MR. MACLAY: I don't understand.

(Buffy arms folded, looks down at Tara)

BUFFY: I'm not sure I do either.

TARA: I'm sorry. I'm s-s-so sorry. I was, I was trying to hide.

(Willow comes forward and kneels by Tara.)

TARA: I didn't want you to see ... what I am.

WILLOW: Tara, what?

BUFFY: What do you mean, what you are?

MR. MACLAY: Demon. The women in our family... have demon in them. Her mother had it. That's where the magic comes from. We came to take her home before... (sighs) well, before things like ... this started happening.

GILES: You cast a spell on us, to keep us from seeing your ... demon side. (to Buffy) That's why we couldn't see our attackers.

BUFFY: Nearly got us killed.

TARA: I'll go. I'm very sorry.

MR. MACLAY: The camper's outside.

WILLOW: Wait! Go? I, she just did a spell that went wrong. It-it was just a mistake.

MR. MACLAY: That's not the point and it's not your concern. She belongs with us. We know how to control her ... problem.

WILLOW: Tara ... look at me. I, I trusted you more than anyone in my life. Was all that just a lie?

TARA: (teary) No!

WILLOW: Well, do you wanna leave?

MR. MACLAY: (to Willow) It's not your decision, young lady.

WILLOW: (sharply to him) I know that! (more softly, to Tara) Do you wanna leave?

(Tara shakes her head, crying.)

MR. MACLAY: You're going to do what's right, Tara. Now, I'm taking you out of here before somebody *does* get killed. The girl belongs with her family. I hope that's clear to the rest of you.

BUFFY: It is. You want her, Mr. Maclay? You can go ahead and take her. You just gotta go through me.

MR. MACLAY: What?

BUFFY: You heard me. You wanna take Tara out of here against her will? You gotta come through me.

DAWN: And me!

MR. MACLAY: Is this a joke? I'm not gonna be threatened by two little girls.

DAWN: You don't wanna mess with us.

BUFFY: She's a hair-puller.

GILES: And ... you're not just dealing with, uh, two little girls.

XANDER: You're dealing with all of us.

SPIKE: 'Cept me.

XANDER: 'Cept Spike.

SPIKE: I don't care what happens.

MR. MACLAY: This is insane. You people have no right to interfere with Tara's affairs. *We* ... are her blood kin! Who the hell are you?

(Shot of Giles, Dawn, Buffy, Willow, Tara, Xander, and Anya all standing together in a group, with Spike in the background.)

BUFFY: We're family.

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• Willow & Tara

written by: Joss Whedon; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/84family.html