COUNCIL.
AND I WAS SCARED.
BUT IT'S OK NOW.
NO. SEE, THAT'S WHERE YOU AND I ARE DIFFERENT.
I JUST SUCK AT THE WHOLE GRAY AREA THING.
IT'S A CHOICE.
YOU CAN GO BACK IN THERE AND...
MAYBE MAKE SOME CHANGES FROM THE INSIDE.
OR YOU CAN QUIT THE TEAM,
FIGHT DEMONS IN YOUR OWN WAY.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO SIMPLE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MY WAY IS.
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT.
I'M A SOLDIER.
TAKE THAT AWAY, WHAT'S LEFT?
A GOOD MAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I... AM LOOKING FOR BRAINWASHY CHIPS IN YOUR HEAD.
FINDING ANY?
MMM, NOT SURE.
BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY KEEP LOOKING, JUST IN CASE.
YOU'VE BEEN STRONG LONG ENOUGH, RILEY FINN.
OK, I'M GOING TO HELP YOU.
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND THIS DEMON,
AND WE'RE GOING TO KILL IT TOGETHER.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, YOU ARE GOING TO STOP TORTURING YOURSELF.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
IT'S AN ORDER.
SO WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SHE JUST WASN'T THERE?
I DON'T KNOW. I CAME TO CHECK THE MONITORS
LIKE I ALWAYS DO AT 8:00.
8:00 IS MY SHIFT.
I GOT HERE ON TIME--
YOU FOUND THE BED IN THIS CONDITION?
HAVEN'T TOUCHED A THING.
GET THE DUTY ROSTERS AND CHECK THE LOG.
I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
COMA PATIENTS DO NOT JUST GET UP AND WALK AWAY.
WE ARE CHECKING EVERY ROOM ON EVERY FLOOR.
WALK ME THROUGH THIS ONE MORE TIME.
YOU KNEW THIS WOMAN WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING
IN A SERIES OF MURDERS.
THERE'S NO SECURITY ON THIS WING?
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT GIRL WAS GOING TO WAKE UP.
[ Orderly ] DOCTOR. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
DID YOU FIND HER?
ANOTHER WOMAN, UNCONSCIOUS AND BADLY BEATEN.
AND SHE'S BEEN STRIPPED.
IT'S HAPPENED.
SEND THE TEAM.
[ Giles ] THE PUZZLE, IT SEEMS TO ME,
IS WHY ADAM HAS STAYED DORMANT AS LONG AS HE HAS.
[ Willow ] WHEN HE'S NOT MAKING PERFORMANCE ART
OUT OF OTHER DEMONS, THAT IS.
HE'S PROBABLY WORKING OFF AN AUTONOMIC POWER SOURCE.
AND BECAUSE HE'S STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX,
HE NEEDS TO CHARGE UP A WHILE.
[ Buffy ] OK, WHAT'S HE CHARGING UP FOR?
BASED ON THE CLUES, I'LL GO WITH KILLING SPREE.
AND THAT'S A BEST-CASE SCENARIO.
I SUPPOSE A LITTLE FIREPOWER
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA RIGHT NOW.
HEY! HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
IS THERE, LIKE, AN ON-OFF BUTTON SOMEWHERE IN HERE?
BLASTERS ARE EASY. ADAM WON'T BE.
[ Willow ] SINCE PROFESSOR WALSH DESIGNED IT,
ANY CHANCE SHE LEFT INSTRUCTIONS LYING AROUND SOMEWHERE?
[ Buffy ] WELL, IF SHE DID, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THE INITIATIVE.
WHICH WE CAN'T GET INTO WITHOUT MOUNTING A MAJOR OFFENSIVE.
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.
I'M JUST SAYING.
I MUST ADMIT, A MAN ON THE INSIDE WOULD BE--
A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO BE DOUBLE AGENT GUY?
WELL, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT YOU'D CALL ME, BUT...
I WILL SHARE INFORMATION.
IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.
[ Xander ] RILEY'S RIGHT. IT IS THE LEAST HE CAN DO.
[ Telephone Rings ]
HELLO.
YES, SHE IS.
UM, IT'S FOR YOU.
[ Buffy ] HELLO?
SPEAKING.
WHAT SORT OF EMERGENCY?
UM... NO, I HAVEN'T.
THANK YOU. I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S FAITH.
SHE'S AWAKE.
SHE BEAT SOMEONE UP, TOOK HER CLOTHING,
AND DISAPPEARED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
NO ONE KNOWS WHERE SHE IS.
