
Written by: Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali
Directed
by: Bruce Seth Green
Transcribed by: AleXander
Thompson for Psyche's Transcripts
Copyright © 1998 Alexander Thompson
Disclaimer
I do not own the characters in this story, nor do I own any rights to the
television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". They were created by
Joss Whedon and belong to him, Mutant Enemy, Sandollar Television, Kuzui Enterprises,
20th Century Fox Television and the WB Television Network.
This is not a novelization or a script. It is a straightforward and dry transcript
of the episode "Phases". It also includes descriptions of the settings,
action scenes and camera movements where I felt they were needed.
I made every effort to accurately transcribe the dialogue from this episode.
If you notice anything that is transcribed incorrectly, please let me know
and I will post an update. rev 98.09.15
This episode was originally broadcast on January 27, 1998.
Teaser
In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the
vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.
Sunnydale High. Cut to the hall by the trophy case. Oz is hunched over inspecting
Catherine Madison's cheerleading trophy. He stares at its eyes as he moves
his head from one side to the other. Willow enters the hall from outside and
comes up to him.
Willow: (smiles) Hi.
Oz: (straightens up) Oh, that's what I was gonna say.
Willow: What cha looking at? (looks into the case)
Oz: (points) This cheerleading trophy. (moves and watches) It's
like its eyes follow you wherever you go. I like it.
He stands back up straight again and gives his attention back to Willow. They
start down the hall together.
Willow: So did you like the movie last night?
Oz: I don't know. T-today's movies are kind of like popcorn. You know, you
forget about them as soon as they're done. I do remember I liked the popcorn,
though. (stops walking)
Willow: (smiles) Yeah, it was good. And I had a really fun time with the rest.
(gets a confused look from Oz) I mean, the part with you.
Oz: Oh, that's great. Uh,
my time was also of the good.
Willow: Mine, too. (awkwardness sets in) Well, then...
Oz raises his eyebrows expectantly. Willow looks past him and sees Buffy down
the hall.
Willow: Oh, there. (points) I have my friend. So I will go to her. (goes)
Oz: I'll see you then. Uh, later. (smiles)
Larry and some other jocks come walking the other direction and stare at Willow
and Buffy walking away. Larry bites his fist and comes over to Oz.
Larry: Man! Oz, I would love to get me some of that Buffy and Willow action,
if you know what I mean. (laughs)
Oz: (nods) That's great, Larry. You've
really mastered the single entendre.
Larry notices a pretty girl coming down the hall and ignores the insult to
stare at her. As she goes by he taps her books, and they fall out of her hands.
Girl: Hey!
Larry: Oops!
She bends down to pick up her books, and Larry and the other jocks stare at
her legs.
Larry: Ohhh! Oh,
thank you, Thighmaster! (laughs)
The girl gives them a dirty look and leaves.
Larry: So, Oz, man, what's up with that? Dating
a junior? Uh, let me guess. That little innocent schoolgirl thing is just,
uh, just an act, right?
Oz: Yeah. Yeah,
she's actually an evil mastermind. It's fun.
Larry: I
mean, she's gotta be putting out, or what's the point? What are you gonna
do, talk? (laughs) Come on, fess up. How far have you gotten?
Cut outside to Buffy and Willow walking along the colonnade.
Willow: Nowhere. I mean, he said he was gonna wait until I was ready, but
I'm ready. Honest. I'm
good to go here.
Buffy: Well,
I think it's nice that he's not just being an animal.
Willow: It is nice. He's great. We have a lot of fun. But I want smoochies!
Buffy: Have you dropped any hints?
Willow: I've
dropped anvils.
Buffy: Ah, he'll come around. What
guy could resist your wily Willow charms?
Willow: At
last count, all of them. Maybe more.
Buffy: Well, none of them know a thing. They all get an 'F' in Willow.
Willow: But
I want Oz to get an 'A', and, oh, one of those gold stars.
They sit on a bench.
Buffy: He will.
Willow: Well, he better hurry. I
don't want to be the only girl in school without a real boyfriend.
Buffy looks down sadly. Willow realizes her insensitivity.
Willow: Oh, I'm such an idiot. I'm sorry. I-I shouldn't even be talking about...
Do you want me to go away?
Buffy: I wish you wouldn't.
Willow: How are you holding up anyway?
Buffy: I'm holding. I was going on two minutes there without thinking about
Angel.
Willow: (trying to be cheerful) Well, there you go.
