1 00:00:01,896 --> 00:00:03,938 PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER-- 2 00:00:03,938 --> 00:00:07,062 - WHY DIDN'T YOUR CHIP GO OFF? - IT WAS A CHOICE. 3 00:00:07,062 --> 00:00:09,980 RIGHT. TO EITHER REPAIR THE CHIP, OR TO REMOVE IT. 4 00:00:09,980 --> 00:00:13,688 - YOU REMOVED THE CHIP? - YEAH. SPIKE HAS A SOUL NOW. 5 00:00:13,688 --> 00:00:15,729 THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA STOP HIM FROM HURTING PEOPLE. 6 00:00:15,729 --> 00:00:19,604 - BUFFY-- - HE CAN BE A GOOD MAN, GILES. I FEEL IT. 7 00:00:20,855 --> 00:00:23,563 HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SLAYERS? 8 00:00:23,563 --> 00:00:26,229 MY MOTHER WAS ONE. SHE WAS KILLED WHEN I WAS FOUR. 9 00:00:26,229 --> 00:00:29,563 - SOMETHING GOT HER? A DEMON? - A VAMPIRE. 10 00:00:29,563 --> 00:00:31,729 - SO, HOW DO YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER? - HE WORKS WITH ME. 11 00:00:31,729 --> 00:00:35,271 UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EVIL. 12 00:00:35,271 --> 00:00:38,104 HE'S A VAMPIRE. NICE COAT. WHERE'D YOU GET IT? 13 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,104 NEW YORK. 14 00:00:42,521 --> 00:00:45,187 [ Thunder Rumbling ] 15 00:00:55,146 --> 00:00:57,771 WELL, ALL RIGHT! GOT THE MOVES, DON'T YA? 16 00:00:57,771 --> 00:01:00,646 I'M GONNA RIDE YOU HARD BEFORE I PUT YOU AWAY, LUV. 17 00:01:00,646 --> 00:01:02,938 YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? 18 00:01:02,938 --> 00:01:05,479 YOU ACTUALLY LOOK A LITTLE WET AND LIMP TO ME. 19 00:01:05,479 --> 00:01:07,729 AND I AIN'T YOUR "LUV." [ Grunts ] 20 00:01:08,604 --> 00:01:10,521 [ Groaning ] 21 00:01:15,479 --> 00:01:16,896 - [ Groans ] - [ Grunts ] 22 00:01:19,813 --> 00:01:21,938 [ Grunting, Groaning Continue ] 23 00:01:33,604 --> 00:01:35,729 [ Roars ] 24 00:01:45,938 --> 00:01:48,855 I SPENT A LONG TIME TRYIN' TO TRACK YOU DOWN. 25 00:01:48,855 --> 00:01:53,146 YOU DON'T REALLY WANT THE DANCE TO END SO SOON, DO YOU, NIKKI? 26 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:54,980 THE MUSIC'S JUST STARTIN', ISN'T IT? 27 00:01:54,980 --> 00:01:57,146 [ Thunder Continues ] 28 00:01:59,855 --> 00:02:01,604 BY THE WAY, 29 00:02:04,229 --> 00:02:06,771 LOVE THE COAT. 30 00:02:07,521 --> 00:02:09,438 MAMA? 31 00:02:13,104 --> 00:02:15,104 YOU DID A GOOD JOB, BABY BOY. 32 00:02:15,104 --> 00:02:17,312 YOU STAYED DOWN, JUST LIKE MAMA TOLD YOU. 33 00:02:17,312 --> 00:02:20,229 CAN WE GO HOME NOW? UH-UH. 34 00:02:20,229 --> 00:02:22,396 IT'S NOT SAFE THERE ANYMORE. 35 00:02:22,396 --> 00:02:25,187 HOW ABOUT I LEAVE YOU OVER AT CROWLEY'S HOUSE? 36 00:02:25,187 --> 00:02:27,771 AND YOU CAN PLAY WITH THOSE SPOOKY DOODADS THAT YOU LIKE. 37 00:02:27,771 --> 00:02:29,938 NO, I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU. 38 00:02:32,062 --> 00:02:34,312 YEAH, I KNOW YOU DO, BABY. 39 00:02:34,312 --> 00:02:36,688 BUT REMEMBER, ROBIN, HONEY, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. 40 00:02:36,688 --> 00:02:38,521 ALWAYS GOTTA WORK THE MISSION. 41 00:02:39,813 --> 00:02:42,229 LOOK AT ME. 42 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:44,646 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU. 43 00:02:44,646 --> 00:02:47,271 BUT I GOT A JOB TO DO. 44 00:02:47,271 --> 00:02:49,896 THE MISSION IS WHAT MATTERS, RIGHT? 45 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:55,021 THAT'S MY BOY. COME ON. 46 00:03:04,312 --> 00:03:06,146 ROBIN? 47 00:03:07,229 --> 00:03:09,187 [ Grunting ] 48 00:03:14,563 --> 00:03:17,230 [ Groaning ] 49 00:03:25,396 --> 00:03:27,479 [ Shouts ] 50 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:38,396 SPIKE! 51 00:03:46,312 --> 00:03:49,062 [ Growling ] 52 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:52,980 [ Shouts ] 53 00:03:52,980 --> 00:03:54,938 A LITTLE TIP, MATE. 54 00:03:56,896 --> 00:04:00,896 THE STAKE'S YOUR FRIEND. DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE IT. 55 00:04:00,896 --> 00:04:03,479 WHAT? 56 00:04:12,938 --> 00:04:14,855 JUST WAITING FOR MY MOMENT. 57 00:05:13,187 --> 00:05:16,646 [ Bell Ringing ] 58 00:05:16,646 --> 00:05:19,354 [ Chattering ] 59 00:05:22,896 --> 00:05:25,479 SITUATION STILL NORMAL. 60 00:05:25,479 --> 00:05:27,771 WELL, OR AS NORMAL AS THIS SCHOOL EVER SEES. 61 00:05:29,021 --> 00:05:31,271 SO IT APPEARS. 62 00:05:31,271 --> 00:05:34,604 WELL, NO FIRES. NO ONE'S HEAD'S GOING KABLOOEY. 63 00:05:34,604 --> 00:05:36,771 AND THE SWING CHOIR AND THE MARCHING BAND HAVE GONE BACK... 64 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:39,729 TO THEIR NORMAL, HEALTHY, SEETHING RESENTMENT. 65 00:05:39,729 --> 00:05:43,271 YEAH, IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET AROUND HERE SINCE YOU SHUT DOWN THAT SEAL. 66 00:05:43,271 --> 00:05:45,354 YOU JUST MAY HAVE STOPPED THIS THING, BUFFY. 67 00:05:45,354 --> 00:05:47,271 NO, I-IT CAN'T BE THAT EASY. 68 00:05:47,271 --> 00:05:49,563 YOU CALL THAT EASY? 69 00:05:49,563 --> 00:05:51,604 HEY, ANY APOCALYPSE I AVERT WITHOUT DYING? 70 00:05:51,604 --> 00:05:55,104 YEAH, THOSE ARE THE EASY ONES. 71 00:05:55,104 --> 00:05:57,938 YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, UH, YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE, MISS SUMMERS. 72 00:05:57,938 --> 00:06:03,062 I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU WHEN WE'RE OUT PATROLLING, AND YOU'RE, UM-- 73 00:06:03,062 --> 00:06:04,855 YOU REMIND ME OF MY, UM-- 74 00:06:06,354 --> 00:06:09,271 YOUR MOTHER? YEAH. 75 00:06:09,271 --> 00:06:12,813 YEAH, WHAT I REMEMBER OF HER ANYWAY. 76 00:06:12,813 --> 00:06:15,062 I GOTTA TELL YOU, NOT A LINE EVERY GIRL LIKES TO HEAR, 77 00:06:15,062 --> 00:06:18,146 BUT IN THIS CASE, COMPLIMENT TAKEN. 78 00:06:18,146 --> 00:06:20,855 MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. MAYBE EVERYTHING IS FINE. 79 00:06:20,855 --> 00:06:24,146 EVERYTHING'S TERRIBLE! TOTAL CATASTROPHE! 80 00:06:24,146 --> 00:06:26,230 GILES, WHAT'S WRONG? 81 00:06:26,230 --> 00:06:28,855 HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW LIBRARY? TH-TH-THERE'S NOTHING BUT COMPUTERS. 82 00:06:28,855 --> 00:06:32,062 THERE'S NOT A BOOK TO BE SEEN. I-- I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, BUFFY. 