JOYCE: What's going on in here? Buffy, who are you talking to at this ho...? Why are you dressed? Where exactly do you think you're going at this hour of the night?

BUFFY: Nowhere.

JOYCE: Who was that on the phone?

BUFFY: Um, uh, Willow. She wasn't feeling well today, so I was just calling to make sure she was feeling better.

JOYCE: You're gonna have to do much better than that, young lady.

BUFFY: I had a bad dream?

JOYCE: Oh, no, you're about to have a bad dream! A dream that you are grounded for the rest of your natural life. (cut to next morning) Which means: no after school socializing, no Bronze, no nothing. Not until I say so. Do you understand?

BUFFY: Yeah, but I think you're...

JOYCE: (interrupts) Now, school ends at 2:30. I want you to go to the library at 2:33 and study until I pick you up there at 5:30. Understood?

BUFFY: Yeah.

JOYCE: Good. Have a nice day.

• Buffy & her mom

written by: Marti Noxon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
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