Buffy: See you when you are up, I mean down to it.

Angel: Okay your puns are getting worse.

Buffy: Love you.

She heads up stairs. She sees Kate examining the merchandise.

Buffy: Hey Kate. Never took you for a magic spell kinda gal.

Kate: I’m not. I was just looking.

Buffy: Did you need to talk to me?

Kate: Actually I did. I was driving by and saw your van. I thought I would share some information with you.

Buffy: What?

Kate: Well since those deaths I have been tracking similar ones across the US. It appears that they have been on a little trip. They have worked their way all the way across to New York.

Buffy: Leaving plenty of dead bodies along the way?

Kate: Yes. All the way there and all the way back.

Buffy: They are back here?

Kate: Should be. Last I tracked them to Utah. I suspect they are here by now.

Buffy: Good, then we find and we slay.

Kate: I thought you were not working.

Buffy: Not me, Faith. Plus I found a witness to one of the attacks.

Kate: A witness? Who?

Buffy: A young girl, she is in the back actually.

Kate: Why didn’t you call me?

Buffy: I just found out today, haven’t had time to yet.

Angel walks out and puts his arm around Buffy.

Angel: Hello Kate.

Kate: Angel, I didn’t know you were here.

Angel: Just spending some time with my family.

Buffy: Are you and Faith going to workout some more.

Angel: Up to her.

Buffy: Well I guess we should get back in there. Surprised they haven’t come looking for us.

Buffy takes Angel’s hand and the three of them walk into the back room.

Faith: Well B, I see you survived the attack.

Buffy: It was touch and go for a minute. But I always get my man.

Angel cuts his eyes at her.

Buffy: Faith you still feel up to training.

Faith: Sure, if Angel won’t wimp out and run away again.

Angel: You are asking for it.

They take up and continue sparing.

Kate watches for a minute.

Buffy: Crystal, this is Detective Lockley, she is working on the murders.

Crystal: I saw her on TV.

Kate: So you witnessed on of the attacks.

Crystal looks at Buffy.

Buffy: Go ahead she knows what did it.

Crystal: Oh, she knows it was vampires?

Kate: Yes, but I am the only one on the force that does.

Crystal: Oh.

Buffy: Crystal, I need you to tell me what you remember. Kate just informed me they may be back in town.

Crystal: Uh, like what.

Buffy: What did they look like?

Crystal: A girl and a guy.

Buffy: What did the girl look like?

Crystal: She was about Faith’s size and had real long blonde hair. It was kinda wavy.

Buffy: A real yellow blonde?

Crystal: Yes.

Buffy: Damn it.

Kate: You know who it is?

Buffy: Sounds like Harmony. Uh can you two quit for now. I need Angel’s help.

Angel: What?

Buffy: Come on Picasso, I need you to do some drawings.

Angel: Of what? I only do people.

Buffy: Good, I need you to draw Harmony. In game face.

Angel: Why?

Buffy: Because I think she is on a killing spree.

Angel: Get paper and pencil.

Faith: I am out of here.

Buffy: Fine. Stop by before patrol.

Faith: I’m there.

Angel sits at the research table and sketches Harmony.

Angel: How’s that?

Buffy: Talented as always. Crystal?

Crystal: That’s her.

Kate: Angel, you are full of surprises.

Buffy: He has many handy little skills. Now do you think you can draw the male if Crystal describes him?

Angel: I can try. Don’t get your hopes up.

Crystal: Well he was big. Real tall.

Buffy: Like Angel?

Crystal: Taller. Bigger.

Buffy: Oh.

Crystal: What do you want to know?.

Angel: Okay give me something on the shape of the face. Fat? Skinny?

Later

Angel: Crystal?

Crystal: Yeah I think so.

Buffy: Well it is a start. I guess we start looking for Harmony and her new tall boyfriend tonight.

Kate: Where?

Buffy: I say the Bronze. Anyone else up to a little dancing and hunting.

Angel: You are not hunting anything.

Buffy: I can hunt. I just can’t slay.

Angel: Yeah like last time?

Buffy: He came after me.

Angel: Because you were in the wrong place.

Kate: Enough already. So we stake out the Bronze.

Buffy: And don’t forget our stakes.

Angel: Buffy.

Buffy: Sorry. I guess Dawn can baby-sit.

Angel: I was going to ask her to come. She needs some fun.

Buffy: But Willow can’t watch him.

Anya: We can. Xander and I, I mean. We don’t get to see little Conner Alexander enough. Plus it will give us practice for when we have our own.

Buffy: Sounds fine with me.

That night.

Buffy, Angel, Crystal, Dawn, Kate, and Emily are at the Bronze.

Dawn: Angel, I bet every guy in here wants to know your secret.

Angel: What secret?

Dawn: How you came to be here with five women all to yourself.

Angel: Just lucky.

Buffy: Angel and his harem.

Angel: Well I think I will get one of my harem on the dance floor. Dawn?

Dawn: Me?

Angel: Want to?

Dawn: Oh yeah.

As Angel and Dawn are dancing, Riley and Harmony enter. They stand inside the door and look around.

