Around nine, Connor comes over to Buffy's house. He's wearing faded jeans and a brown t-shirt. Buffy told Robin at lunch that she was taking the night off. He walks over to Spike, who's sitting near the back of the living room. The Potentials are in the front half, watching television.
CONNOR: Wanna go hunting?
SPIKE: What exactly did you have in mind?
CONNOR: Vampires.
SPIKE: Go on.
CONNOR: The caves. Some of them nest there. We take em by surprise.
SPIKE: Sounds like a gas. What do you have for backup?
CONNOR: Robin's coming along. I think we can get the job done, even without Buffy.
SPIKE: Try to keep Woody out of trouble. He has a knack for biting off more than he can chew.
CONNOR: Don't worry. I got his back.
In retrospect, Spike will find Connor's calm behavior at this moment to be absolutely chilling. It will remind him of the way Angelus used to set up a kill.
Connor and Spike leave. Spike is wearing black jeans, a black t-shirt, and his long leather coat. They go through some woods and enter a clearing near the caves.
CONNOR: I hear something behind us.
Spike turns around, and Connor is gone. He looks back ahead and sees Robin approaching. He wears dark blue jeans and a navy blue tank top. His arms are behind his back. Spike looks for Connor. He's still gone. Spike begins to suspect he is being set up.
WOOD: Nice coat.
SPIKE: Thanks.
WOOD: It looked better on my mother.
Robin pulls a wooden baseball bat out from behind his back and clobbers Spike in the skull. Spike goes down. He covers his head. Robin hits him twice in the spine. Spike gets to his feet. Robin kicks him in the face. Spike backpedals.
SPIKE: I assume there is nothing I can possibly say at this moment that will dissuade you from trying to kill me.
Robin charges in swinging. Spike grabs the barrel of the bat, elbows Robin in the face, takes the bat away from him, and tosses it off into the forest, where Connor is lying in wait.
SPIKE: Very well then. I will try to appeal to whatever remains of your sense of reason.
Wood lands a right hook to Spike's face. Then a left cross. After taking the blows, Spike grabs Robin's arms and pushes him back.
SPIKE: Your mother couldn't kill me. And she had Slayer Power. You don't. What makes you think you'll succeed where she failed?
This only enrages Wood. Spike is counting on this. It means he'd tired out faster and make more mistakes. Wood approaches. Spike protects his face. Wood kicks him in the stomach. Then he lands two more punches to Spike's face. Then a right roundhouse kick to his nose.
BUFFY: Where did you say they went?
GILES: The caves.
BUFFY: The three of them?
GILES: Is this a problem?
BUFFY: I better go check on them. Don't want anyone to get hurt because I wasn't around to protect them.
SPIKE: You got your freebies in. Now I start trying. [Spike goes bumpy and slowly circles round. Wood does likewise.] Never bothered to learn her last name. Nikki Wood. Darling Nikki. (starts singing) "I knew a Slayer named Nikki I guess you could say she was a — "
Spike laughs. He's betting Robin is familiar with the Prince song and will take umbrage at the horrible things Spike is implying about his dear departed mother. It works. Robin charges in recklessly. He grabs Spike, who throws him. Robin gets up and tries a kick. Spike blocks it. He lands a left jab to Spike's stomach and a right uppercut to his chin. Spike remains calm. He looks at the large silver cross on Wood's neck which dangles from a silver chain. Spike jumps forward. Wood retreats.
SPIKE: Still careful. Nice to see you haven't lost all your marbles.
WOOD: Go to hell.
SPIKE: Are you the one who decides that? And here I was thinking you only could hand out detention.
Wood charges in. Spike blocks a right punch, hits Robin across is back, knees him in the chin, then throws him 15 feet backwards.
SPIKE: Just wondering: is there anything I could do to make this easier for you? Cuz I'm trying my best. No point raining on a bloke's life-long revenge fantasy.
They trade punches, and stand about five feet apart.
SPIKE: Little piece a' wisdom I picked up over the years: crosses round the neck? Bloody overrated.
Fakes a right jab. Wood goes to block it. Spike lands a left cross. Then he reaches out with his right hand and grabs the chain Robin's cross dangles from. Spike holds the cross up in the air by its chain.
