A young woman is chased to a cemetery by a bunch of men wearing monk's
robes. But Buffy and her merry band are unaware of this, and are delighted about
the recent lull of activity on the Hellmouth. Giles frets about this, telling Buffy she
shouldn't get lax about her training, but Buffy is ready to let her hair down a little.
Meanwhile, Cordelia is dating a fraternity man, Richard -- intrigued mostly by his
wealth and society connections. When smarmy Richard comes to pick her up at
school, his sweet frat brother, Tom, charms Buffy. But Buffy doesn't want to go to
their frat party. As far as she's concerned, she's "seeing" Angel -- if only in the
dark. When Buffy tries to get Angel to go out with her, he says their difference in
age is a problem, as well as the fact that his demon side tends to take over when
he becomes passionate. Dejected, she decides to join Cordelia at the frat party,
which requires lying to ever-vigilant Giles about her evening's activities.
Buffy and Cordelia are both drugged at the party and chained in the basement with
the young woman from the cemetery. Back at school, a broken, bloody bracelet
Buffy found at the cemetery is traced by Willow and Giles to the woman who had
been chased. Willow's hacking skills lead to more info -- a year earlier to the day,
three other women disappeared and were never found. They go to the frat party
with Angel and Xander just as the three women are about to be offered up as a
sacrifice to Machida, a snake-like demon who arises every year and is worshipped
by the frat boys. Buffy manages to break loose and a scuffle ensues. Tom, who
turns out to be way wicked, is about to cut Buffy's throat, but she grabs the sword
and defeats Machida. Cordelia, messy but undaunted, chides Tom as he is led
away with a typically pithy remark: "You're going to jail for fifteen thousand years!"
Giles forgives Buffy for her lie, and Angel shows up at the Bronze and asks Buffy
out for coffee. She grins and takes a rain check, as any self-respecting slayer
would, and all is well again at the unpredictable Hellmouth.
