Original subtitles

Announcer: PREVIOUSLY ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER...

ANGEL, THERE MUST BE SOME PART OF YOU INSIDE

THAT STILL REMEMBERS WHO YOU ARE.

DREAM ON, SCHOOLGIRL.

YOUR BOYFRIEND IS DEAD.

OK. I DON'T WANNA SAY ANYTHING IF I'M WRONG,

BUT I MAY HAVE SOME NEWS.

YOU COULD STOP BY MY HOUSE.

OK.

AH!

I'M SORRY THAT I COULDN'T KILL HIM FOR YOU--

FOR HER--

WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.

BUT I THINK I'M FINALLY READY.

[GRUNTS]

UH!

[SNIFFS]

AH! OH!

NONVAMPIRE.

PLUS 2.

HI.

MAN, BUFFY,

MY WHOLE LIFE JUST FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES.

I GOTTA GET ME A LIFE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M PATROLLING.

BUFFY, YOU'RE SICK.

NO, I FEEL FINE.

I MEAN, UM, THE WORLD'S SPINNING A LITTLE BIT,

BUT I LIKE IT.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A RIDE.

HALF THE SCHOOL'S OUT WITH THIS FLU.

IT'S A SERIOUS DEAL, BUFFY.

WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT HOW GROSS YOU LOOK.

I'M TOUCHED, REALLY,

BUT I HAVE WORK TO DO.

BUFFY, COME ON,

ONE NIGHT OF REST IS NOT GOING TO KILL YOU.

NO, BUT IT MIGHT KILL SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU MEAN ANGEL MIGHT.

BUFFY, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO CHALLENGE ANGEL

FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP.

HE'S AT FULL STRENGTH.

YOU'RE ONLY HALF A SLAYER.

YEAH, BUT I'M STILL THE SLAYER.

AND AS LONG AS I AM,

ANGEL'S NOT GONNA KILL ANYBODY ELSE.

AW, COME ON,

JUST ONE MORE.

AAH!

NOT FEELING WELL, LOVER?

THAT HELPS.

YOU KNOW, YOU BEING OFF YOUR GAME'S

KIND OF TAKING THE FUN OUT OF ALL THIS.

UHH!

NOPE. STILL FUN.

UH-OH.

THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD FOR OUR HEROINE.

Xander: TAKE A WALK, OVERBITE.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN SOMETIME.

Xander: BUFFY, YOU OK?

I TOLD YOU GUYS TO LEAVE.

I...

I...

Xander: BUFFY!

Willow: BUFFY?

WE NEED HELP!

SOMEBODY, PLEASE, NOW!

Man: WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE FELL. SHE FAINTED. THE FLU.

THE FLU. FAINTED... AND FELL.

SHE'S SICK. MAKE IT BETTER.

IT'S GONNA BE OK. LET'S GET HER UP.

PATIENT'S UNCONSCIOUS.

PUPILS ARE UNEQUAL AND UNRESPONSIVE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS SHE GONNA BE OK?

PLEASE, YOU GOTTA GIVE US SOME ROOM.

WHAT DO WE HAVE?

HIGH-GRADE FEVER, POSSIBLE FRACTURES.

GET HER INTO TRAUMA ONE. GIVE HER A CBC, CHEM 7.

TYPE AND SCREEN.

I'M SORRY. YOU CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER.

SOMEBODY SHOULD BE WITH HER.

I'M SORRY. YOU CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER.

I'LL CALL GILES,

TELL HIM WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU CALL BUFFY'S MOM,

TELL HER... NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

JUST GET HER HERE.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S STILL IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

I WANT TO SEE HER.

THEY WON'T LET US IN THERE.

MS. SUMMERS?

I'M DR. WILKINSON.

IS BUFFY OK?

WE WERE ABLE TO STABILIZE--

IS SHE OK?

SHE'S GOING TO BE FINE.

OH, THANK YOU.

GOOD, GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

I WANT TO KEEP HER HERE A FEW DAYS, THOUGH.