Buffy: But I would do a lot better if you and Xander and I could do that 'sharing
our misery' thing tonight.
Willow: Great. I'll
give Xander a call. What's his number? Oh, yeah, 1-800-I'm-Dating-A-Skanky-Ho.
(rolls her eyes)
Buffy: (surprised) Meow!
Willow: (smiles) Really? Thanks. I've never gotten a 'meow' before.
Buffy: Well-deserved.
Willow: Darn tootin'. I'm just saying Xander and Cordelia? I mean, what does
he see in her anyway?
Cut
inside Cordelia's car in a secluded area of the park that night. She and
Xander are making out. Suddenly Xander breaks off.
Xander: But what could she possibly see in him?
Cordelia: Excuse me? We didn't come here to talk about Willow. We
came here to do things I can never tell my father about because he still thinks
I'm a... good girl.
Xander: I
just don't trust Oz with her. I mean, he's a senior, he's attractive --
okay, maybe not to me, but -- and he's in a band. And we know what kind of
element that attracts.
Cordelia: I've dated lots of guys in bands.
Xander: (nods) Thank you.
Cordelia: Do you even wanna be here?
Xander: I'm not running away.
Cordelia: Because when you're not babbling about poor, defenseless Willow,
you are *raving* about the all-powerful Buffy.
Xander: I do not babble. I occasionally run-on, every now and then I yammer...
Cordelia: Xander?
Xander: Yeah?
Cordelia: Look around. We're in my daddy's car, it's just the two of us, there
is a beautiful, big full moon outside tonight. It doesn't get more romantic
than this. (insistent) So shut up!
They start making out again. Cut outside. The camera pulls away from the car
into the bushes until a large, hairy beast watching them comes into view.
It growls menacingly.
Opening credits roll. Buffy's theme plays.
Act One
Inside Cordelia's father's car at the park. She and Xander are sucking face.
Xander hears some rustling outside and breaks off.
Xander: Did you hear that?
Cordelia: What is it now?
Xander: I
thought I heard something.
Cordelia: I-is
Willow sending out some sorta distress signal that only *you* can hear?
Xander: Huh.
He smiles at her sheepishly, and they go back to it. An instant later Xander
hears more rustling, louder this time, and pulls back again.
Xander: Okay, now I *know* I heard something.
Cordelia: Alright, that's it. You know, your mind hasn't been here all night.
How about I just drop you off...
A
hairy arm with a clawed hand punches through the convertible top. Cordelia
screams and makes a grab for the keys.
Xander: Get us outta here!
The creature on the roof of the car snarls as it reaches around for them inside.
The keys aren't in the ignition, and Cordelia frantically searches for them
on the floor.
Cordelia: (screams) Where are the keys?
Xander: We should be moving! Let's go!
Cordelia: (finds the keys) Oh, I got 'em! Got 'em!
She fumbles with the keys, but manages to get them into the ignition and starts
the car. She puts it into reverse and screams as she guns the car backward
a ways and then slams on the brakes. The beast tumbles off of the back and
into a tree. Cordelia gets the car in drive and speeds away. The camera shows
the car from above with a gaping hole in the ragtop as it maneuvers back to
the road and races off.
Xander: Told ya I heard something.
Cut to the school parking lot the next day. Buffy inspects the hole in the
roof.
Buffy: And
you're sure it was a werewolf? (gets off of the car)
Xander: Well, let's see, um, six feet tall, claws, a big old snout in the
middle of his face like a wolf. Um, yeah, I'm sticking with my first guess.
Oz: Seems wise.
Xander: Oh, oh, and then there was that little thing where it tried to bite
us.
Cordelia: It was so awful. (puts her head on Xander's shoulder)
Xander: (puts his arm around her) I know.
Cordelia: (tears herself away) Daddy
just had this car detailed.
Giles comes up behind Buffy with a newspaper.
Buffy: So what's the word?
Giles: Well, it seems there were a, a number of other attacks by a wild dog
around town. (hands the paper to Buffy) Several animal carcasses were found
mutilated.
Willow: You mean, like bunnies and stuff? (upset) No, don't tell me. (looks
at Oz)
Oz: (reassuringly) Oh, don't worry. I
mean, they might not look it, but bunnies can really take care of themselves.
Willow: (calmer and smiling) Yeah.
Oz: Yeah.
Giles: (takes the paper back) Yes, uh, um, fortunately, no people were injured.
Buffy: That falls into the 'that's a switch' column.
