[ Giles ] SPIKE. KNOWN AS WILLIAM THE BLOODY.
EARNED HIS NICKNAME BY TORTURING HIS VICTIMS WITH RAILROAD SPIKES.
SPIKE HAS FOUGHT TWO SLAYERS IN THE LAST CENTURY, AND HE'S KILLED THEM BOTH.
[ Spike ] I CAN'T BITE ANYONE. I CAN'T EVEN HIT PEOPLE.
I'VE GOT THIS CUTE LITTLE GOVERNMENT CHIP IN MY HEAD.
SHE'S EVERYWHERE. SHE'S HAUNTING ME.
BUFFY, I LOVE YOU. GOD, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
[ Gasps ] OH, GOD, NO.
I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHERE I COME FROM, ABOUT THE OTHER SLAYERS.
MAYBE IF I CAN LEARN TO CONTROL THIS THING, I COULD BE STRONGER, I COULD BE BETTER.
[ Growling ]
YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY NONE OF MY BUSINESS, BUT I JUST GOTTA ASK.
DID YOU SMELL THIS BAD WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE?
'CAUSE IF IT'S A POSTMORTEM THING, THEN, BOY, IS MY FACE RED.
BUT, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
THE FAST-GROWING FIELD OF PERSONAL GROOMING'S COME A LONG WAY...
SINCE YOU BECAME A VAMPIRE.
[ Gasps ]
[ Grunting ]
YOU'RE GOIN'?
BUT YOU WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN A MINUTE AGO.
[ Electrical Crackling ]
HEY, WHAT HAPPENED? [ Breathing Heavily ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE I PASSED OUT.
DO YOU THINK I'M A TOTAL WUSS NOW? OH, YEAH.
I LIKE A GIRL WHO CAN PLAY A FEW HARD SETS OF TENNIS WITH A MAJOR STAB WOUND.
YOU SAID IT WASN'T THAT BAD.
I SAID I'VE SEEN WORSE. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, AT LEAST NO MAJOR ORGANS GOT KABOBED.
I STILL THINK YOU NEED TO SEE A REAL DOCTOR.
THAT WOULD PUT ME IN A REAL HOSPITAL, WHICH WOULD GET MY REAL MOM REAL FREAKED OUT.
I CAN'T DO IT. DON'T WORRY.
ACCELERATED HEALING POWERS COME WITH THE SLAYER PACKAGE.
AND THE BOYFRIEND WHO COMES COMPLETE WITH COMBAT MEDICAL TRAINING?
THAT'S JUST A BUFFY SUMMERS BONUS.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT THE BAD GUY OR GUYS. WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY WERE?
VAMPIRE. HOW MANY?
ONE.
SO, WHAT, HE WAS LIKE A SUPER VAMPIRE OR SOMETHING?
NO. HE WAS THE REGULAR KIND.
HE JUST BEAT ME.
THAT EVER HAPPEN BEFORE?
I'M IN THE BEST PHYSICAL SHAPE OF MY LIFE.
- I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ASKING HOW IT HAPPENED, I DON'T-- - [ Door Opens ]
- DAWN! - SORRY TO INTERRUPT THE SEX-CAPADES.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT MOM'S COMING.
[ Joyce ] HI, RILEY. HEY, MS. SUMMERS.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M FINE,
BORDERING ON CHIPPER, AND TOMORROW, PLANNING ON BEING OBNOXIOUS.
[ Chuckles ] GLAD TO HEAR IT.
BUFFY, WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE GROCERY LIST FOR NEXT WEEK.
-YOU GOT IT. -ARE YOU DISINFECTING SOMETHING?
- [ Buffy ] HMM? OH! UH-- - MINE.
UH, SOME NAIL POLISH EXPERIMENTS ARE DOOMED BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGIN.
BUT YOU KEEP PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, HONEY.
DID I JUST PULL A SLAYER-RELATED MOM COVER-UP THING?
COME ON. WHO'S THE MAN? [ Buffy ] YOU ARE.
A VERY SHORT, ANNOYING MAN.
IF I SHOW YOU SOMETHING, YOU PROMISE YOU WON'T TELL?
OH, COOL!
I-I MEAN, GROSS. AND MOM CANNOT KNOW, OKAY?
YOU'LL HELP ME WITH THE HOUSEHOLD STUFF?
OH, SURE. I SAVE YOUR BUTT, AND YOU DUMP ALL YOUR CHORES ON ME.
