ANYA: How are we supposed to trust you, Dawn? I mean, you ... you say you didn't put us here, but look at this stuff! How are we supposed to believe you?

BUFFY: Look, I-I don't think she- I don't think it's all her fault, okay? She ... there was a guidance counselor, or someone pretending to be a guidance counselor, she, she made Dawn make a wish.

ANYA: Guidance counselor? You made a wish to someone you've never seen before?

DAWN: (nervous) Yeah?

ANYA: Did she wear a pendant with a, with a dark blue stone?

DAWN: And little red flecks?

ANYA: Uhh, for crying out loud. (yells) Halfrek! (to Dawn) It's Halfrek, a vengeance demon. You made a wish to a vengeance demon.

DAWN: I didn't know.

ANYA: Only a vengeance demon can break her own vengeance spell. Nothing else will work. She's the only one who can get us out of here. (yells) Hallie, get your ass down here!

HALFREK: (deep resonant voice) You rang?

(Demon emerges from the wall, skewers Halfrek)

ANYA: (punching the demon) I hope you die, you stupid jerkface!

(fighting, Buffy traps the demon in the sword, breaks the sword)

ANYA: Her pendant! Get her pendant!

HALFREK: There will be no touching of the pendant. What? (laughs) Did you think I'd be stopped by a sword in the chest? Flesh wound. Honestly, Anyanka, you used to know better.

ANYA: How could you? Why would you do this?

HALFREK: I told you I was going to take care of some business while I was here in town.

ANYA: Yeah, but cursing us? Some of them are in the wedding party.

HALFREK: I just go where I'm- (sees Spike) William?

SPIKE: (frowning) Hey, wait a minute.

BUFFY: You guys know each other?

HALFREK: (quickly) Uh, no. (laughs) No.

SPIKE: Not really.

TARA: I thought vengeance demons only punished men who wronged women.

HALFREK: Oh, that was Anya's little raison d'être. Most of us try to be a little more well-rounded. And actually, we prefer 'justice demon.' Okay? FYI.

ANYA: Well-rounded, huh? Is that how you explain your thing for bad parents?

HALFREK: Oh, it's not a thing. The children need me.

ANYA: Hmm! (coughing) Daddy issues (coughing)

HALFREK: Sling all the little barbs at me that you want, Anyanka, it doesn't change the fact that this girl was in pain, (pointing at Dawn) and none of you could hear it. (Dawn looks down) I could hear her crying out everywhere I went in this town. It was unbearable. And none of you knew. You people deserve to be cursed. Enjoy your time together. From now on ... all you have is time. Time ... and each other. Good luck! (tries to disappear, doesn't) Wait ... (nervous laugh) Wait. (muttering to herself) Time, and each other. (tries again)

ANYA: It's the curse, Hallie.

HALFREK: Oh, for crying out loud. Fine, the curse is lifted! We can all leave now! ... Damn it.

• Halfrek & Anya

written by: Drew Z. Greenberg; transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com). action descriptions shortened by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/114older.html