83 00:06:32,062 --> 00:06:34,021 I-- I MEAN, WHO DO-- WHO DO WE SPEAK TO? 84 00:06:34,021 --> 00:06:37,938 UH, TH-THAT WOULD BE ME. HI. I'M ROBIN WOOD. 85 00:06:37,938 --> 00:06:41,229 OH, UH, SORRY. YES, UH, RUPERT GILES. SORRY. 86 00:06:41,229 --> 00:06:45,396 UH, B-BUFFY TELLS ME THAT YOU'RE SOMETHING OF A FREELANCE DEMON FIGHTER. 87 00:06:45,396 --> 00:06:47,604 LISTEN. EXCUSE ME. OH, YES. 88 00:06:47,604 --> 00:06:51,187 UM, I, UM-- I'M RELIEVED. I-- 89 00:06:51,187 --> 00:06:54,771 WE'RE RUNNING DANGEROUSLY LOW ON ALLIES. 90 00:06:54,771 --> 00:06:57,146 SO, WE DIDN'T STOP IT THEN? 91 00:06:57,146 --> 00:07:00,271 UM, NO, THE, UH, SEERS OF THE COVEN... 92 00:07:00,271 --> 00:07:03,563 ARE CERTAIN THE FIRST IS CONTINUING TO GATHER ITS FORCES. 93 00:07:03,563 --> 00:07:07,021 I'M AFRAID WAR IS INEVITABLE. 94 00:07:09,229 --> 00:07:12,855 - SO, WE SHOULD GO BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD. - WHAT? 95 00:07:12,855 --> 00:07:16,104 WELL, I-- I CAN HAVE MY BACKUP LIBRARY SENT FROM HOME IN THE MEANTIME. 96 00:07:16,104 --> 00:07:18,771 - YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT-- - GILES. 97 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:22,396 KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM CRAFTED BINDINGS AND PAGES, BUFFY, 98 00:07:22,396 --> 00:07:24,896 NOT ONES AND ZEROS. 99 00:07:24,896 --> 00:07:27,021 SO, DID YOU BRING BACK ANY POTENTIALS? 100 00:07:27,021 --> 00:07:31,354 UM, NO, ACTUALLY, MY-- MY, UH, MY TRIP WAS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. 101 00:07:31,354 --> 00:07:34,479 IT'S, UM, REGARDING SPIKE. SPIKE. WHAT ABOUT HIM? 102 00:07:34,479 --> 00:07:36,563 I TOLD YOU MY CONCERNS... 103 00:07:36,563 --> 00:07:39,312 WHEN YOU RECKLESSLY CHOSE TO REMOVE THE CHIP FROM HIS HEAD. 104 00:07:39,312 --> 00:07:42,521 - WAIT, SORRY. CHIP? - UH, IT'S A LONG STORY. 105 00:07:42,521 --> 00:07:45,813 THE MILITARY PUT A CHIP IN SPIKE'S HEAD, SO HE COULDN'T HURT ANYONE. 106 00:07:45,813 --> 00:07:48,021 AND THAT WOULD BE THE ABRIDGED VERSION. 107 00:07:48,021 --> 00:07:50,646 BUT HE WOULDN'T HURT ANYONE ANYMORE BECAUSE HE HAS A SOUL NOW. 108 00:07:50,646 --> 00:07:52,938 - UNLESS THE FIRST TRIGGERS HIM AGAIN. - TRIGGERS THE CHIP? 109 00:07:52,938 --> 00:07:55,396 NO, THE TRIGGER'S A POSTHYPNOTIC THING. THE FIRST PUT IT IN HIS HEAD. 110 00:07:55,396 --> 00:07:57,771 IT WAS-- 111 00:07:57,771 --> 00:08:00,438 MADE HIM-- HE WAS KILLING AGAIN. 112 00:08:00,438 --> 00:08:02,729 SO, HE HAS A TRIGGER, A SOUL AND A CHIP? 113 00:08:02,729 --> 00:08:05,604 NOT ANYMORE. IT WAS KILLING HIM, GILES! 114 00:08:05,604 --> 00:08:08,104 - THE TRIGGER? - NO, THE CHIP. THE TRIGGER'S NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE. 115 00:08:08,104 --> 00:08:11,021 BECAUSE THE MILITARY GAVE HIM A SOUL? 116 00:08:13,062 --> 00:08:15,312 SORRY. 117 00:08:15,312 --> 00:08:19,104 WE DON'T KNOW THAT THE TRIGGER IS INACTIVE. 118 00:08:19,104 --> 00:08:23,729 WHAT I BROUGHT BACK MAY HELP US TO DISARM IT-- 119 00:08:23,729 --> 00:08:27,604 ASCERTAIN EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT CAUSES SPIKE'S BEHAVIOR. 120 00:08:27,604 --> 00:08:31,396 IT WAS THAT SONG, GILES. I-I'M TELLING YOU. IT WAS THAT SONG THAT SPIKE WAS SINGING. 121 00:08:31,396 --> 00:08:34,146 BUT HE HAS NO MEMORY OF IT. IS THERE ANY PART OF IT THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER? 122 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:36,229 IT WASN'T LIKE IT HAD A CATCHY HOOK OR ANYTHING, 123 00:08:36,229 --> 00:08:39,312 YOU KNOW, LIKE, "I'M COMIN' UP, SO YOU BETTER GET THIS PARTY STARTED." 124 00:08:39,312 --> 00:08:41,312 UH, BORING, OLD AND ENGLISH. 125 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:44,396 HMM. JUST LIKE YOU-- ULL BRYNNER. 126 00:08:45,563 --> 00:08:47,563 YUL BRYNNER. 127 00:08:49,479 --> 00:08:51,938 BUT A-- A BRITISH YUL BRYNNER. 128 00:08:51,938 --> 00:08:56,604 THIS THING YOU BROUGHT TO KEEP SPIKE FROM KILLING AGAIN-- 129 00:08:56,604 --> 00:08:58,813 HOW'S IT WORK? 130 00:08:58,813 --> 00:09:00,688 IT WILL REQUIRE A BIT OF MAGIC. 131 00:09:00,688 --> 00:09:03,521 WELL, WE COULDN'T HAVE PUT THESE CHAINS BACK UP A WEEK AGO. 132 00:09:03,521 --> 00:09:06,229 NO. WE GOTTA WORK ON SPIKE NOW, OF ALL TIMES. 133 00:09:06,229 --> 00:09:08,396 WHAT? 134 00:09:08,396 --> 00:09:11,229 [ Chuckles ] NOTHIN'. 135 00:09:15,187 --> 00:09:18,230 WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? YOU CAME TO SEE THE SHOW? 136 00:09:18,230 --> 00:09:19,688 I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED SUPPORT. 137 00:09:19,688 --> 00:09:22,855 UH-HUH. [ Sighs ] RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH. 138 00:09:22,855 --> 00:09:26,062 WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? SOME HYPNO-BEAM, A DISARMING SPELL? 139 00:09:26,062 --> 00:09:28,187 NOT EXACTLY. 140 00:09:28,187 --> 00:09:30,563 THE FIRST HAS BRAINWASHED YOU. 141 00:09:30,563 --> 00:09:33,021 THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS THAT IT'S USING... 142 00:09:33,021 --> 00:09:35,563 TO PROVOKE A VIOLENT REACTION. 143 00:09:35,563 --> 00:09:38,438 SO, 144 00:09:38,438 --> 00:09:41,021 WE HAVE TO PUT THIS IN YOUR BRAIN. 145 00:09:41,021 --> 00:09:43,521 BUGGER THAT. 146 00:09:43,521 --> 00:09:46,855 THE PROKARYOTE STONE WILL MOVE WITHIN YOUR MIND... 147 00:09:46,855 --> 00:09:49,729 TO REVEAL THE ROOT OF THE TRIGGER'S POWER. 148 00:09:49,729 --> 00:09:52,896 IT CAN UNLEASH IDEAS, IMAGES, MEMORIES. 149 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:56,021 HOPEFULLY, ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS... 150 00:09:56,021 --> 00:10:00,271 THAT'S SETTING YOU OFF, YOU CAN BREAK ITS HOLD ON YOU. 151 00:10:00,271 --> 00:10:03,479 "HOPEFULLY"? SO, IT MIGHT NOT WORK? 152 00:10:03,479 --> 00:10:07,229 W-WELL, THE STONE'S JUST A CATALYST FOR THE PROCESS. THE REST IS UP TO SPIKE. 153 00:10:07,229 --> 00:10:10,354 AND HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO GET THAT HUNK OF RUBBLE INTO MY CRANIUM? 154 00:10:10,354 --> 00:10:13,354 - WILLOW? - OKAY. 155 00:10:13,354 --> 00:10:15,604 JUST HOPE MY PRONUNCIATION IS IN THE BALLPARK. 