HEY, MOM.
OOH.
STILL A COUPLE OF GUYS GETTIN' IT RIGHT.
HEY, FLOWER-GETTIN' LADY,
WANT ME TO PICK DAWN UP FROM SCHOOL?
MOM?
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
MOM?
MOMMY?
I THINK WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY FOR PIE.
THEN I'LL BE PRETTY MUCH READY FOR BARF. XANDER!
GROSS. NO, NO, BARF FROM THE EATING,
'CAUSE ALL WAS GOOD, AND TOO MUCH GOODNESS--
I'M TAKING IT AS A COMPLIMENT.
YES, EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS. YES.
I'M GOING TO BARF TOO. EVERYONE'S SO SWEET.
HOW YOU DOING THERE, WIL? ARE YOU IN THE VOMIT CLUB TOO?
I HAD TOO MUCH NOG.
OH, BABY. WANT ME TO RUB YOUR TUMMY? SHE LIKES IT WHEN I,
UH, S-STOP EXPLAINING THINGS.
MY NOG TASTES FUNNY. I THINK I GOT ONE WITH RUM IN IT.
- THAT'S BAD. - YEAH, NOW SANTA'S GONNA PASS YOU RIGHT BY,
NAUGHTY BOOZE HOUND. [ Both Chuckling ]
SANTA ALWAYS PASSES ME BY. SOMETHING PUTS HIM OFF.
- COULD BE THE BIG-HONK MENORAH. - DID YOU WRITE HIM A LETTER?
- WHAT'D YOU ASK FOR? - UM, GUYS, HELLO. PUBERTY.
SORT OF FIGURED OUT THE WHOLE NO-SANTA THING.
- THAT'S A MYTH. - YEAH.
NO, I MEAN, IT'S A MYTH THAT IT'S A MYTH. THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS.
THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A 1,000-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND. INSIDE SCOOP.
- THERE'S A SANTA CLAUS? - MM-HMM. BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1500s.
BUT HE WASN'T ALWAYS CALLED SANTA. BUT, YOU KNOW,
CHRISTMAS NIGHT, FLYING REINDEER, COMING DOWN THE CHIMNEY-- ALL TRUE.
ALL TRUE?
WELL, HE DOESN'T TRADITIONALLY BRING PRESENTS...
SO MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, DISEMBOWEL CHILDREN.
BUT OTHERWISE-- THE REINDEER PART WAS NICE.
DAMN IT. I HATE THIS OVEN. IT BURNT.
NO, IT'S JUST BLACKENED. YOU KNOW, IT'S CAJUN PIE.
SHALL I OPEN ANOTHER? DO YOU THINK WE DARE?
AS LONG AS YOU TWO STAY AWAY FROM THE BAND CANDY,
I'M COOL WITH ANYTHING.
[ Clears Throat ]
YOU ARE A DEMON CHILD.
I LIVE TO TORMENT YOU. IS THAT SO WRONG?
A DAUGHTER'S DUTY, I SUPPOSE.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CUT OFF A LITTLE BIT OF THE BURNT-- [ Both Gasp ]
MOM. MOM. MOM. MOM.
MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM.
MOM!
[ Gasping ]
[ Woman ] 911 EMERGENCY. HELLO?
DO YOU HAVE-- IT'S MY MOM. SHE'S-- SHE'S NOT BREATHING.
IS SHE CONSCIOUS? NO. I-I-I-I CAN'T--
SHE'S-- SHE'S NOT BREATHING. I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS.
WHAT? I'M GONNA SEND AN AMBULANCE OVER.
1630 RIVELO. I-I-IT'S A HOUSE.
RIVELO, NEAR HADLEY. I'M SENDING A UNIT RIGHT AWAY.
ARE YOU ALONE IN THE HOUSE? YES.
AND DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED? DID SHE FALL?
NO. NO. I-I CAME HOME AND SH-- WH-WHAT SHOULD I DO?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO ADMINISTER C.P.R.?
