Directed by Michael Gershman ~ Written by Marti Noxon
The next day, Wesley instructs the two Slayers to investigate the
murder, which Buffy is fearful about obeying. Cordelia shows up
briefly, looking for a book and Wesley ogles at her before he finds
out that she's a student. Buffy and Faith go to an empty classroom
where Faith wonders if Buffy is going to rat her out; Buffy wants to
tell Giles what happened. Buffy tries to talk to Willow but she's
still hurt by Buffy spending so much time with Faith and ignoring her.
The police inspect a dumpster where a woman saw blood on, as Angel
watches from the shadows. The Mayor shreds Finch's files, and Mr.
Trick presents him with information that suggests that Finch was killed
by a Slayer with a wooden stake.
Meanwhile, the Slayers go to Finch's office in search of answers
but find all his files are gone. As they try to leave, the spot
the Mayor and Mr. Trick talking, but luckily aren't caught. While
walking on the streets later on, they get into an argument over
Faith's lack of emotion for her situation. Buffy tries desperately
to convince Faith that just because they're Slayer they don't have
the right to take the life of a human. They were born with their
strengths to fight demons and evil, not humans. Faith still doesn't
want to listen, claiming that she's not going to feel remorse for
killing a human that maybe deserved to die. The police interview both
Slayers and their two stories are pretty close to the same.
After confessing what happened to Willow, Buffy goes to Giles and
plans to do the same, but finds that Faith has beaten her to it.
The problem being, Faith told Giles that Buffy was the one who killed
the Deputy Mayor. After Faith leaves, Giles reveals that he knew
all along that Faith was the killer, but couldn't let her know that.
He and Buffy agree upon bringing the others in to try and fix the
problem. What they don't know is that Wesley is standing outside
the office listening to every word they say and he later calls
Mr. Travers to have Faith taken away to England to be put before
the council.
The Mayor and Mr. Trick view a security tape of the two Slayers
breaking into the office and he instructs Mr. Trick to do something
about it. Buffy fills everyone in on the current situation and then
they try to find a way to help Faith. Xander suggests that he should
talk to her on account of their "connection." He casually reveals
that he slept with Faith which is disturbing to both Buffy and Giles
and upsetting to Willow. Willow ends up crying in a bathroom stall.
Xander goes to Faith and tries to talk, but she thinks he's only
there for sex. She kisses him for a while and then begins to
strangle him. Before she can kill him, Angel bursts in and hits
her over the head with a bat and takes her to the mansion. He
chains her up, and despite her lack off cooperation, attempts to
talk some sense into her. He leaves the room to talk to Buffy
and he tells her he'll keep trying but if she doesn't want to be
helped there's nothing he can do.
After talking to Faith for a while, and trying to convince her that
he knows what it's like, Wesley and several others come in armed
with crosses and crow bars. They tie Angel up an a net and beat him
while Wesley frees Faith but quickly handcuffs her in order to take
her back to England. In the van, Faith manages to get one of the
guards down on the floor and threatens to kill him if Wesley doesn't
un-chain her. He does, and she escapes.
After freeing Angel at the mansion, Buffy goes to the library where
the gang discusses how they're going to deal with Faith. Willow
mentions that after all that Faith has done, she thinks maybe Faith
belongs in jail. Wesley shows up and informs them all that Faith
got away. They split up in search for her and Buffy is the one who
lucks out and finds her at the docks. They argue, then a bunch
of crates are dropped down and Buffy quickly pushes Faith out of the
way, taking the fall for her.
Mr. Trick and several other vampires attack Faith, leaving Buffy to
escape on her own. After getting free of the crates, Buffy is attacked
by Mr. Trick who wraps a scarf around her neck and throws her around
before going in for the bite. But before he can taste the blood of
a Slayer, Faith stakes him. Later that night, Buffy tells Giles she's
not going to give up on Faith. Faith goes to the Mayor and tells him
she killed Trick and is interested in the position he now has open.
