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INT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT

Angel bursts into the emergency ward, Buffy in his arms.

ANGEL

I need help!

A NURSE approaches him--

ANGEL (cont'd)

She's lost a lot of blood.

NURSE What happened? ANGEL

She needs blood!

The nurse has led him to an operating table, he deposits Buffy onto it.

NURSE

Try to stay calm.

DR. POWELL approaches as Angel talks, looks over Buffy.

ANGEL

Something bit her. She needs a transfusion right now.

POWELL

You found her?

ANGEL

Yes.

POWELL

Was she conscious?

ANGEL

Yes.

POWELL

Are you sure?

ANGEL

I'm sure

POWELL

(to the nurse)

I need a type and cross match. Get her on two lines of ringers lactate and watch for hypovolemic shock.

He pulls angel aside, looks at him hard. Angel is practically tripping, unable to contain the energy of Buffy's blood in him.

POWELL (cont'd)

Tell me what happened.

ANGEL

Something bit her. I don't know what.

POWELL

(to the nurse)

I'll need a rabies shot treatment.

(to Angel)

Any allergies?

ANGEL

None. Just help her!

He is holding onto a doorframe -- and he RIPS it off in his urgency. The doctor eyes him, warily.

POWELL

You two doing drugs?

He eyes the doctor.

POWELL (cont'd)

You want her to live, you'll be straight with me.

ANGEL

She's clean.

...

(My--OveliaGirlHaditRight's--commentary here: More vampire blood drinking can be like "drug abuse" metaphor with Angel here. And fans who pointed out that Angel said Buffy was clean, but didn't say that he was... I think you were of course right here, in thinking that was an obvious choice on his part. He doesn't think he's clean, and in fact thinks that he fell off the wagon here.

More stuff from the script that is interesting and kind of fun: mainly effects that the script writer wanted, that--if memory serves--they couldn't pull off in the actual episode, but it would have been cool if they had (I'm still happy with what we got, though):

...

NURSE

We have another young girl, severe blood loss, Dr. Powell wants you to prep to assist on an antecubital cut down.

GOLD

All right.

The Mayor hears this. Slowly he turns, heads to where they are keeping Buffy.

ANGLE: BUFFY

Unconscious, an IV hooked up to her arm.

The Mayor walks calmly up to her and clamps his hand over her mouth and nose. She starts to thrash weakly, but he doesn't move. Finally the nurse notices.

NURSE

Oh my god! Sir, no!

She tries to pull him off. He won't budge.

NURSE (cont'd)

Somebody call security!

Angel grabs the Mayor by the throat, pulls him away.

ANGEL

Don't do that.

MAYOR

I will. I'll do that and worse. Murderous little fiend, did you see what she did to my Faith?

ANGEL

Hadn't made plans to weep over that one.

MAYOR

Well, I'd get set for some weeping if I were you, I'd get set for a world of hurt. Misery loves company, young man, and I'll be looking to share mine with you and your whore.

Angel throws him back -- through the wall (thin drywall to the next room, not the outer wall). (And if that's not doable, then into or over something. The point is, Angel is unnaturally strong, so it's probably a ratchet gag.)

Everyone backs off, appalled. The Mayor gets up and dusts himself off. He takes a few steps back towards Angel, the old smile returning to his face.

MAYOR (cont'd)

Well. Looks like someone's been eating his spinach.

A security guard arrives on the scene. Stops, unsure what to do.

MAYOR (cont'd)

Okay, folks. Show's not over but there will be a short intermission.

(to Angel)

Don't want to miss the second act. All kinds of excitement.

ANGEL

I'll be there.

They eyeball each other a moment. They Mayor exits, Angel's eyes never leaving him.

#long post #buffy the vampire slayer #angel #buffy summers #the mayor #bangel #mayor wilkins #richard wilkins #graduation day part 2 #graduation day #buffy script #buffy season 3 #buffy season three #angel about faith: hadn't made plans to weep over that one #angel about faith later: so that's my best friend faith and if anything ever happened to her i would kill everyone in this room and then #myself:D #i love it so much. lol #and God bless the nurse--and the doctor!--in this episode. seriously

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