buffy the vampire slayer y y buff the vampire sla er season 8 · buffy the vampire slayer y y buff...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer y y Buff The Vampire Sla er

Season 8 Season 8

Episode 1 Episode 1

"Scratch" Scratch

TEASER TEASER

FADE IN: FADE IN

EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT EXT ALLEY NIGHT

The alley is in a large city. In the background, we can hear y y w The alle is in a large cit In the background e can hearHORNS HONKING, TRAINS CHOO-CHOO-CHOOING, and a CAR ALARM. HORNS HONKING TRAINS CHOO CHOO CHOOING and a CAR ALARM

ANGLE : VI ANGLE VI

She is running as fast as she can through the alley. A look y She is running as fast as she can through the alle A lookof determination on her face. of determination on her face

ANGLE : A VAMPIRE (normal, not Uber) ANGLE A VAMPIRE normal not Uber

Also running. It's impossible to tell who is chasing whom in w w Also running It s impossible to tell ho is chasing hom inthis scene, since we're only seeing them close-up. w y this scene since e re onl seeing them close up

Finally, the alley ends with one of those conveniently placed y y w y Finall the alle ends ith one of those convenientl placedmetal fences. We now see that the vampire was running from W w w metal fences e no see that the vampire as running fromVi as he stops short and looks around for a way out. w y Vi as he stops short and looks around for a a out

Vi catches up and assumes an fighter's stance. She grins. Vi catches up and assumes an fighter s stance She grins

VI VIDid you think you were gonna get y y w Did ou think ou ere gonna getaway? w y a a

VAMPIRE VAMPIREWhat are you?W y hat are ou

VI VIEver hear of a Slayer? y Ever hear of a Sla er

VAMPIRE VAMPIREThat's impossible. There can only be y That s impossible There can onl beone. one

VI VIOkay, you're just living in the past. y y Oka ou re just living in the past Why don't you take a minute to catchW y y h don t ou take a minute to catchup with the rest of us. I'll even w up ith the rest of us I ll evenwait if you want.w y w ait if ou ant

The confused vampire decides to take his chances. He charges The confused vampire decides to take his chances He chargesat Vi. She easily stakes him, and he TURNS TO DUST. She y at Vi She easil stakes him and he TURNS TO DUST Shesmiles. smiles

Out of nowhere, we hear a SPLATTERING SOUND. Vi's smile w w Out of no here e hear a SPLATTERING SOUND Vi s smilequickly fades. She looks down, and sees her shirt begin toq y w uickl fades She looks do n and sees her shirt begin tosoak through with blood. Then she drops out of frame. w soak through ith blood Then she drops out of frame

Standing behind her, we can now see a DEMON. Scales, and red w w Standing behind her e can no see a DEMON Scales and redeyes. Horns, maybe. In his clawed hand, he holds her heart. y y w e es Horns ma be In his cla ed hand he holds her heart

From that violent, gory scene, we switch to... y w w From that violent gor scene e s itch to

2. 2

EXT. WOODED AREA - EVENING W EXT OODED AREA EVENING

The woods are peaceful and soothing. The setting is a quiet w q The oods are peaceful and soothing The setting is a uietcorner of the country, away from all of the noise that we y w y w corner of the countr a a from all of the noise that eheard in the previous scene. In the background, there are heard in the previous scene In the background there aremountains. Nearby, there is a lake that is reflecting the y mountains Nearb there is a lake that is reflecting theorange light of the setting sun. It's beautiful. orange light of the setting sun It s beautiful

The camera PANS OVER to REVEAL BUFFY, sitting on a rock, The camera PANS OVER to REVEAL BUFFY sitting on a rock watching the sun set. Taking in the calm. There is a tranquilw q atching the sun set Taking in the calm There is a tran uillook on her face as she watches. w look on her face as she atches

DAWN (O.S.) W DA N O S Is this a new ritual of yours? w y Is this a ne ritual of ours

Buffy looks to her side and sees DAWN walking closer, on a y W w Buff looks to her side and sees DA N alking closer on adirt covered path. dirt covered path

BUFFY BUFFYNo rituals. No ceremonies, or sacred No rituals No ceremonies or sacredrites. Just this. rites Just this

She looks back at the shimmering water. Dawn sits next to w w x She looks back at the shimmering ater Da n sits ne t toher. her

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Listen. Listen

Dawn takes a moment to listen. w Da n takes a moment to listen

DAWN W DA NI don't hear anything. y I don t hear an thing

BUFFY BUFFYExactly. No screaming. No growling. x y w E actl No screaming No gro ling Do you realize that it's been four y Do ou realize that it s been fourmonths since I've killed anything? y months since I ve killed an thing I was considering going vegetarian w I as considering going vegetarianbefore I remembered that hamburgers before I remembered that hamburgersare all meaty. y are all meat

(beat) beat Except the veggie burgers, but I x E cept the veggie burgers but Idon't think those really count as y don t think those reall count asburgers. Or food. burgers Or food

DAWN W DA NSo you finally have what you've always y y w y w y So ou finall have hat ou ve al a swanted. A normal life.w anted A normal life

BUFFY BUFFYThat's me. Normal. For now, anyway. w yw y That s me Normal For no an a Until Giles calls for an assist with w Until Giles calls for an assist ithsome baddie in some other country or y some baddie in some other countr orsomething. something

3. 3

DAWN W DA NBut there are tons of Slayers now, y w But there are tons of Sla ers no right? Can't they handle it? y right Can t the handle it

Buffy looks over at Dawn and smiles. y w Buff looks over at Da n and smiles

BUFFY BUFFYThe phone hasn't rang yet. Or rung. y The phone hasn t rang et Or rung Whatever.W hatever

DAWN W DA NMaybe it never will. y w Ma be it never ill

The girls go back to watching the sun set in quiet. w q The girls go back to atching the sun set in uiet

INT. WILLOW AND XANDER'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT W W INT ILLO AND XANDER S HOTEL ROOM NIGHT

There are two beds in this poorly decorated room. The hotel w y There are t o beds in this poorl decorated room The hotelisn't exactly the Plaza, but it's good enough for sleeping. x y isn t e actl the Plaza but it s good enough for sleeping WILLOW and XANDER are sitting indian-style on one of theW W y ILLO and XANDER are sitting indian st le on one of thebeds. They're facing each other. Looking each other in the y beds The re facing each other Looking each other in theeyes. Or in Willow's case, looking Xander in the one eye and y W w y e es Or in illo s case looking Xander in the one e e anda patch. a patch

WILLOW (V.O.)W W ILLO V O Hear my thoughts. Focus on the sound y Hear m thoughts Focus on the soundof my voice in your head. Feel my y y yof m voice in our head Feel m energy inside of you, working as one y y w energ inside of ou orking as onewith your own. Pull that energy tow y w y ith our o n Pull that energ toyour eye. Focus it.y y our e e Focus it

For a moment, they focus, but then Xander blinks and turns y For a moment the focus but then Xander blinks and turnsaway. He gets up and starts pacing. w y a a He gets up and starts pacing

XANDER XANDERIt's pointless. It s pointless

WILLOWW W ILLO Don't say that. y Don t sa that

XANDER XANDERWe've been working all summer andW w e ve been orking all summer andthe closest I've gotten to a new eye w y the closest I ve gotten to a ne e eis something that looks like a is something that looks like adeflated prune. deflated prune

WILLOWW W ILLO It takes time. It takes time

XANDER XANDERWhich we've given it. I think it'sW w hich e ve given it I think it stime to face the facts here, Will. W time to face the facts here ill The eye isn't coming back. y The e e isn t coming back

Willow gets up and walks to him. She frowns.W w w w illo gets up and alks to him She fro ns

4. 4

WILLOWW W ILLO I guess I never realized how much w I guess I never realized ho muchpower I drew from the Hellmouth. w w po er I dre from the Hellmouth Even in England, I felt it. But if Even in England I felt it But ifwe give it some more time, maybew y e give it some more time ma beit'll work. You can't give up. I w it ll ork You can t give up Iwon't let you.w y on t let ou

Xander looks at her face, which is full of resolve. His w Xander looks at her face hich is full of resolve Hisannoyance begins to melt away. y w y anno ance begins to melt a a

XANDER XANDERYeah? And what'll you do if I do w y Yeah And hat ll ou do if I dogive up? give up

WILLOWW W ILLO I'll... I'll beat you to a bloody y yI ll I ll beat ou to a blood pulp with my bare hands and then use w y pulp ith m bare hands and then useyour blood in a spell that'll makey our blood in a spell that ll makeyour insides pop out of your bellyy y y our insides pop out of our bell button. button

He smiles and hugs her. He smiles and hugs her

XANDER XANDEROkay. You got me. y Oka You got me

WILLOWW W ILLO It's because I'm all tough looking, It s because I m all tough looking right? right

XANDER XANDERLike a mean biker man. Like a mean biker man

WILLOWW W ILLO Damn right. Damn right

They hold the hug for a beat. Then Xander's face fills with y w The hold the hug for a beat Then Xander s face fills ithcuriosity. y curiosit

XANDER XANDERWait... You can't really do the bellyW y y ait You can t reall do the bell button thing, can you? y button thing can ou

FADE TO BLACK: FADE TO BLACK

END OF TEASER END OF TEASER

5. 5

ACT ONE ACT ONE

FADE IN: FADE IN

INT. BUFFY'S HOTEL ROOM - DAY INT BUFFY S HOTEL ROOM DAY

Buffy comes out of the bathroom, clothed and drying her hair y y Buff comes out of the bathroom clothed and dr ing her hairwith a towel. It's a different room than the one we saw Willoww w w w W w ith a to el It s a different room than the one e sa illo and Xander in, but it looks exactly the same. x y and Xander in but it looks e actl the same

Dawn is sitting on her bed, toothbrush in hand, waiting for w w Da n is sitting on her bed toothbrush in hand aiting forBuffy to come out of the bathroom. y Buff to come out of the bathroom

DAWN W DA NAre you done yet? y y Are ou done et

BUFFY BUFFYIt's all yours. y It s all ours

DAWN W DA NFinally. If you took any longer to y y y Finall If ou took an longer toget ready, I'd be a wrinkled corpse y w get read I d be a rinkled corpseby the time you got out here. y y b the time ou got out here

BUFFY BUFFYI like to be pretty. y I like to be prett

Dawn rolls her eyes and heads into the bathroom, shutting w y Da n rolls her e es and heads into the bathroom shuttingthe door behind her. the door behind her

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D (calling into the calling into thebathroom) bathroom

What time did Xander say the meetingW y hat time did Xander sa the meetingwas?w as

DAWN (O.S.) W DA N O S Ten-thirty. y Ten thirt

Buffy looks at the clock. It's 9:30 now. She grabs a hair y w Buff looks at the clock It s 9 30 no She grabs a hairbrush off of the dresser and starts to brush her hair. brush off of the dresser and starts to brush her hair

There's a KNOCK on the door. Buffy answers it. Willow and y w W w There s a KNOCK on the door Buff ans ers it illo andXander walk in. w Xander alk in

XANDER XANDERYou guys ready yet? I was thinking y y y w You gu s read et I as thinkingwe might eat first.w e might eat first

BUFFY BUFFYDawn's in the bathroom getting ready. w y Da n s in the bathroom getting read

WILLOWW W ILLO Still? Still

6. 6

BUFFY BUFFYWhat can I say? She's a bathroomW y hat can I sa She s a bathroomhog. hog

DAWN (O.S.) W DA N O S I heard that! I heard that

XANDER XANDERI still don't get it. Giles is global I still don t get it Giles is globalguy, tracking down Slayers all over y w y gu tracking do n Sla ers all overthe world, all while keeping an ex- w w x the orld all hile keeping an e Watchful eye on Hellmouth Cleveland.W y atchful e e on Hellmouth Cleveland Faith and Principal Wood are soaking W Faith and Principal ood are soakingup the sun at tropical resort up the sun at tropical resortHellmouth. And where does Giles send w Hellmouth And here does Giles sendus? The Scooby Gang. The A-Team. y us The Scoob Gang The A Team

(beat) beat Nowheresville, Washington. Not even w W No heresville ashington Not evena Hellmouth. a Hellmouth

WILLOWW W ILLO But there's a weird mystical vibe w y But there s a eird m stical vibehere. Makes for some demonic interest. here Makes for some demonic interest Plus, Bear River isn't too bad. I Plus Bear River isn t too bad Ithink it's kinda pretty. y think it s kinda prett

XANDER XANDERStill, you'd think he'd want us on y w Still ou d think he d ant us onthe front lines. Fighting the big the front lines Fighting the bigbad demons, or teaching young girls y bad demons or teaching oung girlshow to stab things. Y'know, doing w w ho to stab things Y kno doingsomething. What are we gonna do here? W w something hat are e gonna do here Fish? Fish

WILLOWW W ILLO I think that's kinda the point. Giles I think that s kinda the point Gilesprobably thinks we need a break. A y w probabl thinks e need a break Alittle of the three R's before diving little of the three R s before divingback into the battle. back into the battle

XANDER XANDERThree? Three

WILLOWW W ILLO Yeah. You know. Rest, relaxation w x Yeah You kno Rest rela ationand... arithmetic? I think I'm and arithmetic I think I mconfusing my sayings here. y y confusing m sa ings here