NO. I DON'T REMEMBER. OKAY, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
YOU WANT TO TILT YOUR MOTHER'S HEAD BACK,
COVER HER MOUTH WITH YOURS AND BREATHE INTO HER MOUTH.
I-I KNOW THIS. I KNOW THIS. [ Continues, Indistinct ]
GOD. I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN DO THIS! [ Muttering ]
OKAY. OKAY. THERE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT--
ONE, TWO-- [ Bones Cracking ]
OH! OH, GOD.
I-- ARE YOU THERE? I-I BROKE S-SOMETHING.
HELLO? IT CRACKED.
IS SHE BREATHING? NO.
PARAMEDICS SHOULD BE THERE IN A MOMENT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE CRACKED A RIB. IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
SHE'S COLD.
THE BODY IS COLD? NO, MY MOM!
SHOULD-- SHOULD I MAKE HER WARM?
NO. IF SHE'S NOT RESPONDING TO THE C.P.R.,
BEST THING IS TO WAIT FOR THE PARAMEDICS, OKAY?
WHEN WILL THEY BE HERE? THEY'RE VERY NEARBY.
[ Vehicle Approaching ]
YOU JUST-- [ Vehicle Passes By ]
STAY CALM. WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVE--
[ Operator Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Calmly ] I HAVE TO MAKE A CALL.
[ Sniffles ]
[ Automatic Dialing ]
[ Line Ringing ]
[ Giles ] HELLO? GILES, YOU HAVE TO COME.
BUFFY?
SHE'S AT THE HOUSE.
[ Phone Beeps Off ]
[ Siren Approaching ]
[ Brakes Screech ]
[ Car Door Opens ]
[ Car Door Closes ]
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
SHE'S IN HERE.
- I'M GETTING NO PULSE. - LET'S LAY HER OUT.
- HOW LONG'S SHE BEEN LIKE THIS? - I FOUND HER-- A FEW MINUTES.
- WAS SHE CONSCIOUS? - NO.
I'M BAGGIN' HER. WHAT?
WE'RE GONNA INTUBATE. TRYING TO GET HER TO BREATHE. THIS YOUR MOTHER?
YES. SHE HAVE ANY SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS?
- ANY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE OR-- - NO.
THERE-THERE WAS A TUMOR, A-A BRAIN TUMOR.
BUT-BUT SHE HAD AN OPERATION, AND SHE'S FINE NOW.
SHE'S-- SHE'S BEEN FINE.
[ Air Whooshing ]
- [ Coughing ] - WE GOT HER! MY GOD, WE GOT HER!
LET'S GET HER ON THE TRUCK NOW. CALL IT IN AHEAD.
- I NEVER BROUGHT ONE BACK THIS LATE. - BUFFY.
- I'M HERE. - [ Siren Wailing ]
IT'S A MIRACLE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS-- A BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE.
GOOD AS NEW. BUFFY, THANK GOD YOU FOUND ME IN TIME.
SHE'S COLD, MAN.
CALL IT.
I'M SORRY. WH-WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT...
YOUR MOTHER'S DEAD.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE DID DIE A GOOD WHILE BEFORE YOU FOUND HER.
THERE'S... NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE.
WHAT-- I'M GUESSING IT MUST'VE BEEN AN ANEURYSM OR SOME CLOTTING.
SOME COMPLICATION FROM SURGERY.
SHE PROBABLY FELT...
VERY LITTLE PAIN.
I'M GONNA CALL IT IN. THE CORONER'S OFFICE WILL COME BY AND TAKE HER IN...
AND THEY'LL DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH CONCLUSIVELY.
[ Man On Radio ] DISPATCH SEVEN, WE HAVE A 2-0-6.
WHAT'S YOUR STATUS? WE'RE MOVING.
LOCATION IS BEAUMONT AND 9th. YOUR GIG IS ON THE STREET.
GO NOW. OKAY. WE GOTTA FLY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA CALL THIS RIGHT AWAY.