I'D SAY THIS QUALIFIES FOR A WORST TIMING EVER AWARD.
WHAT DO WE DO? WELL, WE HAVE TO FIND HER.
BUT WHAT ABOUT ADAM?
I'D HATE TO SEE THE PURSUIT OF A HOMICIDAL LUNATIC
GET IN THE WAY OF PURSUING A HOMICIDAL LUNATIC.
WELL, FAITH'S NOT EXACTLY LOW-PROFILE GIRL.
I'LL PATROL AND WAIT FOR HER TO MAKE A MOVE.
THEN WHAT?
OH, I HAVE AN IDEA.
BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER. GOOD PLAN.
GOOD ON PAPER,
BUT WE STILL HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE.
DO WE HAND HER OVER TO THE COPS?
THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH A SLAYER, EVEN IF THEY KNEW WE EXISTED.
WHAT ABOUT THE COUNCIL?
BEEN THERE, TRIED THAT.
NOT UNLIKE SMOTHERING A FOREST FIRE WITH NAPALM, AS I RECALL.
WELL, THE INITIATIVE,
THEY DO HAVE, UH, CONTAINMENT FACILITIES.
[ Xander ] ONE WORD--
EVIL.
THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.
FAITH IS BACK, AND WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT...
SHE'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.
[ Willow ] YEAH. TOO BAD.
THAT WAS THE FUNNEST COMA EVER.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE SHE IS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S THINKING, WHAT SHE'S FEELING.
WHO SHE'S DOING.
SHE COULD BE TERRIFIED.
MAYBE SHE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER.
OR MAYBE SHE DOES AND SHE'S SORRY
AND SHE'S ALONE, HIDING SOMEWHERE.
PERHAPS THERE'S SOME FORM OF, UH, REHABILITATION
WE JUST HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT.
AND IF NOT, ASS-KICKING MAKES A SOLID PLAN "B."
I'M NOT GONNA RULE IT OUT.
FIRST THING-- WE NEED TO FIND HER.
THEN WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE.
WHO'S FAITH?
WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?
THE TRUTH--THAT SHE'S MY WACKY IDENTICAL COUSIN FROM ENGLAND,
AND WHENEVER SHE VISITS, HIJINKS ENSUE.
IT'S GOOD YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH AN HONEST RELATIONSHIP.
NO, I TOLD HIM THE STORY.
I VAGUED-UP A FEW BITS, BUT NO FLAT-OUT LIES.
THAT'S FAIR. HOW'D YOU HANDLE THE ANGEL-Y PARTS?
I DID SOME EDITING.
IT'S NOT THAT I'M TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING FROM RILEY.
IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S A LONGER CONVERSATION,
AND I HAD A FAITH HUNT TO DO.
ANY LUCK?
COULDN'T FIND HER. DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO PLACE THAT
IN THE LUCK CONTINUUM.
AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT ALONE ON THIS.
I'LL BET EVERY COP IN SUNNYDALE
IS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR HER RIGHT NOW.
PRESSURE'S DEFINITELY HIGH. I'LL TELL YOU...
IF I WERE HER, I'D GET OUT OF DODGE POST-HASTY.
YOU'RE NOT ME.
SO... CHECK YOU OUT, B.
NICE. THE BIG-GIRL- ON-CAMPUS THING'S REALLY WORKING FOR YOU.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
I'VE BEEN STANDING STILL FOR 8 MONTHS, B.
HOW HARD YOU LOOK?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
5 BY 5. THAT'S THE THING ABOUT A COMA--
YOU WAKE UP ALL RESTED AND REJUVENATED...
AND READY FOR PAYBACK.
SO MUCH FOR PLEASANTRIES, HUH?
WHAT'D YOU THINK, I'D WAKE UP AND WE'D GO FOR TEA?
YOU TRIED TO GUT ME, BLONDIE.
YOU'D HAVE DONE THE SAME TO ME IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE.
SO LET'S HAVE ANOTHER GO AT IT, SEE WHO LANDS ON TOP.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW.
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT HAS TO BE EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
FAITH, THESE ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE.
NO SUCH ANIMAL.
I GUESS IT WAS TOO MUCH TO HOPE THAT YOU'D USE YOUR DOWN TIME TO REFLECT AND GROW.
COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT YOU.
I MEAN, YOU'RE STILL THE SAME OLD "BETTER THAN THOU" BUFFY.
I MEAN, I KNEW IT SOMEHOW. I KEPT HAVING THIS DREAM.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT MEANS, BUT IN THE DREAM,
THIS SELF-RIGHTEOUS BLONDE CHICK STABS ME
AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHY?
