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.
