After Buffy stops a student from shooting his girlfriend, the team realizes that the ghost of a student from 1955 is reliving his rage over a romance gone wrong.
Angel's past comes to light as Buffy plans to stop him from opening a portal to hell, and eliminate him once and for all. Meanwhile, Buffy and Willow find Miss Calendar's plan to restore Angel's soul.
Buffy is the prime suspect after Angel's vamps attack the library. Spike proposes an unlikely alliance to get rid of Angel, leading to a heart-wrenching final showdown.