THE CORONER'S OFFICE MAY TAKE A WHILE.
IN THE MEANWHILE, I THINK YOU SHOULD SIT,
HAVE A GLASS OF WATER AND TRY NOT TO DISTURB THE BODY.
DO YOU NEED ANYTHING? IS THERE SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL?
SOMEONE'S COMING. LET'S GO.
I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THANK YOU.
[ Sniffling ]
GOOD LUCK.
[ Car Doors Closing ]
[ Engine Starts ]
[ Vehicle Departing ]
[ Siren, Distant ]
[ Puts Phone Down ]
[ Vomiting ] [ Wind Chimes Ringing ]
[ Chimes Continue Ringing ]
[ Children Playing ]
[ Chimes Continue Ringing ]
BUFFY! WHAT IS IT? IS IT GLORY?
I'M WAITING. THE-- THE CORONER'S COMING.
- WHAT? - I HAVE TO TELL DAWN.
SH-SHE'S AT SCHOOL. I'LL GO THERE.
I'M NOT SURE-- OH, GOD. NO. NO.
- DON'T. NO. IT'S TOO LATE. - JOYCE?
- THEY'RE COMING FOR HER. NO. NO. WE'RE-- - JOYCE!
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE THE BODY!
[ Crying Softly ]
[ Zippering Continues ]
OH, GOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
[ Girl ] IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
HOW CAN YOU SAY IT'S NOT THAT BAD?
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S THAT BIG A DEAL. [ Toilet Flushing ]
KEVIN BERMAN CALLED ME A FREAK IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
NO, THAT'S NO BIG DEAL.
HE DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE A FREAK.
FORGET IT.
HE JUST SAID YOU WERE FREAKY,
WHICH, YOU KNOW, FREAKY CAN BE SORT OF COOL.
YEAH. REAL COOL.
I'M A SUICIDAL HEAD CASE. YOU KNOW IT WAS KIRSTIE.
SHE WAS TELLING PEOPLE HOW YOU WERE INTO CUTTING YOURSELF AND--
THAT'S SUCH A LIE!
I GOT CUT... BY ACCIDENT... ONE TIME.
NOW KEVIN THINKS I'M--
THAT WAS WHEN YOU WERE WIGGING OUT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
AND, OF COURSE, KIRSTIE'S GOTTA TURN EVERYTHING INTO A STORY. [ Sighs ]
SHE WAS TELLING PEOPLE THAT YOU WERE ADOPTED.
WHAT A PRIMA BIATCH.
I SWEAR, IF I COULD MAKE HER HEAD EXPLODE...
USING ONLY THE POWER OF MY MIND,
THAT'S WHAT I'D BE DOING RIGHT ABOUT NOW.
GREAT. NOW I LOOK LIKE A WET RAT.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE LOOKING ALL CRY-FACE.
THAT'LL JUST GIVE KIRSTIE MORE AMMO. [ Bell Ringing ]
YOU KNOW, MY BIG SISTER COULD REALLY BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER.
I MEAN, REALLY REALLY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CAN I SHOW MY FACE?
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. WE'RE GONNA BE LATE ANYWAY.
KIRSTIE ALERT.
- HEY, DAWN. - HEY.
HOW YOU DOING? YOU OKAY? GOOD. THANKS FOR ASKING.
[ Quietly ] BIATCH. [ Bell Rings ]
[ Teacher ] OKAY, REMEMBER,
WE'RE NOT DRAWING THE OBJECT.
WE'RE DRAWING...
THE NEGATIVE SPACE AROUND THE OBJECT.
WE JUST DRAW THE EDGES. HI.
OH. HEY, KEVIN. AND THEN GIVE ME A SENSE...
OF THE SPACES AROUND,
THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
UM, NEGATIVE SPACE.
YEAH. WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
YEAH. [ Scoffs ]
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THANKS.