DAWN.
I GOT IT. YOU'RE COVERED. WE'RE GOOD.
JUST LUCKY IT'S NOT BIKINI SEASON.
SO, DAWN TAKES HOUSEHOLD DUTY. I'LL TAKE TONIGHT'S PATROL.
BY YOURSELF? JUST A SWEEP.
DO ME A FAVOR. YOU TAKE THE GANG ALONG WITH?
OKAY. I WILL PATROL WITH THE GROUP TONIGHT.
- WHEN DO I GET TO PATROL? - NOT UNTIL YOU'RE NEVER.
[ Munching Loudly ]
WHAT'S WITH THE HAND MOVE? YOU SEE THAT?
- DOES THAT, LIKE, MEAN SOMETHING? - IT'S CODE.
I THINK IT BREAKS DOWN TO "CHOO CHOO"!
IT PROBABLY MEANS TO FOLLOW HIM.
THAT, OR WAIT HERE FOR HIM.
[ Whispering ] ASK.
HEY, RILEY!
- WHAT'S THE, UH-- ALL ABOUT? - IT MEANS YELL REAL LOUD,
SO THE VAMPIRES WHO DON'T KNOW WE'RE COMING WILL HAVE A SPORTING CHANCE.
SEE? NOW HE'S ALL MAD AND SARCASTIC.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE DOING ALL THE YELLING, MR. STEALTHY PANTS. IT'S THEIR FAULT.
GUYS, I'M THINKING IF WE SPLIT UP, WE COULD COVER MORE GROUND.
TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL TAKE THE CEMETERIES. YOU GUYS GET THE BRONZE.
ARE WE NOT BEING COVERT ENOUGH? WE'RE SORRY!
SORRY.
WE'LL BE SNEAKIER. PROMISE. [ Munches Loudly ]
OKAY. JUST DITCH THE CHIPS AND WATCH MY BACK.
DONE.
[ Munching ]
YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S LIKE? HE'S LIKE A CAT.
YOU KNOW, A BIG JUNGLE CAT. HOW COME I'M NOT LIKE THAT?
IT'S JUST SO COOL.
[ Mouth Full ] I THINK YOU'RE COOL.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. EARLY 18th-CENTURY SLAYER.
GOOD. LET'S HOPE SHE'LL BE MORE HELPFUL THAN THIS LAST ONE.
- WHY? WHAT DOES IT SAY? - SAME AS ALL THE OTHERS.
SLAYER CALLED, BLAH, BLAH. GREAT PROTECTOR, BLAH, BLAH.
SCARY BATTLES, BLAH, BLAH. OOPS! SHE'S DEAD.
- WHERE ARE THE DETAILS? - DETAILS?
WELL, IT SAYS THIS SLAYER FORGED HER OWN WEAPONS.
GOTTA LOVE A GAL WITH AN ANVIL.
BUT WHERE ARE THE DETAILS OF THE SLAYER'S LAST BATTLE?
YOU KNOW, WHAT MADE THAT FIGHT SPECIAL?
WHY DID SHE LOSE?
- YOU DIDN'T LOSE LAST NIGHT, BUFFY. YOU JUST-- - GOT REALLY CLOSE.
I SLIPPED UP, GILES.
I'VE BEEN TRAINING HARDER THAN EVER, AND STILL--
AND THERE'S NOTHING IN ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY.
I MEAN, LOOK.
I REALIZE THAT EVERY SLAYER COMES WITH AN EXPIRATION MARK ON THE PACKAGE.
BUT I WANT MINE TO BE A LONG TIME FROM NOW,
LIKE A CHEE-TO.
IF THERE WERE JUST A FEW GOOD DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT TOOK OUT THE OTHER SLAYERS,
MAYBE IT WOULD HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND MY MISTAKE,
TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
YES, WELL, THE, UH, THE PROBLEM IS...
THAT AFTER A FINAL BATTLE,
IT, UH, IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET ANY, UM--
WELL, THE SLAYER'S NOT-- SHE'S RATHER, UH--
IT'S OKAY TO USE THE "D" WORD, GILES.
DEAD, AND HENCE, NOT VERY FORTHCOMING.
WHY DIDN'T THE WATCHERS KEEP FULLER ACCOUNTS OF IT? THE JOURNALS JUST STOP.
I SUPPOSE IF THEY'RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, THEY JUST FOUND THE WHOLE SUBJECT TOO, UH--
UNSEEMLY?