BUFFY BUFFYDo we still have to call him w Do e still have to call him"principal"? I mean... there's no principal I mean there s nomore school for him to principal at. more school for him to principal at

WILLOWW W ILLO I think he's just Robin now. w I think he s just Robin no

7. 7

XANDER XANDERThat sounds strange. That sounds strange

WILLOWW W ILLO I guess, but it's not like we're w I guess but it s not like e regonna be talking to him a lot anyway. yw y gonna be talking to him a lot an a

XANDER XANDERGood point. Good point

Buffy looks at the clock. y Buff looks at the clock

BUFFY BUFFYDawn, you almost ready? w y y Da n ou almost read

The bathroom door opens and Dawn comes out, ready to go. w y The bathroom door opens and Da n comes out read to go

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Holy crap, I was kidding. How'd you y w w y Hol crap I as kidding Ho d oudo that? do that

DAWN W DA NStill recovering from the potential Still recovering from the potentialsituation last year. y situation last ear

(to Xander) to Xander Did I hear you say something about y y Did I hear ou sa something aboutbreakfast? breakfast

INT. JACK'S BAIT-N-BREAKFAST - DAY INT JACK S BAIT N BREAKFAST DAY

Buffy, Willow, Xander and Dawn enter the place and stop to y W w w Buff illo Xander and Da n enter the place and stop tolook around. One side of the building is a normal diner. Not look around One side of the building is a normal diner Notthe classiest place ever, but not too bad. The other side is the classiest place ever but not too bad The other side isa fishing supply store with a sign for live bait. y w a fishing suppl store ith a sign for live bait

BUFFY BUFFYJack's Bait-N-Breakfast. Sounds Jack s Bait N Breakfast Soundssarcastically yummy. y y y sarcasticall umm

DAWN W DA NAs long as they don't get all turned y As long as the don t get all turnedaround and load up my plate with y w around and load up m plate ithlive worms, I'm good. w live orms I m good

XANDER XANDER(giggles) giggles

Gagh. Gagh

Dawn looks at Xander, wondering what he's talking about. w w w Da n looks at Xander ondering hat he s talking about Xander looks at the ground. Xander looks at the ground

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D Sorry. Star Trek thing. y Sorr Star Trek thing

They walk to a table and sit down. y w w The alk to a table and sit do n

8. 8

WILLOWW W ILLO I think it's kinda cozy. It has small y I think it s kinda coz It has smalltown charm to it. w to n charm to it

BUFFY BUFFYSpeaking of which, did you see how w y wSpeaking of hich did ou see ho small this town was? Ten stores on w w small this to n as Ten stores onMain Street and not one of them a Main Street and not one of them aSaks. Saks

WILLOWW W ILLO I'm sure there's a mall nearby. y I m sure there s a mall nearb

XANDER XANDERForty-five minutes if you follow the y y w Fort five minutes if ou follo thespeed limit. speed limit

DAWN W DA NIt's times like this that make me It s times like this that make meregret destroying Sunnydale. y y regret destro ing Sunn dale

WILLOWW W ILLO C'mon. It's not bad here. C mon It s not bad here

BUFFY BUFFY(giving in) giving in

Okay. You're right. It's actually y yOka You re right It s actuall really nice. And there's an ice cream y reall nice And there s an ice creamparlor that has those heart-shaped parlor that has those heart shapedchairs. Sunnydale didn't have one of y chairs Sunn dale didn t have one ofthose. those

XANDER XANDERWe did, but it closed in '95.W e did but it closed in 95

Willow smiles.W w illo smiles

WILLOWW W ILLO Check us out. Actual conversation Check us out Actual conversationwithout any talk of demons, or thew y ithout an talk of demons or theend of the world. w end of the orld

DAWN W DA NDepends on how you handle that mall w y Depends on ho ou handle that mallnews. w ne s

XANDER XANDERYou'd think the mall chat would have w You d think the mall chat ould havegotten old by now. y w gotten old b no

BUFFY BUFFYHow little you know us, Xand. w y w Ho little ou kno us Xand

DAWN W DA NMall chat never gets old. Mall chat never gets old

9. 9

A WAITRESS walks to the table and puts menus in front of W w A AITRESS alks to the table and puts menus in front ofeveryone. y ever one

WAITRESSW AITRESSCan I get you folks something to y Can I get ou folks something todrink? drink

XANDER XANDERYeah. Orange juice for me. Yeah Orange juice for me

BUFFY BUFFYCoffee. Coffee

WILLOWW W ILLO Coffee. Coffee

DAWN W DA NHot chocolate? Hot chocolate

The waitress nods at Dawn. Dawn smiles. w w w The aitress nods at Da n Da n smiles

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D That then. That then

WAITRESSW AITRESSOkay. I'll be back in a few, to take y w Oka I ll be back in a fe to takeyour orders.y our orders

She walks away. Everyone looks over their menus. Buffy, Willow w w y y y W wShe alks a a Ever one looks over their menus Buff illo and Xander get puzzled looks on their faces. Dawn's smile w and Xander get puzzled looks on their faces Da n s smilegrows. w gro s

DAWN W DA NIt's like every meal I ever invented, y It s like ever meal I ever invented all put into one restaurant. all put into one restaurant

BUFFY BUFFYThis can't be good. This can t be good

WILLOWW W ILLO It's a gastrointestinal disorder It s a gastrointestinal disorderjust waiting to happen. w just aiting to happen

XANDER XANDERMaybe I'll just have cereal. y Ma be I ll just have cereal

(beat) beat Hold the ketchup. Hold the ketchup

DAWN W DA NI'm gonna have the banana and peanut I m gonna have the banana and peanutbutter French toast. I love that butter French toast I love thatone. one

WILLOWW W ILLO I guess I'll follow Dawnie. If I'm w w I guess I ll follo Da nie If I mgonna roam these woods, it'd probably w ygonna roam these oods it d probabl be smart to bring a guide. be smart to bring a guide

10. 10

BUFFY BUFFYWell, as the Chosen One... or one ofW ell as the Chosen One or one ofthe Chosen Ones, I feel it's my duty y ythe Chosen Ones I feel it s m dut to seek out the evils of the world w to seek out the evils of the orldand face them head-on. I'm going for and face them head on I m going forthe onion and pepperoni pancakes. the onion and pepperoni pancakes

DAWN W DA NSpeaking of ketchup, that's what w Speaking of ketchup that s hatyou're gonna wanna do with those.y w w ou re gonna anna do ith those Don't let the lure of syrup get the y Don t let the lure of s rup get thebest of you. y best of ou

BUFFY BUFFYUmm... thanks. Umm thanks

DAWN W DA NSo what do you think we should tell w y w So hat do ou think e should tellthe Realtor? the Realtor

BUFFY BUFFY'Bout what? w Bout hat

DAWN W DA NWhat happened to our last homes. IW hat happened to our last homes Idon't know if it'd be in our best w don t kno if it d be in our bestinterests to say that we had our y w interests to sa that e had ourentire town sucked into Hell. w entire to n sucked into Hell

WILLOWW W ILLO The news called it an earthquake. w q The ne s called it an earth uake

XANDER XANDERDid it? I didn't see that. Did it I didn t see that

WILLOWW W ILLO You were busy sleeping for about a w y You ere bus sleeping for about aweek.w eek

XANDER XANDERAh. The sweet days of non-addictive w y Ah The s eet da s of non addictivepain medication. Still, you'd think y pain medication Still ou d thinksomeone would have mentioned it again. w someone ould have mentioned it again

BUFFY BUFFYThat's how the world works today. w w w y That s ho the orld orks toda News one day, old news the next. I w y w x Ne s one da old ne s the ne t Iguess that's probably why they call y w y y guess that s probabl h the callit old news. w it old ne s

The waitress returns to the table with their drinks. w w The aitress returns to the table ith their drinks

WAITRESSW AITRESSYou folks ready to order. y You folks read to order

11. 11

BUFFY BUFFY(mumbled to herself) mumbled to herself

If we have to. w If e have to

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE DAY

We see around the empty house. Furniture covered with cloth.W y w e see around the empt house Furniture covered ith cloth Dusty. Webs all around. Windows covered over with dirt y W W w w Dust ebs all around indo s covered over ith dirt(including one stained glass window which will eventually w w w w y including one stained glass indo hich ill eventuall spread color and much needed atmosphere around the place). spread color and much needed atmosphere around the place

The house is nice, under all of this. Victorian style, with y w The house is nice under all of this Victorian st le ithcarvings and wood floors. Nice and roomy too. w y carvings and ood floors Nice and room too

There's a BANGING on the front door (which also has stained w There s a BANGING on the front door hich also has stainedglass on it). The door is stuck and someone is trying to y glass on it The door is stuck and someone is tr ing toopen it. Finally, it flies open. The Realtor, MRS. GIMLY (an y open it Finall it flies open The Realtor MRS GIMLY anolder, pleasant woman) catches herself before she falls to w older pleasant oman catches herself before she falls toonto the ground. She walks in. Buffy and the others follow w y wonto the ground She alks in Buff and the others follo her, all looking around as they do. y her all looking around as the do

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYThis is it. This is it

WILLOWW W ILLO Wow. Pretty. Or- y'know- potentialW w y y w o Prett Or kno potentialpretty. y prett

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYIt was built by Richard Acker, back w y It as built b Richard Acker backat the turn of the century. y at the turn of the centur

(beat) beat The last century. Back in the early y yThe last centur Back in the earl 1900's. He built it for him and his 1900 s He built it for him and hiswife to live in when they first camew w y ife to live in hen the first cameto the town. One of the first couples w to the to n One of the first couplesto move here, in fact. to move here in fact

Buffy stops looking around and looks at Mrs. Gimly. y y Buff stops looking around and looks at Mrs Giml

BUFFY BUFFYIs it haunted? Is it haunted

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYExcuse me? x E cuse me

BUFFY BUFFYHaunted. Y'know, by ghosts. Dead w y Haunted Y kno b ghosts Deadpeople. 'Cause that might put the people Cause that might put thedamper on this whole thing. w damper on this hole thing

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLY(laughing) laughing

There are no ghosts in this house. There are no ghosts in this house We didn't even have drugs back inW e didn t even have drugs back inthe 60's. the 60 s

12. 12

Willow and Xander share a confused look, wondering what oneW w w w illo and Xander share a confused look ondering hat onehas to do with the other. w has to do ith the other

MRS. GIMLY (CONT'D) MRS GIMLY CONT D Though there was a slight infestation w Though there as a slight infestationproblem, I'm pretty certain it's y problem I m prett certain it sbeen dealt with. We bombed the house. w W been dealt ith e bombed the house

BUFFY BUFFYLiterally? y Literall

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYWith insecticide.W ith insecticide

Dawn takes Buffy by the arm and starts to lead her into w y y Da n takes Buff b the arm and starts to lead her intoanother room. She smiles back at Mrs. Gimly. y another room She smiles back at Mrs Giml

DAWN W DA NShe's just really tired. y She s just reall tired

When Buffy and Dawn are gone, Willow and Xander stay behindW y w W w y hen Buff and Da n are gone illo and Xander sta behindwith Mrs. Gimly. They smile, awkwardly.w y y w w y ith Mrs Giml The smile a k ardl

WILLOWW W ILLO So... Nice neighborhood. So Nice neighborhood

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYYes. It is. I live right down the w Yes It is I live right do n thestreet, actually. y street actuall

WILLOWW W ILLO Oh. Neat. Oh Neat

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - DINING ROOM - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE DINING ROOM DAY

Buffy and Dawn are looking around the dining room, now. y w w Buff and Da n are looking around the dining room no Inspecting everything. y Inspecting ever thing

DAWN W DA NOkay, could you maybe go a little y y y Oka could ou ma be go a littlelighter on the third degree next x lighter on the third degree ne ttime? time

BUFFY BUFFYSorry. Habit, I guess. y Sorr Habit I guess

DAWN W DA NI get that. But you heard what Giles y w I get that But ou heard hat Gilessaid. This isn't even a Hellmouth. said This isn t even a Hellmouth We probably won't see too much ofW y w e probabl on t see too much ofthat stuff around here. So relax. x that stuff around here So rela Take a breath. Take a breath

BUFFY BUFFYRelaxing. Breathing. x Rela ing Breathing

(beat) beat It is a nice house, isn't it? It is a nice house isn t it

13. 13

DAWN W DA NAnd more importantly, it's within y w And more importantl it s ithinour budget. our budget

BUFFY BUFFYIcing on the dusty, cloth covered y Icing on the dust cloth coveredcake. cake

They walk through a connecting doorway. y w w y The alk through a connecting door a

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE KITCHEN CONTINUOUS DAY

They enter the kitchen and stop dead in their tracks. Jaws y w The enter the kitchen and stop dead in their tracks Ja sdropping. dropping

BUFFY BUFFYSweet mother of pearl, look at this w S eet mother of pearl look at thisplace. place

REVEAL the kitchen. Big. A cook's dream kitchen, with antique w q REVEAL the kitchen Big A cook s dream kitchen ith anti uestove and oven. Copper sink. Butcher block counters. Fireplace stove and oven Copper sink Butcher block counters Fireplace(yes, in the kitchen!). Old wooden refrigerator. Shelves on y w es in the kitchen Old ooden refrigerator Shelves onthe walls. And much more, which is covered by sheets. w w y the alls And much more hich is covered b sheets

