The Three Stooges

Ex-Initiative soldier Riley is stalking a nest of Vampires in a Sunnydale graveyard. He's on a mission to kill the Vampire that recently managed to wound his girlfriend, Buffy.

As he moves stealthily from one grave-stone to another, Buffy's friends Willow, Xander and Anya have come to help him. Much to Riley's dismay, they trot along behind him in brightly coloured clothes, munching on some potato chips and chatting loudly. He finally looses his temper with them.

Willow (to Xander): "That's because you were doing all the yelling, Mr. Stealthy-Pants."

Xander (to Riley): "We'll be sneakier. Promise."

Anya (to Riley): "Are we not being covert enough?"

Learning a Painful Lesson

Buffy has decided that she needs to learn more about past Slayers to protect herself after a Vampire recently managed to jab her in the stomach with her own stake.

She seeks out Spike to interrogate him about the two Slayers that he killed in the past. What she doesn't know is that Spike has just realised that he's in love with her and wants to draw out the conversation into his twisted idea of a date. He insists they play pool at The Bronze. While making his point that Slayers have a death-wish, he prods Buffy in her recently wounded belly. She doubles over and yelps. He also howls because the Initiative have planted a chip in his head that causes him intense pain, if he tries to hurt a human.

Spike (prodding Buffy in the belly): "Oh? Then how to you explain this?"

Buffy (when her pain subsides): "So that's it? Lesson over?"

Slayer's Blood is a Powerful Aphrodisiac

Spike is telling Buffy about how he killed his first Slayer, back in 1900 during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion. Spike tells the story proudly but Buffy's unimpressed.

After he managed to best the Slayer in a Buddhist temple, Drusilla found him. She was very impressed. He let her taste some Slayer's blood then picked her up and pushed her against the pillar before they made out on the floor.

Dru: "Oh, Spike, look at the wonderful mess you've made. That's a Slayer you've done in. Naughty, wicked, Spike."

Spike (waggling his blood-coated finger at Dru): "You ever hear them saying the blood of a Slayer is a powerful aphrodisiac? Here now have a taste."

Humiliated Spike

Spike and Buffy have moved out into the alley while he tells her about how he killed his second Slayer in 1977. By the time he's finished the story, he's thoroughly excited and makes a move on Buffy, unsure whether he wants to bite her or kiss her.

Buffy's having none of it and pushes him so hard he falls over and his coat falls off his shoulders. She'd promised to pay him for his stories so she throws the money at him. She's says that he's beneath her, echoing the phrase a past love used before he became a Vampire. Buffy walks away. Spike is so hurt by this that tears start up in his eyes, as he paws at the money. He then pulls himself together and the humiliation turns to rage.

Spike: "Beneath me! I'll show her. Put her six bloody feet beneath me. Hasn't got a death wish? Bitch won't need one."