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.