156 00:10:17,229 --> 00:10:21,229 [ Sighs, Speaks Foreign Language ] 157 00:10:21,229 --> 00:10:23,855 [ Continues Speaking Foreign Language ] 158 00:10:27,312 --> 00:10:29,688 [ Ceases Speaking Foreign Language ] 159 00:10:34,646 --> 00:10:37,021 OH, YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING. 160 00:10:37,021 --> 00:10:39,938 WHAT NOW? IT SHALL ACCESS THE CEREBRAL CORTEX... 161 00:10:39,938 --> 00:10:41,980 VIA THE OPTIC NERVE. 162 00:10:41,980 --> 00:10:44,688 OH, BOLLOCKS! 163 00:10:44,688 --> 00:10:47,312 WITH ALL THE RUBBISH PEOPLE KEEP STICKIN' IN MY HEAD, 164 00:10:47,312 --> 00:10:49,896 IT'S A WONDER THERE'S ANY ROOM FOR MY BRAIN. 165 00:10:49,896 --> 00:10:52,354 I DON'T THINK IT TAKES UP THAT MUCH SPACE, DO YOU? 166 00:10:52,354 --> 00:10:54,187 [ Sighs ] 167 00:11:04,187 --> 00:11:06,271 OW! OW, OW! 168 00:11:06,271 --> 00:11:07,604 SPIKE! 169 00:11:07,604 --> 00:11:10,604 [ Groans ] 170 00:11:10,604 --> 00:11:12,479 SPIKE, LISTEN TO ME. YEAH. 171 00:11:12,479 --> 00:11:13,855 ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? 172 00:11:13,855 --> 00:11:16,312 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW IF THIS BUG UGLY'S DOIN' HIS J-- 173 00:11:19,771 --> 00:11:21,563 [ Spike's Voice ] "YET HER SMELL, IT DOTH LINGER, 174 00:11:21,563 --> 00:11:24,104 PAINTING PICTURES IN MY MIND. 175 00:11:24,104 --> 00:11:27,896 "HER EYES, BOWLS OF HONEY. 176 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:30,980 "ANGELS' HARPS HER LAUGH. 177 00:11:30,980 --> 00:11:34,688 "OH, LARK, GRANT A SIGN... 178 00:11:34,688 --> 00:11:37,980 "IF CROOKED BE CUPID'S SHAFT. 179 00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:40,855 "HARK, THE LARK? 180 00:11:40,855 --> 00:11:43,729 "HER NAME IT HATH SPAKE. 181 00:11:43,729 --> 00:11:46,855 "'CECILY,' IT DISCHARGES... 182 00:11:46,855 --> 00:11:49,021 FROM TWIXT ITS WEE BEAK." 183 00:11:52,563 --> 00:11:56,021 - TSK. OH, WILLIAM. - IT'S JUST SCRIBBLING. 184 00:11:56,021 --> 00:11:59,229 NONSENSE. IT'S MAGNIFICENT. 185 00:11:59,229 --> 00:12:04,062 I WONDER, THOUGH. THIS CECILY OF WHOM YOU WRITE SO OFTEN-- 186 00:12:04,062 --> 00:12:06,104 OH-- [ Sighs ] 187 00:12:06,104 --> 00:12:08,354 WOULD THAT BE THE UNDERWOODS' ELDEST GIRL? 188 00:12:08,354 --> 00:12:11,938 UH, NO. NO. UH, I DO NOT PRESUME. 189 00:12:11,938 --> 00:12:14,479 - SHE'S LOVELY. - [ Exhales ] 190 00:12:14,479 --> 00:12:17,896 YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALONE. YOU NEED A WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE. 191 00:12:17,896 --> 00:12:19,563 I HAVE A WOMAN IN MY LIFE. 192 00:12:19,563 --> 00:12:22,271 BUT YOU NE-- 193 00:12:22,271 --> 00:12:25,479 [ Sighs, Chuckles ] 194 00:12:25,479 --> 00:12:28,229 [ Chuckling ] OH. 195 00:12:28,229 --> 00:12:30,896 WELL, DO NOT MISTAKE ME. 196 00:12:30,896 --> 00:12:35,229 I STILL HAVE HOPES THAT ONE DAY THERE WILL BE AN ADDITION TO THIS HOUSEHOLD. 197 00:12:35,229 --> 00:12:38,187 BUT I WILL ALWAYS LOOK AFTER YOU, MOTHER. 198 00:12:39,938 --> 00:12:41,980 THIS I PROMISE. 199 00:12:43,396 --> 00:12:45,855 [ Gasps, Coughs ] 200 00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:02,438 SHOULD I SEND THE COACH FOR DR. GULL? 201 00:13:02,438 --> 00:13:04,396 [ Sighs ] 202 00:13:04,396 --> 00:13:07,021 I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. 203 00:13:07,021 --> 00:13:09,187 [ Exhales ] 204 00:13:09,187 --> 00:13:12,021 OH, IT'S PASSED. [ Sighs ] 205 00:13:12,021 --> 00:13:14,187 JUST SIT WITH ME A WHILE, WILL YOU? 206 00:13:14,187 --> 00:13:16,104 OF COURSE. 207 00:13:26,229 --> 00:13:29,855 ♪ EARLY ONE MORNING ♪ 208 00:13:29,855 --> 00:13:33,104 ♪ JUST AS THE SUN WAS SHINING ♪ 209 00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:36,896 ♪ I HEARD A MAID SING ♪ 210 00:13:36,896 --> 00:13:40,521 ♪ IN THE VALLEY BELOW ♪ 211 00:13:40,521 --> 00:13:43,813 ♪ "OH, DON'T DECEIVE ME ♪ 212 00:13:43,813 --> 00:13:46,896 ♪ "OH, NEVER LEAVE ME ♪ 213 00:13:46,896 --> 00:13:49,646 ♪ "HOW COULD YOU USE A ♪ 214 00:13:49,646 --> 00:13:51,563 ♪ POOR MAIDEN SO" ♪ 215 00:13:55,271 --> 00:13:56,980 [ Growling ] [ Gasps ] 216 00:13:58,813 --> 00:14:01,729 [ Growling Continues ] 217 00:14:04,146 --> 00:14:05,938 [ Screams ] 218 00:14:05,938 --> 00:14:08,479 - DAWN! - [ Growls ] 219 00:14:11,855 --> 00:14:14,563 [ Shouts ] 220 00:14:41,104 --> 00:14:44,354 GET THESE SODDIN' THINGS OFF ME. I'M FINE. 221 00:14:44,354 --> 00:14:46,438 DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE TIME, CALM DOWN? 222 00:14:46,438 --> 00:14:49,438 I AM CALM. 223 00:14:49,438 --> 00:14:52,604 THIS STONE OF YOURS IS-- IS OUT, RIGHT? IT DID ITS JOB? 224 00:14:52,604 --> 00:14:55,062 SO, I'M DETRIGGERED, RIGHT? 225 00:14:55,062 --> 00:14:57,688 SPIKE, WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE SONG? 226 00:14:57,688 --> 00:15:00,312 [ Sighs ] OH, YEAH, THE SONG. 227 00:15:00,312 --> 00:15:03,521 IT'S CALLED "EARLY ONE MORNING." OLD FOLK DITTY. 228 00:15:03,521 --> 00:15:06,146 - WHAT'S IT MEAN TO YOU? - MEAN? 229 00:15:06,146 --> 00:15:09,729 NOTHING. IT'S JUST, UH, MY MUM. 230 00:15:09,729 --> 00:15:12,312 IT WAS HER FAVORITE. SHE USED TO SING IT TO ME... 231 00:15:12,312 --> 00:15:14,354 WHEN I WAS A BABY. 232 00:15:16,229 --> 00:15:20,479 - AND? - NO "AND." THAT'S IT. 233 00:15:20,479 --> 00:15:24,354 LOOK, SHOULDN'T YOU CHECK ON DAWNIE? I CLOCKED THE NIBLET PRETTY FIERCE. 234 00:15:24,354 --> 00:15:26,813 SHE'LL BE OKAY. SHE'S TOUGH. 235 00:15:26,813 --> 00:15:29,312 O-OW! I'M SORRY. 236 00:15:29,312 --> 00:15:32,396 [ Phone Ringing ] [ Willow ] DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING'S BROKEN. 237 00:15:32,396 --> 00:15:34,729 DID YOU USE SOME SORT OF A MAGIC X RAY? 238 00:15:34,729 --> 00:15:38,396 OH, THAT'S JUST WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY SAY. 239 00:15:38,396 --> 00:15:40,146 SO SPIKE'S TRIGGER'S BEEN ACTIVE THIS ENTIRE TIME. 240 00:15:40,146 --> 00:15:42,229 HOW CAN BUFFY TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED? 241 00:15:42,229 --> 00:15:44,771 I MEAN, HE-- HE LIVES IN OUR HOUSE. WE TRAIN WITH HIM. 242 00:15:44,771 --> 00:15:46,729 DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME DOWN THAT ROAD. 243 00:15:46,729 --> 00:15:48,980 SPIKE'S GOT SOME SORT OF "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" CARD... 244 00:15:48,980 --> 00:15:51,104 THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO THE REST OF US. 245 00:15:51,104 --> 00:15:54,604 I MEAN, HE COULD SLAUGHTER A HUNDRED FRAT BOYS AND-- 246 00:15:56,855 --> 00:16:00,354 [ Chuckles ] FORGIVENESS MAKES US HUMAN. BLAH-DI, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. 