SHE STILL HAS SOME HEALING TO DO.

BUFFY?

HI, SWEETHEART.

HEY, BUFFY. WE'RE ALL HERE.

HEY...

HERE WE ARE.

IT'S ALL OF WE.

ARE WE TAKING ME HOME?

NO. BUFFY, YOU NEED TO LIE DOWN, HONEY.

YEAH?

LIE AT HOME.

MY BED IS BETTER THAN ANY BED THAT'S NOT MY BED.

SHE'S STILL A LITTLE OUT OF IT.

SHH! HOSPITAL ZONE.

NO SINGING.

SHE'LL FEEL BETTER

AFTER SHE'S BEEN HERE A WHILE.

NO. LET ME GO.

I WANT TO GO.

NO! LET ME GO!

Cordelia: MAYBE SHE WANTS TO GO.

HOLD HER STEADY.

GILES, TELL THEM! THE VAMPIRES,

I NEED TO KILL THE VAMPIRES!

THIS WILL HELP HER RELAX.

NO.

NO!

IT'S GOTTA BE THE FEVER.

YEAH. IT MADE HER DELUSIONAL.

THEY'RE OUT THERE.

YES. WE'LL GET TO THOSE...VAMPIRES LATER.

I HEAR IT'S BEST TO PLAY ALONG.

HONEY, LISTEN.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

IT'S GONNA BE OK. I PROMISE.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME STAY HERE.

THAT WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE.

I'M NOT USED TO SEEING BUFFY SCARED LIKE THAT.

YEAH. SHE JUST HATES HOSPITALS,

SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHEN SHE WAS 8,

HER COUSIN CELIA DIED IN A HOSPITAL.

BUFFY WAS ALONE WITH HER AT THE TIME.

Cordelia: YUCK.

YEAH, THEY WERE VERY CLOSE.

Willow: WOW, AND SHE WAS 8?

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S ASLEEP.

I SHOULD GO CALL HER FATHER.

I THINK THERE'S A PHONE...

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU LOOK OUT FOR HER,

ALL OF YOU.

WE'RE, UH, WE'RE VERY FOND OF HER.

THE, UH... THE TELEPHONE.

I--I...

I HOPE I'M NOT OUT OF LINE,

BUT I WANTED TO SAY HOW SORRY I AM

ABOUT THAT TEACHER, MISS CALENDAR.

BUFFY SAID YOU WERE CLOSE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

BUFFY'S BEEN SO DOWN SINCE IT HAPPENED.

I MEAN, SHE NEVER GETS SICK.

I'M SURE SHE'LL BE, UH... SHE'LL BE FINE.

I'M SORRY. I BABBLE WHEN I'M NERVOUS.

I JUST WANTED TO--

WELL, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING...

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA BE OK IN HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

LYSETTE GOT HER NOSE DONE HERE.

SHE CAME IN LOOKING FOR THE GWYNETH PALTROW,

AND IT LOOKED MORE LIKE THE MR. POTATO HEAD.

Willow: BUFFY'S NOT IN HERE FOR COSMETIC SURGERY.

NO, BUT WHILE SHE'S IN HERE,

SHE MIGHT AS WELL GET THAT THING DONE.

YOU KNOW, THAT THING ON HER FACE.

YOU KNOW THAT THING.

DO YOU THINK ANGEL WILL ATTACK BUFFY IN HERE?

HE CAN COME IN. IT'S A PUBLIC BUILDING.

THAT'S TRUE.

AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOTICED THAT THING?

[CHUCKLES]

[MAN COUGHS]

Nurse: THAT BETTER?

Man: MAN, I HATE IT WHEN YOU LOSE YOUNG ONES.

Wilkinson: I'M JUST SAYING STEP BACK ON THE DOSAGE

UNTIL WE CAN ANALYZE THE RESULTS.

Man: THERE ISN'T TIME.

I SHOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE CLEAR TO YOU BY NOW.

THE NORMAL COURSE OF TREATMENT--

THEY AREN'T RESPONDING TO THE NORMAL COURSE OF TREATMENT.