DAMN. LOVE YA, BUT YOU WATCHERS ARE SUCH PRIGS SOMETIMES.
PAINFUL, I WAS GONNA SAY.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. THE ACCOUNTS OF THE FINAL BATTLES WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL,
BUT, UH, THERE'S NO ONE LEFT TO TELL THE TALES.
WHAT?
[ Grunts ] OW! WAIT. NOT "OW."
ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT, SLAYER? THIS STUFF USUALLY HURTS.
DON'T EVEN START, SPIKE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
SLAYERS. YOU KILLED TWO OF THEM.
I DID.
YOU'RE GONNA SHOW ME HOW.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW AMERICAN BEERS THAT ARE HIGHLY UNDERRATED.
THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT ONE OF THEM. UPDATE, SPIKE.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO DISCUSS THE FINE CHOICE OF HOPS.
IT'S ABOUT TWO SLAYERS, ONE IN CHINA DURING THE BOXER REBELLION, ONE IN NEW YORK.
BOTH GOT KILLED BY YOU.
TELL THE TALE, YOU GET THE CASH. RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO LEARN ALL ABOUT HOW I BESTED THE SLAYERS, AND YOU WANT TO LEARN FAST.
RIGHT, THEN. WE FOUGHT. I WON. THE END. PAY UP.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I-- WHAT DID YOU WANT, EH?
A QUICK DEMO? A BLOW-FOR-BLOW DESCRIPTION YOU CAN MAP OUT AND MEMORIZE?
[ Scoffs ] IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MOVES, LOVE.
AND SINCE I AGREED TO YOUR LITTLE PROPOSITION, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS MY WAY.
WINGS.
- WHAT? - SPICY BUFFALO WINGS.
ORDER ME UP A PLATE. I'M FEELING PECKISH.
[ Sighs ]
EXCUSE--
AS I THOUGHT EARLIER--
SOME NASTY THING GOT A TASTE OF YOU.
DON'T GET ALL EXCITED. I'M FINE.
OH, RIGHT. STUCK IN A DARK CORNER WITH A CREATURE YOU LOATHE,
DIGGIN' UP PAST UGLIES, 'CAUSE YOU'RE "FINE."
JUST TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. I TOLD YOU.
NO ONE'S NARRATING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH HERE.
WERE YOU BORN THIS BIG A PAIN IN THE ASS?
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU, BABY?
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BAD.
♪♪ [ Classical Violin ] LUMINOUS. OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE-YOU'RE RADIANT. THAT'S BETTER.
[ Footsteps Approach ] [ Man ] CARE FOR AN HORS D'OEUVRE, SIR?
OH, UH, QUICKLY.
I'M THE VERY SPIRIT OF VEXATION.
WHAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR "GLEAMING"?
IT'S A PERFECTLY PERFECT WORD AS MANY WORDS GO,
BUT THE BOTHER IS NOTHING RHYMES, YOU SEE.
[ All Chattering, Indistinct ]
CECILY.
I MERELY POINT OUT THAT IT'S SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY,
AND THE POLICE SHOULD KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
AH, WILLIAM! FAVOR US WITH YOUR OPINION.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS RASH OF DISAPPEARANCES SWEEPING THROUGH OUR TOWN?
ANIMALS OR THIEVES?
I PREFER NOT TO THINK OF SUCH DARK, UGLY BUSINESS AT ALL.
THAT'S WHAT THE POLICE ARE FOR.
I PREFER PLACING MY ENERGIES INTO CREATING THINGS OF BEAUTY. I SEE.
WELL, DON'T WITHHOLD, WILLIAM.
RESCUE US FROM A DREARY TOPIC.
CAREFUL!
THE INKS ARE STILL WET. PLEASE, IT'S NOT FINISHED. DON'T BE SHY.
"MY HEART EXPANDS, 'TIS GROWN A BULGE IN IT,
INSPIRED BY YOUR BEAUTY EFFULGENT."
- EFFULGENT? - [ Laughter ]
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF HIS BETTER COMPOSITIONS.
HAVE YOU HEARD?
THEY CALL HIM "WILLIAM THE BLOODY" BECAUSE OF HIS BLOODY AWFUL POETRY.
IT SUITS HIM!
I'D RATHER HAVE A RAILROAD SPIKE THROUGH MY HEAD...
THAN LISTEN TO THAT AWFUL STUFF!
