The hints gave it away too easily - but it's hard to say if having the Huge Giles suprise would have worked and not have come off as a too easy fix.  Happy to see that they are all safe for now - plus nice if they all end up with a great big pile of cash from that slime bag Anton and if they can close down the entire operation. 

I loved the plot twist. I figured it out by how many times you added the word tweedy to his discription. I think Giles deserved the save!! Good job.

Sorry, about missing the naked Buffy thing, but when you sent me the drafts I just assumed that some one had thrown her the dress at the first chance. Glad that some were still surprised and most everyone enjoyed Giles' rescue. Wished everyone had read it the way I did though, it was even more exciting. On to their escape. Great writing, Thanks.

that was a very good read, thank you. it was only after reading the a/n, that i realized, i would have preferred anyone rather than giles. it's a negative carryover from canon.

It was him cleaning his glasses for me.

I was happy to see Spike effect the rescue - I was just a bit worried you were going to let something bad happen to Buffy first -

EnTHRALLing chapter *G*. Perfect solution too. Will this old master vampire return too like the Master? Will they have to pulverize his bones? Maybe he wasn't QUITE that old yet.

Yes, I guessed it was Giles and the hints were fine...subtle and not hitting one over the head. Could be missed on a quick read. Spike doesn't always have to save the day to be a hero so it was perfectly sensible to let Giles do it. I think the timing was spot on too.

Kathleen

I think it was perfect. I knew it was Giles but I did not know what he would do. I liked that he is the one that rescue Buffy. I can see that he will be more accepting of Spike because he will realise that Spike is not like any other vampire. Besides, they are not out of the woods yet and Spike can still be a hero.

You gave just enough hints that I thought it might be Giles. They still have to get out, though. I'm thinking that's the rescuing job for Spike.

Ta-da! Now you see him now you don't. An easy out for the disguting Anton, but who's complaining? I loved the little clues you left -- great fun.

I would have prefered less hints. But the story is great either way!

I did guess about Giles, when you mentioned the glass cleaning when Buffy was nude. I enjoyed the hints because I kept waiting to see when he would step in. BTW, I appreciate the lack of severe trauma to Buffy.

I knew before you gave the hints :P I just had a sneaking suspicion after you said that Giles was using vamp glamour too.

i like it exactly as you wrote it...can't wait to see how they get out, the revelation (hopefully) of the backstory, and how buffy reacts to spike once it's all said and done (hopefully without violence...of the unwanted variety, anyway ;P) great update, love :)

well color me stupid for reading with distractions. I totaly missed the clues, and i love little plot twists like that. Oh well that just gives me a reason to read it again. (I'd truly like to see a tweedy vampy Giles)

I found this solution to be very satisfactory. I knew it was Giles from the tweed and comments about being uncomfortable, but I liked knowing that it wasn't totally hopeless. It would have seemed more unlikely for help to have literally appeared out of no where. Kudos!

I personally liked how you got rid of Anton. I guessed it was Giles because of the way he rubbed his glasses. I am glad that it did not go to far, I do not know how Buffy, Spike, Tara or Giles would recover from the horror that Anton wanted to expose Buffy to.

Well, color me totally surprised! Looking forward to the next part. Which I assume will include Buffy being mortified at being chained and naked in Giles's presense. Poor Buffy. She's had a rough day.