SPIKE: See wut ah mean?
He tosses it off to the side. Wood grabs a wooden cross from out his pocket with his right hand and shoves it in Spike's face. Spike retreats.
SPIKE: Now you're getting it. Eliminated the chain. Except then you're fighting one-handed.
Leaps in the air and kicks Robin in the face with a left kick. He tries to put the cross up to Spike's leg, but Spike is too quick for it to have any effect.
SPIKE: So when do you whip out the holy water? Don't worry. I got a shield. Your mum's coat.
Wood charges it and punches Spike in the chin. Spike eludes a right hook and kicks Robin in the stomach. Then he hits him with a right roundhouse to the chest. Robin falls down. Buffy heard the sounds of a struggle in the distance. She races to the scene. From her perspective, Spike is attacking Robin.
BUFFY: Spike!! Why the hell are you hurting him!?
SPIKE: Because he keeps attacking me.
Robin goes in. Spike blocks one kick. Wood lands another. Spike blocks two punches. Wood head-butts him. Spike backs up.
SPIKE: See?
BUFFY: Robin!! What's going on?
WOOD: Stay out of it, Buffy. This isn't your fight.
BUFFY: And why is it yours?
WOOD: He killed my mother.
Buffy puts her hands to her mouth.
BUFFY: Omigod. Omigod. I should have known.
Connor has snuck up behind her, and he hits her over the head with the baseball bat. Buffy goes down.
CONNOR: He said stay out.
Buffy gets up and tries to run over to break up the fight. Connor leaps at her and kicked Buffy in the head. She goes down again, but quickly rises to her feet. Connor grabs her to prevent her from interfering and throws her to the ground.
BUFFY: Have you all gone insane!?
CONNOR: What would you do if Spike had killed your mother?
Bad question to ask, since Connor's mommy did try to kill Buffy's mommy. Angelus has yet to arrive on the scene to savor the irony.
BUFFY: Don't you dare try that with me. [she doesn't like strangers bringing up Joyce.]
CONNOR: Try what? Making you feel like a human being?
BUFFY: You don't know the first thing about me.
CONNOR: I know that you'll try and protect Spike. I can't let that happen.
BUFFY: Believe me. Spike's not the one I'm worried about.
Connor tries to club her over the head. Buffy grabs the bat, hits Connor in the mouth with the handle, and breaks the bat in two over her right knee. Connor kicks her in the face. Buffy smiles.
BUFFY: I knew that sooner or later you'd make me teach you a lesson.
Connor grins.
CONNOR: I was hoping you'd say that.
Buffy forgets all about Spike and Robin. Wood continued attacking. Spike continued defending. Spike blocks a kick and sweeps Wood's other leg out from under him. When he rises, Spike hits him in the head with a right roundhouse kick.
SPIKE: How much longer do you plan to keep this up? And don't say until I die. Or until you die. Cuz I'm not about to let either of those things happen.
Wood throws a right punch. Spike blocks it. He takes his wooden cross in his left hand and sticks it against Spike's chest. Spike grimaces. Robin lands a right hook to Spike's chin. He nails Robin with a right jab. Spike tries to sweep Wood's legs, but he jumps in the air. He throws a right spin kick, which Spike backs away from. He tries a left kick which Spike deflects. Spike blocks a right cross, but Robin perseveres and lands a right elbow. He hits Spike with a right spin kick to the stomach. Spike backs up.
SPIKE: There it is! I knew you had some of your mum's flair. I had nothing but respect for her. It was business, not personal. Truthfully, and I really mean this — and don't you go telling her I said this — Nikki was better than Buffy. Problem wuz I could never get Buffy alone for more than 30 seconds at a time. Either it was her mum with an ax or her friends or the bloody sun. Something always ruined the moment. Oh, your mum did make one mistake. She was fast on her feet. Splendid lateral movement. Lotta good that did her in a subway car.
Robin comes at Spike, lands a right jab, and tries to stake him with his left hand. Spike grabs his left wrist and throws Wood on his back.