DAWN W DA NThis is amazing. This is amazing

BUFFY BUFFYSo why is it in our budget? w y So h is it in our budget

DAWN W DA NBuffy, remember what we said about y w w Buff remember hat e said aboutbreathing? It's cheap because it's breathing It s cheap because it sin Nowhereville. w in No hereville

BUFFY BUFFYRight. Okay. Relaxing again. y x Right Oka Rela ing again

Willow, Xander and Mrs. Gimly walk into the kitchen. WillowW w y w W w illo Xander and Mrs Giml alk into the kitchen illo and Xander stop short. and Xander stop short

XANDER XANDERFreaky shades of purple and green, y Freak shades of purple and green this is nice. this is nice

Mrs. Gimly looks back at him, wondering what the hell he's y w w Mrs Giml looks back at him ondering hat the hell he stalking about. talking about

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D Oh. I sometimes say things that make y Oh I sometimes sa things that makeno sense when I'm in shock. w no sense hen I m in shock

That doesn't help Mrs. Gimly. Willow decides to give it a y W w That doesn t help Mrs Giml illo decides to give it ago. go

WILLOWW W ILLO We're from California.W e re from California

14. 14

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYOh. Oh

BUFFY BUFFY(to Willow and Xander) W w to illo and Xander

So what do you guys think? Should we w y y w So hat do ou gu s think Should elook at more houses? look at more houses

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYActually, this is the only house we y y w Actuall this is the onl house ehave for rent at the moment. have for rent at the moment

BUFFY BUFFYOh. In that case, I guess we'll take w Oh In that case I guess e ll takeit. Should we haggle or something w it Should e haggle or somethingfirst? first

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYI don't think it'd help much, I don t think it d help much considering. considering

BUFFY BUFFYRight. I've never done this before. Right I ve never done this before

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYYou're doing very well. y w You re doing ver ell

BUFFY BUFFYThanks. Thanks

XANDER XANDERSo what do we sign? w w So hat do e sign

MRS. GIMLY MRS GIMLYJust a few papers, and then you'll w y Just a fe papers and then ou llbe ready to move all of your things y y be read to move all of our thingsin. in

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - FOYER - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE FOYER DAY

The front door opens. Buffy walks in, carrying a suit case y w y The front door opens Buff alks in carr ing a suit caseand her Scythe. Willow, Xander and Dawn all follow, carrying y W w w w y and her Sc the illo Xander and Da n all follo carr ingone or two bags each. Buffy drops hers. w y one or t o bags each Buff drops hers

BUFFY BUFFYHere endeth the moving in. Here endeth the moving in

END OF ACT ONE END OF ACT ONE

15. 15

ACT TWO W ACT T O

FADE IN: FADE IN

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE LIVING ROOM DAY

Buffy and Willow are uncovering all of the furniture. y W w Buff and illo are uncovering all of the furniture Beautiful antique chairs, couch, lamps, mirrors, tables... q Beautiful anti ue chairs couch lamps mirrors tables it all looks like it's been there since the house was built. w it all looks like it s been there since the house as built

Xander is up on a ladder, looking at a light fixture. x Xander is up on a ladder looking at a light fi ture

XANDER XANDERI think it's just a wire that went w w I think it s just a ire that entall fizzy. Shouldn't be too hard to y all fizz Shouldn t be too hard tofix. x fi

BUFFY BUFFYCool. Cool

XANDER XANDERI guess I should probably turn off y I guess I should probabl turn offthe power first. w the po er first

BUFFY BUFFYMight help. Might help

Buffy looks at all the antiques. y q Buff looks at all the anti ues

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Okay, this stuff is gonna last all y Oka this stuff is gonna last allof three minutes around us. You of three minutes around us Yourealize that, right? realize that right

WILLOWW W ILLO Maybe we'll break that streak of y w Ma be e ll break that streak ofbreaking things all the time. breaking things all the time

BUFFY BUFFYUm, Will... I think after seven years, W y Um ill I think after seven ears it's less a streak and more a way of w y it s less a streak and more a a oflife. life

WILLOWW W ILLO Sunnydale life though. Not Bear River y Sunn dale life though Not Bear Riverlife. life

BUFFY BUFFYThat remains to be seen. That remains to be seen

Xander pokes something with a screwdriver. It SPARKS. He w w Xander pokes something ith a scre driver It SPARKS Hejumps back. Buffy and Willow look over at him. y W w jumps back Buff and illo look over at him

WILLOWW W ILLO Are you okay? y y Are ou oka

16. 16

XANDER XANDERYeah. Yeah

(beat) beat I think I might go ahead with that w I think I might go ahead ith thatplan to turn off the power. w plan to turn off the po er

Xander climbs down and walks out of the room. w w Xander climbs do n and alks out of the room

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE KITCHEN DAY

Dawn is cleaning some dishes at the sink. Xander walks in, w w Da n is cleaning some dishes at the sink Xander alks in on his way to the basement. w y on his a to the basement

DAWN W DA NDo I smell something burning? Do I smell something burning

XANDER XANDERYeah. Don't worry. Just me. w y Yeah Don t orr Just me

DAWN W DA NOh. Okay. y Oh Oka

Xander is about to open the basement door, but Dawn turns w Xander is about to open the basement door but Da n turnsoff the water and walks to him. w w off the ater and alks to him

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D Xander, wait. w Xander ait

He stops and turns around. He stops and turns around

XANDER XANDERYeah? Yeah

DAWN W DA NWe have a slight problem.W e have a slight problem

XANDER XANDEROut of toothpaste? Out of toothpaste

DAWN W DA NWell, yeah. But something else too.W y ell eah But something else too Y'know how when we took the tour of w w w w Y kno ho hen e took the tour ofthe house, we never really went w y w the house e never reall entupstairs? upstairs

XANDER XANDERYeah. Yeah

DAWN W DA NWell, as it turns out, this is a two-W w ell as it turns out this is a t o bedroom house. And not the big kind. bedroom house And not the big kind We're talking three beds, tops. AndW e re talking three beds tops Andone of those might have to be a bunk- one of those might have to be a bunk bed. I can share with Buffy or Willow, w y W w bed I can share ith Buff or illo but... but

17. 17

XANDER XANDERBut there's not much chance of one But there s not much chance of oneof them sharing their bed with the w of them sharing their bed ith theguy of the house. Yeah, I've seen y gu of the house Yeah I ve seenThree's Company enough times to know y wThree s Compan enough times to kno that plot. I expect a misunderstanding x that plot I e pect a misunderstandingof some sort to happen any minute y of some sort to happen an minutenow. w no

DAWN W DA NWhat're you gonna do?W y hat re ou gonna do

XANDER XANDERNo worries. w No orries

He opens the basement door and steps inside. He opens the basement door and steps inside

INT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - BASEMENT - CONTINUOUS - DAY W INT BUFFY S NE HOUSE BASEMENT CONTINUOUS DAY

XANDER XANDERI've been roomless before. I'll just I ve been roomless before I ll juststay in the... y sta in the

He turns on the light switch and takes a look around the w He turns on the light s itch and takes a look around thebasement. It's horrible. Packed with old stuff. Dirt floor. w basement It s horrible Packed ith old stuff Dirt floor Damp and moldy looking. y Damp and mold looking

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D ...attic. attic


Buffy and Willow are still getting things organized. The y W w Buff and illo are still getting things organized Theroom looks like a room again, they're just dusting and y room looks like a room again the re just dusting andstraightening things. straightening things

Dawn and Xander enter. w Da n and Xander enter

XANDER XANDERPower's turned off. I'm ready to fix w y xPo er s turned off I m read to fi this thing. this thing

DAWN W DA NAlso, we need to clear some space in w Also e need to clear some space inthe attic for Xander. the attic for Xander

BUFFY BUFFYI was wondering how that'd work out. w w w w I as ondering ho that d ork out

Willow suddenly remembers something.W w y illo suddenl remembers something

WILLOWW W ILLO Oh! Oh

Everyone looks over at her. y Ever one looks over at her

18. 18

BUFFY BUFFYWhat "oh"?W hat oh

WILLOWW W ILLO I just remembered something. Since I just remembered something Sincewe're all here now.w w e re all here no

DAWN W DA N(getting it) getting it

Now? w No

WILLOWW W ILLO Good a time as any. y Good a time as an

DAWN W DA NOkay. y Oka

Willow leaves the room.W w illo leaves the room

XANDER XANDERAm I supposed to know what's going w w Am I supposed to kno hat s goingon here? on here

BUFFY BUFFYI think they're speaking in code. y I think the re speaking in code

Dawn turns to Xander. w Da n turns to Xander

DAWN W DA NYou know about this. Think. w You kno about this Think

(beat) beat Y'know... the thing. w Y kno the thing

Xander suddenly gets it. y Xander suddenl gets it

XANDER XANDEROh! Oh

BUFFY BUFFYOkay, you haven't all been taken y y Oka ou haven t all been takenover by evil house spirits or y over b evil house spirits orsomething, have you? y something have ou

DAWN W DA NAgain I say, the house isn't haunted. y Again I sa the house isn t haunted It's not possessed, or enchanted. It s not possessed or enchanted It's not a lair of any kind. It's y It s not a lair of an kind It sjust a house. just a house

BUFFY BUFFYMm-hmm. Mm hmm

Willow comes back into the room holding a wrapped box. SheW w w x illo comes back into the room holding a rapped bo Shegoes to Buffy and hands it to her. y goes to Buff and hands it to her

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D What's this?W hat s this

19. 19

WILLOWW W ILLO We just thought... y'know, youW y w y e just thought kno oudeserved something. You save the deserved something You save theworld from evil, spend the summerw orld from evil spend the summergetting Giles all settled in his new wgetting Giles all settled in his ne job and now it's time for you to w y job and no it s time for ou tostart that normal life you've always y w y start that normal life ou ve al a swanted.w anted

BUFFY BUFFYAnd this normal life involves a new wAnd this normal life involves a ne birthday? y birthda

XANDER XANDERIt just seemed like the thing to do. It just seemed like the thing to do

BUFFY BUFFYOh. 'Cause I really could have gotten y Oh Cause I reall could have gottenbehind that new birthday idea. w y behind that ne birthda idea

DAWN W DA NAre we gonna chat, or are you gonna w y Are e gonna chat or are ou gonnaopen it? open it

BUFFY BUFFYOkay, okay. y y Oka oka

Buffy moves to the couch and sits down. She unwraps the y w w Buff moves to the couch and sits do n She un raps thepresent and reveals... okay, it's just a plain brown box so y w x present and reveals oka it s just a plain bro n bo sofar. far

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D A box. With something in it! It's x W A bo ith something in it It sjust what I've wanted all summer. w w just hat I ve anted all summer Thank you, guys. y y Thank ou gu s

DAWN W DA NSeriously. Open it. y Seriousl Open it

Buffy's face fills with anticipation as she opens the box. y w x Buff s face fills ith anticipation as she opens the bo She looks inside. As she does, the look on her face changes She looks inside As she does the look on her face changesto one of curiosity. She reaches inside. y to one of curiosit She reaches inside

BUFFY BUFFYWhat is it?W hat is it

She pulls out a cloth somethingorother and studies it. She pulls out a cloth somethingorother and studies it

WILLOWW W ILLO We got it when we went to England.W w w w e got it hen e ent to England Do you like it? y Do ou like it

BUFFY BUFFYYeah. I love it. Whatever it is. W Yeah I love it hatever it is

DAWN W DA NIt's a tea cozy. y It s a tea coz

20. 20

Buffy suddenly catches up. A small smile forms on her face. y y Buff suddenl catches up A small smile forms on her face Her eyes well up as she hugs it. y w Her e es ell up as she hugs it

BUFFY BUFFY(for real this time) for real this time

You guys. I love it. y You gu s I love it

She goes around the room, hugging everyone. y She goes around the room hugging ever one

XANDER XANDERYou deserve it. You deserve it

BUFFY BUFFYThank you. y Thank ou

When she's done hugging everyone, she sits back down andW y w hen she s done hugging ever one she sits back do n andlooks at the tea cozy some more. And there she stays for a y y looks at the tea coz some more And there she sta s for afew beats, just looking at it. w fe beats just looking at it

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D So, what the hell does it do? w So hat the hell does it do


Dawn walks into the kitchen, carrying the box and wrapping w w y x w Da n alks into the kitchen carr ing the bo and rappingpaper. She brings them to a large trash bag that's already ypaper She brings them to a large trash bag that s alread half full and puts them inside. half full and puts them inside

BUFFY (O.S.) BUFFY O S Dawn! Where'd you go? w W y Da n here d ou go

DAWN W DA NTo get rid of the trash. We're trying W y To get rid of the trash e re tr ingto to clean clean the house, remember? the house remember

When she's done putting the box and paper into the bag, sheW x hen she s done putting the bo and paper into the bag sheturns around to go back to the other room. As she does a turns around to go back to the other room As she does aSLIGHT CRAWLING SOUND comes from the wall behind her. She W w SLIGHT CRA LING SOUND comes from the all behind her Shestops and turns back around. stops and turns back around

She looks at the wall, as though there were a chance she w w She looks at the all as though there ere a chance shecould see through it. could see through it

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D Don't tell me we have mice. Please w Don t tell me e have mice Pleasedon't tell me we have mice. w don t tell me e have mice