247 00:16:00,354 --> 00:16:04,271 UH, WILLOW, A CALL FOR YOU FROM L.A. SOMEBODY NAMED FRED. 248 00:16:04,271 --> 00:16:06,396 THE GUY SOUNDS KIND OF EFFEMINATE. 249 00:16:08,396 --> 00:16:10,479 LOOK, SPIKE, LISTEN TO ME. 250 00:16:10,479 --> 00:16:12,521 WHAT-- WH-WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER? 251 00:16:12,521 --> 00:16:15,396 I DON'T KNOW. I GOT ALONG FINE WITH HER. SHE WAS A NICE LADY. 252 00:16:15,396 --> 00:16:18,271 - WELL, THERE HAS TO BE MORE THAN THAT. - THERE BLOODY WELL ISN'T! 253 00:16:21,187 --> 00:16:23,938 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M GOING TO UNCHAIN HIM. 254 00:16:23,938 --> 00:16:26,187 BUFFY, JUST-- THIS IS POINTLESS, GILES. 255 00:16:26,187 --> 00:16:29,563 HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING. YOUR PROPHYLACTIC STONE DIDN'T WORK. 256 00:16:29,563 --> 00:16:32,438 BECAUSE HE'S NOT COOPERATING. THIS PROCESS TAKES TIME. 257 00:16:32,438 --> 00:16:34,729 HE'S BLOCKING WHATEVER'S FLOODING HIS CONSCIOUSNESS, 258 00:16:34,729 --> 00:16:37,396 AND WHAT HE DOES-- HE'S ENDANGERED US ALL. 259 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:39,604 SO THE TRIGGER'S STILL WORKING? 260 00:16:39,604 --> 00:16:41,438 MUCH AS EVER. 261 00:16:44,062 --> 00:16:45,896 [ Sighs ] 262 00:16:54,021 --> 00:16:57,354 OOH, SUCH A PRETTY HOUSE YOU HAVE, SWEET WILLIE. 263 00:16:58,855 --> 00:17:02,229 IT SMELLS OF DAFFODILS, AND VISCERA. 264 00:17:03,396 --> 00:17:05,146 DON'T GET TOO ATTACHED NOW. 265 00:17:09,021 --> 00:17:11,104 WE WON'T BE HERE FOR LONG, LUV. 266 00:17:11,104 --> 00:17:13,146 WELL, THEN, 267 00:17:13,146 --> 00:17:15,062 SHALL WE GIVE IT A PROPER GOOD-BYE? 268 00:17:15,062 --> 00:17:17,104 [ Growls ] 269 00:17:17,104 --> 00:17:18,896 YOU'RE A SAUCY ONE, AREN'T YOU? 270 00:17:26,229 --> 00:17:28,896 [ Moaning ] 271 00:17:28,896 --> 00:17:30,896 [ Chuckling ] 272 00:17:36,354 --> 00:17:40,729 DRU, WE'LL BRING THIS WORLD TO ITS KNEES. 273 00:17:40,729 --> 00:17:43,312 IT'S RIPE AND READY, MY DARLING, 274 00:17:43,312 --> 00:17:45,438 WAITING FOR US TO DEVOUR ITS FRUIT. 275 00:17:45,438 --> 00:17:49,354 WE'LL RAVAGE THE CITY TOGETHER, MY PET, 276 00:17:49,354 --> 00:17:52,146 LAY WASTE TO ALL OF EUROPE. 277 00:17:52,146 --> 00:17:55,563 THE THREE OF US WILL TEACH THOSE SNOBS AND ELITISTS... 278 00:17:55,563 --> 00:17:57,146 WITH THEIR FOLDEROL JUST WHAT-- 279 00:17:57,146 --> 00:17:59,646 THREE? YOU, ME AND MOTHER. 280 00:17:59,646 --> 00:18:03,021 WE'LL OPEN UP THEIR VEINS AND BATHE IN THEIR BLOOD... 281 00:18:03,021 --> 00:18:06,187 AS THEY SCREAM OUR NAMES ACROSS-- 282 00:18:06,187 --> 00:18:10,021 WHAT? YOU-- YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR MUM WITH US? 283 00:18:11,187 --> 00:18:13,771 WELL, YEAH. 284 00:18:13,771 --> 00:18:16,188 YOU'LL LIKE HER. 285 00:18:16,188 --> 00:18:19,021 [ Chuckles ] TO EAT, YOU MEAN? 286 00:18:19,021 --> 00:18:21,021 [ Footsteps Approaching ] 287 00:18:21,021 --> 00:18:25,229 - WILLIAM? - AH, MOTHER. 288 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:27,312 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? 289 00:18:27,312 --> 00:18:30,229 I'VE BEEN BESIDE MYSELF FOR DAYS. 290 00:18:30,229 --> 00:18:31,938 YOU NEEDN'T HAVE WORRIED, MOTHER. 291 00:18:33,729 --> 00:18:36,230 YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING AGAIN. 292 00:18:36,230 --> 00:18:39,271 SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED. 293 00:18:41,688 --> 00:18:45,354 - I'VE CHANGED. - I-- I DON'T-- WHO IS THIS WOMAN? 294 00:18:45,354 --> 00:18:48,438 I'M THE OTHER THAT GAVE BIRTH TO YOUR SON. 295 00:18:48,438 --> 00:18:51,479 - I BEG YOUR PARDON? - IT'S TRUE, MOTHER. 296 00:18:54,813 --> 00:18:56,980 DRUSILLA-- 297 00:18:56,980 --> 00:19:01,479 SHE-- SHE HAS MADE ME WHAT I AM. 298 00:19:02,813 --> 00:19:05,688 I AM NO LONGER BOUND TO THIS MORTAL COIL. 299 00:19:07,021 --> 00:19:10,230 I HAVE BECOME A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT. 300 00:19:10,230 --> 00:19:12,021 A VAMPIRE. 301 00:19:12,021 --> 00:19:14,438 ARE YOU DRUNK? 302 00:19:16,729 --> 00:19:20,104 A LITTLE BIT. [ Coughing ] 303 00:19:20,104 --> 00:19:22,729 THINK OF IT. 304 00:19:22,729 --> 00:19:24,896 NO MORE SICKNESS. 305 00:19:24,896 --> 00:19:27,771 NO MORE DYING. 306 00:19:27,771 --> 00:19:29,646 YOU'LL NEVER AGE ANOTHER DAY. 307 00:19:31,229 --> 00:19:35,021 LET ME DO THIS FOR YOU. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 308 00:19:35,021 --> 00:19:38,563 AND WH-WHY ARE YOU ACTING SO STRANGELY? 309 00:19:38,563 --> 00:19:41,688 IT'S ALL RIGHT, MOTHER. 310 00:19:41,688 --> 00:19:43,521 IT'S ONLY ME. 311 00:19:51,271 --> 00:19:54,354 WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER. 312 00:19:56,230 --> 00:19:57,855 WILLIAM-- 313 00:19:59,855 --> 00:20:02,771 IT ONLY HURTS... 314 00:20:02,771 --> 00:20:04,604 FOR A MOMENT. 315 00:20:08,896 --> 00:20:11,521 [ Willow ] BUFFY? 316 00:20:11,521 --> 00:20:13,855 HEY, I, UH, JUST GOT A PHONE CALL. 317 00:20:13,855 --> 00:20:16,771 I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE OFF FOR A WHILE, MAYBE A DAY OR TWO. 318 00:20:16,771 --> 00:20:19,312 WHAT'S WRONG? NOTHING YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT. 319 00:20:19,312 --> 00:20:21,354 I'LL GIVE YOU THE FULL SCOOP LATER. 320 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:24,438 MAYBE I'LL EVEN BRING BACK SOME GOOD NEWS. 321 00:20:24,438 --> 00:20:26,896 [ Buffy Sighs ] COULD USE A LITTLE OF THAT. 322 00:20:26,896 --> 00:20:31,521 OKAY. THEN I GUESS NOW IS AS GOOD A TIME AS WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE FOR A WHILE. 323 00:20:31,521 --> 00:20:35,271 JUST HURRY BACK. WILL DO. 324 00:20:35,271 --> 00:20:37,104 THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 325 00:20:38,396 --> 00:20:40,271 I HAVE. 326 00:20:48,771 --> 00:20:50,980 BUFFY-- DON'T. 327 00:20:55,938 --> 00:20:57,771 MR. GILES? 