Harmony: Uh, isn’t that Angel with Buffy’ s kid sister?

Riley: It sure is. That means she is around too.

Harmony: So you gonna do it tonight?

Riley: No, I want to plan this right. Don’t want to risk tipping my hand. Lets go.

Faith walks by and looks at the couple and smiles. She walks on. Riley and Harmony slip back out the door. Faith walks up to the table.

Buffy: I see you made it.

Faith: Yeah, did a sweep through the east side. But no action.

Buffy: Well sit down till Spike gets here.

Faith: Not to hip on patrolling with him.

Buffy: Just for a week or so, until you get back in the groove.

Faith: Just let me get a hold of one. One good staking is all I need.

Buffy: Faith.

Faith: Fine, I am walking the walk. I am just needing some action.

Buffy: I hope you mean slaying.

Faith: Yes. But I could go for the other too. Oh yeah, that reminds me, you ex is here.

Buffy: Ex?

Faith: Your ex-boyfriend. The army dude.

Buffy: Riley? Riley is here?

Faith: Yeah saw him on my way in. He must be hard up for a date. He was with that ditzy chick from your high school.

Buffy: What chick, I mean girl?

Faith: The ditzy blonde. The one who hung around with Cordy.

Buffy: Blonde? Oh my lord, please tell me you don’t mean Harmony.

Faith: Yeah that’s the one.

Buffy: No, please no. It can’t be. It can’t be. The drawing, where is the drawing?

Emily: Which one? (she reaches for her bag)

Buffy: The guy.

Emily hands her the drawing.

Buffy: (crying) It is, I didn‘t see it before. It’s Riley.

Faith: What?

She takes the drawing.

Faith: This is a vamp. Are you telling me he is a vamp now?

She takes off looking for the couple.

Angel walks up and looks at Buffy?

Angel: Buffy, what’s wrong?

Buffy: Riley.

Angel: What did he do? I’ll kill him.

Buffy: He is dead. That’s him in your drawing.

Angel glances at it.

Angel: It could be.

Buffy: Faith just saw him with Harmony.

Kate: So I guess we know who we are looking for.

Faith comes back.

Faith: They flew the coop.

Buffy: You walked right pass them earlier and didn’t sense it?

Faith: Hey B, I never got the radar thing down like you.

Buffy: Well damn it you need to.

Faith: Calm down B. I will find them. No big.

Buffy: It is big. They are the whole reason we came here tonight. They have been on killing spree for weeks. Kate actually tracked thme to NY and back. Oh shit.

Angel: What?

Buffy: Iowa. Kate, I bet they spent a good deal of time in Iowa.

Kate: They did.

Buffy: In Huxley?

Kate: I guess that means something.

Angel: Hometown, right?

Buffy: Yep.

Kate: But why?

Angel: We all do it.

Kate: Oh.

Buffy: Lets go. I have had enough.

Dawn: Already? Can’t I stay? It is Saturday night.

Buffy: I don’t want you to stay alone.

Crystal: We can hang together and I can drive her home.

Buffy: I guess. But be home by eleven.

Dawn: Buffy.

Buffy: Dawn.

Dawn: Come on, I am almost 16. At least twelve.

Buffy: Straight from here to the house, no stops.

Dawn: Yes, promise. Crystal?

Crystal: Sure. I will bring her straight there. I now know what is out there.

Buffy: I will see you at twelve. Any later and I am out looking.

Dawn: I will be there.

They walk out.

Kate: Emily, do you need ride?

Emily: Actually I do. I have not procured an automobile as of yet.

Buffy: You guys later.

Angel: Now, let me get you home and under the sheets.

Spike walks up.

Buffy: Its about time.

Spike: I thought you would be here most the night.

Buffy: They were here but they got away. But we know who Harmony’s new boyfriend is.

Spike: Want to share.

Buffy: Riley.

Spike: Commando dude? A vampire? That mean you gonna take him back?

Buffy punches him in the face.

Spike: Hit a nerve did I?

Buffy: Just find Faith. I need you to find them and stop this insanity. Start with the mansion. She was staying there before.

Spike: And I will know Faith how.

Buffy: Come one. I will help you.

Angel: Buffy.

Buffy: Get the van warmed up. I will be right back.

She walks off with Spike

Angel: Van hell. I was thinking about me.

Inside.

Buffy finds Faith.

Buffy: Faith, are you ready to go.

Faith: Sure nuff. I see you found my new slay bud.

Spike: I ain’t nobody’s bud.

Faith: Whatever, lets hit the streets. I need some action.

Spike: Oh this will be fun.

Buffy: Just find Harmony and Riley. I want this over with.

Spike: Sure thing. Here to serve.

Buffy: Good. Glad to hear it.

Spike: I was being sarcastic.

Buffy: I wasn’t. Now can you too check the mansion and see if they are staying there. If night see if you can find out where they are. Better yet just find them and um um

Faith: Slay them.

Buffy: Yes that….I just can’t believe it is him.

Faith: We will take care of it B. But I think you should go. There is a man at the door looking for you.

Buffy: He wants to get home to bed.

Faith: All right B. Go get you some girl.

Buffy: Faith, comments to self.