THE CRAWLING SOUND is heard again. This time, it sounds like W THE CRA LING SOUND is heard again This time it sounds likethere are more legs. Many more legs. y there are more legs Man more legs

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D A family of mice? y A famil of mice

And then she sees it. The WALL MOVES as though there were W w And then she sees it The ALL MOVES as though there erehundreds of tiny creatures just under the paint. Dawn's eyes y w y hundreds of tin creatures just under the paint Da n s e eswiden.w iden

21. 21


Buffy and Willow are sitting. Buffy's holding onto the tea y W w y Buff and illo are sitting Buff s holding onto the teacozy. Xander's up on the ladder, fixing the light. y x coz Xander s up on the ladder fi ing the light

BUFFY BUFFYI think it's finally starting to y I think it s finall starting tosink in. That I could have a normal sink in That I could have a normallife, without demon slaying and world w y w life ithout demon sla ing and orldsaving. Just a quiet, normal q saving Just a uiet normalexistence. With a tea cozy. Y'know, x W y w e istence ith a tea coz Y kno I kept expecting something to jump x I kept e pecting something to jumpout at me, but I'm finally getting y out at me but I m finall gettingthat it's not gonna happen. That's that it s not gonna happen That sover. It's the past. over It s the past

Dawn runs into the room. w Da n runs into the room

DAWN W DA NWe have a problem.W e have a problem

Willow stands up and turns to Dawn. Buffy looks over fromW w w y illo stands up and turns to Da n Buff looks over fromwhere she's sitting.w here she s sitting

WILLOWW W ILLO What?W hat

DAWN W DA NThere's something in the house. There s something in the house

WILLOWW W ILLO Did you hear a mouse in the wall? y w Did ou hear a mouse in the all

DAWN W DA NNo. I mean, there's No I mean there s something something in in the thehouse! house

Buffy tosses the tea cozy aside. y y Buff tosses the tea coz aside

BUFFY BUFFYI knew it! I knew there'd be something w w I kne it I kne there d be somethingwrong with this place. You guys arew w y rong ith this place You gu s areall like "normal life" and "keeps all like normal life and keepstea pots warm", but I knew that was w w w tea pots arm but I kne that asall a load of bull. all a load of bull

Xander starts down the ladder. w Xander starts do n the ladder

XANDER XANDERCalm down, Buff. It's probably not w y Calm do n Buff It s probabl notdemonic. demonic

DAWN W DA NNot demonic? The walls were crawling. w w w Not demonic The alls ere cra ling

22. 22

XANDER XANDERIt could be a bug infestation. Were W It could be a bug infestation erethey kinda fat, with t-shirts that y w the kinda fat ith t shirts thatsaid "I Love Wood"? W said I Love ood

DAWN W DA NThey weren't termites. I think I'd y w The eren t termites I think I dknow the difference. w kno the difference

WILLOWW W ILLO What'd they look like?W y hat d the look like

DAWN W DA N(beat) beat

Well, I didn't actually get a goodW y ell I didn t actuall get a goodlook. I'm sure they were demons y w look I m sure the ere demonsthough. Little crawly, munchy demons. w y y though Little cra l munch demons

XANDER XANDERMunchy like termites? y Munch like termites

DAWN W DA NNo. Munchy like little demons. y No Munch like little demons

WILLOWW W ILLO I think we should sit down and let w w I think e should sit do n and letthis all sink in before we whip out w w this all sink in before e hip outthe gas cans and start with the w the gas cans and start ith theburning things. burning things

BUFFY BUFFYI'm with Willow. We should think w W w W I m ith illo e should thinkthis through with logic and reasoning. w this through ith logic and reasoning Then, and only then, should we deal y w Then and onl then should e dealwith the fact of the demons livingw ith the fact of the demons livingin our new house that are gonna attack w in our ne house that are gonna attackand try to kill us and break our new y wand tr to kill us and break our ne antiques. q anti ues

DAWN W DA NGreat. So we'll just sit back and w Great So e ll just sit back andwait for the brain sucking to happen.w ait for the brain sucking to happen And you know it will. y w w And ou kno it ill

BUFFY BUFFYI never said that. I never said that

Buffy stands up. y Buff stands up

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D See? I'm standing. See I m standing

She starts to walk toward the kitchen. w w She starts to alk to ard the kitchen

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D And now I'm going into the kitchen. w And no I m going into the kitchen

23. 23

The others follow Buffy. w y The others follo Buff


Buffy leads the way into the kitchen. Willow, Xander and y w y W w Buff leads the a into the kitchen illo Xander andDawn follow her. w w Da n follo her

BUFFY BUFFY(to Dawn) w to Da n

Okay, so where did you see them? y w y Oka so here did ou see them

Dawn points to the wall. w w Da n points to the all

DAWN W DA NIn the wall there. The whole thing w w In the all there The hole thingwas moving around like a waterbedw w as moving around like a aterbedwhen someone sits on it. Y'know,w w hen someone sits on it Y kno kinda jiggly like that, but more y kinda jiggl like that but morecrawlie. w cra lie

Buffy looks back at Dawn. y w Buff looks back at Da n

BUFFY BUFFYJust how do you know about jiggly w y w yJust ho do ou kno about jiggl waterbeds?w aterbeds

Dawn pauses, looking guilty. w y Da n pauses looking guilt

DAWN W DA NDemons! Remember the demons? Demons Remember the demons

BUFFY BUFFYWe're talking about the waterbedW w e re talking about the aterbedissue later, young lady. y y issue later oung lad

Buffy turns back to the wall, and checks it out. She runs y w Buff turns back to the all and checks it out She runsher hand over it. Nothing happens. her hand over it Nothing happens

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Nothing. Nothing

DAWN W DA NI saw it, I swear. w w I sa it I s ear

Xander and Willow look at each other, wondering if Dawn really W w w w yXander and illo look at each other ondering if Da n reall saw it. Dawn sees them. w w sa it Da n sees them

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D You don't believe. You don t believe

WILLOWW W ILLO I believe you, Dawnie. I just also y w I believe ou Da nie I just alsothink that we've been working pretty w w ythink that e ve been orking prett hard and inhaling a lot of dust. hard and inhaling a lot of dust

DAWN W DA NYou think it was in my head? w y You think it as in m head

24. 24

WILLOWW W ILLO No. No

(beat) beat But, maybe. y But ma be

DAWN W DA NIt wasn't. w It asn t

(to Buffy) y to Buff You believe me, right? You believe me right

BUFFY BUFFYOf course I believe you. I was y w Of course I believe ou I asexpecting it, remember? x e pecting it remember

(beat) beat Then again, Willow could be right W w Then again illo could be rightand I could be really paranoid. y and I could be reall paranoid

DAWN W DA NI can't believe this. If any of you y y I can t believe this If an of ousaw it, nobody would be questioning w y w q sa it nobod ould be uestioningit. it

BUFFY BUFFYThat's not true. Just last week, I w That s not true Just last eek Iwas questioning Xander when he saidw q w as uestioning Xander hen he saidhe saw something. w he sa something

DAWN W DA NSo you're comparing me to a one-eyed y y So ou re comparing me to a one e edguy who claimed he saw Princess Leia y w w gu ho claimed he sa Princess Leiagetting on a bus in Cleveland? getting on a bus in Cleveland

Willow looks at Xander, wondering what that was about.W w w w w illo looks at Xander ondering hat that as about

XANDER XANDER(to Willow) W w to illo

Yeah, I had way too many mochas that w y y Yeah I had a too man mochas thatmorning. morning

BUFFY BUFFYYou're right. I'm not being fair. You re right I m not being fair I'm sorry for that, but that doesn't y I m sorr for that but that doesn tchange the fact that there aren't change the fact that there aren tany muncher demons here at the moment. y an muncher demons here at the moment There's nothing else I can do. There s nothing else I can do

Dawn doesn't know what else to say. Buffy's right. w w w y y Da n doesn t kno hat else to sa Buff s right

DAWN W DA NI'll be upstairs, trying to figure y I ll be upstairs tr ing to figureout where I'm sleeping tonight. w out here I m sleeping tonight

EXT. BUFFY'S NEW HOUSE - NIGHT W EXT BUFFY S NE HOUSE NIGHT

(Y'know what... I'm just going to call it "Buffy's house" w w y Y kno hat I m just going to call it Buff s house from now on. I'm sure nobody will assume that I mean the w y w from no on I m sure nobod ill assume that I mean theold house.) old house

25. 25

Anyway, it's an establishing shot. The sun has set and the yw y An a it s an establishing shot The sun has set and thelights are on in the old house. lights are on in the old house

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - BUFFY'S ROOM - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE BUFFY S ROOM NIGHT

Dawn is fixing up the master bedroom, which has two beds in w x w w Da n is fi ing up the master bedroom hich has t o beds init. Probably the bedroom of a not-so-close couple at one y it Probabl the bedroom of a not so close couple at onetime, that didn't feel like sharing one bed. time that didn t feel like sharing one bed

The room is decorated like the rest of the house. Fancy. y The room is decorated like the rest of the house Fanc Nice. Dawn dusts off the dresser with one of the tarp things w w Nice Da n dusts off the dresser ith one of the tarp thingsthat once covered it. When she's done, she slumps down onto W w that once covered it hen she s done she slumps do n ontothe closest bed. Feeling like crap. the closest bed Feeling like crap

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE LIVING ROOM NIGHT

Buffy and Willow are on the couch again. Tuckered out after y W w Buff and illo are on the couch again Tuckered out aftera hard day of working. y w a hard da of orking

Xander flops down between them. w w Xander flops do n bet een them

XANDER XANDERHow could such a nice looking house w Ho could such a nice looking houseneed so much repair work? w need so much repair ork

BUFFY BUFFYNobody's lived here for years. y y Nobod s lived here for ears

XANDER XANDERAnd that's an excuse to let the place x And that s an e cuse to let the placego to hell? go to hell

BUFFY BUFFYActually, yeah. y y Actuall eah

WILLOWW W ILLO We're just lucky that we have Mr.W y w e re just luck that e have Mr Fixit living right here with us. x w Fi it living right here ith us

XANDER XANDERAnyone else hungry? y y An one else hungr

BUFFY BUFFYKinda. Kinda

WILLOWW W ILLO Me too. But I don't think we have w Me too But I don t think e haveany food here, unless you want y y w an food here unless ou antVictorian era bread and cheese. Victorian era bread and cheese

XANDER XANDERPizza it is. Pizza it is

BUFFY BUFFYDo they have that here? y Do the have that here

26. 26

XANDER XANDERYeah. I saw a sign outside the Tire- w Yeah I sa a sign outside the Tire N-Lube. Free delivery and a coupon y N Lube Free deliver and a couponfor a free oil change after every yfor a free oil change after ever twenty pizzas. w y t ent pizzas

WILLOWW W ILLO We should own more cars.W w e should o n more cars

XANDER XANDERToppings? Toppings

BUFFY BUFFYPepperoni. Sausage. Pretty much what y w Pepperoni Sausage Prett much hatI had for breakfast, but with cheese. w I had for breakfast but ith cheese

WILLOWW W ILLO Pineapple for me. Pineapple for me

(off Xander's look) off Xander s look What? It's good.W hat It s good

BUFFY BUFFYActually, it is. y Actuall it is

XANDER XANDER'Kay. I'm gonna see what Dawn wants. y w w w Ka I m gonna see hat Da n ants

Xander gets up and walks out of the room. When he's gone, w W Xander gets up and alks out of the room hen he s gone Buffy and Willow continue to relax. y W w x Buff and illo continue to rela

BUFFY BUFFYThink we should be worrying about w w y Think e should be orr ing aboutthe possible demon infestation? the possible demon infestation


Xander walks into the room and finds Dawn, still on the bed. w w Xander alks into the room and finds Da n still on the bed He goes and sits at the foot of the bed. He goes and sits at the foot of the bed

XANDER XANDERHey. y He

DAWN W DA NI'm not stupid. I know what I saw. w w w I m not stupid I kno hat I sa

XANDER XANDERI believe you. So do they. There's y y I believe ou So do the There sjust not much for us to do yet. We y W just not much for us to do et ehave to wait for the big dramatic w have to ait for the big dramaticattack scene before we know what w w w attack scene before e kno hatwe're dealing with.w w e re dealing ith

DAWN W DA NThey think I'm a moron who can't y w The think I m a moron ho can ttell the difference between a dust w tell the difference bet een a dustbunny and a demon. y bunn and a demon

27. 27

XANDER XANDERI don't think-- I don t think

DAWN W DA NIt's just because I don't have any yIt s just because I don t have an special powers. I'm not chosen, I'm w special po ers I m not chosen I mnot all in tune with the planet, w not all in tune ith the planet therefore I must be useless. Mom was w therefore I must be useless Mom asright all along. right all along

XANDER XANDERMom? Mom

DAWN W DA NLast year. What she told me. y W Last ear hat she told me

XANDER XANDERLast year? I'm kinda lost. y Last ear I m kinda lost

DAWN W DA NWhen she came to me. She told meW hen she came to me She told methat Buffy wouldn't choose me. That y w that Buff ouldn t choose me Thatshe'd be against me. She was right. w she d be against me She as right

XANDER XANDEROr it's possible that the First was w Or it s possible that the First astrying to get inside your head. y y tr ing to get inside our head

DAWN W DA NThe First can't tear apart a house. The First can t tear apart a house This was real. w This as real

