(Cut to the gang walking down the halls with Buffy holding her crossbow to the Colonel's head.)

VOICE: Hold it!

(The hallway in front of them suddenly fills up with soldiers holding guns. We see Oz in his cell nearby, watching. Buffy sees him too. More soldiers appear at the other end of the hall. Buffy and the gang are trapped.)

BUFFY: Stay back... or I'll pull a William Burroughs on your leader here.

(Everyone looks confused.)

XANDER: You'll bore him to death with free prose?

BUFFY: Was I the only one awake in English that day? (Slowly, like you'd talk to an idiot) I'll kill him. (To the Colonel) Get him out.

(The Colonel nods to one of the soldiers, who drops his gun and lets Oz out. Willow starts forward.)

WILLOW: Oz....

OZ: Will, get back.

(He looks down at his hand, which is hairy and clawed again. Willow steps back looking shocked. Oz concentrates and his hand goes back to normal. Riley steps forward and grabs him.)

BUFFY: Let's go.

(Still holding the Colonel, they go back down the hall. The soldiers follow. They get into the elevator.)

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written by: Marti Noxon; Transcript by joan the english chick (pisces@englishchick.com). Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/buffy/season4/transcripts/75_tran.htm