THEY'RE GETTING WORSE.

RAISING THEIR TEMPERATURE IS POTENTIALLY--

DR. WILKINSON, I HAVE THE CONSENT OF THE PARENTS.

THEY'RE DESPERATE.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY METHODS,

JUST TAKE IT UP WITH THE BOARD.

I HAVE.

HE COMES AT NIGHT.

THE GROWN-UPS DON'T SEE HIM.

HE WAS WITH TINA.

HE'LL COME BACK FOR US.

WHO?

DEATH.

[WHISTLING]

VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.

WELL, I'M PRETTY MUCH FAMILY.

YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK DURING THE DAY?

OH, GEE. NO, I GUESS YOU CAN'T.

IF I DECIDE TO WALK INTO BUFFY'S ROOM,

DO YOU THINK FOR ONE MICROSECOND

THAT YOU COULD STOP ME?

MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE THAT SECURITY GUARD COULDN'T, EITHER.

OR THOSE COPS.

OR THE ORDERLIES.

BUT I'M KIND OF CURIOUS TO FIND OUT.

YOU GAME?

BUFFY'S WHITE KNIGHT.

YOU STILL LOVE HER.

IT MUST JUST EAT YOU UP THAT I GOT THERE FIRST.

YOU'RE GONNA DIE...

AND I'M GONNA BE THERE.

TELL HER I STOPPED BY.

HELP ME! HELP! AVALANCHE!

HELP! HELP! I'M TRAPPED!

AVALANCHE! HELP!

POWER GIRL TO THE RESCUE!

HELP ME! HELP!

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

HELP!

YOU SAVED ME.

THANK YOU, POWER GIRL.

YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

Wilkinson: GOOD MORNING.

COULD HAVE FOOLED ME.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

LOOKS LIKE YOUR FEVER'S GONE DOWN.

WELL, GOOD. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

LET'S TRY AND KEEP IN TOUCH.

NOT SO FAST.

HMM.

GOOD HMM OR BAD HMM?

SWELLING'S...GONE.

DOES THIS HURT?

NO.

AMAZING.

WELL, THEN I SHOULD PROBABLY GO, RIGHT?

NO. SOON.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT FEVER IS GONE.

THAT'S A STRONG VIRUS YOU HAVE.

MAYBE NOT AS STRONG AS YOU, BUT...

IS THAT THE SAME VIRUS THE KIDS HAVE?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

MAY WE COME IN?

PLEASE.

MAYBE YOU CAN KEEP OUR PATIENT FROM BOLTING.

REST. HMM?

FLOWERS FOR MILADY.

I THINK THEY CALL THOSE BALLOONS.

YEAH. STICK THEM IN WATER. MAYBE THEY'LL GROW.

NOT TO BE OUTDONE.

HOMEWORK.

IT'S MY WAY OF SAYING GET WELL SOON.

YOU KNOW, CHOCOLATE SAYS THAT EVEN BETTER.

I DID ALL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN YOUR NAME.

CHOCOLATE MEANS NOTHING TO ME.

NOBODY TOLD ME I WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING A GIFT.

I WAS OUT OF THE LOOP ON GIFTS.

IT'S TRADITIONAL AMONG, UH...

PEOPLE.

GRAPES.

WELL, DID YOU PASS THE NIGHT WELL ENOUGH?

OH, NOT REALLY.

SOMETHING HAPPENED I THOUGHT YOU--

YOU KNOW WHAT,

LET'S TAKE A WALK.

THIS PART, I COULD GET USED TO.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO REAL FAST?

NOT THAT I WOULD.

WE WERE DISCUSSING...

STUFF.

YEAH, STUFF.

UM, YOU KNOW, A GIRL DIED HERE LAST NIGHT.

HOW?

WELL, THE FLU.

THE FLU DOESN'T EXACTLY SOUND MONSTERRIFIC.

I KNOW, BUT THERE'S THIS DR. BACKER,

AND HE'S BEEN GIVING THEM THESE EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S UP TO,

BUT HE'S A LITTLE CREEPY.