XANDER XANDERBuffy did what she had to. To win y w w Buff did hat she had to To inthe battle. She wasn't against you. w y the battle She asn t against ou

DAWN W DA NYeah. I used to think that way too. w y Yeah I used to think that a too But while she was doing all that w w But hile she as doing all thatcalling, did she bother to empower w calling did she bother to empo erany of us who weren't all "potential"? y w w an of us ho eren t all potential

XANDER XANDERDawn, don't think that way. I've w w y Da n don t think that a I vedone my share of Buffy blaming, but y y done m share of Buff blaming butit's not right. It's not her fault it s not right It s not her faultthat things went down the way they w w w y ythat things ent do n the a the did. You and me... we're the normal w did You and me e re the normalones. Always have been, always will w y w y w ones Al a s have been al a s illbe. That's not Buffy's fault. y be That s not Buff s fault

DAWN W DA NYeah. Fine. You're right. I'm wrong. w Yeah Fine You re right I m rong

Dawn gets up and walks out of the room. Xander is left alone w w Da n gets up and alks out of the room Xander is left alonewith his thoughts. He sits in silence for a moment.w ith his thoughts He sits in silence for a moment

28. 28

XANDER XANDERI don't suppose you'd like some pizza? y I don t suppose ou d like some pizza

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - BATHROOM - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE BATHROOM NIGHT

Dawn goes into the bathroom and closes the door behind her. w Da n goes into the bathroom and closes the door behind her She turns on the water, just so it's not totally silent in w y She turns on the ater just so it s not totall silent inthe room. the room

She looks into the mirror. She looks into the mirror

DAWN W DA NThey have no idea what I am, or what y w w The have no idea hat I am or hatI can do. I can do


Buffy and Willow are still on the couch. y W w Buff and illo are still on the couch

BUFFY BUFFYWhere's Xander? I want pizza.W w here s Xander I ant pizza

WILLOWW W ILLO I think we might wanna consider food w w I think e might anna consider foodshopping tomorrow. I have a feeling w shopping tomorro I have a feelingthat if we eat out too much in this w that if e eat out too much in thistown, we might end up regretting it. w w to n e might end up regretting it

BUFFY BUFFYTrue. Though, you never know. Spark y w True Though ou never kno Sparkplugs could be as valid a topping as plugs could be as valid a topping asany. y an

WILLOWW W ILLO (smiles) smiles

The French toast was surprisingly w yThe French toast as surprisingl good, I must say. y good I must sa

BUFFY BUFFYGood to know. If my stomach ever w y Good to kno If m stomach everallows me to eat breakfast again, w allo s me to eat breakfast again I'll keep it in mind. I ll keep it in mind

WILLOWW W ILLO I just hope we manage to eat before w I just hope e manage to eat beforethe mini-demons attack. I hate the mini demons attack I hatefighting evil on an empty stomach. y fighting evil on an empt stomach

BUFFY BUFFYI'm usually hungry after I kill y y I m usuall hungr after I killsomething, either way. w y something either a

(beat) beat Y'know, it figures that we'd move w w Y kno it figures that e d moveinto a house that was infested with w w into a house that as infested ithdemons. demons

29. 29

WILLOWW W ILLO Actually, it kinda makes sense. y Actuall it kinda makes sense Only house in town that nobody wants y w y w Onl house in to n that nobod antsto live in, even though it's huge to live in even though it s hugeand fancy and amazingly affordable. y y and fanc and amazingl affordable

BUFFY BUFFYWell, when you put it like that.W w y ell hen ou put it like that

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE KITCHEN NIGHT

The demon infested wall BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN. Like it did w The demon infested all BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN Like it didbefore. This time, the munchy demons make their way up into y w y before This time the munch demons make their a up intothe ceiling. the ceiling


BUFFY BUFFYMaybe I should go upstairs and get y Ma be I should go upstairs and getDawn. w Da n

WILLOWW W ILLO 'Kay. Want me to go with? y W w Ka ant me to go ith

BUFFY BUFFYNah. I'll do my sister thing, and y Nah I ll do m sister thing andsay that I didn't mean to call her a y sa that I didn t mean to call her adust junkie. dust junkie

WILLOWW W ILLO While you're up there, check onW y hile ou re up there check onXander. Xander


Xander is sitting on the bed still. He is just finishing up Xander is sitting on the bed still He is just finishing uphis call to the pizza place, on a nearby phone. He hangs up y his call to the pizza place on a nearb phone He hangs upand starts to walk out of the room. w and starts to alk out of the room

Just before he reaches the door, the lights flicker. He looks Just before he reaches the door the lights flicker He looksback at the lamp. back at the lamp

XANDER XANDERGreat. More wiring to fix. w x Great More iring to fi

Then the lights go out totally. If it wasn't for the moonlight y w Then the lights go out totall If it asn t for the moonlightcoming through the window, the room would be totally dark. w w w y coming through the indo the room ould be totall dark

He waits a second for his eye to adjust to the darkness, and w y He aits a second for his e e to adjust to the darkness andstarts to move for the door again. Once again, he's stopped starts to move for the door again Once again he s stoppedby something strange. A MUNCHING SOUND. He looks around, but y b something strange A MUNCHING SOUND He looks around butcan't see anything. y can t see an thing

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D Well. This can't be a good thing.W ell This can t be a good thing

30. 30

As though on cue, TINY DARK DEMONS DROP FROM THE CEILING, As though on cue TINY DARK DEMONS DROP FROM THE CEILING onto Xander. They cover him and continue to munch away. y w y onto Xander The cover him and continue to munch a a

He SCREAMS. He SCREAMS


END OF ACT TWO W END OF ACT T O

31. 31

ACT THREE ACT THREE

FADE IN: FADE IN

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - NIGHT W INT BUFFY S HOUSE UPSTAIRS HALL AY NIGHT

Buffy is making her way down the hall when she hears Xander's y w y w w Buff is making her a do n the hall hen she hears Xander sSCREAM. SCREAM

BUFFY BUFFYXander? Xander

She rushes toward her room. w She rushes to ard her room

Dawn comes out of the bathroom just in time to meet Buffy at w y Da n comes out of the bathroom just in time to meet Buff atthe bedroom door. the bedroom door

DAWN W DA NWhat's going on?W hat s going on

BUFFY BUFFYI think your demons have attacked. y I think our demons have attacked

They head into the bedroom. y The head into the bedroom

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - BUFFY'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE BUFFY S ROOM CONTINUOUS NIGHT

Xander is scratching at himself, trying to get the MINI-DEMONS y Xander is scratching at himself tr ing to get the MINI DEMONSoff of him. Buffy and Dawn aren't sure how to react. y w w off of him Buff and Da n aren t sure ho to react

DAWN W DA NXander! Buffy, what do we do? y w w Xander Buff hat do e do

BUFFY BUFFYI don't know! w I don t kno

Buffy goes to Xander and tries to brush him off, but it y Buff goes to Xander and tries to brush him off but itdoesn't work. MINI-DEMONS move onto her arm and begin to w doesn t ork MINI DEMONS move onto her arm and begin tomunch on her. She now has to struggle for herself. w munch on her She no has to struggle for herself

DAWN W DA NBuffy! y Buff

Willow comes through the door, holding a flashlight.W w illo comes through the door holding a flashlight

WILLOWW W ILLO What's going...W hat s going

She sees Buffy and Xander struggling. y She sees Buff and Xander struggling

WILLOW (CONT'D)W W ILLO CONT D What happened?W hat happened

DAWN W DA NI don't know. They were on Xander w y w I don t kno The ere on Xanderwhen we got here. We have to dow w W hen e got here e have to dosomething. something

32. 32

Willow shines the light on Xander, to get a better look atW w illo shines the light on Xander to get a better look atthe demons. As she does, the DEMONS SCURRY off of him, back the demons As she does the DEMONS SCURRY off of him backto the wall. w to the all

A few moments later, the lights in the room come back on. w A fe moments later the lights in the room come back on Willow turns the flashlight off.W w illo turns the flashlight off

Buffy and Xander are covered in little demon bites (Xander y Buff and Xander are covered in little demon bites Xandermore than her, obviously). A few of them are bleeding, but y w more than her obviousl A fe of them are bleeding butthe others just look like really bad bug bites. y the others just look like reall bad bug bites

WILLOWW W ILLO Those weren't termites. w Those eren t termites

BUFFY BUFFYYou think? You think

XANDER XANDERRight now, I am thinking "ow". w w Right no I am thinking o

WILLOWW W ILLO Let's go downstairs. Maybe we can w y w Let s go do nstairs Ma be e canfind something to put on the bites. find something to put on the bites


Xander and Buffy are on the couch, in a little pain. Willow's y W w Xander and Buff are on the couch in a little pain illo sstanding over them, looking at the bites. standing over them looking at the bites

ANGLE ON ONE OF XANDER'S BITES. ANGLE ON ONE OF XANDER S BITES

It's got three little holes digging into the skin, and it's It s got three little holes digging into the skin and it svery red and puffy. y y ver red and puff

She touches it. She touches it

XANDER XANDEROuch! Hey, quit it. y q Ouch He uit it

WILLOWW W ILLO Sorry. y Sorr

(beat) beat They look like weird bug bites, y w The look like eird bug bites actually. They're probably blood y y y actuall The re probabl bloodsuckers. suckers

BUFFY BUFFY'Cause the world didn't have enough w Cause the orld didn t have enoughof those. of those

Dawn comes out of the kitchen, holding two damp rags. w w Da n comes out of the kitchen holding t o damp rags

DAWN W DA NSorry, this is the best I could do. y Sorr this is the best I could do There was some really old cheese in w y There as some reall old cheese ina can, but I didn't see how that w a can but I didn t see ho thatwould help.w ould help

33. 33

Buffy and Xander take the rags and put them on their bites. y Buff and Xander take the rags and put them on their bites It actually helps to soothe the pain a little. y It actuall helps to soothe the pain a little

WILLOWW W ILLO You want me to run out and pick w You ant me to run out and picksomething up? something up

XANDER XANDERI think we're good for tonight. w I think e re good for tonight

The DOORBELL RINGS. They all look at each other, wondering y w The DOORBELL RINGS The all look at each other onderingwho it could be. Xander finally remembers.w y ho it could be Xander finall remembers

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D Oh, the pizza. Oh the pizza

DAWN W DA NI'll get it. I ll get it

Dawn goes to the front door and opens it. The PIZZA GUY is w Da n goes to the front door and opens it The PIZZA GUY isstanding there, holding two pizzas. He's obviously also a w y standing there holding t o pizzas He s obviousl also amechanic. mechanic

PIZZA GUY PIZZA GUYYou folks order some pizzas? You folks order some pizzas

DAWN W DA NYup. Yup

PIZZA GUY PIZZA GUYAlright. That'll be sixteen-eighty. x y Alright That ll be si teen eight

Dawn pulls a bill out of her pocket and hands it to the guy. w y Da n pulls a bill out of her pocket and hands it to the gu She takes the pizzas. She takes the pizzas

DAWN W DA NKeep the change. Keep the change

PIZZA GUY PIZZA GUYThanks. Thanks

The pizza guy looks in and sees Buffy and Xander nursing y y The pizza gu looks in and sees Buff and Xander nursingtheir bites. their bites

PIZZA GUY (CONT'D) PIZZA GUY CONT D Looks like you folks have a bug y Looks like ou folks have a bugproblem. problem

DAWN W DA NOh. Yeah. It's no biggie though. Oh Yeah It s no biggie though Thanks again. Thanks again

She tries to close the door, but the pizza guy talks again. y She tries to close the door but the pizza gu talks again

PIZZA GUY PIZZA GUYYeah. Yeah

(MORE) MORE

34. 34

PIZZA GUY (CONT'D) PIZZA GUY CONT D Every now and then, a house around y w Ever no and then a house aroundthese parts'll get infested real these parts ll get infested realgood. Must be all the trees. good Must be all the trees

DAWN W DA NYeah. Must be. Yeah Must be

She holds up the pizza. She holds up the pizza

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D I should probably get this inside y I should probabl get this insidebefore the cheese gets all weird. w before the cheese gets all eird

PIZZA GUY PIZZA GUYRight. You folks have a good night. Right You folks have a good night

DAWN W DA NYou too. You too

Dawn is finally able to close the door and goes back inside. w y Da n is finall able to close the door and goes back inside

She puts the pizza down on a table. w She puts the pizza do n on a table

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D Anyone hungry? y y An one hungr

Buffy and Xander look at her, wondering how she could eat y w w Buff and Xander look at her ondering ho she could eatwhen they're covered in demon bites.w y hen the re covered in demon bites

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D What? C'mon, it's not like the firstW hat C mon it s not like the firsttime we've ever been attacked by w ytime e ve ever been attacked b demons. demons

Buffy and Xander think about that. Finally, they have no y y y Buff and Xander think about that Finall the have nochoice but to agree. They reach for the pizza. y choice but to agree The reach for the pizza

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY INT BUFFY S HOUSE LIVING ROOM DAY

Buffy is sitting alone in the room, talking on the phone. y Buff is sitting alone in the room talking on the phone

BUFFY BUFFY(into phone) into phone

Yeah. They were like these little y w Yeah The ere like these littlebug-sized demon things. bug sized demon things

(beat) beat Yes, Giles, I'm sure they were demons. y w Yes Giles I m sure the ere demons I have the bites to prove it. I have the bites to prove it

