A/N: I hope this chapter comes up soon, I wrote it the same night that I wrote the Prologue, so I hope it posts in the same day. Hope you enjoyed the prologue, and I hope you like this one, review as always : )

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Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Not the characters. Although I would really like to own spike. Anyway nothing is mine sadly and none of the lines from any of the scripts are mine. The title and the plot are loosely based on the In Death books by J.D. Robb. I don't own it either

Rating: R, just for good measure

Chapter One:

Buffy and Spike made their way into the theater and entered minutes before Tara did.

Buffy walked on stage and turned toward the crowd of restless people.

"Now listen up! This is an official police investigation! Anyone refusing to follow orders from one of the uniformed officers will find themselves taken to the nearest station house and kept in holding. I want this stage cleared and I want it cleared now!" she yelled as the audience member went back to being annoying.

"What's the situation, Officer . . .?" Buffy asked going up to the nearest cop

"Hargrove. Person appears to be dead." Faith said sneering at Buffy while looking her up and down

Buffy whirled around and stared hard at Faith.

"That's quite a conclusion you came to officer. Ah, here comes McClay now," She said with a hint of sarcasm as she turned to face Tara panting on stage

"Sorry, sir, cab got a flat, had to, run," Tara panted as she bent over placing her hands on her knees, trying to get her balance and breath back.

"Take a breath Detective" she said placing a hand on Tara's arched back

"Lieutenant are you going to attend to the fact that we have a dead man swinging on stage?" Faith asked irritated

"Yes, officer I am. Step back," Buffy ordered

"I need to call an ME." Buffy said examining the body, "I won't cut him down till then, McClay, call ME Burkle."

And just because Buffy didn't like her she told Faith, "Go get me some coffee officer."

"Excuse me?" she asked appalled

"Go get me and my partner some coffee, black. There's gotta be a 7-11 or something around here," she said giving Faith some cash with a smile

"I don't assume that that woman likes you very much," Spike said looking at Faith's retreating mumbling form, as he moved behind Buffy scaring her a little

"What do I care? You need to leave. I can't have you here." She told him

"As owner of the premises I'm not required to do anything," Spike said with a smirk

She tried to resist rolling her eyes, but couldn't find the control and rolled them anyway, "You know, that just figures."

They walked over to the hanging dead man and looked up.

"What a shitty way to die. In front of all those people, not knowing that you're about to die."

"Hell of a way to go," Fred said as she made her way up the stage making Buffy turn

"Hey Burkle, I need you to tell me everything you can about this guy,"

"God you know Summers, you always were looking for a miracle. Well, first off, we have to cut him down."

Buffy sent Spike off to find a knife while she ordered a couple of uniforms to start taking statements, the paper work was gonna be a bitch.

She studied Fred while they were waiting. She was wearing a pink floral pattern shirt and blue jeans. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail held by a hair tie, her face remained makeup-less which was the way Buffy liked it.

Spike came back with a knife and handed it to Buffy.

"Be careful," he said looking at the ladder

"Don't worry, it's not like he's going to bite me or anything." She said as she climbed up the ladder and cut the rope that held him up.

She cut the rope and let him fall into the arms of Spike and Fred.

Fred placed Kurt on the floor with Spike's help and began the process of finding out who he was.

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A/N: I know it's kind of short but I have to go to dance, the people are here to pick me up and I'll try and update tomorrow after work, R & R! Once again, sorry it's so short; I'll make the next one longer.

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