FRED: Pylea was a hell dimension, actually. Not as bad as Quor-Toth, but if Angel and Gunn and the rest of 'em hadn't rescued me, I'd probably be dead by now.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: Winifred, I'm a theoretical physicist, completely open to the idea of other dimensions, but— you're naming them.

FRED: I know. It-it took me a while to believe it, too. And I was there.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: You know Laurie Drummond, don't you?

FRED: You were the T.A. for high-energy physics.

LAURIE: I still am. Not all of us are geniuses.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: I'd be lost without Laurie.

LAURIE: Welcome back.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: I've been holding onto something for you.

(closes office door, goes to filing cabinet, and takes out a blue book exam)

FRED: The last test I took before— (takes the exam, and frowns) A-minus?

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: Well, I would have given another student an A+, but with you, I had to use a different standard.

FRED: Huh. Now he tells me.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: I'd love another crack at it—teaching you. You have a gift. It shouldn't be wasted.

FRED: It's been so long. I-I mean, writing the article was great, but... I have another life now.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: Sounds like a life you've stumbled into, not one you chose.

FRED: I guess it kinda chose me.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: You know, I don't know what I saw yesterday. There are studies about subconscious suggestion, mass hysteria—but I know what I see right now.

FRED: You do?

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: A very talented young woman who deserves to live in the world she was meant for.

(...)

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: You really should read Quantum Cryptography.

LAURIE: (opens door and sticks her head in) Professor Seidel, the oscillator's tweaked again.

PROFESSOR SEIDEL: I'll have a look. (to Fred) Would you write down your numbers for me? I don't want to lose track of you for another six years. (Fred giggles) You laugh. I do have a system. (leaves room).

(Fred goes to his desk and writes down her numbers. When she's done, she looks through his bookcase.)

FRED: Plasma and Fluid Turbulence in with neutrino books? (takes book off the shelf) That's just wrong.

(Fred starts flipping through the book, and there's something wrong. The pages are filled with strange symbols unrelated to science. She flips further into the book and sees a drawing of the exact same multi-headed snake monster that attacked her during her speech.)

written by: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/angel/season4/transcripts/71_tran.php