(beat) beat I was kinda hoping you'd know what w y w w I as kinda hoping ou d kno hatthey were. Our book collection's y w the ere Our book collection skinda buried under a few tons of w kinda buried under a fe tons ofSunnydale wreckage right about now. y w w Sunn dale reckage right about no

(beat) beat Yeah. Okay. Thank you. y y Yeah Oka Thank ou

(MORE) MORE

35. 35

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D (beat) beat

You too. Bye. y You too B e

She hangs up just as Xander and Willow walk in through the W w w She hangs up just as Xander and illo alk in through thefront door, carrying bags of food. y front door carr ing bags of food

WILLOWW W ILLO Anything from Giles? y An thing from Giles

Buffy goes to help them carry the bags. y y Buff goes to help them carr the bags

BUFFY BUFFYHe's looking it up for us. Might He s looking it up for us Mighttake a while. w take a hile

XANDER XANDER(proud) proud

Guess he's missing his crack team of Guess he s missing his crack team ofresearchers right about now. w researchers right about no

He and Willow share a smile. W w He and illo share a smile

BUFFY BUFFYYou know, this was the last thing I w w You kno this as the last thing Ineeded. needed

They walk out of the living room, toward the kitchen. y w w The alk out of the living room to ard the kitchen

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY INT BUFFY S HOUSE KITCHEN DAY

It's a few seconds later. Yeah, we've missed a little bit of w w It s a fe seconds later Yeah e ve missed a little bit ofconversation as they walked through the dining room, but we y w w conversation as the alked through the dining room but edidn't miss anything important. y didn t miss an thing important

BUFFY BUFFYI mean, c'mon already. Can't a girl y I mean c mon alread Can t a girltake a few decades off every now and w y w take a fe decades off ever no andthen? then

WILLOWW W ILLO Think of it this way. We're not on w y W Think of it this a e re not onthe Hellmouth anymore. How many demons y w y the Hellmouth an more Ho man demonscan there be in this place? Probably ycan there be in this place Probabl best to just get 'em out of the way w ybest to just get em out of the a now and not have to deal with them w w no and not have to deal ith themlater, right? later right

BUFFY BUFFYI guess. I guess

(beat) beat Maybe I should just die again for a y Ma be I should just die again for awhile. That was really relaxing.w w y x hile That as reall rela ing

Xander's attention drifts as Buffy and Willow continue to y W w Xander s attention drifts as Buff and illo continue totalk. talk

36. 36

WILLOWW W ILLO Bad idea. I'm fresh out of Urns of Bad idea I m fresh out of Urns ofOsiris. Osiris

BUFFY BUFFYDarn. Oh well, there's always Hawaii. w w y w Darn Oh ell there s al a s Ha aii

WILLOWW W ILLO I think I might be able to support I think I might be able to supportthat plan. There are some things that plan There are some thingsthere that I've been meaning to check there that I ve been meaning to checkout. Goddesses and stuff like that. out Goddesses and stuff like that It'd be neat. It d be neat

BUFFY BUFFYI think you're missing the point y I think ou re missing the pointhere, Will. Vacation W here ill Vacation from from mystical y m sticalstuff, not stuff not to to mystical stuff. y m stical stuff

WILLOWW W ILLO Oh. Sorry. y Oh Sorr

The DOORBELL RINGS. The DOORBELL RINGS

BUFFY BUFFYI'll get it. I ll get it

Buffy leaves the room. Willow now notices that Xander's y W w w Buff leaves the room illo no notices that Xander slooking off into space. looking off into space

WILLOWW W ILLO Hey. y He

He snaps out of it. He snaps out of it

XANDER XANDERHmm? Hmm

WILLOWW W ILLO You okay? y You oka

XANDER XANDERYeah, I'm good. Death talk just Yeah I m good Death talk justdoesn't thrill me the way it used w y doesn t thrill me the a it usedto, I guess. to I guess

WILLOWW W ILLO Anya? y An a

He looks down, clearly still upset by her death. Willow puts w y y W w He looks do n clearl still upset b her death illo putsher arms around Xander. her arms around Xander

WILLOW (CONT'D)W W ILLO CONT D You can talk to me, you know. I know y w wYou can talk to me ou kno I kno what you're going through.w y hat ou re going through

37. 37

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY INT BUFFY S HOUSE LIVING ROOM DAY

Buffy opens the front door. Standing outside is HARVEY. He's y Buff opens the front door Standing outside is HARVEY He sa middle-aged exterminator, holding a clipboard. x a middle aged e terminator holding a clipboard

HARVEY HARVEYHi there. Hi there

BUFFY BUFFYHi. Can I help you with something? y w Hi Can I help ou ith something

HARVEY HARVEYActually, I was just about to ask y w Actuall I as just about to askyou that very same question.y y q ou that ver same uestion

BUFFY BUFFYOh. Why? W y Oh h

HARVEY HARVEYI'm Harvey Lawler, the town's y w w I m Harve La ler the to n sexterminator. I offer great service x e terminator I offer great serviceat a price you can afford. y at a price ou can afford

BUFFY BUFFYYou obviously don't know me. y w You obviousl don t kno me

HARVEY HARVEYWell, I noticed you just moved intoW y ell I noticed ou just moved intothis old place, and I know it's been w this old place and I kno it s beenempty for a while now. You folks y w w empt for a hile no You folksprobably have one heck of a pest y probabl have one heck of a pestproblem. problem

BUFFY BUFFYYou can say that again. y You can sa that again

HARVEY HARVEYWell, I'd be happy to help put thoseW y ell I d be happ to help put thosecritters right out of your misery. y y critters right out of our miser

Buffy doesn't like Harvey very much. Very suspicious. y y y y Buff doesn t like Harve ver much Ver suspicious

BUFFY BUFFYI think we can handle it. Thanks w I think e can handle it Thanksanyway. yw y an a

She is about to close the door when he puts his foot in the w She is about to close the door hen he puts his foot in theway. She looks like she wants to kick him in a bad place forw y w a She looks like she ants to kick him in a bad place fordoing that. doing that

HARVEY HARVEYYou sure about that? The bugs around You sure about that The bugs aroundthese parts can be pretty mean. y these parts can be prett mean Judging from those bites, it looks Judging from those bites it lookslike you've already learned that. y y like ou ve alread learned that

38. 38

BUFFY BUFFYWe have really good bug spray. TheW y y e have reall good bug spra Thekind that kills those little metal kind that kills those little metalballs on tv. balls on tv

HARVEY HARVEYBut-- But

BUFFY BUFFYI said we're good. w I said e re good

Now she forces the door closed. He manages to pull his foot w No she forces the door closed He manages to pull his footout before it's broken. out before it s broken

Not liking what just happened, she starts back toward the w w Not liking hat just happened she starts back to ard thekitchen. Before she can get too far, a large chunk of ceiling kitchen Before she can get too far a large chunk of ceilingfalls to the ground near where she was just standing. She w w falls to the ground near here she as just standing Shestops and looks back. stops and looks back

She looks at the ceiling pieces on the floor, and almost She looks at the ceiling pieces on the floor and almostwants to cry.w y ants to cr

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Xander! Xander

Xander and Willow come through the dining room and join Buffy. W w y Xander and illo come through the dining room and join Buff They see what's happened. y w The see hat s happened

WILLOWW W ILLO Hey. How'd the ceiling end up on the y w He Ho d the ceiling end up on thefloor? floor

BUFFY BUFFYI think we can thank our little demon w I think e can thank our little demonfriends for that one. friends for that one

XANDER XANDERCouldn't they just stick to eating y Couldn t the just stick to eatingus alive? us alive

BUFFY BUFFYI'm pretty sure I know who's causing y w w I m prett sure I kno ho s causingthis. This creepy exterminator guy y x ythis This creep e terminator gu just came to the door and almost just came to the door and almostpopped a lung when I said we didn't w w popped a lung hen I said e didn tneed anything killed. y need an thing killed

WILLOWW W ILLO Did you beat him up? y Did ou beat him up

BUFFY BUFFYNot yet, but I plan to as soon as we y w Not et but I plan to as soon as ehave proof that he's behind this. have proof that he s behind this

39. 39

EXT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - NIGHT EXT BUFFY S HOUSE NIGHT

Harvey creeps up to the side of the house. He's carrying a y y Harve creeps up to the side of the house He s carr ing aclay vase-like container. When he's close to the house, and y W cla vase like container hen he s close to the house andhe's sure that he hasn't been noticed, he holds the opening he s sure that he hasn t been noticed he holds the openingto the container to the side of the house. to the container to the side of the house

HARVEY HARVEYSpawn of earth and spirits of the w Spa n of earth and spirits of thepast, I summon you. Bring forth your y y past I summon ou Bring forth ourpower and devour this dwelling. w w po er and devour this d elling

From the container, THOUSANDS OF MINI-DEMONS swarm into the w From the container THOUSANDS OF MINI DEMONS s arm into thehouse. house

Harvey smiles. y Harve smiles

HARVEY (CONT'D) HARVEY CONT D Another honest day's work. y w Another honest da s ork

He gets up and walks away. w w y He gets up and alks a a


Buffy is talking on the phone again. Willow and Dawn are y W w w Buff is talking on the phone again illo and Da n arewatching her from the couch. Dawn is eating from a containerw w atching her from the couch Da n is eating from a containerof ice cream. of ice cream

DAWN W DA NI feel so useless, not doing any yI feel so useless not doing an research. research

WILLOWW W ILLO It's strange, isn't it? Kinda like It s strange isn t it Kinda likewe're slackers.w e re slackers

BUFFY BUFFY(into phone) into phone

Giles? Are you even there? y Giles Are ou even there (beat) beat

Well, you weren't saying anything.W y w y y ell ou eren t sa ing an thing

DAWN W DA NWhen's the internet connection gonnaW hen s the internet connection gonnabe set up? At least then we'll have w be set up At least then e ll havethe demon database to look stuff up the demon database to look stuff upon. on

WILLOWW W ILLO Not for another week, at least. They w yNot for another eek at least The need to run wires. w need to run ires

DAWN W DA NOh. Oh

Xander comes in from the kitchen, eating a piece of cold Xander comes in from the kitchen eating a piece of coldpizza. He sits in a chair. pizza He sits in a chair

40. 40

XANDER XANDERWhat're we doing?W w hat re e doing

DAWN W DA NWatching Buffy listen to Giles doW y atching Buff listen to Giles doresearch. research

XANDER XANDERAnything yet? y y An thing et

DAWN W DA NNot sure. Mostly a lot of "uh-huhs" y Not sure Mostl a lot of uh huhs and meaningful pauses. and meaningful pauses

BUFFY BUFFY(still into phone) still into phone

Okay, so what are they then? y w y Oka so hat are the then

Buffy goes to a table where a piece of paper and a pen are y w Buff goes to a table here a piece of paper and a pen aresitting. She writes as Giles speaks to her. w sitting She rites as Giles speaks to her

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Garrimounds? Is that one "r" or two? w Garrimounds Is that one r or t o

(beat) beat Two. Okay. w y T o Oka

(beat) beat You're right. It really doesn't matter y You re right It reall doesn t matterhow I spell it. So how do I kill w w ho I spell it So ho do I killthem? them

DAWN W DA NGarrimounds? Garrimounds

BUFFY BUFFY(once again, into the once again into thephone) phone

Fine. Call me when you find something. w y Fine Call me hen ou find something

Buffy hangs up. y Buff hangs up

WILLOWW W ILLO What's up?W hat s up

BUFFY BUFFYHe found a reference to demons called He found a reference to demons calledGarrimounds in one of the Watcher W Garrimounds in one of the atcherDiaries. Nothing on how to kill them w Diaries Nothing on ho to kill themthough. though

DAWN W DA N(thinking) thinking

Garrimounds. Garrimounds. Garrimounds Garrimounds (beat) beat

Ooh! They're worker demons. y w Ooh The re orker demons (MORE) MORE

41. 41

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D People summoned them in the past to People summoned them in the past toeat away at the homes of their w y eat a a at the homes of theirenemies, or the walls around kingdoms w enemies or the alls around kingdomsor whatever. Basically, they eat w y y or hatever Basicall the eatstructures until a place falls down, w structures until a place falls do n leaving it vulnerable for invaders. leaving it vulnerable for invaders

Dawn takes another bite of her ice cream as the rest of the w Da n takes another bite of her ice cream as the rest of thegang looks at her, puzzled. gang looks at her puzzled

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D (off their looks) off their looks

What?W hat

BUFFY BUFFYHow'd you know that? w y w Ho d ou kno that

DAWN W DA NDon't know. Guess I picked it up w Don t kno Guess I picked it upfrom all the research sessions last from all the research sessions lastyear. I think it was in German ory w ear I think it as in German orsomething. something

BUFFY BUFFYSince when do you read German? w y Since hen do ou read German

DAWN W DA NDo you realize how many texts I've y w y x Do ou realize ho man te ts I vehad to translate? Lots. had to translate Lots

XANDER XANDEROkay, Book Of Dawn, so how do we y w w w Oka Book Of Da n so ho do ekill the little buggers? kill the little buggers

Dawn thinks about it for a second. w Da n thinks about it for a second

DAWN W DA NFire. I think. Fire I think

(beat) beat Yeah, fire. Yeah fire

BUFFY BUFFYGreat. So all we have to do is burn w Great So all e have to do is burndown the house. w do n the house

