(Giles' apartment. Xander & Oz come to.)

XANDER: Oow... why couldn't Giles have shackles like any self respecting bachelor?

WILLOW: Guys, I just saw Kathy and she's acting... Oh my God, are you ok?

OZ: Yeah, Buffy's got a pretty good lead on us, though.

WILLOW: I-I'll call Kathy, tell her to get out of there.

WILLOW: (Hanging up.) No answer.

GILES: (Rushing in.) Toenails! Buffy was right. Kathy's toenails not only keep growing after they've been cut, they actually regenerate after they've been destroyed.

WILLOW: (Examining the clippings.) And that's a demon thing?

GILES: Oh, unequivocally yes. So... where is Buffy? Oh dear, we have even less time than I feared. I've looked up all known regenerating demons. Only one species practices the ritual Buffy's been seeing in her sleep. It's used to steal the soul from a human body.

XANDER: W-wait, are you saying that Buffy's been doing a Linda Blair on us because Kathy's been sucking her soul?

GILES: I believe so, yes. Excuse me please.

WILLOW: So Buffy was right all along. Later on, big remorse.

GILES: Now, I've found a spell that should reverse the soul transfer procedure immediately. Willow and I will perform it at once.

OZ: Leaving Xander and me to help Buffy in the flesh.

(Oz rushes out. Xander hesitates a moment, clearly not wanting to go. Then he follows. Giles reads from the book held by Willow as he begins lighting candles. )

GILES: 'Hear me, elders of the upper reaches... elders of the lower reaches... elders of the dry land... elders of the river flats.'

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written by: Marti Noxon; Transcribed by: Diov Llun . Full transcript at:
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