(Buffy searches an abandonned building, and finds and old man who's jsut downed a bottle of draino. The old man has the same heart tattoo with Lily's name on it that Rickie had.)

BUFFY: Rickie?

(cut to Buffy entering her apartment, were Lily is waiting for her)

Lily: Did you find Rickie? I thought of... Well, he likes to go to this movie house, you can get in around the back...

BUFFY: (interrupting) Lily... I think he's dead.

Lily: But... he takes care of me.

BUFFY: I'm sorry.

Lily: We're gonna get a place. His cousin can get him a job at the car wash.

BUFFY: Lily, there's... there's something else. The, the person that I found... was old. He-he looked about eighty.

Lily: Well, that's not Rickie!

BUFFY: I'm sure it was. I, I don't know how, but... it was like something drained the life out of him.

Lily: Do you mean like a vampire?

BUFFY: No. A vampire couldn't accelerate the aging process. Maybe it was something in his blood. When was the last time you guys gave blood together?

Lily: I don't understand. Maybe it's not Rickie, okay?

BUFFY: Lily, this is something you're just gonna have to deal with.

Lily: But he didn't do anything wrong! Why would this happen to him?

BUFFY: That's *not* the point. These things happen all the time. You can't just... close your eyes and hope that they're gonna go away.

Lily: Is it 'cause of you?

BUFFY: (confused) What?

Lily: You know about monsters and stuff. You could have brought this with you.

BUFFY: (very annoyed) I didn't bring anything with me. And I didn't ask for you to come to me with your problems. I just wanted to be left alone. If you can't deal, then *don't* lay it off on me!

(upset, Lily takes off.)

written by: Joss Whedon; Transcribed by: AleXander Thompson. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/35anne.html