AND THEN THERE WAS THIS KID RYAN.

HE SAID HE SAW SOMETHING.

SAW WHAT?

DEATH.

DEATH?

THE DEATH?

AS IN "IT IS YOUR TIME"?

BUFFY, A FRIGHTENED CHILD...

YEAH, BUT I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE--I WAS REALLY OUT OF IT--BUT...

BUT YOU DO KNOW THAT YOU SAW DEATH.

DID IT HAVE AN HOURGLASS?

OOH. IF HE ASKS YOU TO PLAY CHESS, DON'T EVEN DO IT.

THE GUY'S, LIKE, A WHIZ.

MAYBE IT WASN'T DEATH.

MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU BEING AFRAID OF HOSPITALS

'CAUSE YOUR FRIEND DIED

AND YOU WANT TO CONJURE UP A MONSTER

THAT YOU CAN FIGHT SO YOU CAN SAVE EVERYBODY

AND NOT FEEL SO HELPLESS?

CORDELIA, HAVE YOU ACTUALLY EVER HEARD OF TACT?

TACT IS JUST NOT SAYING TRUE STUFF.

I'LL PASS.

YOUR MOM DID TELL US ABOUT YOUR COUSIN.

THIS IS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

THIS LITTLE BOY RYAN IS AFRAID OF SOMETHING,

SOMETHING REAL.

AS LONG AS I'M FORCED TO STAY HERE,

I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHAT.

SO, IS THIS THE PART WHERE WE SAY,

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?

[HUSHED] YOU HAD TO ASK THAT, DIDN'T YOU?

[HUSHED] IT'LL BE CAKE.

JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT KILLED THIS LITTLE GIRL TINA,

WE'LL BE OUT.

5 MINUTES TOPS.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU'RE COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS SICK PEOPLE.

THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU.

UH-HUH.

BUFFY ALMOST DIED JUST TO PUT YOU OUT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY IT.

YOU THERE. ME HERE.

RIGHT.

AH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

SO, WHERE DO WE START?

HMM? OH, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE LOOK INTO THE HISTORY OF THE HOSPITAL--

BIZARRE INCIDENTS, THAT SORT OF THING.

I'M SENSING A LITTLE LESS THAN FULL COMMITTAL HERE.

OH, I SUPPOSE SO.

CORDELIA MAY BE HERMETICALLY INSENSITIVE,

BUT SHE MAY ALSO BE RIGHT.

DEATH AND DISEASE ARE THINGS--

POSSIBLY THE ONLY THINGS

THAT BUFFY CANNOT FIGHT.

IT'S ONLY NATURAL FOR HER

TO TRY TO CREATE A DEFEATABLE OPPONENT.

ESPECIALLY NOW, AFTER...

AFTER JENNY.

THAT'S TRUE,

BUT ON THE "WE LIVE ON THE HELLMOUTH" SIDE,

THESE KIDS MAY HAVE SEEN A MONSTER.

WHAT, A MONSTER THAT GROWN-UPS CAN'T SEE?

DOESN'T RING A BELL.

UNLESS...

UNLESS?

WELL, SOMETIMES SMALL CHILDREN

DO SEE SOMETHING WE ADULTS DON'T--

US, OUR TRUE SELVES,

OUR HIDDEN FACES.

SO THE KIDS MIGHT BE AFRAID OF A REGULAR PERSON?

LIKE THE WEIRD DOCTOR.

STANLEY BACKER WAS HIS NAME, NO?

LET'S LOOK HIM UP.

YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT SECURITY GUARDS

ARE JUST GUYS THAT FAILED THE POLICE EXAM.

BUT THAT'S NOT ME.

THIS IS MY CAREER.

STEREOTYPES ARE SO UNFAIR.

I DID TAKE THE FIREMAN'S EXAM, THOUGH.

I DIDN'T DO SO GOOD.

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,

I THINK THAT SECURITY GUARDS

ARE WAY SEXIER THAN FIREMEN.