DAWN W DA NActually, no. We have to get them y W Actuall no e have to get themback to their nest, then burn them. back to their nest then burn them Outside the nest, they're pretty y yOutside the nest the re prett resistant to stuff. resistant to stuff

(then) then How w Ho do do I know all of this? w I kno all of this

WILLOWW W ILLO So where's the nest? w So here s the nest

42. 42

BUFFY BUFFYI think I know that one. w I think I kno that one

INT. HARVEY'S PEST CONTROL - NIGHT INT HARVEY S PEST CONTROL NIGHT

The office is dark. Looks like everyone's gone home for the y The office is dark Looks like ever one s gone home for thenight. night

Suddenly, the door flies off of it's hinges. Buffy, Willow, y y W w Suddenl the door flies off of it s hinges Buff illo Xander and Dawn walk in. They hold flashlights. w w y Xander and Da n alk in The hold flashlights

WILLOWW W ILLO Y'know, I probably coulda taken care w y Y kno I probabl coulda taken careof that lock without resorting to w of that lock ithout resorting tosmashing. smashing

BUFFY BUFFYMore fun my way. y w y More fun m a

XANDER XANDERWhat are we looking for, exactly?W w x y hat are e looking for e actl

DAWN W DA NA container. A container

XANDER XANDERLike Gladware? w Like Glad are

DAWN W DA NMore ancient. Should look like a More ancient Should look like avase, or a pitcher. Something with a w vase or a pitcher Something ith ahole in the top. hole in the top

Buffy goes to a desk and looks inside. She starts thumbing y Buff goes to a desk and looks inside She starts thumbingthrough papers and files. through papers and files

BUFFY BUFFYCheck this out. All of these people Check this out All of these peoplehave the same problem we do. w have the same problem e do

XANDER XANDERSo our friendly neighborhood y So our friendl neighborhoodexterminator summons the demons and x e terminator summons the demons andthen gets paid for cleaning them up. then gets paid for cleaning them up

BUFFY BUFFYTold you. y Told ou

She puts the papers away. As she closes the door a NOISE is w y She puts the papers a a As she closes the door a NOISE isheard, from a nearby closet. y heard from a nearb closet

They all turn. Willow points to the closet door and mouths... y W w The all turn illo points to the closet door and mouths

WILLOWW W ILLO (mouthed only) y mouthed onl

Someone's in there. Someone s in there

43. 43

Buffy nods and walks to the closet. She grabs the knob and y w Buff nods and alks to the closet She grabs the knob andcounts down from three before quickly pulling the door open. w q y counts do n from three before uickl pulling the door open

Inside the closet, Harvey is huddled behind jackets and y Inside the closet Harve is huddled behind jackets anduniforms. He's holding onto the demon container. uniforms He s holding onto the demon container

When he sees Buffy, he's startled and drops the container.W y hen he sees Buff he s startled and drops the container It shatters on the ground. It shatters on the ground

Buffy looks down at it. y w Buff looks do n at it

BUFFY BUFFYWell... That sucks.W ell That sucks


END OF ACT THREE END OF ACT THREE

44. 44

ACT FOUR ACT FOUR

FADE IN: FADE IN

INT. HARVEY'S PEST CONTROL - NIGHT INT HARVEY S PEST CONTROL NIGHT

Buffy pulls Harvey out of the closet. y y Buff pulls Harve out of the closet

BUFFY BUFFYWhy did you have to drop that?W y y h did ou have to drop that Couldn't you just make my life a y y Couldn t ou just make m life alittle easier and not drop that? little easier and not drop that

HARVEY HARVEYWh-- What do you want with me?W W y w w h hat do ou ant ith me

XANDER XANDERAbout twenty minutes with you covered w y w y About t ent minutes ith ou coveredby mini-demons should just about do y b mini demons should just about doit. it

BUFFY BUFFYWe're onto you and you're littleW y y e re onto ou and ou re littlescam. scam

HARVEY HARVEYDon't tell the cops. I'll cut you y Don t tell the cops I ll cut ouin. in

BUFFY BUFFYYeah, there's a first impression I Yeah there s a first impression Ireally wanna make on this town. How y w w wreall anna make on this to n Ho 'bout you help us clean up your little y y bout ou help us clean up our littlemess, and then we can figure out how w wmess and then e can figure out ho to take care of you. y to take care of ou

XANDER XANDERAgain, I suggest the mini-demons. Again I suggest the mini demons

DAWN W DA NI'm not sure we can stop them. We w W I m not sure e can stop them eneeded them in their nest. needed them in their nest

Willow goes to the broken pieces of the container on theW w illo goes to the broken pieces of the container on theground and picks some of the larger pieces up. ground and picks some of the larger pieces up

WILLOWW W ILLO Maybe we can fix it. y w x Ma be e can fi it

BUFFY BUFFYA spell? A spell

WILLOWW W ILLO Or glue. Or glue

45. 45

BUFFY BUFFYRight. That could work too. Get as w Right That could ork too Get asmany pieces as you can. y y man pieces as ou can

Buffy looks back to Harvey as Willow and Xander start picking y y W w Buff looks back to Harve as illo and Xander start pickingup the container pieces. up the container pieces

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Where did you get these things?W y here did ou get these things

HARVEY HARVEYA vender. She passed through here A vender She passed through hereabout two months ago. I haven't seen w about t o months ago I haven t seenher since, I swear. w her since I s ear

BUFFY BUFFYShe give you a manual to go along y She give ou a manual to go alongwith it?w ith it

Harvey nods. y Harve nods

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Give. Give

Harvey goes to his desk, unlocks a drawer and pulls a scroll y w Harve goes to his desk unlocks a dra er and pulls a scrollout of it. He gives it to Buffy and she looks at it. y out of it He gives it to Buff and she looks at it

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D It's not in English. German, I think. It s not in English German I think

DAWN W DA NLet me see it. Let me see it

Buffy hands it to Dawn. Dawn looks it over. y w w Buff hands it to Da n Da n looks it over

BUFFY BUFFYCan you actually read that thing? y y Can ou actuall read that thing

DAWN W DA NNot really, but I get the gist of y Not reall but I get the gist ofit. Looks like the same thing I read it Looks like the same thing I readbefore. Description and some other before Description and some otherstuff I can't make out too good. stuff I can t make out too good Maybe summoning spells. I'm not sure. y Ma be summoning spells I m not sure

BUFFY BUFFYAnything on how we might stop these y w w An thing on ho e might stop thesedemons without the nest? w demons ithout the nest

DAWN W DA NJust what we already knew. w w y w Just hat e alread kne

Willow looks up at Buffy.W w y illo looks up at Buff

WILLOWW W ILLO This isn't looking good. This isn t looking good

46. 46

BUFFY BUFFYFine. Just get all the pieces together Fine Just get all the pieces togetherand bring them. We'll figure out a W and bring them e ll figure out aplan when we get to the house. w w plan hen e get to the house

Harvey starts to creep away. Buffy grabs him and pulls him y w y y Harve starts to creep a a Buff grabs him and pulls himalong as she walks toward the door. w w along as she alks to ard the door

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D As if you weren't coming with us. y w w As if ou eren t coming ith us

Dawn follows Buffy out of the office. Willow and Xander w w y W w Da n follo s Buff out of the office illo and Xanderscramble to pick up as many pieces as they can, and then y y scramble to pick up as man pieces as the can and thenrush out of the door. rush out of the door


Buffy and the others walk into the house. Buffy tosses Harvey y w y yBuff and the others alk into the house Buff tosses Harve in the direction of the couch. in the direction of the couch

BUFFY BUFFYSit. Sit

She looks back to Willow and Xander. W w She looks back to illo and Xander

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Can we put it back together? w Can e put it back together

WILLOWW W ILLO I don't know. Maybe if we had some w y w I don t kno Ma be if e had sometime to work on it. w time to ork on it

Another chunk of ceiling falls behind them. Another chunk of ceiling falls behind them

BUFFY BUFFYDon't have time. What about a spell? W Don t have time hat about a spell

WILLOWW W ILLO There are spells for fixing broken x There are spells for fi ing brokenobjects. I'm not sure it'd work w objects I m not sure it d orkthough. We'd need all of the pieces. W though e d need all of the pieces

BUFFY BUFFYDon't we have all of the pieces? w Don t e have all of the pieces

XANDER XANDERExcept for all of the really little x y E cept for all of the reall littleones that were left back in the office w ones that ere left back in the officeas someone was rushing out the door. w as someone as rushing out the door

BUFFY BUFFY(guilty) y guilt

Well, I was just doing that thing.W w ell I as just doing that thing Y'know, where we get all pumped up w w w Y kno here e get all pumped upand determined to win. How was I w w w and determined to in Ho as Isupposed to know? w supposed to kno

47. 47

WILLOWW W ILLO There might be another way. w y There might be another a

BUFFY BUFFYHow? w Ho

WILLOWW W ILLO A spell. I might be able to use the A spell I might be able to use theparts of the nest that we do have, w parts of the nest that e do have and create some kind of a new wand create some kind of a ne container. container

BUFFY BUFFYGood. Get on it. Good Get on it

WILLOWW W ILLO I don't know how long it would last w w w I don t kno ho long it ould lastthough. though

BUFFY BUFFYWe only need it to last long enoughW y e onl need it to last long enoughto torch the things. to torch the things

WILLOWW W ILLO It'll take me a few minutes to set w It ll take me a fe minutes to setup. up

BUFFY BUFFYDo it. Do it

Willow nods and heads into the kitchen. Buffy turns to Dawn.W w y w illo nods and heads into the kitchen Buff turns to Da n

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Dawn, go over the scroll again and w Da n go over the scroll again andsee if there's anything we can use y w see if there s an thing e can usein there. Maybe we can put them to y w in there Ma be e can put them tosleep for a while or something. w sleep for a hile or something

DAWN W DA NOkay, but my German is pretty... I'm y y y Oka but m German is prett I mgreat with the small words like "der" w w great ith the small ords like der and "bratwurst", but when it comes w w and brat urst but hen it comesto actual sentences, it's touch and to actual sentences it s touch andgo. go

BUFFY BUFFYYou know enough to get the gist. w You kno enough to get the gist

Dawn takes the scroll and passes Xander on her way to a chair. w w y Da n takes the scroll and passes Xander on her a to a chair Buffy looks at Xander who meets her with a "what about me?" y w w w Buff looks at Xander ho meets her ith a hat about me look. look

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Xander... Xander

48. 48

XANDER XANDERJust point me in a direction and say yJust point me in a direction and sa go. go

BUFFY BUFFYRight. You could... help Willow. I W w Right You could help illo Imean, see if she needs help and then mean see if she needs help and thenhelp her if she does. help her if she does

Xander knows that Buffy didn't really have a job for him, w y y Xander kno s that Buff didn t reall have a job for him but he accepts it anyway. With a nod, he walks out of the yw y W w but he accepts it an a ith a nod he alks out of theroom. room

Harvey starts to back away slowly. Buffy turns to him and y w y w y y Harve starts to back a a slo l Buff turns to him andshoots him a threatening look. He stops moving. shoots him a threatening look He stops moving

INT. BUFFY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT INT BUFFY S HOUSE KITCHEN NIGHT

Willow is looking around the kitchen. Xander comes in.W w illo is looking around the kitchen Xander comes in

XANDER XANDERHey. Whatcha looking for? y W He hatcha looking for

WILLOWW W ILLO Something to smash these pieces with. w Something to smash these pieces ith

XANDER XANDERSmash? I thought we were trying to w w y Smash I thought e ere tr ing toput it back together. put it back together

WILLOWW W ILLO Not exactly. I need to grind the x y Not e actl I need to grind thepieces into as fine a powder as w pieces into as fine a po der aspossible. possible

XANDER XANDEROkay. If you say so. y y y Oka If ou sa so

Xander starts to look around the kitchen too. Xander starts to look around the kitchen too

XANDER (CONT'D) XANDER CONT D So, just like old times, huh? So just like old times huh

WILLOWW W ILLO What do you mean?W y hat do ou mean

XANDER XANDERY'know. The house being overtaken by w yY kno The house being overtaken b demons. Us trying to stop them before y demons Us tr ing to stop them beforethey rip everything apart. Kinda y y the rip ever thing apart Kindalike being right back in Sunnydale. y like being right back in Sunn dale

WILLOWW W ILLO Yeah, with more Victorian. w Yeah ith more Victorian

Xander pulls out a meat tenderizer. Xander pulls out a meat tenderizer

49. 49

XANDER XANDERAh-ha! Ah ha

Willow looks back.W w illo looks back

WILLOWW W ILLO That'll work. w That ll ork

Xander hands her the tenderizer. She takes it to the counter Xander hands her the tenderizer She takes it to the counterwhere she proceeds to wrap the container pieces in a dishw w here she proceeds to rap the container pieces in a dishtowel and then bashes it as hard as she can. w to el and then bashes it as hard as she can


Buffy and Dawn look back toward the kitchen as a loud BANG y w w Buff and Da n look back to ard the kitchen as a loud BANGcomes from that direction. comes from that direction

DAWN W DA NYou think they're okay in there? y y You think the re oka in there

BUFFY BUFFYI'm sure we'd hear more yelling if w y I m sure e d hear more elling ifthey weren't. y w the eren t

