God, I hate that she's got to do that to him. Well I'm going to read a chapter or two more. thanks Cas, this fic is keeping on my toes.

Author's Response: Yeah, Buffy is really in a bind here - caught not knowing what is the right thing to do all the time. I am glad that you see her as sympathetic and not just bitchy Buffy. This is probably the fic of mine where she comes off the best (she's not all sweetness and light IMHO).

From what I've gathered Warren is going to somehow set Spike up. And although Spike has done some bad things that he regrets, he will not be completely guilty either. But if I were Buffy, I would be a little bit mad at Giles. It seemed like he promised that all she would need is a tour of the house. Since she is so anxious for the investigation to be over, you would think that she would have been more upset and put up more resistance in continuing it, even if the tour wasn't complete. The wine glass thing was just evil though. It was cute when Spike was teasing Buffy about her statue. Can't wait for more. This is an excellent story.

Author's Response: Thanks. Due to your observation I've added a bit somewhere (next chapter?) to explain why Buffy and Giles each reacted the way they did. BTW Buffy does feel guilty for what she has done.