- Gabrielle: There's something that I'm not getting. There's something you're not telling me.
- Xena: She reminds me a little bit of me.
- Gabrielle: Oh no. I knew you were evil, but you were obnoxious, too?
- Dorus: [a young man pours water from it into a small bowl the Priest of Apollo holds] Worshippers of Apollo, you have come to this temple on this day of cleansing to be purified for past misdeeds. This blessing is of no worth if you leave here and once again soil your souls with willful and selfish acts, but if you truly desire to make a new start, the blessed Urn of Apollo will anoint you with the purity of hope. Please come forward...
- [a man and woman step before him and kneel. He touches the water and rubs a small circle on their foreheads]
- Dorus: You are forgiven for past misdeeds. Now go and do good. You are forgiven for past misdeeds. Now go and do good.
- [They leave and two thugs kneel. Dorus rubs the circle on Micah]
- Dorus: You are forgiven for past misdeeds. Now go and do good. You are...
- Wayan: [Wayan suddenly draws a dagger and holds it to Dorus' neck] You pour that stuff on my head and you're a dead man!
- Micah: Hold it right there!
- [he grabs the Urn of Apollo]
- Dorus: You're stealing the Urn of Apollo!
- Wayan: Very good!
- Micah: And who said priests were dumb?
- Wayan: [smirks] By the way...
- [he pours water on his hand]
- Wayan: You're forgiven!
- [he punches Dorus. The thugs laugh and run out of the temple with the Urn of Apollo]
- Xena: I'm gonna ride ahead and see if I can't pick up their trail-- and then, maybe I'll come back for you.
- Gabrielle: Xena? Can I talk to you for a minute?
- Xena: Yeah.
- Gabrielle: I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna rip out her throat. I'm going to eat her eyeballs.
- Xena: Gabrielle-- calm down.
- Gabrielle: Xena, she almost got us killed. I can't *work* like this!
- Gabrielle: [after Tara beats her up and Xena breaks them apart] Xena, I'll understand, just this once if you're so angry, you wanna pummel her for a while...
- Xena: I'm not gonna do that.
- Gabrielle: Well, then, hold her while I do it!
- [charges at Tara but Xena holds them both back again]
- Tara: You want some more, Blondie? Come on! Huh? Come on!
- Xena: [grabs Tara] You listen to me, little girl! I've got no interest in making a change. Blondie - Gabrielle, here, is my partner, and that's the way it's gonna stay! So, get lost, huh?
- Tara: But you don't know how valuable I could be to you!
- Xena: Take some advice, don't get in our way again, or next time you're gonna get a real beating!
- Tara: I know who stole Apollo's urn, the Red...
- Xena: -Valley Gang. They're the only bunch in the area who'd make a move like that. I'm not impressed.
- Tara: Well, I know where one of their hideouts is!
- Xena: How do you know that?
- Tara: I used to hang with some of them guys!
- Gabrielle: [touches her hurt ear] Figures!
- Tara: [looks at Gabrielle] Hey, look! I never said I was a goody-two-shoes, but I'm here to turn it around! I wanna be a hero and fight for good, protect wimps and kick the crap out of jerks.
- [pause]
- Tara: I know I could do it if somebody would just give me a chance! Come on! Let me just show you where their hideout is!
- [pause]
- Tara: I won't pick on your little buddy anymore!
- Xena: We don't need your help.
- [she and Gabrielle start to leave the tavern]
- Tara: I heard you were pretty bad once upon a time.
- [Xena stops]
- Tara: Somebody must have given you a chance to turn it all around.
- [watches as Xena leaves]
- Tara: What a crock!