[ Gasps Quietly ]
SO I HEARD YOU, LIKE, HAD A FREAK-OUT AND CUT YOURSELF.
NO. NOT EVEN.
IT WAS A WHOLE-- IT WAS SO NOT--
I FELT LIKE THAT BEFORE.
THINGS GET SO CRAZED, YOU KNOW?
YOU JUST FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING EXTREME.
YEAH.
I JUST HAD A LOT OF INTENSE STUFF GOING ON.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT--
PAIN.
YEAH.
THEN KIRSTIE'S GOTTA BLAB IT EVERYWHERE 'CAUSE SHE'S--
KIRSTIE, MAN. IT'S LIKE SHE THINKS,
"I'M SO HOT, EVERYBODY SHOULD JUST BOW DOWN BEFORE ME."
AND I'M, LIKE, "WHATEVER."
SHE'S SO SUPERFICIAL.
EVERYTHING'S ALWAYS ABOUT CLOTHES OR WHO LIKES WHO,
AND THERE'S JUST WAY MORE IMPORTANT STUFF GOING ON.
THERE'S A LOT OF CRUCIAL,
YOU KNOW, STUFF.
YEAH.
THIS ONE TIME IN HISTORY,
SHE HAD THIS BOOK CALLED ANNALS OF HISTORY,
AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THE WORD "ANNALS,"
SO SHE KEPT SAYING-- DAWN.
I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.
UM, WHAT?
CAN IT WAIT? I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLASS.
I KNOW. PLEASE COME WITH ME.
I THOUGHT MOM WAS PICKING ME UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON? SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
LET'S GO OUTSIDE-- NO. TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT'S... BAD... NEWS.
WHAT IS IT? WHAT HAPPENED?
- IT'S BAD. PLEASE, CAN WE-- - WHERE'S MOM?
MOM H-HAD AN ACCIDENT...
OR, UM,
SOMETHING WENT WRONG FROM THE TUMOR.
IS SHE OKAY?
IS SHE-- BUT SHE'S OKAY?
BUT IT'S-- IT'S SERIOUS-- BUT--
DAWN.
[ Muted ] NO! [ Sobbing ]
NO! NO, IT'S NOT TRUE!
YOU'RE A LIAR! SHE'S FINE!
[ Muted ] PLEASE, IT'S NOT TRUE.
SHE'S FINE. OH, NO!
NO! NO! [ Sobbing ]
NO!
[ Cutting Continues ]
I THINK THEY'RE HERE.
DO YOU WANNA COME UP?
YOU'RE DOUBLE-PARKED.
LET THEM GIVE ME A TICKET.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? THE PURPLE, RIGHT?
'CAUSE-- 'CAUSE IT'S SOMBER?
NO. NO, IT'S TOO DEPRESSING.
IT'S LIKE I'M A FUNERAL GUY.
WELL, THIS IS-- THIS IS CHEERIER.
MAYBE I WANNA BE CHEERY, LIKE-- LIKE EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.
NO, THAT'S-- THAT'S RUDE. THAT'S-- IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
♪ LA LA LA ♪ I DON'T CARE.
[ Grunts ] IF I HAD THAT BLUE ONE--
JOYCE REALLY LIKED THE BLUE ONE.
SHE TOLD ME ONE TIME. YOU SURE IT'S NOT IN YOUR ROOM?
I-I-I CAN LOOK AGAIN.
NO. NO. I-I SHOULD-- I SHOULD WEAR THE PURPLE.
THE PURPLE. I-I THINK THE-- THE PURPLE.
I-IT'S JUST THAT IT'S SO-- I DON'T KNOW.
IT DOESN'T MEAN SOMETHING BAD?
I THINK IT'S, UM, ROYAL.
PURPLE MEANS... ROYALTY.
WELL, I CAN'T SEE BUFFY AT THE MORGUE AND BE ALL ROYAL.
"OH, I'M THE KING OF EVERYTHING. I'M BETTER THAN YOU."