328 00:20:59,771 --> 00:21:01,563 YOU GOT A MOMENT? 329 00:21:03,688 --> 00:21:07,396 - WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? - THE SAME THING THAT'S ON YOURS. 330 00:21:07,396 --> 00:21:10,312 WE GOT OURSELVES A PROBLEM. 331 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:12,438 SPIKE. YEAH. 332 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:14,563 IF THAT TRIGGER'S STILL WORKING, 333 00:21:14,563 --> 00:21:17,104 THEN THE FIRST MUST BE WAITING FOR JUST THE RIGHT TIME... 334 00:21:17,104 --> 00:21:19,521 TO USE IT AGAINST US. 335 00:21:19,521 --> 00:21:23,688 IT DOES SEEM DOUBTFUL THE FIRST SIMPLY FORGOT IT HAD SUCH A POWERFUL WEAPON. 336 00:21:23,688 --> 00:21:25,855 NOW, A WHILE BACK, IT SLIPPED UP, 337 00:21:25,855 --> 00:21:29,771 TOLD ANDREW IT WASN'T TIME YET FOR SPIKE. 338 00:21:29,771 --> 00:21:31,896 SO, WHATEVER THE FIRST'S ULTIMATE PLAN IS, 339 00:21:31,896 --> 00:21:35,354 IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SPIKE MUST PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN THAT. 340 00:21:36,646 --> 00:21:39,104 SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. 341 00:21:42,271 --> 00:21:44,729 BUFFY WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT. 342 00:21:44,729 --> 00:21:46,813 BUFFY WOULD LISTEN TO HER WATCHER, WOULDN'T SHE? 343 00:21:46,813 --> 00:21:49,312 [ Scoffs ] OH, YES. 344 00:21:49,312 --> 00:21:53,062 [ Chuckles ] I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE MUCH OF AN IDEA OF THE WATCHER-SLAYER DYNAMIC. 345 00:21:53,062 --> 00:21:55,021 AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS RAISED BY A WATCHER. 346 00:21:55,021 --> 00:21:57,938 YOU WERE? BERNARD CROWLEY. 347 00:21:57,938 --> 00:22:01,896 TOOK ME IN WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, TRAINED ME. 348 00:22:01,896 --> 00:22:04,396 CROWLEY? 349 00:22:04,396 --> 00:22:08,813 [ Chuckles ] I REMEMBER THE NAME. YEAH. NEW YORK-BASED WATCHER. 350 00:22:08,813 --> 00:22:11,813 RESIGNED SHORTLY AFTER HIS SLAYER WA-- 351 00:22:17,521 --> 00:22:19,688 YOU'RE NIKKI WOOD'S SON. 352 00:22:21,521 --> 00:22:23,479 YES. 353 00:22:25,354 --> 00:22:28,771 SPIKE KILLED YOUR MOTHER. 354 00:22:28,771 --> 00:22:30,771 YES. 355 00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:38,312 DOES BUFFY KNOW THIS? 356 00:22:38,312 --> 00:22:41,688 SHE KNOWS MY MOTHER WAS A SLAYER. 357 00:22:41,688 --> 00:22:45,354 SHE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT SPIKE. 358 00:22:45,354 --> 00:22:48,104 AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PERSONAL VENGEANCE? 359 00:22:48,104 --> 00:22:51,688 [ Scoffs ] DOES IT MATTER? 360 00:22:51,688 --> 00:22:55,396 HE'S AN INSTRUMENT OF EVIL. 361 00:22:55,396 --> 00:22:58,438 NOW, HE'S GONNA PROVE TO BE OUR UNDOING IN THIS FIGHT, BUFFY'S UNDOING. 362 00:22:58,438 --> 00:23:01,521 AND SHE WILL NEVER, NEVER SEE IT COMING! 363 00:23:01,521 --> 00:23:07,312 NOW, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. 364 00:23:07,312 --> 00:23:09,646 FOR THE GREATER GOOD, GILES. 365 00:23:11,646 --> 00:23:13,729 YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT. 366 00:23:25,187 --> 00:23:27,271 WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU PROPOSE? 367 00:23:29,479 --> 00:23:31,855 I JUST NEED YOU TO KEEP BUFFY AWAY FOR A FEW HOURS. 368 00:23:35,938 --> 00:23:38,104 [ Buffy ] I DON'T KNOW, GILES. 369 00:23:38,104 --> 00:23:40,354 IS THIS REALLY A PRIMO TIME FOR A TRAINING SESSION? 370 00:23:40,354 --> 00:23:42,729 I'M STILL YOUR TEACHER, BUFFY. 371 00:23:42,729 --> 00:23:45,521 AS ADEPT AS YOU ARE AS A SLAYER, 372 00:23:45,521 --> 00:23:47,896 THERE ARE ALWAYS NEW THINGS TO LEARN. 373 00:23:47,896 --> 00:23:50,187 NOW, MORE THAN EVER, 374 00:23:50,187 --> 00:23:53,646 IT'S CRUCIAL TO MAINTAIN FOCUS ON YOUR CALLING. 375 00:23:53,646 --> 00:23:57,229 IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, OUR PLATES ARE KIND OF FULL RIGHT NOW. 376 00:23:57,229 --> 00:23:59,938 PLUS, I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT LEAVING SPIKE... 377 00:23:59,938 --> 00:24:02,771 AT ROBIN'S HOUSE TO WATCH OVER HIM. 378 00:24:02,771 --> 00:24:05,312 FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, EVERYONE AT YOUR HOUSE SEEMED... 379 00:24:05,312 --> 00:24:07,146 QUITE RELIEVED AT THE ARRANGEMENT. 380 00:24:07,146 --> 00:24:11,896 UM, BUFFY, UH, 381 00:24:11,896 --> 00:24:14,604 WHILE I'M NOT TECHNICALLY YOUR WATCHER ANYMORE-- 382 00:24:17,062 --> 00:24:21,312 [ Sighs ] THE FACT THAT YOUR LIFE IS SUCH CHAOS, ONLY UNDERSCORES... 383 00:24:21,312 --> 00:24:24,729 THE IMPORTANCE OF-- OF THE LESSONS I CAN IMPART TO YOU. 384 00:24:24,729 --> 00:24:27,312 FINE. IMPART AWAY. 385 00:24:27,312 --> 00:24:29,396 WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF WAR. 386 00:24:29,396 --> 00:24:31,229 IT'S TIME YOU LOOKED AT THE BIG PICTURE. 387 00:24:31,229 --> 00:24:34,146 HELLO? ALL I DO IS LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. 388 00:24:34,146 --> 00:24:38,229 THE OTHER DAY, I GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH TO THE TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN. 389 00:24:38,229 --> 00:24:41,563 IT TAKES MORE THAN ROUSING SPEECHES TO LEAD, BUFFY. 390 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:44,521 IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A GENERAL, 391 00:24:44,521 --> 00:24:47,688 YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, REGARDLESS OF COST. 392 00:24:47,688 --> 00:24:50,396 [ Sighs ] HAVE YOU SEEN ME WITH THOSE GIRLS? 393 00:24:50,396 --> 00:24:54,229 I MEAN, THE WAY I-I'VE TREATED MY-- MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY? 394 00:24:54,229 --> 00:24:56,646 A-AND ANDREW? 395 00:24:56,646 --> 00:24:59,771 BELIEVE ME, I KNOW HOW TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS. 396 00:24:59,771 --> 00:25:01,813 WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO FIND OUT. 397 00:25:04,646 --> 00:25:06,646 WHILE WE WORK ON THE BASICS. 398 00:25:09,187 --> 00:25:11,312 YOU LIVE IN A GARAGE? 399 00:25:11,312 --> 00:25:15,813 IT'S JUST A WORKROOM. KIND OF MY, UH, SANCTUARY. 