THEY'RE ALL SOOTY.

THIS IS WHERE ALL THE ACTION IS ANYHOW.

I'M ALL THE TIME RESTRAINING PEOPLE.

MMM, HOW THRILLING.

DO YOU EVER GET SCARED?

FEAR IS FOR THE WEAK. THAT'S MY MOTTO.

EITHER THAT, OR... LIVE IN THE NOW.

I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.

I BET YOU SEE A LOT OF TRAGEDY.

YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT LITTLE GIRL.

OH, ONE OF DR. BACKER'S PATIENTS.

DR. BACKER'S A GREAT MAN.

HE UNDERSTANDS

THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT CHILDREN. [THUD]

WHAT'S THAT?

SOMETIMES THEY DIE.

[THUD]

WHAT WAS THAT?

UH, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE MOST...

PERFECT N-NOSE I'VE EVER SEEN.

YOU MUST WORK OUT.

YEAH.

MM-HMM.

[GASPS]

COULD YOU MAKE JUST A LITTLE MORE WITH THE TOUCHY-GROPEY?

JEALOUS?

OF ROGAINE BOY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

HERE, TAKE THIS TO GILES, OK?

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M GONNA STAY HERE.

OH, RIGHT. YOUR OBSESSION WITH PROTECTING BUFFY.

HAVE I TOLD YOU HOW ATTRACTIVE THAT'S NOT?

CORDELIA, SOMEONE'S GOT TO WATCH HER BACK.

YEAH, WELL, I'VE SEEN YOU WATCH HER BACK.

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I WAS USING THE PHRASE "WATCH HER BACK"

AS A EUPHEMISM FOR LOOKING AT HER BUTT.

YOU KNOW, SORT OF A PUN.

OH, RIGHT.

HEY.

WELL, YOU DO.

JEALOUS?

FINE. WATCH MY BACK.

HEY.

REMEMBER ME?

YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

WHY NOT?

CONTAGIOUS.

NAH. I ALREADY GOT WHAT YOU GOT.

OH, WHAT, YOU THINK BECAUSE I'M A GROWN-UP?

BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT THAT GROWN UP.

HE'LL COME AGAIN TONIGHT.

RYAN, LISTEN TO ME.

I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS THING HURT YOU,

ANY OF YOU.

GROWN-UPS DON'T BELIEVE YOU, RIGHT?

WELL, I DO.

WE BOTH KNOW THAT THERE ARE REAL MONSTERS.

BUT THERE'S ALSO REAL HEROES

THAT FIGHT MONSTERS,

AND THAT'S ME.

CAN'T FIGHT DEATH.

Giles: OUR DR. BACKER HAS SOMETHING OF A RAP SHEET.

REPRIMANDS FOR CONTROVERSIAL EXPERIMENTS,

RISKY PROCEDURES,

A MALPRACTICE SUIT.

LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DROPPED SUDDENLY.

FACTOR IN BUFFY'S OBSERVATION

THAT HE GIVES HER THE, UH...WIGGINS.

THIS MAY BE OUR DEATH GUY?

I JUST WISH I KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING TO THESE CHILDREN.

[TALKING UNDER HIS BREATH]

YES.

YES.

[STIFLED CHUCKLE]

UHH!

[GROANING IN PAIN]

[CHOKING]

[SCREAMING]

UH, WELL, IT LOOKS AS IF YOU WERE ON TO SOMETHING.

I KNOW.

THE GIRL TINA, UM,

IT'S APPARENT THAT SHE DIED OF THE FEVER, SIMPLE ENOUGH,

BUT HER RECORDS SHOW HER IMPROVING

AND THEN SUDDENLY DETERIORATING

WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE.

SO WE CHECKED DR. BACKER OUT.

THIS GUY WAS NOT A SOLID CITIZEN.

IT WASN'T BACKER. HE WAS CLEAN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN CLEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAS?

HE'S DEAD.

THIS THING KILLED HIM AND NOT WITH KINDNESS.

Willow: YOU SAW IT?

NO, IT'S INVISIBLE.