Giles: Well, for now. But my guess is that this werewolf will be back at next
month's full moon.
Willow: What about tonight's full moon?
Giles: (confused) Pardon?
Willow: Well, last night was the night before the full moon, traditionally
known as... 'the night before the full moon.'
Giles: Meaning the accepted legend that werewolves only prowl during a full
moon might be erroneous.
Cordelia: Or it could be a crock.
Xander: Unless the werewolf was using last year's almanac.
Buffy: Looks like Giles has some schooling to do.
Giles: Yes, I must admit I, I am intrigued. Werewolves,
it's... it's one of the classics. (start away) I, I'm sure my books and
I are in for a fascinating afternoon. (leaves)
Buffy and Cordelia watch him go. Xander smirks at Giles' typical behavior.
Buffy: He needs to get a pet.
Cut to the gym. The class is seated on the bleachers listening to the female
self-defense coach.
Coach: Sunnydale is becoming more dangerous all the time. And a full moon
like tonight tends to bring out the crazies, but with some simple basics of
self-defense each of you can learn how to protect yourself.
Buffy: (quietly to Willow) Here's
a suggestion: move away from the Hellmouth.
Coach: What you wanna do is gain advantage of the situation as quickly as
possible.
Willow smiles at Buffy's suggestion. Behind her Oz reaches up and turns the
tag sticking out of her sweatshirt back inside. She looks back at him curiously.
Oz: Tag. (pats her on the back)
Willow smiles at Buffy. Cut to Xander and Cordelia.
Coach: Your attacker may have the benefit of surprise.
Xander: Would you look at that? He's all over her.
Cordelia looks over at Buffy, Oz and Willow.
Coach: But if you plot ahead,...
Xander: Psst! Hey, buddy, this is a public forum here.
Cordelia looks back at him, as do Buffy, Oz and Willow.
Coach: ...then you can turn that advantage to yourself.
Cordelia: I
think you splashed on just a little too much 'Obsession For Dorks'.
Coach: By
being prepared, you have the power. Okay, everyone get into your assigned
groups.
The students all get up from the bleachers and go down to the floor. Larry
takes off his sweat jacket and goes to the table in front of them to check
which group he's in. Xander sees his arm all wrapped up in a bandage just
above the elbow.
Xander: What happened?
Larry: Oh, last week some huge dog jumped out of the bushes and bit me. Thirty-nine
stitches. They oughta shoot those strays.
Oz: (next to Larry) I've been there, man. (holds up his finger) My
cousin Jordy just got his grownup teeth in? Does not like to be tickled.
Xander laughs. Larry just shakes his head and then goes over to Theresa, who
is doing stretching exercises.
Larry: (into her ear) Theresa! (she straightens up) Be still my shorts. We're
in the same group. (chuckles and nods) I may have to attack you.
Theresa: No, a-a-actually, I think, uh, in our group there are a few of us.
Buffy: (joins Theresa) And
I'm one of the few.
Willow comes up behind her quickly, takes her arm and pulls her aside. Buffy
keeps her eye on Larry another moment, then looks at Willow as she explains.
Willow: Don't forget, you're supposed to be a meek little girlie-girl like
the rest of us. (walks off)
Buffy: (looks at Larry) Spoil
my fun.
Cut to a few minutes later. Everyone is lined up and paired off, girls in
front, boys in back.
Coach: Okay, everyone, listen up. I wanna show you what to do should you be
attacked from behind. (looks at Buffy) In this situation, bend forward, using
your back and shoulders (bends her over to demonstrate) to flip the assailant
over to the ground.
The other girls all bend over, too. The boys follow Larry's lead and put their
arms around the girls' necks. Buffy grabs Larry's arm and pretends at a few
attempts to flip him over. Willow gives her a smile and nod.
Buffy: Uhh! Uhh!
Larry: Oh,
Summers, you are turning me on.
He grabs her butt cheek hard with his other hand. Buffy isn't about to take
that, and immediately flips him over hard onto the mats in front of them.
Larry groans as he lies there. Willow shoots Buffy a look as she and Oz stand
back up. The coach looks over at her also.
Oz: (points) That works, too.
Cut to the library. Giles is demonstrating the phases of the moon using a
large earth globe with a smaller moon globe attached by a bar.
Giles: And,
uh, while there's absolutely no scientific explanation for lunar effect on
the human psyche, uh, the phases of the moon, uh, do seem to exert a great
deal of psychological influence. And th-the full moon is, is, seems to
bring out our darkest qualities.
