(Willow and Tara sitting on the sofa watching TV.)

WILLOW: Those darn Salem judges. With their less-satanic-than-thou attitude.

TARA: Oh, honey, let's change it. The Discovery channel has koala bears.

(Xander and Anya burst in.)

XANDER: Where's Dawn?

TARA: She's in the bedroom, she fell asleep.

XANDER: Good.

WILLOW: What's going on?

XANDER: Buffy's gone insane.

WILLOW: What? What'd she do?

XANDER: Brace yourself. You're not gonna believe it.

TARA: Everyone, before we jump all over her, people do strange things when someone they love dies. When I lost my mother, I did some pretty dumb stuff like lying to my family and staying out all night.

ANYA: Buffy's boinking Spike.

WILLOW: Oh. Tara's right. Grief can be powerful, and we shouldn't judge...

TARA: (interupts) What are you kidding? She's nuts!

WILLOW: Well, it's not healthy, we're all agreeing there.

TARA: What can we do?

ANYA: Sometimes in the movies when they go crazy, they slap 'em.

XANDER: I'm gonna go find her and talk to her. If she's losing it we gotta help her before she gets herself hurt.

TARA: You aren't really gonna slap her, are you?

XANDER: No. But if I have to see her straddle Spike again, I will definitely knock myself unconscious.

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written by: Jane Espenson; Haven't found a transcript yet, so am just typing up my favorite exchanges as time allows.... Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/96intervention.html