YOU HAD IT COMING.
THAT'S ONE INTERPRETATION, BUT IN MY DREAM,
SHE DOES IT FOR A GUY.
TRY IT RED, AND YOU LOSE AN ARM.
I WAKE UP TO FIND OUT THAT THIS BLONDE CHICK
ISN'T EVEN DATING THE GUY SHE WAS SO NUTS ABOUT BEFORE.
SHE'S MOVED ON TO THE FIRST COLLEGE BEEFSTICK SHE MEETS.
AND NOT ONLY HAS SHE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE LOVE OF HER LIFE,
SHE'S FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THE CHICK
SHE NEARLY KILLED FOR HIM.
SO THAT'S MY DREAM.
THAT AND SOME STUFF ABOUT CIGARS AND A TUNNEL.
BUT, UH, TELL ME, COLLEGE GIRL,
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
TO ME?
MOSTLY... THAT YOU STILL MOUTH OFF ABOUT THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
UH-OH. I GUESS SOMEBODY KNOWS YOU'RE HERE.
YOU TOOK MY LIFE, B. PAYBACK'S A BITCH.
LOOK WHO'S TALKING.
SEE YA AROUND.
THANKS FOR COMING WITH.
HUNTING FOR A PSYCHOPATHIC SUPER-BITCH
IS DEFINITELY IN THE ABOVE AND BEYOND CATEGORY.
IT'S OK, REALLY.
SO, UM, WHAT DO WE DO IF WE FIND HER?
RUN. FLEE. MAYBE SKEDADDLE.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO ENGAGE.
THIS IS STRICTLY RECON.
WHAT?
YOU SAID RECON.
YOU'RE, LIKE, COOL MONSTER-FIGHTER.
WELL, TECHNICALLY, FAITH ISN'T A MONSTER.
AND AS FAR AS FIGHTING, I'D BE LUCKY TO BRUISE HER FIST WITH MY FACE.
OH.
WHAT?
FACE PUNCHING.
I'M NOT SO GOOD WITH THE WHOLE--
SWIMMING?
VIOLENCE.
DON'T WORRY. WE'RE SURE TO SPOT FAITH FIRST.
SHE'S LIKE THIS CLEAVAGEY SLUT-BOMB WALKING AROUND
GOING, "OOH, CHECK ME OUT.
I'M WICKED COOL. I'M 5 BY 5."
5 BY 5? 5 WHAT BY 5 WHAT?
SEE, THAT'S THE THING. NO ONE KNOWS.
BUFFY CAN HANDLE FAITH.
AND YOU'RE PLENTY SAFE WITH ME.
SO, UM, WE RECON TILL NIGHTFALL?
THEN THE RITUAL HIDING BEGINS.
OH.
THE POINT BEING, I COULD BE THE TARGET HERE.
FAITH FINDS MR. XANDER HARRIS STILL IN TOWN,
ODDS ARE SHE GOES TIGHTER THAN CATGUT.
GOT A LOT OF PENT-UP FEELINGS THERE. I'M ONLY SAYING.
YES, I'M SURE.
SEE, I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EFFECT I HAVE ON WOMEN.
NO.
SEE, FAITH AND I HAVE THIS LITTLE THING BETWEEN US CALLED HISTORY.
[ Bottle Rolling ]
SPIKE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
ME? HEY, I'M NOT THE ONE OUT OF PLACE HERE.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, SMARTY,
WE'VE GOT A ROGUE SLAYER ON OUR HANDS.
REAL PSYCHO KILLER, TOO.
SOUNDS SERIOUS.
IT IS. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
HER-- DARK HAIR, YEA TALL.
NAME OF FAITH. CRIMINALLY INSANE.
HAVE YOU SEEN HER?
IS THIS BIRD AFTER YOU?
IN A BAD WAY. YEAH.
TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO THEN. I'LL HEAD OUT, FIND THIS GIRL,
TELL HER EXACTLY WHERE ALL OF YOU ARE, AND THEN WATCH...
AS SHE KILLS YOU.
CAN'T ANY ONE OF YOUR DAMNED LITTLE SCOOBY CLUB
AT LEAST TRY TO REMEMBER THAT I HATE YOU ALL?
JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T DO THE DAMAGE MYSELF
DOESN'T STOP ME FROM AIMING A LOOSE CANNON YOUR WAY.
AND HERE I THOUGHT THE EVENING WOULD BE DULL.
GO AHEAD. YOU WOULDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HER.
DARK HAIR, THIS TALL. NAME OF FAITH.