Another BANG. Another BANG

DAWN W DA NUnless the ceiling caved in on them. Unless the ceiling caved in on them

Another BANG. Another BANG

BUFFY BUFFYGood point. Good point

DAWN W DA NShould I check it out? Should I check it out

BUFFY BUFFYMaybe. y Ma be

Dawn stands up and is just about ready to go into the kitchen w y Da n stands up and is just about read to go into the kitchenwhen Willow and Xander come out. Willow is carrying a bowlw W w W w y w hen illo and Xander come out illo is carr ing a bo lwith the container powder in it.w w ith the container po der in it

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Are you guys okay? y y y Are ou gu s oka

XANDER XANDERWhy wouldn't we be?W y w w h ouldn t e be

BUFFY BUFFYWe heard noises.W e heard noises

WILLOWW W ILLO Oh, that was just me smashing up the w Oh that as just me smashing up thepieces. pieces

50. 50

Willow shows Buffy the contents of the bowl. Buffy doesn'tW w w y w y illo sho s Buff the contents of the bo l Buff doesn tknow that this is a good thing. w kno that this is a good thing

BUFFY BUFFYWay to go.W y a to go

WILLOWW W ILLO No, it was on purpose. For the spell. w No it as on purpose For the spell

BUFFY BUFFYOh. So are we ready? w y Oh So are e read

WILLOWW W ILLO Think so. Think so

(to Dawn) w to Da n Dawnie, can you get me a couple w y Da nie can ou get me a couplecandles? Oh, and one for yourself. y candles Oh and one for ourself

Dawn heads out of the room. Willow puts the bowl down on the w W w w w Da n heads out of the room illo puts the bo l do n on thetable. She kneels down next to the table. w x table She kneels do n ne t to the table

BUFFY BUFFYSo what happens now? w w So hat happens no

WILLOWW W ILLO I'm gonna try to use the powder to y w I m gonna tr to use the po der toform a bubble that we can catch the w form a bubble that e can catch thedemons in. demons in

Willow looks back to Harvey.W w y illo looks back to Harve

WILLOW (CONT'D)W W ILLO CONT D Which means we'll need him to getW w hich means e ll need him to getthem in here when we're ready. w w y them in here hen e re read

Just then the lights flicker. There's a MUNCHING SOUND in Just then the lights flicker There s a MUNCHING SOUND inthe walls. Everyone looks around. w y the alls Ever one looks around

BUFFY BUFFYI don't think that's gonna be a I don t think that s gonna be aproblem. problem

After Buffy says that, the lights go out totally. y y y After Buff sa s that the lights go out totall

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Uh-oh. Uh oh

In the darkness, a SWARM OF MINI-DEMONS comes from the wall. W w In the darkness a S ARM OF MINI DEMONS comes from the all

HARVEY HARVEY(in German) in German

Brut der Erde, greife meine Feind an! Brut der Erde greife meine Feind an (translation) translation

Spawn of earth, attack my enemy. w y y Spa n of earth attack m enem

Buffy looks back at Harvey, wondering where the German came y y w w Buff looks back at Harve ondering here the German camefrom. from

51. 51

BUFFY BUFFYWhat did you do?W y hat did ou do

Harvey smiles. y Harve smiles

The swarm goes right after Buffy. Soon, SHE IS COVERED IN w y The s arm goes right after Buff Soon SHE IS COVERED INMINI-DEMONS. She yells in pain as they bite her, and she y y MINI DEMONS She ells in pain as the bite her and shestumbles around the room. She falls over the table, spilling stumbles around the room She falls over the table spillingthe powder from the bowl as she falls to the floor. w w the po der from the bo l as she falls to the floor

WILLOWW W ILLO Buffy! y Buff

XANDER XANDERWe have to do something.W e have to do something

Dawn rushes back into the room holding two candles in one w w Da n rushes back into the room holding t o candles in onehand and another in her other hand. hand and another in her other hand

DAWN W DA NBuffy! y Buff

Buffy continues to stumble around. Xander goes to her and y Buff continues to stumble around Xander goes to her andtries to help, but he only ends up with MINI-DEMONS COVERING y w tries to help but he onl ends up ith MINI DEMONS COVERINGHIS ARM. He yells in pain. y HIS ARM He ells in pain

HARVEY HARVEYAll you had to do was pay me to get y w y All ou had to do as pa me to getrid of them. Nobody had to get hurt. y rid of them Nobod had to get hurt

Harvey starts to get up and make his way toward the door. y w y w Harve starts to get up and make his a to ard the door Even with the demons covering her, Buffy won't allow him to w y w w Even ith the demons covering her Buff on t allo him toget away. She leaps over the couch and tackles him. Soon, HE w y get a a She leaps over the couch and tackles him Soon HEIS COVERED IN MINI-DEMONS as well. He screams in pain and w IS COVERED IN MINI DEMONS as ell He screams in pain andstumbles into the dining room where he falls to the ground. w stumbles into the dining room here he falls to the ground

Buffy and Xander are struggling with the demons. They're y w y Buff and Xander are struggling ith the demons The restill being bit. still being bit

DAWN W DA NWe have to help them. Where are theW W e have to help them here are theflashlights? flashlights

Willow looks over at her.W w illo looks over at her

WILLOWW W ILLO No time for that. No time for that

(then) then Ignite! Ignite

From the candles in Dawn's hands, FLAMES SHOOT HIGH. Dawn w w From the candles in Da n s hands FLAMES SHOOT HIGH Da njumps and lets out a scream. The light from the candles fills jumps and lets out a scream The light from the candles fillsthe room. the room

The demons on Buffy and Xander scatter to the darker corners y The demons on Buff and Xander scatter to the darker cornersof the room. Both of them are in pain and out of breath, but of the room Both of them are in pain and out of breath butBuffy keeps her mind in the game. y Buff keeps her mind in the game

52. 52

BUFFY BUFFYDawn, you have to get the demons w y Da n ou have to get the demonsgathered. gathered

DAWN W DA NI don't speak German. I don t speak German

BUFFY BUFFYJust say the words. You don't have y w Just sa the ords You don t haveto understand them. to understand them

(to Willow) W w to illo Right? Right

WILLOWW W ILLO I hope. I hope

Buffy takes two candles from Dawn and puts them on the table y w w Buff takes t o candles from Da n and puts them on the tablein front of Willow. W w in front of illo

BUFFY BUFFYWillow, go.W w illo go

Willow starts to focus her thoughts. She closes her eyes.W w y illo starts to focus her thoughts She closes her e es

WILLOWW W ILLO (in Italian) in Italian

Prenda questo rubble e diagli la q Prenda uesto rubble e diagli lafigura. Prenda questo remains e dia q figura Prenda uesto remains e dialoro la forma. Ciò ordine di I. loro la forma Ciò ordine di I

(translation) translation Take this rubble and give it shape. Take this rubble and give it shape Take these remains and give them Take these remains and give themform. form

The powder on the ground in front of her RISES INTO THE AIR. w The po der on the ground in front of her RISES INTO THE AIR Willow opens her eyes and looks straight ahead. In front ofW w y illo opens her e es and looks straight ahead In front ofher, the DUST FORMS A BUBBLE WITH AN OPENING ON TOP. W her the DUST FORMS A BUBBLE ITH AN OPENING ON TOP

Buffy looks back to Dawn. y w Buff looks back to Da n

BUFFY BUFFYDawn, we need you. Now. w w y w Da n e need ou No

Dawn nervously takes the scroll in her hand and looks it w y Da n nervousl takes the scroll in her hand and looks itover. She holds her candle to it so she can see it more over She holds her candle to it so she can see it moreclearly. y clearl

DAWN W DA NI think I got it. I think I got it

She reads a little, then speaks with slight hesitation. w She reads a little then speaks ith slight hesitation

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D (in German) in German

Brut der Erde-- uh-- höre mich! Brut der Erde uh höre mich (MORE) MORE

53. 53

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D Kehre in dein Nest zurück und Kehre in dein Nest zurück undSchlummer Gehorche meinem Wort und-- W Schlummer Gehorche meinem ort und umm-- verlasse diese Wohnung! W umm verlasse diese ohnung Höre mich! Verlasse diese Wohnung! W Höre mich Verlasse diese ohnung

(translation) translation Spawn of earth-- uh-- hear me. Return w Spa n of earth uh hear me Returnto your nest and slumber. Obey my y y yto our nest and slumber Obe m word and-- umm-- and leave thisw ord and umm and leave thisdwelling. Hear me! Leave this w d elling Hear me Leave thisdwelling! w d elling

The MINI-DEMONS SWARM AGAIN (including the ones from the now W wThe MINI DEMONS S ARM AGAIN including the ones from the no oddly silent dining room). This time, they swarm right into y y w oddl silent dining room This time the s arm right intothe opening in Willow's bubble. W w the opening in illo s bubble

DAWN W DA NFire! Fire

Buffy looks back at Dawn, confused. y w Buff looks back at Da n confused

DAWN (CONT'D) W DA N CONT D Burn them! Burn them

BUFFY BUFFYOh! Oh

Before Buffy has time to do it, Xander grabs one of Willow's y W w Before Buff has time to do it Xander grabs one of illo scandles and tosses it into the opening. candles and tosses it into the opening

We can only see a FLICKER inside the bubble, but WE CAN HEARW y W e can onl see a FLICKER inside the bubble but E CAN HEARPOPPING AND SNAPPING. POPPING AND SNAPPING

Buffy and the others watch. y w Buff and the others atch

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D It's like evil popcorn. It s like evil popcorn

From the opening, RED HOT DEMON CORPSES begin to fly out. y From the opening RED HOT DEMON CORPSES begin to fl out Buffy jumps back just in time to avoid one. Another lands on y Buff jumps back just in time to avoid one Another lands onthe couch and starts to burn it, but Xander puts out the the couch and starts to burn it but Xander puts out thefire quickly. q y fire uickl

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Willow, seal the hole.W w illo seal the hole

Willow focuses. Before she can close the hole, few more hotW w w illo focuses Before she can close the hole fe more hotdemons fly out. One lands right on top of Buffy's tea cozy y y ydemons fl out One lands right on top of Buff s tea coz and it bursts into flames. Buffy watches it. y w and it bursts into flames Buff atches it

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Why does everything in my life alwaysW y y y w y h does ever thing in m life al a shave to be so damn symbolic? y have to be so damn s mbolic

Dawn puts that fire out. w Da n puts that fire out

54. 54

Willow CLOSES THE OPENING. THE SOUNDS ARE NOW MUFFLED.W w W illo CLOSES THE OPENING THE SOUNDS ARE NO MUFFLED

As the opening closes, one last demon flies out and lands on As the opening closes one last demon flies out and lands onWillow's leg. She jumps up. Her concentration is broken.W w illo s leg She jumps up Her concentration is broken

A MYSTICAL SHOCKWAVE ripples out from Willow. THE BUBBLE W W w A MYSTICAL SHOCK AVE ripples out from illo THE BUBBLEEXPLODES. The dust forms a cloud in the air, as the burning EXPLODES The dust forms a cloud in the air as the burningdemons fly in all directions. Luckily, most of them burn out y y demons fl in all directions Luckil most of them burn outbefore they hit anything. The gang manages to snuff out the y y before the hit an thing The gang manages to snuff out theothers before any damage is caused. y others before an damage is caused

When it's all over, the gang looks around.W hen it s all over the gang looks around

BUFFY (CONT'D) BUFFY CONT D Is that it? Is it over? Is that it Is it over

A chunk of ceiling falls near Xander. A chunk of ceiling falls near Xander

XANDER XANDERFor you guys, it's over. For me, the y y For ou gu s it s over For me thework is just beginning.w ork is just beginning

DAWN W DA NWhat happened to the exterminatorW x hat happened to the e terminatorguy? y gu

Buffy walks to the dining room just as the lights come back y w Buff alks to the dining room just as the lights come backon. She looks into the dining room and then looks back to on She looks into the dining room and then looks back toDawn. w Da n

BUFFY BUFFYBelieve me when I say, you do not w y y Believe me hen I sa ou do notwant to know.w w ant to kno

Dawn cringes at the thought. w Da n cringes at the thought

WILLOWW W ILLO So, I guess this means that we're w So I guess this means that e reofficially back to demon hunting. y officiall back to demon hunting

XANDER XANDEROh, the joy of it all. y Oh the jo of it all

Buffy picks up her burnt tea cozy and looks it over. y y Buff picks up her burnt tea coz and looks it over

BUFFY BUFFYWhat was this thing made of anyway?W w yw y hat as this thing made of an a


FADE IN: FADE IN

EXT. MYSTERY RUBBLE - NIGHT EXT MYSTERY RUBBLE NIGHT

Just when you think the episode is over, we see this. Close w y w Just hen ou think the episode is over e see this Closeon this rubble. What looks like a pile of rocks, dirt and W on this rubble hat looks like a pile of rocks dirt andsplintered wood. w splintered ood

55. 55

Willow's SHOCKWAVE HITS.W w W illo s SHOCK AVE HITS

PUSH IN on the rubble. As we get closer to it, we see one of w w PUSH IN on the rubble As e get closer to it e see one ofthe rocks begin to shake. the rocks begin to shake


END OF EPISODE END OF EPISODE

buffy the vampire slayer y y buff the vampire sla er season 8 · buffy the vampire slayer y y buff...

Documents