That Makes Three Things

 

Cut to the street. Anya and Xander are on either side of Giles, all walking down the street. Anya and Xander both talking at once.

XANDER: It's a nightmare.

ANYA: It has to be stopped.

XANDER: It's a plague. It's like a nightmare about a plague.

ANYA: It was like we were being watched.

XANDER: It's like, I didn't wanna be saying things-

ANYA: Like there was a wall missing -

XANDER: - 

but they just kept pouring out.

ANYA: 

-in our apartment.

XANDER: 

And they rhymed and they were mean and

ANYA: 

Like there were only three walls and not a fourth wall and

XANDER: 

My eyes are not beady!

ANYA: 

My toes are not hairy! 

They stop talking over each other. 

XANDER: 

Giles, you've got to stop it.

GILES: Well, I am looking into some leads, and I-

ANYA: It's just, clearly our number is a retro pastiche that's never going to be a breakaway pop hit.

XANDER: Work with me, British man. Give me an axe and show me where to point it. 

We hear a woman singing but we can't see her or make out the words yet. 

GILES: 

Well now, Xander, it's not quite that simple. 

But I have learned about some 

disturbing things. Basically- 

They continue talking in the background as we focus on a woman (BTVS executive producer Marti Noxon) who is standing by her car singing to a policeman. The cop is writing her a parking ticket and we see that her car is parked next to a fire hydrant. As she sings we can see Giles, Xander, and Anya standing and talking in background. 

MARTI:

I'm asking you please no

It isn't right, it isn't fair

There was no parking anywhere

I think that hydrant wasn't there

[cop gives her the ticket] 

Why can't you let it go? 

I think I've paid more than my share... 

She continues singing in the background as

Xander, Anya, and Giles resume walking and talking. 

XANDER: 

As in burnt up? Somebody set people on fire? That's nuts!

ANYA: 

I don't know. One more verse of our little ditty and I would've been looking for a gas can.

GILES: Well, clearly emotions are running high. (We see people in background dancing together) But as far as I can tell these people burnt up from the inside, spontaneously combusted. (Three street sweeper men in background dancing with brooms) I've only seen the one. I was able to examine the body while the police were taking witness arias.

XANDER: Okay, but we're sure that the things are related: the singing and dancing, and burning and dying. 

They stop walking. The street sweepers continue their dance in background. 

GILES: We're not sure of much. Buffy's looking for leads at the local demon haunts, at least ... in theory she is, but ... she doesn't seem to-

XANDER: She's easing back into it. We pulled her out of an untold hell dimension. Ergo the weirdness. The important thing is to be there for her.

GILES: (shakes head) I'm helping her as much as I can, but, uh... 

Anya pats Giles awkwardly on the shoulder.