GILES: You touched one of the demons?

BUFFY: A good touch, not a bad touch. Anyway, it's been itching like crazy. No big, just another problem for the good people at Lubriderm, right?

GILES: That's the demon in question?

BUFFY: In the disgusting flesh.

GILES: Hmm.

BUFFY: What?

GILES: It says they can infect the host.

BUFFY: Infect? Infect? (Giles is still reading) GILES! INFECT?!

GILES: Oh um, infect the host with an aspect of the demon. That's all it says. BUFFY: An aspect of the demon?

GILES: It's rather terse isn't it?

BUFFY: You mean like a part of it?

GILES: There could be any number of explainations for your hand. A new fabric softner can cause irritation. In any case, I would advise not to attempt to track the one that got away. Let's minimize your exposure.

BUFFY: Part of the demon? I hope it's not the outside part.

written by: Jane Espenson; . Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/52earshot.html