400 00:25:15,813 --> 00:25:18,187 [ Sighs ] A LITTLE PLACE TO UNWIND, EH? 401 00:25:19,938 --> 00:25:22,230 A HARD DAY'S PRINCIPALING GOT YOU DOWN, 402 00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:24,688 YOU NEED A PLACE TO CUT LOOSE, LET YOUR HAIR DOWN. 403 00:25:24,688 --> 00:25:26,729 [ Door Creaking, Closing ] 404 00:25:26,729 --> 00:25:28,896 [ Spike ] SO TO SPEAK. 405 00:25:37,021 --> 00:25:39,271 WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS? 406 00:25:39,271 --> 00:25:42,479 I TOLD YOU. IT'S MY, UM, SANCTUARY. 407 00:25:44,563 --> 00:25:48,021 IT'S THE HELLMOUTH, SPIKE. YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL. 408 00:25:48,021 --> 00:25:52,021 JUST, UM, STAY AWAY FROM THE WALLS, 409 00:25:52,021 --> 00:25:54,479 YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT. 410 00:25:54,479 --> 00:25:56,563 IT'S A BIT MUCH, ISN'T IT? 411 00:25:56,563 --> 00:25:57,896 [ Beeps ] 412 00:26:02,479 --> 00:26:05,521 WHAT'S YOUR STORY, WOOD? 413 00:26:07,146 --> 00:26:09,271 NO STORY, REALLY. 414 00:26:09,271 --> 00:26:13,062 JUST TRYIN' TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, 415 00:26:14,896 --> 00:26:16,938 MAKE A DIFFERENCE. [ Computer Beeping ] 416 00:26:19,187 --> 00:26:22,438 HOW ABOUT YOU? WHAT KIND OF MAN ARE YOU, SPIKE? 417 00:26:22,438 --> 00:26:25,396 SORRY. NOT MUCH FOR SELF-REFLECTION. 418 00:26:26,438 --> 00:26:28,729 YEAH, MAKES SENSE. 419 00:26:32,146 --> 00:26:35,604 SEE, YOU STRIKE ME AS THE KIND OF GUY... 420 00:26:35,604 --> 00:26:39,187 WHO JUST CAREENS THROUGH LIFE... 421 00:26:41,604 --> 00:26:47,312 COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS OF THE DAMAGE HE'S DOING TO EVERYONE AROUND HIM. 422 00:26:47,312 --> 00:26:51,146 - IS THAT RIGHT? - OH, I KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU THAN YOU THINK, SPIKE. 423 00:26:51,146 --> 00:26:53,312 SEE, I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU FOR A-- 424 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:56,146 A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. 425 00:26:59,604 --> 00:27:01,354 EVER SINCE YOU KILLED MY MOTHER. 426 00:27:03,354 --> 00:27:05,563 KILLED A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MOTHERS. 427 00:27:05,563 --> 00:27:08,062 YEAH. 428 00:27:08,062 --> 00:27:10,729 YOU'D REMEMBER MINE. 429 00:27:13,688 --> 00:27:16,062 SHE WAS A SLAYER. 430 00:27:17,396 --> 00:27:19,271 SO, THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT? 431 00:27:21,021 --> 00:27:22,771 YOU BROUGHT ME HERE TO KILL ME? 432 00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:31,146 NO, I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU, SPIKE. 433 00:27:31,146 --> 00:27:34,271 I WANT TO KILL THE MONSTER WHO TOOK MY MOTHER AWAY FROM ME. 434 00:27:38,896 --> 00:27:42,230 [ Beeps ] [ Woman ] ♪ EARLY ONE MORNING ♪ 435 00:27:42,230 --> 00:27:45,813 ♪ JUST AS THE SUN WAS RISING ♪ 436 00:27:45,813 --> 00:27:50,980 ♪ I HEARD A YOUNG MAID SING IN THE VALLEY BELOW ♪ 437 00:27:50,980 --> 00:27:53,563 [ Grunting ] ♪ "OH, DON'T DECEIVE ME-- ♪ 438 00:27:53,563 --> 00:27:55,813 [ Roars ] 439 00:27:55,813 --> 00:27:57,938 ♪ "HOW COULD YOU USE ♪ 440 00:27:57,938 --> 00:28:00,604 ♪ A POOR MAIDEN SO" ♪ THERE HE IS. 441 00:28:20,021 --> 00:28:21,896 MOTHER? 442 00:28:29,855 --> 00:28:31,729 HELLO, WILLIAM. 443 00:28:31,729 --> 00:28:34,230 LOOK AT YOU. 444 00:28:34,230 --> 00:28:36,438 MMM, YES. ALL BETTER. 445 00:28:36,438 --> 00:28:39,563 - YOU'RE GLOWING. - AM I? 446 00:28:39,563 --> 00:28:41,771 YEAH. 447 00:28:41,771 --> 00:28:44,855 WELL, I SUPPOSE I HAVE YOU TO THANK FOR THAT, DON'T I? 448 00:28:44,855 --> 00:28:48,813 - HOWEVER WILL I REPAY YOU? - SEEING YOU LIKE THIS IS PAYMENT ENOUGH. 449 00:28:48,813 --> 00:28:51,187 [ Chuckling ] OH, WILLIAM. 450 00:28:51,187 --> 00:28:53,438 YOU'RE SO-- 451 00:28:53,438 --> 00:28:55,271 [ Chuckles ] TENDER. 452 00:28:57,438 --> 00:28:59,729 WELL, THIS IS AS IT SHOULD BE, MOTHER. 453 00:28:59,729 --> 00:29:02,688 YOU AND I TOGETHER, ALL OF LONDON LAID OUT BEFORE US. 454 00:29:02,688 --> 00:29:05,688 AH, YES. "US." 455 00:29:05,688 --> 00:29:09,396 FIRST, WE'LL FEAST. THEN THE NIGHT IS YOURS. 456 00:29:09,396 --> 00:29:12,438 THEATER PERHAPS? DANCING? 457 00:29:12,438 --> 00:29:15,521 TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? PLEASURE? 458 00:29:17,396 --> 00:29:19,354 TO TAKE MY LEAVE OF YOU, OF COURSE. 459 00:29:21,021 --> 00:29:24,438 "THE LARK HAS SPAKE FROM TWIXT ITS WEE BEAK." 460 00:29:26,021 --> 00:29:28,188 YOU HONESTLY THOUGHT I COULD BEAR AN ETERNITY... 461 00:29:28,188 --> 00:29:30,146 LISTENING TO THAT TWADDLE? 462 00:29:31,688 --> 00:29:34,062 - [ Roars ] - THAT'S RIGHT, DOG! FIGHT BACK! 463 00:29:34,062 --> 00:29:36,062 - [ Growling ] - [ Grunting ] 464 00:29:38,104 --> 00:29:41,229 I FEEL EXTRAORDINARY. 465 00:29:41,229 --> 00:29:43,187 IT'S AS THOUGH I'VE BEEN GIVEN NEW EYES. 466 00:29:44,438 --> 00:29:46,938 I SEE EVERYTHING. 467 00:29:46,938 --> 00:29:48,938 UNDERSTAND... 468 00:29:50,229 --> 00:29:52,813 EVERYTHING. 469 00:29:52,813 --> 00:29:56,187 MOTHER-- I HATE TO BE CRUEL. 470 00:29:56,187 --> 00:30:00,813 NO, I DON'T. I USED TO HATE TO BE CRUEL IN LIFE. 471 00:30:00,813 --> 00:30:02,896 I FIND IT RATHER FREEING. 472 00:30:02,896 --> 00:30:05,813 NOTHING LESS WILL PRY YOUR GREEDY LITTLE FINGERS... 473 00:30:05,813 --> 00:30:08,146 OFF MY APRON STRINGS, WILL IT? 474 00:30:08,146 --> 00:30:10,271 STOP, PLEASE. 475 00:30:10,271 --> 00:30:14,229 EVER SINCE THE DAY YOU FIRST SLITHERED FROM ME LIKE A PARASITE. 476 00:30:15,521 --> 00:30:17,146 [ Both Grunting ] 477 00:30:18,563 --> 00:30:20,688 WHAT ARE YOU S-- HAD I KNOWN BETTER, 478 00:30:20,688 --> 00:30:23,354 I COULD'VE SPARED MYSELF A LIFETIME OF TEDIUM... 479 00:30:23,354 --> 00:30:26,187 AND JUST... 480 00:30:26,187 --> 00:30:29,271 DASHED YOUR BRAINS OUT WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU. 481 00:30:29,271 --> 00:30:32,271 [ Roaring ] 482 00:30:33,855 --> 00:30:36,521 [ Flesh Singeing ] 483 00:30:38,021 --> 00:30:43,021 GOD! I PRAYED YOU'D FIND A WOMAN TO RELEASE ME. 484 00:30:43,021 --> 00:30:45,688 BUT YOU SCARCELY SHOWED AN INTEREST. 