(A dorm entrance. Tara is walking and everyone is depressed. A girl in crying in a guys arms. A guy drops a tray and a glass and it is like a gunshot. Tara jumps back. He is embarassed and bends to clean it up.)

(Town. Honking. The bank is closed. Dogs bark. The liquor store is open. And doing brisk business. Willow and Buffy are walking though town. A siren is heard. A man sits in the middle on the street, his head on his briefcase. A prayer meeting has a chalkboard saying Revelations 15:1 Everyone reads.)

(A guy is selling dry erase message boards for $10.00 each. Will and Buffy exchange looks of disgust at his opportunism.)

(Giles Apt. Will and Buffy arrive with boards around their necks.)

(Buffy waves hi. Xander waves hi. He is depressed. Giles clasps Buffy's arm reasuringly and Buffy puts her hand on his. Buffy sees all the books open)

BUFFY: --anything--

(Giles looks down and shakes his head slightly. Willow takes her board and writes hi Giles Giles puts his arm across Willow's shoulder and squeezes.)

(Buffy picks up the notebook where Giles wrote part of her rhyme. "Can't even shout, Can't even cry the gentlemen are coming..." She shows its to Giles and points and he shakes his head.)

written by: Joss Whedon; corrections made & some descriptions added based on the shooting script at http://www.mustreadtv.com/buffyscripts/hush1.html.. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/66hush.html;