(on phone)

BUFFY: What?

GILES: Buffy? Oh, I'm glad I've caught you. I think we may have underestimated what we're dealing with.

(Buffy checks to see if Dawn's nearby before answering.)

BUFFY: Go on.

GILES: We've uncovered more than expected about this orb. It's called the Dagon Sphere and it has a history going back many centuries.

BUFFY: What's it do?

GILES: It's a protective device, used to ward off ancient primordial evil.

BUFFY: Any word on what this evil looks like?

GILES: Unfortunately, no. This is where- (to customer) Excuse me. (to Buffy) This is where accounts get vague. All we've managed to uncover so far is the Dagon Sphere was created to repel That Which Cannot Be Named.

BUFFY: I'm going to go back to the factory where I found it. Whoever planted this doohickey's got answers.

GILES: Buffy, you've heard me say this before but do be careful. Anything that goes unnamed is usually an object of deep worship or great fear- maybe both. Have you completed the trance? Seen what's harming your mother?

BUFFY: That's the thing... I just saw-

(Buffy breaks off when she senses Dawn standing behind her.)

GILES: Yes?

BUFFY: Nothing. It didn't work.

(She drops the phone in its cradle and faces Dawn.)

DAWN: What are you talking about?

BUFFY: Slayer stuff. I'm going out.

DAWN: Do you really think I care you're the Slayer?

BUFFY: What's that supposed to mean?

(Dawn gives her a cold look.)

BUFFY: I'll be home in an hour.

DAWN: Mom's coming back.

BUFFY: I'll be back first.

(With that, Buffy grabs her jacket and leaves.)

• Buffy & Dawn
• Buffy vs Glory
• Giles role as Watcher

written by: Douglas Petrie; . Full transcript at:
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