Just as Jenny figures out how to give Angelus back his soul, he kills her. A nasty fever puts Buffy in the hospital, where sick children are mysteriously dying during the night. For You Angel and Buffy are possessed by the dead spirit of a student and teacher who died in Sunnydale many years ago, and relive their final moments. Dru, Spike and Angelus try to open the gates between Earth and Hell by releasing the demon Acathla. Angel sets a trap for Buffy by calling her out, and then sending the other vampires after her friends.
Angelus manages to complete the ritual and start the vortex opening.
Willow performs the curse and restores Angel's soul, but Buffy notices the vortex opening behind Angel and has to kill him to close it. Anne Buffy, living on her own in a big city, assists a woman whose boyfriend mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil. A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies. Faith, Hope and Trick A charismatic slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends.