(Mayor is using a paper shredder)

MAYOR: It's not working.

TRICK: It's supposed to do something besides shred?

MAYOR: It's *supposed* to cheer me *up*. Usually using the shredder gives me a lift. It's fun.

TRICK: And today you're not getting the ya-yas.

MAYOR: No. Guess it'll take more than this to turn my frown upside down. I just *don't* understand why Allan would leave such a paper trail about our dealings. Do you think he was gonna betray me? Oh, now, that's a horrible thought. And now he's dead, I'll never have the chance to scold him.

TRICK: Maybe this will change your mood.

MAYOR: What is it?

TRICK: Bombshell. The Deputy Mayor had wooden splinters in his wound. Struck right through the heart with a sharp, pointed object. Now, word is, someone was fighting vampires not a block away from the scene. Any smart money says it was a Slayer who did this job.

MAYOR: Why? Do you think he talked? To them?

TRICK: If he did, I'm thinking he said the wrong thing.

MAYOR: Well, this *is* exciting. A Slayer up for Murder One. That's sunshine and roses to me. It really is.

• Buffy vs the Mayor

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