Episode 48 "Bad Girls" Summary
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During a typical night of patrolling and slaying vampires, Buffy and Faith
encounter a not-so-typical vampire wielding a pair of swords. They
successfully reduce the vamp to dust, but Buffy and Faith soon realize that
the two swords are nowhere to be seen. The swords have, in fact, been
brought to Mayor Wilkins' office by Mr. Trick. After looking them over,
Mayor reminds Mr. Trick and his deputy mayor, Allan Finch, of the upcoming
dedication and the hundred days which will ultimately lead to the ascension.
The next morning, in the school lounge, Willow proudly shows her early
admittance packets from several big-name universities to her friends.
After hanging around for a bit, Buffy goes to the library, where she meets
her new Watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. When asked about the previous
night's patrol, Buffy describes the vampire packing the two swords. Wesley
scans through his books and quickly locates some information on a
fifteenth-century duelist cult called El Eliminati. They once worked for
Balthazar, an ancient demon, before he was apparently killed. In order to
explain their current presence in Sunnydale, Wesley theorizes that they may
be looking for an amulet that has been hidden in the Gleaves family crypt.
Just then, Faith arrives, meets Wesley, then immediately turns and leaves.
After Buffy catches up with her, Faith tells her that they don't have to
follow their new Watcher's orders. Later that night, Buffy searches
through the tombs inside the Gleaves crypt. Just as she locates the
amulet, she hears several voices approaching from outside. As Buffy hides
in one of the other tombs, the Eliminati vampires enter the crypt and take
the amulet. After they leave, Buffy gets out of the tomb and is shocked by
Faith's unexpected arrival. They go after the vampires, following them
underground. In the course of the battle, one of the vampires attempts to
drown Buffy in a pool of water. Thinking he has succeeded, he releases his
grip, giving Buffy all the opportunity she needs to spring back to her feet
and take the amulet back from the vampires.
The next day in the library, Wesley inspects the amulet while Buffy heads
to her chemistry class to take a test. The chem teacher, Mrs. Taggert,
leaves her students alone in the classroom, expecting them to follow the
honor system. Faith appears outside one of the windows and draws a heart
with a stake piercing it, signaling Buffy's early departure. Willow and
Xander try to keep their friend from leaving, but Buffy is gone in no time.
Faith leads Buffy to a vampire nest, where they give the sleeping demons a
rather rude wake-up call. Spirits high, Buffy and Faith head to the Bronze
afterwards and tear up the dance floor. Angel arrives and pulls Buffy
aside to warn her that Balthazar is still alive. When Wesley appears on
the scene, Buffy takes the amulet from him and gives it to Angel for safe
keeping. Later, at an abandoned warehouse, the Eliminati vampires listen
to their master, Balthazar, who is a horrendously bloated demon sitting in
a pool of water. Upset with one of his minions, Balthazar uses telekinesis
to draw the vampire's helpless body closer. Balthazar then crushes the
vampire's skull with his own two hands. Balthazar gives orders to his head
minion, Vincent. Outside, Buffy and Faith spy on the gathering. In need
of weaponry, Faith spots a hunting equipment shop that's closed for the
night. Buffy follows as Faith breaks into the shop and proceeds to destroy
some display cases containing weapons. Taking Faith's lead, Buffy obtains
a dagger for herself. However, their shoplifting spree is cut short by a
pair of cops with guns drawn. During the drive back to the police station,
Faith talks Buffy into helping her kick the cage into the driver and his
partner, causing the car to crash and enable their escape.
The next morning, Buffy checks the newspaper to see if her run-in with the
law is mentioned anywhere. Meanwhile, Mayor Wilkins is attacked by Vincent
in his own office. After Mr. Trick knocks the vampire out cold, Mayor
Wilkins wonders how the vampire slipped past security. Instead of having
the vampire killed, Mayor Wilkins orders Mr. Trick to lock him up. Later,
Willow is disappointed to learn that Buffy's schedule doesn't include her.
Faith arrives shortly to pick up Buffy, leaving Willow alone. At Giles'
office, Wesley criticizes the former Watcher for his job performance with
Buffy. Their argument doesn't go very far before Giles notices the sudden
presence of several vampires outside the office. Elsewhere, Buffy and
Faith head to the warehouse to take out Balthazar and his minions. On the
way, they encounter several vampires and dust them, one by one. When a
hand reaches out and grabs Buffy, Faith throws the guy against a dumpster
and drives her stake towards his heart. Buffy realizes that this is no
vampire, but it's too late as Faith's stake plunges into the heart of
Deputy Mayor Allan Finch. Within seconds, Finch is dead. Deciding to flee
from the scene, Faith and Buffy split up. Buffy runs into Angel, who
notices the blood on her hands. They head towards the warehouse, where
Giles and Wesley have been brought before the demon Balthazar. Wesley
attempts to save his own neck by offering the man who has the amulet to
Balthazar. Before any more information can be spilled, Angel and Buffy
arrive and battle the vampires. Frustrated, Balthazar uses his telekinesis
to bring Angel into his own hands. Thinking quick, Buffy spots a lamp
hovering above the pool. She sends it falling into the water,
electrocuting the obese demon. With his last breath, Balthazar warns Buffy
that a greater enemy's ascension is at hand. While Buffy and the others
puzzle over the meaning of Balthazar's dying words, Mayor Wilkins performs
the dedication ritual in his office. After completing it, he orders Mr.
Trick to release Vincent from his cage. Once freed, Vincent takes the
sword and cleaves the mayor's head into two halves. Vincent then watches
in shock as Mayor Wilkins' head reforms itself. Mr. Trick takes his cue
and drives a stake into Vincent's heart. Mayor Wilkins is now invincible,
and he will remain so for the hundred days leading to his ascension.
Buffy visits Faith's motel room the next morning to discuss their crime.
Disturbed by Faith's apparent lack of guilt, Buffy tries to convince her
that the victim's body will be found eventually. Faith tells Buffy that
she returned to the scene of the crime and dumped the body.
Episode Summary by: Alan Hufana
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