BUFFY: (pinned) Who's ever out there, I'm gonna hurt you! Badly! If you'll just gimme a minute...

(fight)

Sid: You win. Now you can take your heart and your brain and move on.

BUFFY: I'm sure they would have made great trophies for your case.

Sid: That woulda been justice.

BUFFY: Yeah, except for one thing: you lost, and now you'll never be human.

Sid: Yeah, well, neither will you.

Buffy and Sid: What?

(...)

Sid: This is what I do. I hunt demons. Yeah, you wouldn't know it to look at me. Let's just say there was me, there was a really mean demon, there was a curse, and the next thing I know I'm not me anymore. I'm sitting on some guy's knee, with his hand up my shirt.

WILLOW: And ever since then you've been a living dummy?

Sid: The kid here was right all along. I shoulda picked you to team up with. But I didn't because...

BUFFY: Because you thought *I* was the demon.

Sid: Who can blame me for thinking? Look at you! You're strong, athletic, limber... nubile... I'm back! In any case, now that this demon's got the heart and brain, he gets to keep the human form he's in for another seven years.

GILES: I must say, it's a welcome change to have someone else explain all these things.

Sid: There were seven of these guys. I've killed six. If I can get the last one, the curse will be lifted and I'll be free. I'm sure it's someone in that stupid talent show.

BUFFY: Yeah, but now that demon has what he wants. He'll be moving on.

Sid: So, once we know who's missing from the show...

BUFFY: We'll know who our demon is!

GILES: (remembering) The show!

BUFFY: What?

GILES: It's gonna start! I'm supposed to be there!

BUFFY: (to Willow) Okay, um, start pulling everyone's addresses in the talent show. I-if they're not there, maybe we can catch them at home.

Sid: (to Giles) And you, get 'em all on stage, form the power circle. Then we can see who's a no-show.

GILES: Um, uh, the what?

Sid: The power circle. You get everyone together, you get 'em, you know, revved up.

GILES: Right. (still confused, but goes)

Sid: How'd *he* ever get that gig?

written by: Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/09puppet.html