(Kitchen)

JOYCE: Oh, uh, before I forget, uh, Willow just called.

BUFFY: Where was she?

JOYCE: Uh, she, she got held up, but she said she tried to call.

BUFFY: Was there a message?

JOYCE: No. But I had a thought. What if I invited Willow and Mr. Giles and everybody over for dinner tomorrow night? Don't you think that would be nice?

JOYCE: Since I sort of already did, I was hoping for a yes.

BUFFY: It'll be fun.

JOYCE: Great. Uh, do me a favor? Run down and get the company plates.

BUFFY: Mom, Willow and everybody aren't company-plate people. They're normal-plate people.

JOYCE: We never have guests for dinner. Indulge your mother?

(Buffy just sighs and heads for the basement door. Where she stumbles upon the classic ironic "happier times" photo of herself with Xander and Willow. But when she reaches for the plates, a dead cat falls on her. Yuck.)

written by: Marti Noxon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/36deadman.html