BUFFY: (written) Keep researching. I should be in town tonight.

Giles --why?--

(cut to the Intiative. Prof Walsh types, and her voice is rendered by computer)

WALSH: (via computer) Because there will chaos. You will help keep order. Dress as civilians. A military presence would only increase panic.

RILEY: (written) What is happening?

WALSH: (via computer) We are looking into it. Go. Help maintain order. We will find an answer.

• the Initiative

written by: Joss Whedon; corrections made & some descriptions added based on the shooting script at http://www.mustreadtv.com/buffyscripts/hush1.html.. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/66hush.html;