I SAW BACKER NEARLY SHREDDED AND THE THING KNOCKED ME DOWN.

BUT IT'S REAL. WHICH MEANS I GET TO FIGHT IT.

THIS IS YOUR WORK?

NO, ONE OF THE KIDS.

OH.

UM, WELL, IT WOULD HELP IF WE KNEW WHAT IT WAS.

IT'S INVISIBLE TO YOU, BUT THE CHILDREN CAN SEE IT.

BUT YOU SAID YOU DID SEE SOMETHING THE OTHER NIGHT.

YEAH, BUT I WAS PRETTY DELIRIOUS.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHY WOULD I SEE IT THEN AND NOT LAST NIGHT?

GOOD MORNING.

OOH, LOOKS LIKE I INTERRUPTED A SECRET MEETING.

YOU SURE DIDN'T.

HONEY, I JUST TALKED TO THE DOCTOR

AND SHE SAID I CAN TAKE YOU HOME.

NO, I SHOULD STAY HERE.

BUT, HONEY, I THOUGHT YOU'D BE...

I THINK MY SYMPTOMS ARE FLARING UP.

SHE DOESN'T LOOK WELL.

'CAUSE I'M NOT WELL. I FEEL ALL OOGY.

INCREASED OOGINESS. THAT'S A DANGER SIGNAL.

ARE YOU SURE?

OH, YEAH, BUT JUST FOR A DAY OR SO.

WELL, OK, I'LL, UH, I'LL TALK TO THE DOCTOR.

SO WHAT'S THE DRILL?

GILES, SEE IF YOU CAN GET A MUG SHOT ON THAT GUY.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTING.

RIGHT.

I'LL CHECK BACKER'S OFFICE. SEE IF I CAN FIND ANY POST-ITS

MARKED "WHY A MONSTER MIGHT WANT ME DEAD."

IT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

OF COURSE, IF I FIND ANYTHING,

I WON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, SO, WILL...

OH, YEAH, I'M GOOD AT MEDICAL STUFF

SINCE XANDER AND I USED TO PLAY DOCTOR ALL THE TIME.

NO, SHE'S BEING LITERAL.

SHE USED TO HAVE ALL THESE MEDICAL VOLUMES,

UH, AND DIAGNOSED ME WITH STUFF.

I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HER SHE WAS PLAYING IT WRONG.

WRONG? WHY? HOW DID YOU PLAY DOCTOR?

I NEVER HAVE.

AHEM.

UM, FASCINATING THOUGH THIS IS...

YEAH, RIGHT. GO!

WE'LL CALL YOU IF, UH, WE KNOW SOMETHING.

KNOW SOMETHING SOON.

I'D BEST HEAD FOR THE LIBRARY. RESEARCH BECKONS.

YEAH, I'M ON SENTRY DUTY.

ANGEL WON'T SHOW UNTIL SUNDOWN IF AT ALL,

BUT MAYBE I'LL GET LUCKY WITH THIS DEATH GUY.

HE'S INVISIBLE.

YEAH, BUT IF I SEE A FLOATING PIPE AND A SMOKING JACKET,

HE'S DROPPED.

WELL, YOU TWO, STAY ALERT.

FINDING OUT WHO THIS THING IS TAKES PRIORITY.

CORDY, YOU SHOULD GO WITH GILES.

WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE--

GOOD THINKING. I COULD DO WITH A RESEARCH ASSISTANT.

OH, LET'S GO, TACT-GUY.

YES.

BE CAREFUL.

IT'S WEIRD GOING THROUGH HIS THINGS.

LOOK, HE DIDN'T FINISH HIS COFFEE.

GUESS HE WON'T.

YEP, ANOTHER PERSON I WASN'T IN TIME TO SAVE.

IT'S TOO BAD ANGEL DIDN'T PUT ME IN THE HOSPITAL SOONER.

THERE'S SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HEAR MYSELF SAY.

HEY, WAIT, I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING.

HMM, SHERLOCK.

OK, THIS MAKES SENSE.