[ Laughter Continues ]
- CECILY? - OH!
LEAVE ME ALONE!
OH! [ Laughs ]
THEY'RE VULGARIANS.
THEY'RE NOT LIKE YOU AND I.
YOU AND I?
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A VERY PERSONAL QUESTION.
AND I DEMAND AN HONEST ANSWER.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOUR POETRY, IT'S--
THEY'RE...
NOT WRITTEN ABOUT ME, ARE THEY?
THEY'RE ABOUT HOW I FEEL.
YES, BUT ARE THEY ABOUT ME?
EVERY SYLLABLE.
OH, GOD! OH, UH, I KNOW.
IT'S SUDDEN, AND...
AND, PLEASE, IF THEY'RE NO GOOD, THEY'RE ONLY WORDS, BUT...
THE FEELING BEHIND THEM--
I LOVE YOU, CECILY.
PLEASE STOP! I--
I KNOW I'M A BAD POET, BUT I'M A GOOD MAN.
ALL I ASK IS THAT--
IS THAT YOU TRY TO SEE ME-- I DO SEE YOU.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU'RE NOTHING TO ME, WILLIAM.
YOU'RE BENEATH ME.
[ Ripping ]
[ Sobs ] WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!
AND I WONDER WHAT POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE...
CAME CRASHING DOWN FROM HEAVEN...
AND BROUGHT THIS DASHING STRANGER TO TEARS?
NOTHING.
I WISH TO BE ALONE.
OH, I SEE YOU.
A MAN SURROUNDED BY FOOLS WHO CANNOT SEE HIS STRENGTH,
HIS VISION,
HIS GLORY.
THAT, AND BURNING BABY FISH SWIMMING ALL AROUND YOUR HEAD.
UH, THAT-THAT'S QUITE CLOSE ENOUGH.
I'VE HEARD TALES OF LONDON PICKPOCKETS.
YOU'LL NOT BE GETTING MY PURSE, I TELL YOU.
DON'T NEED YOUR PURSE.
YOUR WEALTH...
LIES HERE AND HERE,
IN THE SPIRIT AND...
IMAGINATION.
YOU WALK IN WORLDS THE OTHERS CAN'T BEGIN TO IMAGINE.
OH, YES!
UH, I MEAN NO.
I MEAN, UH,
MOTHER'S EXPECTING ME.
I SEE WHAT YOU WANT.
SOMETHING GLOWING AND GLISTENING.
SOMETHING...
EFFULGENT.
[ Whispers ] EFFULGENT.
DO YOU WANT IT?
OH, YES.
GOD, YES!
OW! OW!
OW! OW! OW!
[ Yelling ]
GUYS. WHAT YOU GOT?
[ Riley ] THAT'S HIM.
LET'S GO.
[ Chattering Inside ]
[ Chattering, Laughter ] [ Vampire ] I JUST RIPPED INTO HER. YEAH.
I STABBED HER AND SHE WAS, LIKE-- [ Yelling ]
IT SOUNDS LIKE A PARTY IN THERE.
FORGET ABOUT CRASHING. THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM.
WE'LL COME BACK AT DAYBREAK WHEN THEY'RE ASLEEP, AND WE'RE BETTER ARMED.
IT'S OKAY. WE CAN KILL THEM JUST AS DEAD IN THE MORNING.
NINE IN THE CORNER.
SO YOU TRADED UP ON THE FOOD CHAIN. THEN WHAT?
NO, PLEASE.
DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING YOU'D FLIP PAST ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
BECOMING A VAMPIRE IS A PROFOUND AND POWERFUL EXPERIENCE.
I COULD FEEL THIS NEW STRENGTH COURSING THROUGH ME.
GETTING KILLED MADE ME FEEL ALIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
I WAS THROUGH LIVING BY SOCIETY'S RULES.
DECIDED TO MAKE A FEW OF MY OWN.
OF COURSE, IN ORDER TO DO THAT...
I HAD TO GET MYSELF A GANG.
PERHAPS IT'S MY ADVANCING YEARS THAT MAKES ME SO FORGETFUL, WILLIAM.
REMIND ME. WHY DON'T WE KILL YOU?
- [ Choking ] SPIKE-- - WHAT'S THAT?
[ Gasping ]
IT'S SPIKE NOW.
YOU'D DO WELL TO REMEMBER IT, MATE.
I'M NOT YOUR MATE, AND WHEN DID YOU START TALKING LIKE THAT?