SPIKE: Getting a bit desperate? You interrupted by train-of-thought. Where was I? Oh yes. Why did your mum accept battle on my terms? Stubbornness, I suppose. Must be where you get it from.
Robin throws a left kick. Spike grabs his foot. Wood twists in midair and lands a right kick. It doesn't pack much force, but it does make Spike let go.
SPIKE: Let's do this right and proper. How bout I show you how I took away your mum? Blow-by-blow. Is that wut you want?
Connor leaps at Buffy and tries a flying kick. Buffy bounds backwards, eluding the blow. Connor ducks to avoid her kick. She throws a right cross, which he blocks. He tries a right hook. She grabs his arm. He hits her in the face with a left jab. She lands one of her own. Connor kicks her in the head. Buffy tries a spin kick. Connor leaps back and avoids it. She moves in. They trade punches. Connor tries a roundhouse right punch. He spins around and hits her right eye. He rotates the other way and lands a left roundhouse kick. When tries to get close, she leaps in the air and knocks him back with a flying right kick to the chin.
Connor decides to stop holding back. He charges Buffy, leaps up, grabs her and takes her to the ground. He gets on top of her and connects with two punches to her face. Buffy kicks him off of her. He does a somersault and gets up. Buffy springs to her feet. Connor flies at her. He doesn't think she can compete with him in the air. She tries to block a kick to her chest, but Connor's momentum knocks her back. He jumps again and kicks her in the face. Buffy continues to backpedal. She knows Connor has tricks, but doesn't think he has technique. He leaps at her again. Buffy jumps up and over Connor. Buffy throws a reverse kick. Connor turns around and has the presence of mind to duck. He kicks her in the chin. Then he jumps up, spins around once, and kicks Buffy. At the moment of impact, she had just left her feet for a flying kick of her own. Buffy spins several times in the air before hitting the ground.
CONNOR: Where is this Slayer Power I hear so much about?
SPIKE: Let's do it. I'll let you kill me. Your last best chance, mate. Oh, that's right. You ain't my mate.
Stirs memories of young Robin watching mommy tell Spike "I ain't your love." He goes in, lands a few blows. He kicks Spike in the face. Spike falls on his back. Robin gets on top of him and pulls out his stake. He tries mightily to drive it home. Spike lets him get the point about an inch from his skin. Then his two hands hold firm against Robin's two hands pushing down. Spike splays his legs out to the side. Then he pulls them inwards in a scissors motion. This knocks Robin's knees together. Spike rolls Robin over. Now he's on top. He rips the stake out of Robin's hands. Then he grips his right hand around Robin's neck.
SPIKE: This is how it ends. Not with a bang. But a whimper.
Spike puts his left hand to Wood's chin as if he is about to snap his neck.
Connor continues on the offensive, trying to destroy Buffy with his speed. He kicks Buffy in the stomach, then immediately blocks her right cross. He blocks a left kick of hers. She tries a right roundhouse. He moves back out of the way, then leaps forward and lands a left-right combination of punches. Buffy throws a left cross. Connor ducks and lands a left uppercut. He leaps up and lands a right kick. Then Connor does a forward cartwheel and hits her in the head. She connects with a right kick to Connor's chest, but he responds with a backflip kick to her head. She staggers backwards. Connor senses victory. He moves in, but — following Spike's advice — chooses to let her throw the first punch. He blocks a left jab. She lands a right to his stomach. He hits her with a left elbow, then a right hook. She tries a right roundhouse kick. Connor blocks it. He lands a left kick to her head. Then right and left jabs. She throws a wild right hook. Connor ducks and floors Buffy with a right hook.
When Buffy gets up, she sees Connor smirking.
CONNOR: You can't do it. You can't beat me.
That was all the motivation Buffy needed. She kicks Connor in the groin. He did not see that coming. She hits him in the chin with a right uppercut. He flies backwards and lands on his back.
BUFFY: You wanted to see Slayer Power? Well here it is.
