SPIKE: Popped another blood vessel, I think.

BUFFY: There's gotta be a reason why the chip is going all wonky. Maybe it's related to the trigger or maybe it has something to do with the new soul.

SPIKE: Or maybe I wasn't meant to last this long. One more thing you and I have in common, eh, pet?

BUFFY: Well, we'll fix it. We'll hit serious research mode?

SPIKE: Good. Try Behavioral Modification Software Throughout the Ages.

BUFFY: OK. You're right. Not a book thing. It's a phone thing.

SPIKE: Who you gonna call? (off her look) God, that phrase is never gonna be useable again, is it?

BUFFY: Doubt it.

(... later ....)

BUFFY: Yes, Agent Finn, Riley. Tell him we're having a problem with Spike's chip. No his chip. Spike.

SPIKE: Listen, pet? (chip kicks in)

BUFFY: No, no, Finn is his last name. Yeah. Well, did he used to work there and then he got transferred? Oh, is this actually a flower shop, or is this one of those things where I'm supposed to play along to show that I know it's really secret ops? Oh, maybe I shouldn't have said that. Oh, OK, right. Well, if some guy named Finn shows up to buy flowers? Yeah. Thanks. (hangs up, turns to Spike) Wrong number. Or a giant government conspiracy, one or the? (notices he's recovering from an episode) Spike?

SPIKE: This one seemed easier than the others. See? Probably just gonna fade? (screams, holding his head again)

• Buffy & Spike
• Funnies
• Spike's defanging

written by: Drew Z. Greenberg; Transcribed by: CariCranberry. edited by me.. Full transcript at:
http://www.buffyworld.com/buffy/season7/transcripts/135_tran.php