I HAVE TO BE SUPPORTIVE. BUFFY NEEDS ME TO BE SUPPORTIVE. I NEED--
[ Crying, Breathing Heavily ]
OH, GOD. WHY DO ALL OF MY SHIRTS HAVE TO HAVE STUPID THINGS ON THEM?
WHY CAN'T I JUST DRESS LIKE A GROWN-UP?
CAN'T I BE A GROWN-UP?
SHH. TARA.
SHH, DARLING. I CAN'T DO THIS.
WE CAN DO THIS.
OKAY. WE CAN BE THERE FOR BUFFY.
AND DAWN.
LITTLE DAWN.
WE CAN BE STRONG. STRONG LIKE AN AMAZON?
STRONG LIKE AN AMAZON, RIGHT.
OKAY.
I WISH I HAD THE BLUE.
SO WHAT DO WE DO?
I'M NOT SURE.
WILLOW TALKED TO GILES.
BUT WHAT WILL WE DO?
WHAT WILL WE BE EXPECTED TO DO?
[ Knocks ]
HEY.
HOW YOU DOING?
I KNOW THE FEELING.
I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA START TO CRY AGAIN.
XANDER CRIED AT THE APARTMENT.
IT WAS WEIRD.
YEAH, IT-IT'S A-- IT'S A THING WE DO.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
WELL, I-- I GUESS...
WE'RE GONNA MEET THEM AT THE MORGUE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE TAKING HER.
UM, GILES SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA GO WITH JOYCE,
AND BUFFY WAS GONNA GO TO... THE SCHOOL TO TELL DAWN.
GOD.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO-- HOW TO GET-- [ Xander ] YEAH.
IT'S AT THE HOSPITAL. IT'S A WING.
WE DO MORGUE TIME IN THE SCOOBY GANG.
I HAVE TO CHANGE.
- WHAT ELSE DID GILES SAY? - NOT A LOT.
ARE THEY SURE THIS WAS... NATURAL? I MEAN, GLORY--
GILES IS PRETTY SURE THAT IT WASN'T-- IT WASN'T HER.
BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA COME AFTER BUFFY'S FAMILY. WE SHOULD BE GOING AFTER HER.
SHE COULD HAVE DONE IT AND-- AND COVERED HER TRACKS.
WH-WHY WOULD SHE? SHE'D WANT US TO KNOW.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.
IT'S THE FRICKIN' DOCTORS.
THEY JUST LET HER OUT. CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
DIG A HOLE IN YOUR SKULL. HERE'S A BAND-AID. NEXT!
XANDER! THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED HER OVER.
THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD HER IN.
WE DON'T WE HAVE ENOUGH MONSTERS IN THIS TOWN
THAT DOCTORS GOTTA HELP THEM OUT?
[ Willow ] XANDER, I-- I DON'T THINK IT WAS--
IT JUST HAPPENED.
THINGS DON'T HAPPEN!
I MEAN, THEY DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
SOMEBODY'S--
I MEAN, SOMEBODY'S GOT--
OKAY.
LET'S GO.
COME ON. YOU AND ME.
COME ON.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T TAKE YOU.
DAMN STRAIGHT.
- ARE WE GONNA SEE THE BODY? - WHAT?
ARE WE GONNA BE IN THE ROOM... WITH THE DEAD BODY?
I DON'T KNOW. NO.
BUT I GUESS WE SHOULD TAKE OVER PATROLLING AND ALL THAT.
YEAH. OH, YEAH.
- FOR HOWEVER LONG. - [ Xander ] YOU KNOW IT.
I CAN'T WEAR THIS.
I-I REALLY SHOULD HAVE THE OTHER.
JOYCE LIKED IT SO.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD HAVE LEFT IT IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM?
- MAYBE. - I'LL GO CHECK.
- I'LL JUST BE ONE MINUTE. - WE'RE COOL.
- ARE THEY GONNA CUT THE BODY OPEN? - OH, MY GOD!