485 00:30:45,688 --> 00:30:49,855 WHO COULD COMPARE TO YOUR DODDERING, HOUSEBOUND MUM? 486 00:30:49,855 --> 00:30:53,896 A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR WITLESS PRATTLE. 487 00:30:56,396 --> 00:31:00,896 WHATEVER I WAS, THAT'S NOT WHO I AM ANYMORE. 488 00:31:00,896 --> 00:31:04,021 DARLING, 489 00:31:04,021 --> 00:31:06,688 IT'S WHO YOU'LL ALWAYS BE. 490 00:31:06,688 --> 00:31:11,146 A LIMP, SENTIMENTAL FOOL. 491 00:31:11,146 --> 00:31:13,062 - [ Roaring ] - [ Grunting ] 492 00:31:17,229 --> 00:31:19,604 HURTS, DON'T IT? 493 00:31:19,604 --> 00:31:21,729 THIS WHAT IT FELT LIKE... 494 00:31:22,938 --> 00:31:24,688 WHEN YOU BEAT THE LIFE OUT OF HER, 495 00:31:26,104 --> 00:31:28,938 TOYED WITH HER-- 496 00:31:28,938 --> 00:31:30,479 [ Shouting ] WHEN YOU SNAPPED HER NECK! 497 00:31:34,521 --> 00:31:36,646 - DON'T KILL HIM YET. - [ Gasps ] WHAT? 498 00:31:36,646 --> 00:31:39,438 WHY NOT? BECAUSE I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO. 499 00:31:40,604 --> 00:31:42,563 [ Grunts ] 500 00:31:42,563 --> 00:31:44,896 WOULD YOU LET THIS VAMPIRE LIVE IF IT MEANT SAVING THE WORLD? 501 00:31:44,896 --> 00:31:47,229 SURE. [ Grunts ] 502 00:31:47,229 --> 00:31:49,646 - SEEMS LIKE A NICE ENOUGH GUY. - THANKS. 503 00:31:49,646 --> 00:31:51,896 NO PROBLEM. MY NAME'S RICHARD. 504 00:31:51,896 --> 00:31:54,771 HI, RICH. 505 00:31:54,771 --> 00:31:57,688 [ Grunting, Groaning ] 506 00:31:57,688 --> 00:31:59,646 GILES, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION... 507 00:31:59,646 --> 00:32:01,688 WHEN I TOLD YOU THAT I WOULDN'T SACRIFICE DAWN... 508 00:32:01,688 --> 00:32:04,021 TO STOP GLORY FROM DESTROYING THE WORLD. 509 00:32:04,021 --> 00:32:07,354 AH, YES, BUT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW, AREN'T THEY? 510 00:32:07,354 --> 00:32:09,771 AFTER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, FACED WITH THE SAME CHOICE NOW, 511 00:32:11,563 --> 00:32:13,563 YOU'D LET HER DIE. 512 00:32:13,563 --> 00:32:15,938 IF I HAD TO. 513 00:32:15,938 --> 00:32:18,729 TO SAVE THE WORLD. YES. 514 00:32:24,479 --> 00:32:27,563 [ Groaning ] CAN I KILL THIS GUY YET? 515 00:32:27,563 --> 00:32:30,104 - NO. - [ Grunts ] 516 00:32:30,104 --> 00:32:34,271 SO, YOU REALLY DO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE? 517 00:32:34,271 --> 00:32:36,729 THAT ANY ONE OF US IS EXPENDABLE IN THIS WAR? 518 00:32:36,729 --> 00:32:39,646 HAVE YOU HEARD MY SPEECHES? 519 00:32:39,646 --> 00:32:43,229 THAT WE CANNOT ALLOW ANY THREAT THAT MIGHT JEOPARDIZE OUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 520 00:32:43,229 --> 00:32:45,855 YES, I GET IT! 521 00:32:45,855 --> 00:32:48,229 AND YET THERE IS SPIKE. 522 00:32:48,229 --> 00:32:51,312 [ Grunts ] 523 00:32:51,312 --> 00:32:54,187 AN ANIMAL LIKE YOU NEVER CARED FOR ANYONE BUT YOURSELF. 524 00:32:56,479 --> 00:32:58,271 NO ONE ELSE MATTERED. 525 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:04,813 JUST... ALL ABOUT THE HUNT. 526 00:33:11,563 --> 00:33:13,438 YEAH. 527 00:33:23,021 --> 00:33:25,604 [ Breathing Heavily ] [ Spike's Mother ] YOU WANT TO RUN, DON'T YOU? 528 00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:29,438 SCAMPER OFF AND CRY TO YOUR NEW LITTLE TROLLOP. 529 00:33:29,438 --> 00:33:31,729 DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOVE HER? 530 00:33:31,729 --> 00:33:35,646 THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TOUCH HER WITHOUT FEELING ME? HMM? 531 00:33:35,646 --> 00:33:39,271 ALL YOU'VE EVER WANTED WAS TO BE BACK INSIDE. 532 00:33:39,271 --> 00:33:41,813 AND YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR WISH, DIDN'T YOU? 533 00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:45,855 SANK YOUR TEETH INTO ME, AN ETERNAL KISS. 534 00:33:45,855 --> 00:33:48,146 NO. I ONLY WANTED TO MAKE YOU WELL. 535 00:33:48,146 --> 00:33:50,604 YOU WANTED YOUR HANDS ON ME. 536 00:33:50,604 --> 00:33:53,479 PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE A CHANCE TO FINISH OFF WHAT YOU STARTED? 537 00:33:53,479 --> 00:33:55,771 I LOVED YOU. I DID. 538 00:33:55,771 --> 00:33:59,021 NOT LIKE THIS. JUST LIKE THIS. 539 00:33:59,021 --> 00:34:01,521 THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED. 540 00:34:01,521 --> 00:34:03,813 WHERE'S MY DARK LITTLE PRINCE? 541 00:34:03,813 --> 00:34:05,771 NO! 542 00:34:07,521 --> 00:34:10,438 GET OUT! GET OUT! 543 00:34:15,230 --> 00:34:16,312 [ Gasps ] 544 00:34:18,312 --> 00:34:22,021 THERE, THERE, PRECIOUS. 545 00:34:22,021 --> 00:34:24,146 IT WILL ONLY HURT FOR A MOMENT. 546 00:34:25,604 --> 00:34:27,688 I'M SORRY. 547 00:34:27,688 --> 00:34:28,813 WHAT? 548 00:34:28,813 --> 00:34:31,688 I'M SORRY. 549 00:34:53,229 --> 00:34:55,438 SORRY? 550 00:34:55,438 --> 00:34:57,312 YOU THINK SORRY'S GONNA MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT? 551 00:34:57,312 --> 00:34:59,229 I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU. 552 00:35:03,146 --> 00:35:05,021 I DON'T GIVE A PISS ABOUT YOUR MUM. 553 00:35:05,021 --> 00:35:07,396 SHE WAS A SLAYER. I WAS A VAMPIRE. 554 00:35:10,271 --> 00:35:13,187 - THAT'S THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED. - GAME? 555 00:35:20,396 --> 00:35:23,521 SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS SIGNIN' UP FOR. 556 00:35:23,521 --> 00:35:26,604 - WELL, I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR IT! - WELL, THAT'S THE RUB, ISN'T IT? 557 00:35:26,604 --> 00:35:29,604 YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR IT, AND SOMEHOW IT'S MY FAULT. 558 00:35:29,604 --> 00:35:31,896 YOU TOOK MY CHILDHOOD. [ Grunting ] 559 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,855 YOU TOOK HER AWAY! 560 00:35:36,479 --> 00:35:38,896 SHE WAS ALL I HAD. SHE WAS MY WORLD! 561 00:35:38,896 --> 00:35:41,813 AND YOU WEREN'T HERS. DOESN'T THAT PISS YOU OFF? 562 00:35:41,813 --> 00:35:44,438 SHUT UP. YOU DIDN'T KNOW HER! 563 00:35:49,062 --> 00:35:51,855 I KNOW SLAYERS. 564 00:35:54,896 --> 00:35:57,646 NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY'VE GOT AROUND THEM, THEY FIGHT ALONE. 565 00:35:58,896 --> 00:36:00,771 LIFE OF THE CHOSEN ONE. 566 00:36:00,771 --> 00:36:03,146 THE REST OF US BE DAMNED. 567 00:36:03,146 --> 00:36:05,062 YOUR MOTHER WAS NO DIFFERENT. 