He gets up. She kicks him in the head. She blocks his kick, lands a right jab, ducks to avoid his right hook, lands a left hook, blocks his right spin kick, then kicks him in the face with her right foot. Connor prepares to throw a left jab. He inadvertently drops his right, and Buffy nails him in the chin with a left cross. Connor backs up. She lands a flying spin kick. Connor throws a left-right combination. Buffy blocks both these punches and knocks him down with two right jabs. Connor quickly gets up, only to be kicked in the side of the head, then in the stomach, then in the chin. He leans forward to try a right kick. Buffy trips up his left leg by kicking him in the shin. He falls forward. Before Connor can hit the ground, Buffy kicks his head up with her left foot. She follows this with a backwards handspring and a right kick to Connor's chin. (Spike would have been impressed by Buffy's ability to juggle Connor like a football.) Connor flips through the air and crashes into the ground. When he looks up, he sees an ominously familiar face.
ANGELUS: Son, what did I teach you about balance?
Buffy can't quite believe her eyes.
BUFFY: Angel?
ANGELUS: No.
Angelus knocks Buffy down with a right hook.
ANGELUS: Damm that felt good!
Connor stands up and starts inching away from Angelus.
ANGELUS: Come on Connor. Let's kill her together. Do it for mommy.
BUFFY: How do you know Angel?
CONNOR: His name's Angelus.
ANGELUS: Look at the two of us. Can't you see the resemblance? He's my son.
BUFFY: Huh???
Angelus hits Buffy with a left. She staggers backwards but stays on her feet. He goes bumpy. Then he sees a new opportunity.
ANGELUS: Oh, come on Spike! Snap his neck already! Bite him! Finish him off!
Spike gets up off of Robin.
SPIKE: Angelus!!
ANGELUS: Spike!! What a great surprise!
Robin gets up and tries to stake Spike. Spike grabs his right arm, blocks the stake, then sends Wood to the ground with a left hook. He walks up to Angelus, who is walking down to him. They embrace. Angelus kisses Spike on the forehead. They both laugh.
SPIKE: Who did you lose it to this time?
ANGELUS: Some shaman.
SPIKE: A bloke? I thought you were through with that phase a long time ago.
BUFFY: What phase? There was a phase?
ANGELUS: Forget about this guy. I know what you really want to kill. Remember when you told me how great it was killing that last Slayer? The joy of squeezing the life out her. How much it turned you on.
Wood makes a dash for Spike. Buffy grabs him.
ANGELUS: What's his problem?
SPIKE: His mum was a Slayer. I killed her.
ANGELUS: No!!! A vampire hunter, out for vengeance. Remind you of someone, Connor? So this is the new boyfriend. A marked improvement on your last human boyfriend. But that's setting the bar a little low. Nice to meet you, Principal Wood.
Buffy is nervous about how Angelus knows so much.
ANGELUS: Do you have a first name?
WOOD: Robin.
ANGELUS: Robin Wood. Robin-Wood. That's a curse of a name if I've ever heard one. How many Friar Tuck jokes did you hear as a kid? First mommy saddles you with that lousy name. Then she up and dies. Never heard of a Slayer having kids. Then again, they are a promiscuous bunch. And weirder things have happened.
WOOD: [to Buffy] How much longer are you going to let this joker ramble on before you stake him?
ANGELUS: Ooooh. You have a LOT to learn about Buffy, Robin. But I love the look. Brains AND brawn. Hey Connor, wouldn't he be perfect for Fred? Here's some advice: when you leave Buffy – and you will, because sooner or later all of Buffy's men leave her – come to LA and look up Winifred Burkle. She's really sweet, really smart, really cute. And you are just her type. [pauses for a few seconds] Gee Buffy, you're unusually quiet tonight. Why so sullen? Aren't going to ask me what I've been up to? Fine. You'll die ignorant. Makes sense. You always did live in the dark. Never knowing the first thing about the people you loved. Oh well.
SPIKE: Are you finished chewing up the scenery?
ANGELUS: That's my Spikey. Always impatient to get down to business. Forget about the ebony avenger. By the way, it just occurred to me, since your mother was a Slayer, and Buffy's a Slayer, isn't dating Buffy a bit like dating your mother? There seems to be a lot of that going around. [smiles at Connor] Come on Spike. You know she can't take us both. Wouldn't even be a fair fight. We could take our time. Torture her. See what that body can take. Make a whole evening out of it. Whadya say to making your dream come true?