WE BARELY GOT OUT OF LONDON ALIVE BECAUSE OF YOU.
EVERYWHERE WE GO, IT'S THE SAME STORY, AND NOW--
YOU'VE GOT ME AND MY WOMEN HIDING IN THE LUXURY OF A MINE SHAFT.
ALL BECAUSE WILLIAM THE BLOODY LIKES THE ATTENTION.
THIS IS NOT A REPUTATION WE NEED.
OH, I'M SORRY. DID I SULLY OUR GOOD NAME? WE'RE VAMPIRES.
ALL THE MORE REASON TO USE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FINESSE.
BOLLOCKS! THAT STUFF'S FOR THE FRILLY CUFFS-AND-COLLARS CROWD.
I'LL TAKE A GOOD BRAWL ANY DAY.
AND EVERY TIME YOU DO, WE BECOME THE HUNTED.
[ Singsong ] I THINK OUR BOYS ARE GOING TO FIGHT.
THE KING OF CUPS EXPECTS A PICNIC,
[ Giggles ] BUT THIS IS NOT HIS BIRTHDAY. GOOD POINT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT I PREFER TO BEING HUNTED?
GETTING CAUGHT.
THAT'S BRILLIANT STRATEGY, REALLY. PURE CUNNING.
SOD OFF! [ Laughs ]
COME ON. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU UNLEASHED IT?
ALL-OUT FIGHTING A MOB,
BACK AGAINST THE WALL, NOTHING BUT FIST AND FANGS?
DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF FIGHTS YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WIN?
NO. A REAL KILL, A GOOD KILL, IT TAKES PURE ARTISTRY.
WITHOUT THAT, WE'RE JUST ANIMALS.
POOFTER.
NOW YOU'RE GETTIN' IT! [ Laughs ]
YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS UP FOREVER.
IF I CAN'T TEACH YOU, MAYBE SOMEDAY AN ANGRY CROWD WILL.
THAT-- [ Chuckles ]
OR THE SLAYER.
WHAT'S A SLAYER?
AFTER THAT, I WAS OBSESSED.
I MEAN, TO MOST VAMPIRES,
A SLAYER WAS THIS OBJECT OF COLD SWEAT AND FRIGHTENED WHISPERS...
BUT I NEVER HID.
HELL, I SOUGHT HER OUT.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FUN, THERE'S DEATH, THERE'S GLORY, AND SOD ALL ELSE, RIGHT?
I WAS YOUNG. SO, HOW'D YOU KILL HER?
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.
LESSON THE FIRST--
A SLAYER MUST ALWAYS REACH FOR HER WEAPON.
I'VE ALREADY GOT MINE.
HMM.
GOOD THING TOO.
BECOME A VAMPIRE, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO FEAR.
NOTHING BUT ONE GIRL.
THAT'S YOU, HONEY.
BACK THEN,
IT WAS HER.
[ Grunting, Growling ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Clamoring ]
[ Gunshots ]
JUST LIKE I PICTURED IT. THIS GOOD FOR YOU?
[ Speaking Chinese ]
I'M SORRY, LOVE.
I DON'T SPEAK CHINESE.
A FELLA COULD GET USED TO THIS.
[ Drusilla ] OH, SPIKE.
LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL MESS YOU'VE MADE.
THAT'S A SLAYER YOU'VE DONE IN.
NAUGHTY, WICKED SPIKE.
[ Grunts ]
YOU EVER HEAR THEM SAY...
THE BLOOD OF A SLAYER IS A POWERFUL APHRODISIAC?
HERE NOW...
HAVE A TASTE.
[ Clamoring ] [ Gunshots ]
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
WONDERFUL.
SO WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?
MAY I TELL? NO NEED TO BE HUMBLE.
MY LITTLE SPIKE JUST KILLED HIMSELF A SLAYER. [ Giggles ]
CONGRATULATIONS. I GUESS THAT MAKES YOU ONE OF US.
DON'T BE SO GLUM, MATE!
THE WAY YOU TELL IT, ONE SLAYER SNUFFS IT, ANOTHER ONE RISES.
I FIGURE THERE'S A NEW CHOSEN ONE GETTIN' ALL CHOSEN AS WE SPEAK.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WHEN AND IF THIS NEW BIRD DOES SHOW UP,
I'LL GIVE YOU FIRST CRACK AT HER.
[ Growls ]
I SMELL FEAR.