Faith: Right, gotcha.

Buffy walks up to Angel.

Angel: Ready?

Buffy: Extremely.

Angel: (smiles) Me too.

Buffy: Why do I feel like I am either in for trouble or pleasure.?

Angel: Maybe.

Buffy smiles.

At the house.

Anya and Xander leave.

Angel: Buffy, go on up, I want to get something to eat.

Buffy: Okay, I think I need shower. Too much smoke. My hair smells.

Angel: Go (he pats her behind)

As Angel heats his snack, Willow walks in.

Willow: How did it go?

Angel: Bad, found out Harmony’s new love is Riley.

Willow: Riley. Well Graham said he was missing.

Angel: I guess. Willow, can I talk to you about some really personal things. I usually talk to Cordy but she is not here.

Willow: Oh sure. What?

Angel: Well, you know that girl who did the pictures?

Willow: Gwen? What about her?

Angel: Well she slipped me a note asking if I wanted to return the favor.

Willow: Oh, Buffy would love it.

Angel: You think?

Willow: Did you love the one you got?

Angel: Of course.

Willow: So would she.

Angel: I am just not sure I could do it.

Willow: Buffy was not gung ho at first but we got her through it and she actually said it was fun afterwards.

Angel: I guess. But I wouldn’t even know what to wear. I am usually overdressed, not under.

Willow: Tell you what. I will call Gwen set up a time. Go with you to pick out something and if you like go with you to the shoot. Then will you do it?

Angel: Go with me. Actually watch.

Willow: No, just be there for moral support. Dawn and went with Buffy. So, what so you say?

Angel: I say, lets do it. If she likes it half as much as I do, than a little discomfort is worth it.

Willow: That’s the spirit.

Angel: Now for the hard question.

Willow: That was the easy one?

Angel: Oh yeah. It involves the curse.

Willow: Oh. I get it. You are wondering if you go to far, can I do it again?

Angel: Actually yes.

Willow: Let me show you something.

She gets a piece of paper out of the desk . She hands him the paper.

Angel: A receipt from the Magic Box? For twenty orbs of Thesulah. A little overkill.

Willow: Maybe but as you can see we did it back when you got married. We have them all over Sunnydale and LA. Each is hidden away with the copy of the curse and the other ingredients needed. And everyone has been given a lesson in the use.

Angel: Everyone?

Willow: Except you and Conner.

Angel: Oh. So no one trust me.

Willow: Not you, the curse. If something should go wrong. We want to fix it. And it may seem like overkill, but this way Angelus can’t find them all.

Angel: I am feeling the love here.

Willow: It is out of love and you know it.

Angel: I know.

Willow: So you going to tell me what you are thinking about doing?

Angel: Nothing.

Willow: Then why the urgent question?

Angel: Just something Buffy asked. And I don’t know the answer to. And I hate to make the wrong choice and destroy everything.

Willow: She wants to go to another base?

Angel: Base?

Willow: Well there are different stages of sexual contact.

Angel: We all know that.

Willow: Well there are three bases and home plate in baseball. And the stages are like moving toward Home. First base usually consist of kissing and petting with all clothing intact. Second base is fondling with the hands under the clothing. Third base is oral sex. And home plate is all the way.

Angel: Interesting little analogy.

Willow: I guess. So I am assuming Buffy wants to change base or wants you to.

Angel: Her. But I am not sure it won’t be too much.

Willow: Can I ask where you are now?

Angel: Well I guess Buffy is on First and I am on second.

Willow: And she wants to move to second.

Angel: She asked if it would be too much. Make me too happy. I can’t believe I am talking about this with you.

Willow: I am easy to talk to. Can I ask you something?

Angel: What?

Willow: When the curse was broken, you told Buffy you could feel it starting and you dressed and ran from the room. So it was not sudden.

Angel: No it wasn’t. But it was fast enough.

Willow: Well if it happens again would you have time to tell someone or maybe even shoot yourself with a tranquilizer.

Angel: Probably. But I don’t have one.

Willow: Buffy does. And a stun gun. Oh and she even has a taser blaster left from the initiative.

Angel: My wife is full of surprises.

Willow: No just prepared for the evil that lurks in our fair city.

Angel: And me.

Willow: Not you. Just all the other demons. The soulless ones.

Angel: Well I am no closer to an answer but at least I know everyone is ready to take me on if the needs arises.

Willow: Lets hope we never have to use any of this stuff.

Angel rinses out his empty cup and set it in the sink.. He stands looking out the window.

Willow: Hard decision?

Angel: Yes. I want to say yes, but I just don’t know.

Willow: Want my opinion.

Angel: Sure.

Willow: If you are this concerned, even if you let her and it is extremely pleasurable you won’t be truly happy because of the damn worrying.

Angel: Ah, catch 22. If I am worried about getting too happy, then I cant be truly happy.

Willow: That is my thought.

Angel: Thanks, I am going to bed. You have been helpful.

Willow: I hope so. I will call Gwen in the morning.

Angel: Nite.

He heads upstairs. As he walks down the hall her hears the shower going. He pauses out side the bathroom listening with his hand on the doorknob.