(Buffy rushes up to Dawn at the hospital)

BUFFY: Hey. How's Mom? Are you okay?

DAWN: I'm okay.

BEN: And your mom's doing just fine.

DAWN: This is Ben. He gave me his stethoscope.

BEN: *Lent* you his stethoscope. Buffy, right? I'm Ben, I'm an intern here. I've had the pleasure of hanging out with the renowned Dr. Dawn here while your mom's being tested.

RILEY: So what's goin' on? What happened?

BEN: Well, she's doing okay now ... the doctors don't really know what caused the collapse...

(We see Dawn putting the stethoscope earpieces in her ears and tapping the end with her fingers.)

BEN: (muffled)... it could've just been a dizzy spell, low blood sugar, that sort of thing.

BUFFY: But it's nothing bad. I, I mean it's not ... serious, right?

BEN: (muffled) Very unlikely. So your mom doesn't have a ... history of fainting?

(We see Dawn putting the stethoscope to Ben's chest. We hear a normal heartbeat.)

BUFFY: (muffled) No. I mean, not that I know of. She's usually really healthy.

BEN: (muffled) Well, I think they'll be running tests for a few more hours...

(We see Dawn putting the stethoscope to Buffy's chest. We hear a normal heartbeat.)

BEN: (muffled) ...then they'll probably want her to come back for some follow-up tests in a couple weeks, but it really doesn't look like anything too serious.

BUFFY: Oh, thank god. I was freaking out.

BEN: (muffled) I think you'll be able to take her home before too long.

RILEY: (muffled) Well, that is definitely good news.

(We see Dawn putting the stethoscope to Riley's chest. We hear a heartbeat that is much too fast and irregular. Dawn's eyes widen and she looks up at Riley's face. Blackout. )

• Buffy & Ben
• Joyce's Illness

written by: Rebecca Kirshner; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/82outofmymind.html