YEAH. THIS WHOLE PLACE REEKS OF IT.
IT'S INTOXICATING.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. THIS REBELLION'S STARTING TO BORE ME.
[ Laughing ]
THAT WAS THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.
AND I'VE HAD SOME SWEET ONES.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT?
YOU GOT OFF ON IT.
WELL, YEAH. I SUPPOSE YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU DON'T?
[ Laughs ]
HOW MANY OF MY KIND RECKON YOU'VE DONE?
NOT ENOUGH. MM-HMM. AND WE JUST KEEP COMING.
BUT YOU CAN KILL A HUNDRED, A THOUSAND, A THOUSAND THOUSAND,
AND THE ARMIES OF HELL BESIDES, AND ALL WE NEED...
IS FOR ONE OF US-- JUST ONE--
SOONER OR LATER TO HAVE THE THING WE'RE ALL HOPING FOR.
AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT?
ONE GOOD DAY.
HEY! YOU ASKED, AND I'M TELLIN'.
THE PROBLEM WITH YOU, SUMMERS, IS YOU'VE GOTTEN SO GOOD,
- YOU'RE STARTING TO THINK YOU'RE IMMORTAL. - NOT REALLY.
I JUST KNOW I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.
OH. THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
OW! [ Yells ] OH, GOD!
SO THAT'S IT? LESSON OVER?
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
COME ON.
[ Vampire ] KILLED WITH HER OWN WEAPON.
THEY OUGHT TO PUT THIS IN A MUSEUM.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY PUT IN MUSEUMS?
- MOSTLY DEAD THINGS. - [ Growls ]
GIVE IT TO ME.
[ Laughing ] WHAT?
LESSON THE SECOND-- ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I BEAT 'EM?
THE QUESTION ISN'T HOW'D I WIN?
- THE QUESTION IS WHY'D THEY LOSE? - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE, LOVE.
HOW'D YOU KILL THE SECOND ONE?
HMM? A BIT LIKE THIS.
- THAT DIDN'T HURT? - I KNEW I COULDN'T TOUCH YOU.
IF THERE'S NO INTENT TO HURT YOU,
THEN THAT CHIP THEY SHOVED UP MY BRAIN NEVER ACTIVATES.
IF, ON THE OTHER HAND--
[ Growls, Yells ]
SEE, NOW THAT HURT. YEAH?
THIS HURT TOO?
DEFINITE PAIN THERE.
- HOW'D YOU KILL THEM, SPIKE? - [ Growls ]
YOU'RE NOT READY TO KNOW. I'M READY.
OKAY, THEN. WENT LIKE THIS.
THE FIRST ONE WAS ALL BUSINESS, BUT THE SECOND,
SHE HAD A TOUCH OF YOUR STYLE.
[ Yelling ]
SHE WAS CUNNING, RESOURCEFUL--
OH, AND DID I MENTION... HOT?
I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT WITH THAT ONE.
YOU THINK WE'RE DANCING? THAT'S ALL WE'VE EVER DONE.
THE ONLY THING ABOUT THE DANCE IS...
YOU NEVER GET TO STOP.
EVERY DAY YOU WAKE UP, IT'S THE SAME BLOODY QUESTION THAT HAUNTS YOU--
IS TODAY THE DAY I DIE?
DEATH IS ON YOUR HEELS, BABY,
AND SOONER OR LATER, IT'S GONNA CATCH YOU.
AND PART OF YOU WANTS IT...
NOT ONLY TO STOP THE FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY,
BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE WITH IT.
DEATH IS YOUR ART. YOU MAKE IT WITH YOUR HANDS DAY AFTER DAY...
THAT FINAL GASP, THAT LOOK OF PEACE.
PART OF YOU IS DESPERATE TO KNOW-- WHAT'S IT LIKE?
WHERE DOES IT LEAD YOU?
AND NOW, YOU SEE, THAT'S THE SECRET.
NOT THE PUNCH YOU DIDN'T THROW OR THE KICKS YOU DIDN'T LAND.
SHE MERELY WANTED IT.
EVERY SLAYER...
HAS A DEATH WISH.
EVEN YOU.
THE ONLY REASON YOU'VE LASTED AS LONG AS YOU HAVE...
IS YOU'VE GOT TIES TO THE WORLD--
YOUR MUM, BRAT KID SISTER, SCOOBIES.
THEY ALL TIE YOU HERE, BUT YOU'RE JUST PUTTING OFF THE INEVITABLE.