WOULD YOU JUST STOP TALKING? JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH, PLEASE!
- WHAT AM I DOING? - HOW CAN YOU ACT LIKE THAT?
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CHANGING MY CLOTHES A LOT?
IS THAT THE HELPFUL THING TO DO? GUYS--
- THE WAY YOU BEHAVE-- - NOBODY WILL TELL ME.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT OKAY FOR YOU TO BE ASKING THESE THINGS!
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND! I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
HOW THIS ALL HAPPENS, HOW WE GO THROUGH THIS.
I MEAN, I KNEW HER, AND THEN SHE'S--
THERE'S JUST A BODY, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
WHY SHE JUST CAN'T GET BACK IN IT AND NOT BE DEAD ANYMORE.
IT'S STUPID. IT'S MORTAL AND STUPID.
AND-- AND XANDER'S CRYING AND NOT TALKING.
AND I WAS HAVING FRUIT PUNCH, AND I THOUGHT,
"JOYCE WILL NEVER HAVE ANY MORE FRUIT PUNCH, EVER,
AND SHE'LL NEVER HAVE EGGS OR YAWN OR BRUSH HER HAIR, NOT EVER."
AND NO ONE WILL EXPLAIN TO ME WHY.
WE DON'T KNOW...
HOW IT WORKS OR...
WHY.
[ Crash ] [ Xander ] SORRY.
SORRY. SOME... PENT-UP--
XANDER.
- WHERE DID YOUR HAND GO? - AS I WAS SAYING, SOME FRUSTRATION...
AND NOW, UM, I APPEAR TO BE STUCK.
OH, MY GOD.
IS YOUR HAND OKAY?
PRETTY MUCH. I'M REALLY SORRY.
YOU COULD HAVE HIT AN ELECTRICAL... THING!
AND ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SORRY.
DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?
FOR A SECOND THERE.
A WHOLE SECOND?
IN MY DEFENSE, SOME CRAPPY WALLMANSHIP.
YEAH, YOU CAN HEAR EVERYTHING NEXT DOOR.
WHO DID THE DRYWALL IN THIS PLACE? I ALWAYS FORGET TO ASK.
DID I MISS SOMETHING? XANDER DECIDED THAT HE BLAMES THE WALL.
CAN YOU TURN YOUR WRIST?
HOLD ON. [ Grunting ]
OH! OOH! OH.
IT'S OKAY.
IT HURTS.
[ Willow ] HERE, WASH IT OFF.
BAND-AIDS? UNDERNEATH.
I COULDN'T FIND IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WE SHOULD GET THERE. YES.
I WANNA BE THERE FOR BUFFY.
[ Xander ] YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE AVENGERS GOTTA GET WITH THE ASSEMBLY.
WE'LL GO. WE'LL DEAL. WE'LL HELP.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE HELP BUFFY.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO HELP?
[ Door Closes ]
[ Woman On P.A., Indistinct ]
IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO?
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW.
THEY'RE NOT TELLING US ANYTHING.
[ Sniffling ]
DOCTOR?
OKAY, I'VE EXAMINED YOUR MOTHER'S BODY.
CAN WE SEE HER?
DAWN, NOT NOW.
THE ON-SITE REPORT SEEMS MORE OR LESS ACCURATE.
YOUR MOTHER DID HAVE WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN ANEURYSM--
A SUDDEN HEMORRHAGING FROM A RUPTURED ARTERIAL VESSEL NEAR THE, UH--
WHERE THE TUMOR WAS REMOVED.
SHOULDN'T WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THAT-- THAT WAS A DANGER?
SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE DETECTABLE, AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT.
JOYCE WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A RUPTURE...
AND THE EFFECTS.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN GET ON THE PHONE, SO, CLEARLY THIS WAS VERY SUDDEN.
SHE, UH, MAY HAVE FELT A LITTLE NAUSEA...
AND PROBABLY PASSED OUT AS IT HAPPENED.