568 00:36:05,062 --> 00:36:07,438 NO. SH-- 569 00:36:07,438 --> 00:36:10,229 SHE LOVED ME. 570 00:36:10,229 --> 00:36:13,438 BUT NOT ENOUGH TO QUIT THOUGH, WAS IT? 571 00:36:13,438 --> 00:36:15,438 NOT ENOUGH TO WALK AWAY. 572 00:36:15,438 --> 00:36:18,021 FOR YOU. 573 00:36:18,021 --> 00:36:21,187 [ Sighs ] I'LL TELL YOU A STORY... 574 00:36:21,187 --> 00:36:22,938 ABOUT A MOTHER AND SON. 575 00:36:25,062 --> 00:36:27,813 SEE, LIKE YOU, I LOVED MY MOTHER. 576 00:36:29,312 --> 00:36:31,813 SO MUCH SO I TURNED HER INTO A VAMPIRE. 577 00:36:33,479 --> 00:36:36,855 HUH? SO WE COULD BE TOGETHER FOREVER. 578 00:36:39,146 --> 00:36:42,062 SHE SAID SOME NASTY BITS TO ME AFTER I DID THAT. 579 00:36:42,062 --> 00:36:44,187 BEEN WEIGHIN' ON ME FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 580 00:36:48,855 --> 00:36:52,521 BUT YOU HELPED ME FIGURE SOMETHIN' OUT. 581 00:36:52,521 --> 00:36:56,312 YOU SEE, UNLIKE YOU, I HAD A MOTHER WHO LOVED ME BACK. 582 00:36:57,771 --> 00:37:01,021 WHEN I SIRED HER, I SET LOOSE A DEMON, 583 00:37:01,021 --> 00:37:03,729 AND IT TORE INTO ME. 584 00:37:03,729 --> 00:37:06,021 BUT IT WAS THE DEMON TALKING, 585 00:37:06,021 --> 00:37:08,230 NOT HER. 586 00:37:10,479 --> 00:37:13,646 I REALIZE THAT NOW. 587 00:37:13,646 --> 00:37:16,479 MY MOTHER LOVED ME... 588 00:37:16,479 --> 00:37:19,187 WITH ALL HER HEART. 589 00:37:19,187 --> 00:37:21,062 I WAS HER WORLD. 590 00:37:23,521 --> 00:37:25,855 ♪ EARLY ONE MORNING ♪ 591 00:37:25,855 --> 00:37:28,354 ♪ JUST AS THE SUN WAS RISING ♪ 592 00:37:28,354 --> 00:37:30,438 ♪ I HEARD A YOUNG MAID SING ♪ 593 00:37:30,438 --> 00:37:33,855 ♪ IN THE VALLEY BELOW ♪ THAT'S A NICE LITTLE SONG YOU GOT THERE. 594 00:37:37,104 --> 00:37:39,855 THANKS, DOC. YOU CURED ME AFTER ALL. 595 00:37:41,729 --> 00:37:43,771 I GOT MY OWN FREE WILL NOW. 596 00:37:43,771 --> 00:37:47,855 I'M NOT UNDER THE FIRST'S OR ANYONE ELSE'S INFLUENCES NOW. 597 00:37:50,229 --> 00:37:52,771 I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT... 598 00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:55,771 BEFORE I KILL YOU. 599 00:37:55,771 --> 00:37:57,604 [ Roars ] 600 00:38:03,688 --> 00:38:06,271 SPIKE'S A LIABILITY, BUFFY. 601 00:38:06,271 --> 00:38:08,688 HE REFUSES TO SEE IT. SO DO YOU. 602 00:38:10,896 --> 00:38:15,021 ANGEL LEFT HERE BECAUSE HE REALIZED... 603 00:38:15,021 --> 00:38:16,855 HOW HARMFUL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM WAS. 604 00:38:16,855 --> 00:38:20,230 SPIKE, ON THE OTHER HAND, LACKS SUCH SELF-AWARENESS. 605 00:38:20,230 --> 00:38:24,062 SPIKE IS HERE BECAUSE I WANT HIM HERE. WE NEED HIM. 606 00:38:24,062 --> 00:38:27,312 I'M IN THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE! REALLY? 607 00:38:27,312 --> 00:38:29,438 NOT YOU, RICHARD. 608 00:38:29,438 --> 00:38:33,479 YOU WANT SPIKE HERE, EVEN AFTER WHAT HE'S DONE TO YOU IN THE PAST? 609 00:38:33,479 --> 00:38:36,229 IT'S DIFFERENT NOW. HE HAS A SOUL. 610 00:38:36,229 --> 00:38:40,646 AND THE FIRST IS EXPLOITING THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE. 611 00:38:40,646 --> 00:38:42,729 OH, MY GOD. [ Grunts ] 612 00:38:44,230 --> 00:38:46,688 YOU'RE STALLING ME. 613 00:38:46,688 --> 00:38:49,146 YOU'RE KEEPING ME AWAY-- IT'S TIME TO STOP... 614 00:38:49,146 --> 00:38:53,563 PLAYING THE ROLE OF GENERAL, AND TO START BEING ONE. 615 00:38:55,146 --> 00:38:57,938 THIS IS THE WAY WARS ARE WON! 616 00:39:00,146 --> 00:39:02,230 [ Sighs ] 617 00:39:05,312 --> 00:39:07,062 [ Panting ] SPIKE. 618 00:39:09,479 --> 00:39:11,563 - WHAT HAPPENED? - [ Sighs ] 619 00:39:18,312 --> 00:39:22,230 OH, MY GOD. I GAVE HIM A PASS. 620 00:39:22,230 --> 00:39:26,187 LET HIM LIVE, ON ACCOUNT OF THE FACT I KILLED HIS MOTHER. 621 00:39:26,187 --> 00:39:29,187 BUT THAT'S ALL HE GETS. 622 00:39:29,187 --> 00:39:32,438 HE EVEN SO MUCH AS LOOKS AT ME FUNNY AGAIN, I'LL KILL HIM. 623 00:39:37,396 --> 00:39:40,230 [ Sighs, Sniffs ] 624 00:39:45,187 --> 00:39:47,646 [ Wood Groaning ] 625 00:40:03,521 --> 00:40:08,479 [ Sighs ] I LOST MY MOM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 626 00:40:10,104 --> 00:40:12,563 I CAME HOME, AND I FOUND HER DEAD ON THE COUCH. 627 00:40:13,688 --> 00:40:15,604 I'M SORRY. 628 00:40:17,855 --> 00:40:21,354 I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU TRIED TO DO. 629 00:40:21,354 --> 00:40:24,187 BUT SHE'S DEAD. BECAUSE HE MURDERED HER. 630 00:40:24,187 --> 00:40:26,354 I'M PREPARING TO FIGHT A WAR, 631 00:40:26,354 --> 00:40:28,479 AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR REVENGE ON A MAN THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. 632 00:40:28,479 --> 00:40:31,521 BUFFY, DON'T DELUDE YOURSELF. 633 00:40:31,521 --> 00:40:33,646 THAT MAN STILL EXISTS. 634 00:40:33,646 --> 00:40:37,271 SPIKE IS THE STRONGEST WARRIOR WE HAVE. 635 00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:40,062 AND WE ARE GONNA NEED HIM IF WE'RE GONNA COME OUT OF THIS THING ALIVE. 636 00:40:41,521 --> 00:40:44,980 IF YOU TRY ANYTHING AGAIN, HE'LL KILL YOU. 637 00:40:44,980 --> 00:40:47,104 [ Scoffs ] 638 00:40:47,104 --> 00:40:49,062 MORE IMPORTANTLY, 639 00:40:49,062 --> 00:40:51,396 I'LL LET HIM. 640 00:40:53,354 --> 00:40:56,146 I HAVE A MISSION... 641 00:40:56,146 --> 00:40:58,146 TO WIN THIS WAR. 642 00:40:58,146 --> 00:41:01,062 TO SAVE THE WORLD. 643 00:41:01,062 --> 00:41:04,021 I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR VENDETTAS. 644 00:41:06,563 --> 00:41:09,229 THE MISSION IS WHAT MATTERS. 645 00:41:34,813 --> 00:41:36,646 BUFFY. 646 00:41:38,980 --> 00:41:42,563 I-- [ Sighs ] 647 00:41:42,563 --> 00:41:44,771 I-- I UNDERSTAND YOUR ANGER. 648 00:41:46,521 --> 00:41:48,396 PLEASE BELIEVE ME, WE D-- WE DID WHAT WE-- 649 00:41:48,396 --> 00:41:51,980 HE'S ALIVE. SPIKE'S ALIVE. 650 00:41:51,980 --> 00:41:53,896 WOOD FAILED. 651 00:41:55,312 --> 00:41:57,146 WELL, THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. 652 00:41:58,938 --> 00:42:01,521 WHAT I TOLD YOU IS STILL TRUE. 653 00:42:01,521 --> 00:42:03,479 YOU NEED TO LEARN-- NO. 654 00:42:05,021 --> 00:42:07,813 I THINK YOU'VE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW. 655 00:42:42,896 --> 00:42:44,688 GRR! ARRGH!