DR. BACKER WAS TRYING TO INOCULATE THE KIDS

WITH A CONTROLLED DOSAGE OF THE SAME VIRUS THEY ALREADY HAD.

RAISING THEIR TEMPERATURES TO BURN THE FEVER OUT OF THEM.

WOULD THAT WORK?

ACCORDING TO THIS, IT WAS STARTING TO.

SO HE REALLY WAS TRYING TO HELP THE KIDS.

TILL THAT THING STOPPED HIM.

EWW, WHAT DOES THIS DO?

WHAT?

WHAT DOES THIS DO?

UH, IT EXTRACTS VITAL ORGANS TO REPLENISH ITS OWN MUTATING CELLS.

WOW!

WHAT DOES THIS ONE DO?

UM, IT ELONGATES ITS MOUTH TO, UH,

ENGULF ITS VICTIM'S HEAD WITH ITS INCISORS.

OUCH.

WAIT, WHAT DOES THIS ONE DO?

IT ASKS ENDLESS QUESTIONS OF THOSE WITH WHOM IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING

SO THAT NOTHING IS GETTING DONE.

BOY, THERE'S A DEMON FOR EVERYTHING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

SINCE THIS MISCREANT HAS ONLY BEEN SEEN BY SELECT INDIVIDUALS,

THERE'S A CHANCE WE WON'T EVER FIND A PICTURE OF IT.

WELL, IT'S NOT IN HERE.

IT'S CALLED DER KINDESTOD.

WHO IS THIS?

IT'S ME. I'VE GOT YOUR MONSTER.

WHERE'S GILES?

LOOKING UP STUFF.

WELL, CAN YOU PUT HIM ON?

HEY, I FOUND YOUR GUY, OK? JUST LISTEN.

RIGHT.

THE NAME MEANS CHILD DEATH.

THIS BOOK SAYS THAT HE FEEDS OFF OF CHILDREN

BY SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF THEM.

EWW! BUT ANYWAY, AFTERWARDS,

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE SICK.

SO IT DID KILL TINA.

YEAH, THAT'S MY TAKE.

'CAUSE IT WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE CHILDREN'S WARD

AS BASICALLY AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT KIND OF THING, YOU KNOW.

BACKER WAS CURING THE KIDS

AND TAKING AWAY THE KINDESTOD'S FOOD.

HENCE, THE SLICE-AGE.

I FOUND A PICTURE OF HOW IT KILLS. LET ME TALK TO HER.

OH. EWW!

WHAT?

OH, YOU SHOULD SEE THIS THING.

THE WAY IT DOES ITS THING. I MEAN, EWW!

WHY DO I LET YOU GUYS DRAG ME INTO THIS STUFF?

BUFFY, ARE YOU STILL THERE?

HANGING ON EVERY EWW.

UM, THE KINDESTOD GORGES BY SITTING ATOP HIS PREY. PINNING IT DOWN HELPLESSLY.

THEN HE SLOWLY DRAWS OUT THE LIFE.

IT MUST BE HORRIFYING FOR THE VICTIM.

BUFFY, HELLO?

CELIA?

AAH!

WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, CELIA.

HELP! HELP! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!

COME ON, CELIA.

AAH!

BUFFY, WHAT IS IT?

THANKS.

IT KILLED CELIA.

YOUR COUSIN?

WE HAVE TO GET THIS THING, WILLOW,

BEFORE IT GETS ANY MORE KIDS.

YOU WILL. WE WILL.

BUT HOW? I CAN'T EVEN SEE IT.

YOU SAW IT ONCE.

DID I? MAYBE MY MIND WAS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME.

I MEAN, I WAS CRAZED WITH THAT FEVER. WHO KNOWS--

BUFFY, THINK ABOUT THIS.

I HAVE... LOTS OF THOUGHTS.

IT'S CRAZY.

THE FEVER. THAT'S HOW YOU SEE THE KINDESTOD.

THAT'S WHY CELIA COULD SEE IT.