CRIMINALLY INSANE.
I LIKE THIS GIRL ALREADY.
WE'RE DUMB.
[ Helicopter Approaches ]
FAITH. A FRIEND SENT ME.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE REMEMBRANCE FROM HIM.
[ Mayor Wilkins ] HELLO, FAITH.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS TAPE,
IT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
I'M DEAD...
AND OUR NOBLE CAMPAIGN TO BRING ORDER TO THE TOWN OF SUNNYDALE
HAS FAILED... UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, HECK, MAYBE WE WON.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
AND RIGHT NOW I'M ON SOME JUMBO MONITOR
IN THE RICHARD WILKINS MUSEUM
SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF KIDS SITTING INDIAN STYLE
AND LOOKING UP AT MY FACE, FILLED WITH FEAR AND WONDER.
HI, KIDS. HEH HEH HEH.
BUT THE REALIST IN ME TENDS TO DOUBT IT.
NOW, FAITH, AS I RECORD THIS MESSAGE,
YOU'RE, UH... SLEEPING,
AND THE DOCTORS TELL ME THAT YOU MIGHT NEVER WAKE UP.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
SOONER OR LATER, YOU WILL WAKE UP,
AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL FIND THE WORLD HAS GONE AND CHANGED ON YOU.
I WISH I COULD MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR YOU TO WAKE UP IN.
BUT TOUGH AS IT IS TO ACCEPT, WE BOTH HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT EVEN MY POWER TO PROTECT AND WATCH OVER YOU
HAS ITS LIMITS.
SEE, THE HARD PILL TO SWALLOW HERE
IS THAT ONCE I'M GONE...
YOUR DAYS ARE JUST PLAIN NUMBERED.
NOW I KNOW YOU'RE A SMART AND CAPABLE YOUNG WOMAN,
IN CHARGE OF HER OWN LIFE.
BUT THE PROBLEM, FAITH,
IS THAT THERE WON'T BE A PLACE FOR YOU IN THE WORLD ANYMORE.
RIGHT NOW, I BET YOU'RE FEELING VERY MUCH ALONE.
[ Heavy Sigh ]
BUT YOU'RE NEVER ALONE.
YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE ME.
AND... YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE THIS.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
GO AHEAD, OPEN THE BOX.
DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT GONNA BITE.
THAT'S MY JOB.
GO AHEAD. OPEN IT.
SURPRISE.
SEE, YOU DON'T GET THESE IN ANY GUM BALL MACHINE.
WHEN YOU'VE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I HAVE, YOU MAKE FRIENDS.
AND SOME OF THEM FORGE NEAT LITTLE GIZMOS
LIKE THE ONE YOU'RE HOLDING RIGHT NOW.
AND HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS--
JUST BECAUSE IT'S OVER FOR MY FAITH
DOESN'T MEAN SHE CAN'T GO OUT WITH A BANG.
[ Buffy ] SHE'S A VERY DANGEROUS WOMAN.
OK, I GET IT, REALLY. FAITH BAD.
DO I LOOK LIKE I'M ARGUING?
NOT YET. BUT YOU ALWAYS MAKE THAT INNOCENT FACE RIGHT BEFORE YOU START.
FIGURED THAT OUT, HUH?
DAMN. TOOK MOM 12 YEARS TO CATCH THAT ONE.
ALL I'M SAYING IS, IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, I WANNA HELP.
YOU CAN'T.
GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY.
THAT'S ONE.
OK. I'M NOT EXACTLY ACTION GUY,
BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING I CAN DO BESIDES SIT AROUND HERE
WAITING FOR YOU TO PUMMEL THIS GAL.
RILEY, THE FACT THAT YOU JUST CALLED FAITH A GAL
ONLY PROVES THAT YOU DON'T KNOW HER.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY GET UNDER YOUR SKIN THIS WAY BEFORE.
WHAT DID SHE DO TO YOU EXACTLY?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
I'M FROM IOWA.
WE DRIVE 4 HOURS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.
TRY ME.
I TOLD YOU, OK? SHE HURT ME AND PEOPLE THAT I CARE ABOUT.
AND DID I MENTION THE PSYCHO KILLER PART?
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME.
RILEY, I HAVE TO GO. SHE'S OUT THERE.
ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST SAYING,
I THINK YOU'RE HOLDING OUT ON ME.
RILEY, THIS ISN'T A JOKE.
THERE'S A CRIMINALLY INSANE WOMAN OUT THERE WITH SUPER POWERS
WHO THINKS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR RUINING HER LIFE.