Xander: And yet, ironically, uh, led to the invention of the moon pie.
Giles: (gets the joke) Oh... (chuckles) Yes,
the moon pie. (laughs harder) (gets looks from Buffy and Willow) Y-you
see, uh, the-the werewolf, uh, is such a, a potent e-e-extreme representation
of our inborn animalistic traits that
it e-emerges for three full consecutive nights: the full moon and, uh, the
two nights surrounding it.
Xander: Quite the party animal.
Giles: Quite. And
it, uh, acts on-on pure instinct. No conscience, uh, uh, predatory and, and
aggressive.
Buffy: In
other words, your typical male.
Xander: On behalf of my gender...Hey!
Giles: Yes, let's not jump to any conclusions.
Buffy: I didn't jump. I took a tiny step, and there conclusions were.
Giles: The
point is that our wolfman could also be a-a-a wolfwoman, or-or anyone who
was bitten by a werewolf.
Xander: So then I'm guessing your standard silver bullets are in order here?
Giles: No. No bullets. No
matter who this werewolf is, i-it's still a human being, who may be completely
unaware of his or her condition.
Buffy: So
tonight we bring 'em back alive.
Cut to that night in a secluded area of the park. The moon is full, and several
cars are parked there with couples making out. Giles walks by some cars holding
his flashlight out in front of him. Buffy meets up with him.
Giles: (quietly) Anything yet?
Buffy: (quietly) Yes. And you won't believe what I saw. Brittany Podell was
making out with Owen Stadeel, but he goes with Barrett Williams. (gets a look
from Giles) If she ever found... No, um, no, no sign of the werewolf. How
about you?
Giles: Uh, the same. (looks around) I thought we might, uh... I thought we
might knock on a few windows, uh, ask if anyone has seen anything yet.
Buffy: (gives him a look) Giles, no one's seen anything.
Giles: Oh, yes. No, of-of-of course not, no. Yes.
He goes off to continue looking. She stares after him a moment, and then heads
off into the bushes herself. Cut into the bushes. Buffy scans around with
her flashlight as she walks into a small clearing. Suddenly she hears a noise
like a latch releasing and yelps as she finds herself being pulled up in a
net trap. Below her a hunter points his scoped, double-barreled flintlock
up at her and pulls back the hammer.
Cain: Gotcha!
Act Two
The park at night. Cain takes a closer look at what he's caught.
Cain: What
the hell?
Buffy: (yells) Giles! Giles!
Giles: (comes running) Hey! (sees Cain with his gun) Whoa! (holds his arms
up)
Cain: Hands are good right about there.
Giles: Who, who are you? What are you doing?
Cain: The
name's Cain. I'm the one with the gun, which means I'm the one who gets
to do the interviewing.
Buffy: Ahem. Hey, before we get all chummy here, how
about we do something about me being in this net thing?
Cain exhales, lowers the flintlock and leans it against a boulder. He pulls
out his buck-knife and cuts the rope holding up the net. It falls, and Buffy
hits the ground fairly hard. Giles reaches down to untangle the net.
Giles: You alright?
Buffy: Yeah. (gets up)
Cain: (sees Buffy clearly now) Gotta say, I'm impressed.
Giles: Excuse me?
Buffy looks up at Giles, then back at Cain.
Cain: Well,
it's good to get the fruit while it's fresh.
Giles: You'd be wise to take that back.
Cain: Hey, what a man and a girl do in lovers' lane at night is nobody's busi...
Giles makes a move toward Cain, but Buffy holds him back.
Buffy: Oh, okay, hey, enough, repulsive brain. It's not what you think. (looks
at Giles) We're hunting werewolves.
Cain laughs.
Buffy: Okay, it's funny if you don't believe in werewolves.
Cain: No, it's funny thinking about you two catching one. I mean, this guy
looks like he's auditioning to be a librarian, and, you, well, you're a girl.
Giles: I assure you she's quite capable.
Cain: Uh-huh. Lemme ask you something, sweetheart. Exactly
how many of these animals have you taken out?
Buffy: As of today?
Cain: I
tore a tooth from the mouth of every werewolf that I killed. (holds out
his necklace) This next one will bring the total to an even dozen.
Buffy: So you're just gonna kill it?
Cain: Well, see, that's the thing. Their pelts fetch a pretty penny in Sri
Lanka, and it's a little hard to skin 'em when they're alive.
Giles: Y-you hunt werewolves f-for sport?
