Evil cliff hanger! Really a chapter out of the worst experience one could ever imagine. The taunting of Bess to Spike by the jailers was bad enough without having to be forced to perform for the peanut gallery, fortunately incest was not happening. Travers really is a twisted and sick puppy. Spike deserves a better ending than at the hands of a mad man staged by a mad man. Where the hell is Giles and now that Bess is in dreamland perhaps she can tell Billy to send help. It would be great if watchers who do not know of the depraved and unconscionable acts being sanctioned by Travers were to rally with Giles to put an end them. Obviously, if Giles were any kind of watcher that plans for contingencies knowing the blonde duo for their impetuous desire to rescue their daughter, he would have put some sort of tracking device on them. Bess has suffered enough for twenty lifetimes, if her only escape were to be dusted, it would be kinder than what she has endured to date. If she is anything like her parents, she will only become stronger and more determined now that she has someone other than herself to protect and take care of. Picks up voodoo doll of your muse to stick pins into it and pour hot sauce over it. EVIL!

Author's Response: Hi Vette! Yeah ... that was about the worst thing that could happen to Spike ... apart from perhaps seeing Bess and/or Buffy tortured/raped. Hopefully Bess can get word to Billy - we'll find out how that goes later. I believe most Watchers in the field would, indeed, rise up against this; Travers has hand picked (apparently) the sickos to work in this 'experiment'. Giles should put a lojack on those two! LOL! I'll try to work that in somewhere! heehee! Lucky my muse likes hot sauce! Not so much with the pins --- watch his dangly bits! :-) Thanks so much for reading and stopping in! I love your insightful commentary! -p4s 2011.10.22

Of course I had to be right about that too, just as I feared. Travers will really enjoy telling Buffy about this. I wonder how many living Slayers they have tried to breed with vampires, they must have tried that too. Spike is in big trouble now. The gem is lost, the watchers will take it and he can be dusted. Almost anything could happen now. Spike could be dusted and later return somehow or Bess or the watchers could do something. Information will get out to the Scoobies and blood will flow in the future.

Author's Response: Hi Magnus! Yep ... you were 100% right on that ... and I think you are right about blood flowing in the future ... Will update soon and find out just what happens in the next moment... dust or ...???? Thanks so much for stopping in, even though I seem to be unable to lead you the least bit astray on anything anymore! If I ever surprise you, I hope you'll let me know! My muse is starting to get discouraged ... :-) {hugs} -p4s 2011.10.16