THAT'S WHY RYAN STILL CAN. IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT THIS THING

WITH 107 DEGREE TEMPERATURE?

I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT.

BUFFY!

WILLOW, I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

BUFFY, THAT'S 100% PURE.

IT'LL KILL YOU IN AN INSTANT.

OH. THEY REALLY SHOULD PUT THAT ON THE LABEL.

IT NEEDS TO BE DILUTED.

OK, BUT THIS BETTER WORK FAST.

FASTER THAN THAT.

HERE'S TO MY HEALTH.

I'M NOT SURE THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

HANG IN THERE. YOU'LL BE OK.

OK. I'M OK.

THE KIDS...

THEY'RE GONE.

Ryan: COME ON. KEEP QUIET!

WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE'RE TOO LATE.

MAYBE THEY MOVED. MAYBE I DON'T-- I'M BURNING UP!

WILL?

WHAT?

I THINK IT'S IN THERE.

[CHUCKLING]

IT'S GOING AFTER THEM! WE'VE GOTTA GET HIM.

BUFFY, WHAT'S WRONG? WE'LL GET HIM IN A SECOND.

UH, SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL AGAIN.

YOU SHOULD BE IN BED.

NO, NO, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

NO, YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

NO!

SHE'S SORRY.

SECURITY, COME TO THE CHILDREN'S WARD.

WE HAVE A SITUATION.

OK, COME ON NOW.

WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY.

FROGS! FROGS! GET THEM OFF OF ME! OH, MY GOD, FROGS!

GET THEM OFF OF ME! PLEASE! HELP!

OH, GET THEM OFF!

FROGS! FROGS!

OH, MY GOD. FROGS! GET 'EM OFF--

NOT HER, THE OTHER ONE!

NO MORE FROGS.

Guard: COME ON.

BUFFY, ARE YOU OK? DID ANGEL--

NO. WE NEED TO GET TO THE BASEMENT.

[GRUNTING] EH...

Girl: IT'S COLD.

HERE. HERE.

WE'RE GONNA BE SAFE IN HERE.

[COMMOTION]

WHAT? WHOA! AAH!

[KIDS SCREAMING]

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO KILL THIS THING.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT TRY VIOLENCE.

SOLID CALL.

[KIDS SCREAMING]

OOF!

[SCREAMING]

AAH!

AAH!

[SCREAMING] OHHH! NOOOO!

YOU MAKE ME SICK.

COME HERE. YOU'LL BE OK. UP.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON!

HURRY!

[CRUNCH]

ARE YOU OK?

ACTUALLY, I THINK I'M STARTING TO FEEL BETTER.

OH!

HE'S DEAD, RIGHT? I MEAN, I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP.

THAT WOULD BE HIS NECK.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA YAK ON ME, ARE YA?

HERE YOU GO, HONEY. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY WITHOUT THE CRUST.

JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT.

AND THE JUICE?

2 PARTS ORANGE, 1 PART GRAPEFRUIT.

THAT'S MY DRINK.

I MEASURED IT EXACTLY.

OH, MOM?

MM-HMM?

I WANTED CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER.

OH, SORRY.

[CARTOON ON TV]

AND I SAID EXTRA JELLY.

ANYTHING TO HELP MY DAUGHTER GET WELL.

OH, AND WHILE YOU'RE UP, COULD I GET A REFILL?

IT'S JUST... I'M SO COMFORTABLE.

OF COURSE.

THANKS.

OH, OH, OH, AND ANOTHER BAG OF CHEESY CHIPS.

UH, YOU ATE THE LAST ONE.

NOPE, THERE'S ANOTHER BAG HIDDEN BEHIND THE RAISINS.

[SIGHS]

I'M ON IT.

YOUR MOM'S TRYING TO BOGART THE CHEESY CHIPS.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

OH, BUFFY, HERE. UM, THIS CAME IN THE MAIL.

IT'S FROM RYAN.

THE BOY FROM THE HOSPITAL?

OH, HE DREW YOU A PICTURE. HOW...NICE.

GRR! ARRGGH!