Cain: No, no, I'm in it purely for the money.
Buffy: And
it doesn't bother you that a werewolf is a person twenty-eight days out of
the month?
Cain: That's why I only hunt 'em the other three. I'd really love to stay
and chat, (crouches down to collect the net) but I'm on a tight schedule.
Any idea where else the boys and girls like to get together around here?
Buffy: You're looking for a party?
Cain: No,
but the werewolf is. They're suckers for that whole sexual heat thing.
Sense it miles away. Since this little doggie ain't here, I guess he found
another place. (stands up)
Buffy: Sorry. Wish I could help you.
Cain: But you don't know squat? (shakes his head) Gee, what a surprise. (leaves)
Buffy turns and heads back to the car.
Giles: Where are we going?
Buffy: I think I know where to look. We
just have to make it there before mein furrier.
Cut to a street. Theresa
is walking home. She passes a house with a fenced in front yard overgrown
with weeds. She hears some rustling and stops to look around. Seeing nothing,
she continues. Cut to a view of her from the other side of the fence. The
camera follows behind her. She hears more rustling and stops to look again.
Something lets out a low growl, and Theresa decides it's time to run. She
looks back again and doesn't see Angelus in front of her. She slams into him
and screams.
Angelus: Everything okay? (twirls
a daisy)
Theresa: Yeah, I just, uh, I, I thought I heard something... behind me.
He walks around her to have a look, then turns back to her.
Angelus: No one there.
Theresa: Oh. I guess I was wrong. I could have sworn that...
Angelus: It's okay. It can get pretty scary out here, all alone at night.
Theresa: Yeah.
Angelus: Hey, don't I know you from somewhere? Don't you go to school with
Buffy?
Theresa: Oh, you know Buffy? (smiles)
Angelus: (chuckles) Yes, I do, very well.
Theresa: (keeps smiling) Oh.
Angelus: Come on, I'll get you home.
They walk off together, taking another quick look behind them. Cut to the
Bronze. Lotion is the band tonight. They're playing "Blind For Now"
as the camera pans from the mirrors on the far wall of the Bronze and over
to the band playing on the stage.
Lyrics: And then sweep this town into a Monster Truck of shame / Carved out
of soap and steel and clay and salty fame / You are the first to look away
and against me / You shake the squirrel out your tree
Cut to Cordelia and Willow sitting on opposite sides of a couch by a low table.
Cordelia: I mean, with Xander it's always, 'Buffy did this', 'Willow said
that'. Buffy, Buffy. Willow, Willow. It's like I don't even exist. (leans
back and folds her arm)
Willow: I sometimes feel like that. (looks over at Cordelia)
Cordelia: And then when I call him on it, he acts all confused, like I'm the
one with the problem.
Willow: (nods) His 'do I smell something?' look.
Cordelia: All a part of his little guy games. It's like he's there, but then
he's not there, and he wants it, but then he doesn't want it.
Willow: He's
so busy looking around at everything he doesn't have, he doesn't even realize
what he *does* have.
Cordelia: Well, he should at least realize that you have Oz.
Willow: (frowns and raises an eyebrow) Mm, I'm not sure I do. (confused) Oz
and I are in some sort of holding pattern, except without the holding or...
anything else.
Cordelia: What's he waiting for? What's his problem? (rolls her eyes) Oh,
that's right, he's a guy.
Willow: (disgusted) Yeah, him and Xander. Guys.
Cordelia: Who do they think they are?
Willow: A couple of guys.
Suddenly the werewolf drops down from above onto the table in front of them.
They both scream and run from the couch in opposite directions. Panic sets
in around them, and the werewolf just stands there at a half crouch, confused
by all the noise. Cut outside to the alley. Giles
and Buffy come rolling up in his decrepit car as patrons flee for their lives.
Giles: Looks as though your hunch was right.
Buffy: Who
could resist Sunnydale's own house of hormones?
She opens the door and gets out. Willow sees her and stops.
Willow: The
werewolf, it's in there.
Buffy makes a dash for the door as it's about to be shut by the bouncer.
Buffy: Coming through!
She rushes through the door. Cut inside. The door is closed on her and she
looks back at it as it slams shut with a thud. She slowly steps into the main
area and looks around. The place has been trashed by the panicked people.
Tables and chairs
are lying everywhere, spilled drinks are splattered on the floor. Buffy sees
a shadow behind a bead curtain and makes for it. As she walks she takes off
her backpack and pulls out a chain. Cut to the restroom and backstage area.