Spike gets face-to-face with Angelus and chuckles. They're both all bumpy. Angelus looks happy. He thinks it will be like old times. In a way, he's right.
SPIKE: Sorry mate. Some things haven't changed.
Head-butts Angelus. Punches him in the face. Angelus laughs.
ANGELUS: Are you still mad because I boned Dru?
CONNOR: Who's Dru?
SPIKE: You can have her. I've moved on.
CONNOR: Who's Dru!
SPIKE: What business of it is yours!?
CONNOR: He's my father.
Everyone's quiet for a few seconds. Angelus and Spike both go back to their human faces. Buffy assumed the "he's my son" stuff was just some sort of weird joke. She's still in denial. Wood is the first to put it all together. Spike is a close second.
WOOD: A child of vampires. That would explain an awful lot.
Spike walks up to Connor and looks closely at his face. Connor feels very, very self-conscious.
SPIKE: So if Angelus is your dad, does that mean Darla's your mum?
ANGELUS: Jackpot!
SPIKE: Always suspected she had a strong maternal instinct.
ANGELUS: You should have seen her nine month's pregnant.
SPIKE: And the delivery! She must uv been a real peach during labor. When did this miracle happen?
ANGELUS: Last year. He was kidnapped and raised in another dimension. It's a long, boring story.
Buffy frantically tries to make sense of everything. It is as if the very fabric of her reality is unraveling.
BUFFY: Angel, I saw you stake Darla!
CONNOR: You staked mom?
SPIKE: She was resurrected a couple years back.
CONNOR: You staked mom!
BUFFY: Am I on Candid Camera?
CONNOR: How could you do that to her?
ANGELUS: I plead temporary insanity. I had a soul. And I only did it to save Buffy's life. So Buffy's really the one responsible. This is why you have to kill her. It's a blood feud. She's your natural enemy. Darla staked herself so you could be born. You owe her this.
SPIKE: A father always wants his son to achieve the things he COULDN'T.
ANGELUS: You're one to talk. Now's your chance to rectify that failure.
SPIKE: First off, I work alone. Second, like I was trying to tell you, one thing hasn't changed. One of us still has a soul.
Angelus looks stunned. Then a smile creeps across his face. He starts laughing under his breath.
ANGELUS: William, I don't think I need to tell you that you really should have known better. Oh, the irony! Remember that speech you gave me? "You Uncle Tom! We don't change. Demons don't change!" And now look at you. Wait a second. You have a soul. This guy from your past is trying to stake you because you murdered his family. Dru's not pregnant, is she? Just checking.
It's all so damm familiar. I had one just like him. He was older and white and English and from the 18th century, but they're basically the same guy. Connor can explain. I bet you two bonded real fast.
WOOD: Buffy, how do you know this clown?
ANGELUS: Please don't mouth off and make me have to kill you. Then you'll never get the chance to hurt Buffy. And Buffy, lover, I think you have something to tell your boss.
BUFFY: We dated. Back when he had a soul.
WOOD: Another vampire with a soul. How many of you guys are there?
ANGELUS: Another!? I'll let that slide for now. Buffy, please continue. And Connor, I think you should also pay close attention.
Buffy hits Angelus in the face. He smiles.
ANGELUS: I was wondering what it would take to make you get physical. Usually you lose all self-control so quickly around me.
She kicks him. He blocks the next kick.
ANGELUS: Fine. I'll tell.
Buffy pulls back. If she told, she would be following Angelus's orders. If she kept attacking him, it would look like she was fighting him to keep him from talking.
ANGELUS: Back when she was in high school, I robbed Buffy of her innocence, in more ways than the obvious. So many more ways. Oh, and I'll always be her one true love. I mean, Angel will. Go ahead. Ask her to deny it. [looks at Buffy and smiles]
WOOD: You name your alter ego? That's sad. Buffy, you actually slept with this guy? This vampire?
BUFFY: He's different when he has a soul.
WOOD: You mean he's not self-absorbed and narcissistic and in love with the sound of his own voice?