I KNOW FAITH. SHE'LL COME AFTER ME,
AND SHE'LL COME AFTER THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE.
[ Knock On Door ]
HI, JOYCE.
MIND IF I COME IN?
TSK TSK. "RUBY SUNSET."
"BURGUNDY SKYLINE?"
"HARLOT."
MMM, WAY TO GO, JOYCE.
NOW NORMALLY, I WOULDN'T BE GOING WITH A COLOR THIS DARK,
BUT I READ IN SOME MAGAZINE 8 MONTHS IN A COMA
WILL DAMAGE A GIRL'S NATURAL SKIN TONE.
GOOD THING PALE IS IN THIS YEAR.
OR WAS IT LAST YEAR?
ANYWAY, FOR REAL NOW,
I'M GONNA ASK YOU SOMETHING, AND YOU GOTTA PROMISE YOU'LL BE HONEST
AND NOT SPARE MY FEELINGS JUST 'CAUSE I COULD KILL YOU.
YOU PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
OK. HOW DO I LOOK?
PSYCHOTIC.
HMM, I WAS SHOOTING FOR SULTRY, BUT, HEY...
BET I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
REALLY?
YOU ARE THINKING... "YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THIS." WARM?
ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO KILL YOU SOON.
THAT A FACT?
MORE LIKE A BET.
WHOA. YOU GOT A PAIR ON YOU, JOYCE.
I LIKE SEEING THAT IN A WOMAN YOUR AGE.
GUESS YOU CAN AFFORD TO TALK THAT WAY.
I MEAN, IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JOYCE,
BUFFY IS GONNA COME CRASHING THROUGH THAT DOOR ANY MINUTE.
BUT LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
BUFFY SUMMERS. BUFFY SUMMERS. BUFFY SUMMERS. BUFFY. BUFFY.
A LOT OF LETTERS.
SHE HASN'T BEEN BY IN AWHILE, HUH?
AND YOU'D THINK, WITH A CRAZY CHICK LIKE ME ON THE LOOSE--
CRAZY CHICK WITH A WICKED GRUDGE AGAINST HER, NO LESS--
SHE'D CALL AND GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.
BUT BUFFY'S TOO INTO HER OWN DEAL
TO REMEMBER DEAR OLD MOM.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT BUFFY... OR ME.
DON'T I?
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
YOU THINK YOU MATTER. YOU THINK YOU'RE A PART OF SOMETHING, AND YOU GET DUMPED.
IT'S LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD IS MOVING, BUT YOU'RE STUCK.
LIKE THOSE ANIMALS IN THE TAR PITS.
IT'S LIKE YOU KEEP SINKING A LITTLE DEEPER EVERY DAY, AND NOBODY EVEN SEES.
WERE YOU PLANNING TO SLIT MY THROAT ANYTIME SOON?
DON'T TELL ME YOU DON'T SEE IT, JOYCE.
YOU'VE SERVED YOUR PURPOSE. YOU SQUIRTED OUT THE KID, RAISED HER UP,
AND NOW YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD.
I MEAN, NOBODY CARES, NOBODY REMEMBERS,
ESPECIALLY NOT BUFFY, FABULOUS SUPERHERO.
SOONER OR LATER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE IT--
SHE WAS OVER US A LONG TIME AGO, JOYCE.
TOO BUSY CLIMBING ONTO HER NEW BOY TOY
TO GIVE A SINGLE THOUGHT TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER!
I MEAN, YOU'RE HER MOTHER, AND SHE JUST LEAVES YOU HERE TO DIE!
HI, MOM.
HI, HONEY.
THOUGHT I'D GO AFTER THE CLEAN MARINE, DIDN'T YA?
HE'S A CUTIE. LOOKS LIKE HE COULD USE A GOOD ROLL IN THE SACK.
YOU'RE NOT HIS TYPE. HE'S NOT BIG ON SLEAZE.
HE'S PROBABLY JUST NEVER TRIED IT.
GOING FOR THE BOYFRIEND AGAIN? THAT'S TIRED.
JUST SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY ONCE I MOVED ON.
EVER OCCUR TO YOU, FAITH, THE REASON WE ALL FORGOT YOU IS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO?
HELLO, RUPERT.
[ Sirens ]
COPS.
YOU OK?
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
WHAT IS THAT?
WEAPON OF SOME KIND.
DIDN'T WORK, WHATEVER IT WAS.
OH, THE POLICE.
SHE'S THEIR PROBLEM NOW.
YOU SURE YOU'RE OK?
5 BY 5.
GRR! ARRGH!