WESLEY: Vengeance. Sounds good.

FRED: Angel and Gunn want me to be all sweetness and light. Cute little Fred. She'll turn the other cheek like a good girl. I mean, they saw what Professor Seidel is capable of. He opened that portal right in front of 'em.

WESLEY: They dealt with it handily enough.

FRED: You were there?

WESLEY: I read your article. Saw you'd be speaking. It was an excellent piece. Although I'm not sure I understand how Pauli repulsion is so readily reversed. (beat) Layman's opinion.

FRED: You've been keeping track of me?

WESLEY: Yes. Well, about this Professor Seidel, what did you have in mind?

FRED: Beyond pain, I'm not really sure. That's why I came to you.

WESLEY: Fred, you do know that everything Angel and Gunn have told you is true. Vengeance will have a price. And once you've acted, you can't go back. You have to live with your actions forever.

FRED: He's a serial killer.

WESLEY: All right, then. I'm sure we'll find an appropriate solution. Oh, here's something interesting. Once practiced in ancient Egypt.

FRED: Is that his tongue?

(Just then, Fred's cell phone rings. She picks it up to look at the screen, and instead of a Caller ID phone number, the screen is filled with symbols like those from Professor Seidel's book. The phone makes some strange noises. Then a sudden wind comes from out of nowhere, as Wes and Fred realize that yet another portal has been opened, right there in Wes's apartment. Wes grabs Fred, prevents her from being sucked into the portal vortex. They jump to hide behind the couch. )

• Wesley & Fred

written by: Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain; Original transcript by CariCranberry. Edited and formatted for this site by me.. Full transcript at:
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