SPIKE: He is. But he's also grumpy. That's the difference.
CONNOR: How could you sleep with Buffy?
ANGELUS: Killed your mom. Slept with your dad. I think you have more than enough reasons to help me kill her.
CONNOR: What about Cordy? I've seen pictures of Cordy when she was in high school. She was hot. A lot prettier than Buffy ever could have been. Look at her! She's nothing but a cheap knock-off version of mom!
ANGELUS: Never thought about it that way. Buffy as a Darla substitute. What's your view on that, Spike?
CONNOR: I thought you always loved Cordy.
BUFFY: Why would he possibly think – ? Wait . . . No.
ANGELUS: I admit it. There were feelings. And son, you can thank her for my presence tonight. She had a vision you were in trouble.
SPIKE: You always have had a thing for brunettes with visions.
ANGELUS: But Buffy, please don't feel jealous. Nothing happened. She played hard to get. Something you weren't very good at. In all my years, I've never known a bigger pushover: "I love you, Angel. I'd give up everything to be with you, Angel. I couldn't stand living without you, Angel. It hurts so much that I can't spread my legs for you, Angel. Oh Angel, I wish we could be together forever." I had to listen to that everyday. [looks at Wood] Can you blame me for being a little conceited? And check out the bottom of the right side of her neck. See the large crescent-shaped scar? She let me bite her and drink about four pints of her blood so I wouldn't die. Now THAT is devotion. Course if you look closely you'll notice I'm not the only vampire who's gotten under her skin. See those two holes. Shallow, tiny, widely-spaced. I'm pretty sure that's the bite mark of Dracula. Angel never had the guts to ask you about that. Because as vampires go, Dracula is rather declasse. Used to have a huge obsession with Darla. But don't worry, Connor. She always turned him down. Your mother had standards.
CONNOR: They why'd she end up with you?
ANGELUS: Ouch. That almost hurt. After all, I love you. Because you're evil. Like me. Like your mother. You kill, you destroy, you seduce. You hurt the people who love you most.
CONNOR: I'm not like you.
ANGELUS: Why not? Because you kill evil things? You don't kill them because they're evil. You kill them because you like killing. It gives you a thrill. Always has. It's the same "thrill of the kill" that I feel. The same one Darla felt. You said it yourself – Angelus is your real father.
CONNOR: I wouldn't be so happy to have me following in your footsteps. You killed your father.
ANGELUS: And my mother. You were halfway there before you took your first breath. Your mother was possessed by your soul at that moment. And your soul told her to die. See Connor. You're just like your parents. You have to kill to survive. And I know I'm not the only one here who thinks you're evil. That's why everyone's always looked at you funny. They're wondering when you'll turn on them.
SPIKE: As someone Connor has turned on and betrayed, I have to disagree. Unlike you, Connor's not a coward.
Angelus is in the middle of a square created by his four adversaries. Spike is behind and to his right. Connor is behind and to his left. Buffy is in front and to his left. And Robin is in front and to his right.
ANGELUS: Of course. It's very cowardly of me to come here and bait all of you people into a fight. Honestly, I thought you would fight me. What's a guy gotta do to get jumped in this town? Four of you. One of me. Each of you wants to kick my ass. And yet none of you has made a move. Wait. I know why. You hate each other. Spike can't take me on because he's worried Robin will stake him in the back. Buffy probably thinks Connor's evil, and won't turn her back on him. Robin would like to see Spike and I hurt each other before he gets involved. Connor feels likewise about me and Buffy. So you stand there, hating me, doing nothing. Wonder what will happen when I do the "cowardly" thing and attack your strongest fighter.
Angelus moves in on Buffy. She's been weakened by her intense fight with Connor. Angelus punches her in the face with a right cross. She throws a right kick. Angelus blocks it and lands a left jab. Buffy hits Angelus with a left hook. He kicks her in the stomach with his right foot, then in the head with a left roundhouse. He closes in and grabs both her forearms.
ANGELUS: What happened to that fire inside you?