I DOUBT THERE WAS MUCH PAIN.
AND EVEN IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BY HER SIDE--
MY HEAD. MOM!
IT'S DOUBTFUL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH IN TIME.
UH, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
ARE YOU SURE... THAT THERE WASN'T A LOT OF PAIN?
ABSOLUTELY.
[ Doctor's Voice ] I HAVE TO LIE TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
WHAT, UH, NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW?
WELL, THERE, UH-- THERE'LL BE SOME FORMS...
AND SOME DECISIONS YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE.
BUFFY, WHY DON'T YOU LET ME HANDLE THIS AS MUCH AS I CAN? PLEASE.
WE WILL NEED YOU TO SIGN A COUPLE OF RELEASE FORMS.
YES, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
I'LL FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES YOU NEED TO SEE.
WE'LL BE HERE.
WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?
NOTHING. THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW--
IT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT-- A TUMOR.
WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN?
GILES SAYS HE'S GONNA GO OVER THE PAPERWORK.
MAN, IF THERE'S ONE DAY THEY SHOULD NOT GIVE YOU HOMEWORK--
DAWNIE, DO YOU WANNA SIT?
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE HERE VERY LONG.
- WHAT ABOUT-- - WHAT ABOUT WHAT?
NOTHING. I HAVE TO PEE.
DO YOU WANT SOMEONE TO GO WITH YOU?
NO. I STILL REMEMBER HOW TO PEE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? YEAH.
I THINK MAYBE SHE'S MAD AT ME OR SOMETHING.
'CAUSE YOU WERE THE ONE THAT TOLD HER?
HOW'D SHE TAKE IT?
MELTDOWN.
SHE JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.
I STILL DON'T THINK SHE DOES.
I WISH THAT JOYCE DIDN'T DIE...
BECAUSE SHE WAS NICE.
AND NOW WE ALL HURT.
ANYA, EVER THE WORDSMITH.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING?
SOMETHING TO EAT OR A SODA?
HONESTLY, I-I COULDN'T TELL.
WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY TO EAT SOMETHING.
YEAH, MAYBE DAWN COULD USE A SNACK.
I'LL FIND SOMETHING. XANDER, DO YOU HAVE ANY MONEY?
WE'LL COME WITH.
WE'LL BE RIGHT QUICK.
I'M SORRY YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO HELP.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'M... HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS.
THAT'S JUST AN AMAZINGLY DUMB THING TO SAY.
OBVIOUSLY, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
I HAVE.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS 17.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
I'M SORRY.
NO, NO, I DIDN'T MEAN TO--
I'M ONLY TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE--
I KNOW IT'S NOT M-MY PLACE, BUT...
THERE'S THINGS--
THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS I HAD THAT I COULDN'T...
UNDERSTAND...
OR EVEN TRY TO EXPLAIN TO ANYONE ELSE.
THOUGHTS THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS LOSING IT,
OR LIKE I WAS SOME KIND OF H-HORRIBLE PERSON.
I KNOW IT'S DIFFERENT FOR YOU,
BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS DIFFERENT, BUT...
IF YOU EVER NEED--
WAS IT SUDDEN?
WHAT? YOUR MOTHER.
NO.
AND YES.
IT'S ALWAYS SUDDEN.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
- WE PANICKED. - UH-HUH.
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT.
THE SANDWICHES ARE MEAT.
I'M JUST NOT HUNGRY.
WHAT ABOUT DAWNIE?
- IS SHE STILL IN THE BATHROOM? - I GUESS.
YOU GUYS WAIT HERE.
[ Dawn Screaming, Muted ]
- [ Screaming Continues ] - [ Buffy Shouting ]
[ Growling ]
[ Fighting Continues ]
[ Bones Cracking ] [ Groans ]
DAWN?
IS SHE COLD?
IT'S NOT HER.
SHE'S GONE.
WHERE'D SHE GO?
GRR! ARRGH!