Buffy sees the bead curtain that leads to the stage office swinging. She climbs
the few steps and goes in. She goes through another door to the stage.
The chain is wrapped around her forearm, ready to use against the werewolf.
Slowly she steps out onto the stage. When she's passed the drums the werewolf
comes out from behind the stage curtains, snarling. Buffy spins around to
face it and drops her backpack. She quickly unravels a length of chain from
her arms and gets ready. She throws the chain out, and it wraps itself perfectly
around the werewolf's neck. It begins to struggle and yanks at the chain,
pulling Buffy into and over the drums. The chain falls from the werewolf's
neck, and it makes a dash for a window. Cut outside the window. The werewolf
comes crashing through and out into the alley. It takes a quick look both
ways and runs away. Cut to later. The Bronze employees are back and begin
to straighten things up. Buffy puts her chain back into her backpack as Cain
watches.
Cain: You let it get away.
Buffy: I didn't let it do anything. I had the chain around its neck.
Cain: Chain? What were you gonna do, take it for a walk?
Buffy: I was going to lock it up.
Cain: That's beautiful. (approaches her) This is what happens when a woman
tries to do a man's job.
Buffy gets up and puts on the backpack as Giles comes up behind Cain.
Giles: Now, you look here, Mr. Cain. This girl risked her life trying to capture
a beast that you haven't as yet been able to find. (takes his bag off of his
shoulder)
Cain: Uh-huh. And
Daddy's doing a great job carrying her bag of milk bones.
Giles throws down his bag, but restrains himself. Cain steps closer to Buffy.
Cain: You
know, sis, if that thing out there harms anyone, it's going to be on your
pretty little head. I hope you can live with that.
Buffy: (stares him down) I
live with that every day.
Cain: (shakes his head) First
they tell me I can't hunt an elephant for its ivory... (turns and leaves)
Now
I've gotta deal with People for the Ethical Treatment of Werewolves.
Giles: (under his breath) Pillock! Right, let's move out.
He grabs his bag and goes. Buffy follows right behind. Cut to a loading dock
area. The werewolf walks into the light next to a trailer and stops to sniff
the air. It looks down and sees a large splotch of blood in the gutter. It
continues along the side of the trailer. When it reaches the far end Theresa
falls to the ground from behind the trailer with a vampire bite clearly visible
on her neck. The werewolf looks down at her, but doesn't make a move to eat
her. On the other side of her Angelus steps up in his game face and growls
at the werewolf. The werewolf bares its fangs at Angelus and growls more loudly.
Angelus
returns the growl, baring his own fangs and staring the werewolf down,
warning him away from Theresa's body. Angelus slowly backs away and leaves.
The werewolf looks down at Theresa again and growls, but makes no move to
touch her. Cut to the park. Buffy comes walking up behind Giles' car.
Buffy: Giles?
When she doesn't see anyone in it she runs up to it.
Buffy: Giles!
She reaches the open window and looks in. Giles wakes and sits up.
Giles: Uhh! (takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes)
Buffy: I didn't see you there. I thought something had happened.
Giles: Oh, no, I'm, uh...
Buffy opens the passenger door and gets into the car. A newscast is playing
on the radio.
Giles: (yawns) I'm okay. I'm just, um, fine... uh, just, uh, I'm, uh.... Uh,
any sign of the, uh, werewolf? (puts his glasses back on)
Buffy: No.
I'm guessing you didn't see anything either from that vantage point of having
your eyes closed.
Giles: It's, uh, it's, it's, uh, gonna be light soon, so we'd better...
Buffy: Wait.
Radio newscaster: Police say that the incident was apparently connected to
the animal mutilation which occurred two nights ago. The coroner's office
has identified the body as that of Sunnydale High School student Theresa Klusmeyer,
age seventeen. The authorities ask that anyone with further information...
Giles: Buffy, we're gonna get this thing. We have another whole night. (Buffy
looks at him) There's nothing more we can do now. It's nearly sunrise. That
werewolf won't be a werewolf much longer.
Buffy looks down sadly. Cut to a view of Sunnydale from atop a hill. The sun
is coming up in the distance. Cut to the werewolf asleep on the ground in
the woods. The camera pans from its hind paws over to its head. When sunlight
hits the werewolf it morphs back into its human form. Oz wakes up, opens his
eyes and looks around confused. He
sits up and stares around at the forest. He looks down at himself and realizes
he's naked.
Oz: (confused) Huh.