(magic shop.)

WILLOW: Hey. Am I late? Did I miss any exposition?

GILES: No, no, no, no, nothing earth-shattering to relate. I just have a few thoughts, and, uh, wanted to make sure that we were all on the same page.

DAWN: Can I buy one of these?

BUFFY: (OS) No.

DAWN: With my own money?

BUFFY: I let you come, now sit down and look studious.

GILES: Well, first of all, I want to talk to you about ... safety. Um, this creature could be-

(We see Tara hiding around the corner, listening.)

BUFFY: Will be.

GILES: Will be coming after Buffy, and possibly all of us.

TARA: (whispering) Blind Cadria, desolate queen, work my will upon them all. Your curse upon them, my obeisance to you.

(She holds up her hand and blows on it, casting some sort of spell)

GILES: Now, I may have a lead on this monk that Buffy spoke of. There, there are a few orders that I-I've read up on-

(The spell wafts towards the group)

GILES: I-I'm sorry, where was I?

BUFFY: The monk.

GILES: Yes, um, I'd like us all to start looking at these orders, I-it's possible whichever one this monk belonged to was wiped out entirely...

(His voice fades out. We see Tara retreating backward, watching them. Blackout. )

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