She tries to head-butt him. He moves his head to the right and avoids the blow. She manages to sweep out his right leg. Angelus falls down, but kicks Buffy when she gets close. He returns to his feet. She kicks him in the head with a right roundhouse. He lands a right hook to her ribs, then a left uppercut to the her stomach. She throws a right cross. He blocks it and lands a left jab. He tries a right roundhouse kick which Buffy blocks, but lands a left kick to her ribs, then left and right punches to her face. He's fresh. She's not. Before she gets a chance to try gain the upper hand, Connor comes up from behind and hits Angelus's left cheek with a right cross. For Angelus, this was most unexpected. Connor hits him in the mouth with a left jab, then kicks him in the chin. Angelus saunters back and looks bemused.
ANGELUS: Always have dreamed of beating up your old man. Now you have Buffy to help you do it.
Connor moves off to Angelus's left.
CONNOR: I don't need to waste my time with you.
He runs off.
ANGELUS: He was exactly like this when I had a soul. I was hoping he'd leave. Now we can have a nice adult conversation. Buffy and her men. Isn't that why you're around, Spike? You're over Dru because you want to be under Buffy. You love her, don't you?
SPIKE: You mean am I jealous of you? No.
He's got an "I know something you don't know" twinkle in his eye.
ANGELUS: But you've been jealous of far lesser men than me. That Riley loser, for instance. To be jealous of me is perfectly respectable. But him! How demeaning. And now there's the new guy. Rubbing his bald head all over her milky, smooth flesh.
Angelus has gotten a bit too caught up in the LA-Sunnydale parallels. Spike-Buffy-Wood is not Wes-Fred-Gunn.
WOOD: What the hell are you talking about?
ANGELUS: Sorry to switch the subject from what you want to talk about. You know. Buffy's past. The shocking, slightly scandalous elements of that past she's hidden from you.
Spike stays mum. There are some scandalous elements of Buffy's past Angelus knows nothing about. He's just waiting for his moment.
WOOD: And why would I want to talk about anything in front of you?
ANGELUS: Fine. Forget about me. Let's talk about Dracula.
WOOD: You made that up.
ANGELUS: Did I? Buffy, you've been VERY quiet tonight. Aren't people very quiet when they feel ashamed?
BUFFY: About Dracula? Please.
WOOD: Wait a second. Dracula's real?
ANGELUS: A real loser.
BUFFY: He came to town. Ambushed me. Bit me for a second. I beat him up. I staked him. End of story.
ANGELUS: See? Nothing to be ashamed of. I'm the only vampire she's ever boned.
Spike's moment had arrived. Buffy sees him grinning. She starts to look very nervous.
SPIKE: Why don't you ask her if that's true?
Angelus is genuinely shocked. And Robin starts to suspect the worst.
WOOD: No. You didn't. Tell me you didn't. [he is met with embarrassed silence]
ANGELUS: So that's how it works with you. Vampire gets a soul, he gets to jump your bones?
SPIKE: Your intuition is shooting blanks tonight, old boy.
ANGELUS: Is he saying what I think he's saying? Oh, Buffy. Have you no sense of decency?
WOOD: I knew there was something between you two. But I never thought –
ANGELUS: She'd stoop THAT low? Neither did I. And still with the shameful silence.
WOOD: You let that monster, that demon who killed my mother, inside you?
Buffy realizes Robin is lost and that it is hopeless for her to defend her past actions to him.
BUFFY: You wouldn't understand.
WOOD: I don't want to. And don't try to say it's because you're a Slayer, and Slayers are different. Not like that they aren't. My mother never would've even considered – let alone twice. [chuckles once and grimaces] If my mother could see you now, I wonder what she'd say to you.
ANGELUS: Spike, you knew her. What do you think she'd say?
WOOD: I'll leave you with your "men."
He walks off. Angelus decides to yell out a parting shot.
ANGELUS: So are you going to fire her because of this?
He turns to Buffy and smiles. He never anticipated that he could humiliate Buffy this much. It made him feel good inside.
ANGELUS: I really did ruin you for all other men.
Next: Buffy's alone with her two vampire lovers. The Spike and Angelus go one-on-one when Buffy heads home to tell the Scoobies the shocking news. Meanwhile, Connor has plans of his own.