SOONER OR LATER...
YOU'RE GONNA WANT IT.
AND THE SECOND--
THE SECOND THAT HAPPENS,
YOU KNOW I'LL BE THERE.
I'LL SLIP IN.
HAVE MYSELF A REAL GOOD DAY.
HERE ENDETH THE LESSON.
I JUST WONDER IF YOU'LL LIKE IT AS MUCH AS SHE DID.
GET OUT OF MY SIGHT, SPIKE, NOW.
OH, DID I SCARE YOU?
YOU'RE THE SLAYER. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HIT ME.
COME ON. ONE GOOD SWING. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.
I MEAN IT. SO DO I. GIVE IT TO ME GOOD, BUFFY. DO IT!
SPIKE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
COME ON. I CAN FEEL IT, SLAYER.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO DANCE.
SAY IT'S TRUE.
SAY I DO WANT TO.
IT WOULDN'T BE YOU, SPIKE.
IT WOULD NEVER BE YOU.
YOU'RE BENEATH ME.
[ Sniffles ]
[ Sobs ]
SPIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BENEATH ME. I'LL SHOW HER.
PUT HER SIX BLOODY FEET BENEATH ME.
HASN'T GOT A DEATH WISH?
BITCH WON'T NEED ONE.
OKAY, I'M TRYING TO BE SUPPORTIVE HERE,
SO DON'T DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH MY HEART LIKE LAST TIME, BUT...
[ Sighs ] YOU CAN'T KILL BUFFY.
SHE'S THE SLAYER. SHE IS SO GONNA KICK YOUR ASS.
I'VE GOT TWO BARRELS HERE THAT'LL PROVE YOU WRONG.
I KNEW YOU'D TAKE THIS PERSONALLY.
YOU ARE SO SENSITIVE.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA KILL HER? THINK!
THE SECOND YOU EVEN POINT THAT THING AT HER,
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL-- [ Yells ]
AND THEN YOU'LL GET BITCH SLAPPED UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET,
UNLESS SHE'S HAD ENOUGH AND JUST STAKES YOU. SURE.
IT'LL HURT LIKE HELL FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.
BUT SHE'LL BE DEAD JUST A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT.
FINE! BUT DON'T COME CRYING TO ME WHEN YOU FAIL!
YOU COULDN'T KILL HER BEFORE YOU GOT THE CHIP. YOU HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES!
[ Drusilla ] WHY CAN'T YOU KILL HER?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO KEEPS BRINGING HER UP!
I HAVEN'T SAID A WORD ABOUT THE BLOODY SLAYER SINCE WE LEFT CALIFORNIA.
SHE'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET, DRU!
BUT YOU'RE LYING!
I CAN STILL SEE HER FLOATING ALL AROUND YOU,
LAUGHING.
WHY?
WHY WON'T YOU PUSH HER AWAY? BUT I DID, PET. I DID IT FOR YOU.
AND YOU KEEP PUNISHING ME,
CARRYING ON WITH CREATURES LIKE THIS.
OKAY. UH, YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A THING GOING ON HERE.
I HAVE TO FIND MY PLEASURES, SPIKE.
YOU TASTE LIKE ASHES.
SO THIS IS MY FAULT NOW?
I-I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS SEEIN' SOMEBODY.
I-I SHOULD TAKE OFF.
YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT?
YOU CAN'T BLAME A GIRL, SPIKE.
YOU'RE ALL COVERED WITH HER.
I LOOK AT YOU...
ALL I SEE IS THE SLAYER.
HEY, I PUT TOGETHER THAT GROCERY LIST FOR YOU.
OH, GREAT. THANKS, HON.
- ARE YOU OKAY? - I'M FINE.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY CONDITIONER?
DID YOU LOOK UNDER THE SINK?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
OH. I WAS HOPING TO PUT THIS OFF, BUT, UM,
YOU KNOW THE "NOTHING" THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS?
IT MIGHT NOT BE NOTHING.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M, UH, STAYING OVERNIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
I'M GETTING A CAT SCAN.
IT'S ONLY ONE NIGHT.
AND THEY SAY EVEN IF THERE IS SOMETHING,
IT'S STILL VERY EARLY IF THEY DIDN'T SEE IT BEFORE.
I'M GONNA BE FINE.
I KNOW YOU WILL.
[ Sobbing ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO?
GRR! ARRGH!