XANDER: What did Buffy tell you?

RILEY: On Angel? Everything. More than I wanted to know sometimes. She loved him. He turned evil. He, uh, killed people. She cured him. He left. Interesting little curse.

XANDER: One moment's happiness.

RILEY: What do you mean?

XANDER: You know, it's his trigger. Angel's an okay guy if he's mopey and sad and brooding, but if you give him even one second of pure, real pleasure . . .

RILEY: And that sets him off.

XANDER: Only in the big ol "kill your friends" kind of way. And you know what makes Angel happiest? I'll give you a hint. It not creme brulee.

RILEY: Buffy. Sex (scoffs softly) with Buffy.

XANDER: She . . . kind of left that part out, huh?

RILEY: Yeah, she did. That explains a lot of things that . . I wish weren't explained.

XANDER: Hey, man. That's all ancient history.

RILEY: (scoffs) She went running to L.A. to bone up on her history.

XANDER: No! I'm sure it's boneless. She just needs to make sure everything's okay. She's probably back already.

RILEY: Maybe.

XANDER: You'll feel a lot better when you see her.

RILEY: I guess we'll see.

• Angel, Angelus & The Curse
• Buffy & Riley

written by: Douglas Petrie; Transcribed by Joseph B. Full transcript at:
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