Buffy's nightmare about Drusilla killing Angel gives her a major wiggins. She tells
Angel about it, afraid that Drusilla might still be alive, but he thinks there's nothing
to worry about. They kiss a lot. That morning at school, Buffy is all swoony about
Angel, and Willow encourages her to move their relationship to the next level.
Willow works up the nerve to talk to Oz, the guitar-playing cybernerd who's been
mooning over her, and he asks her out for the following night -- where he'll be her
date for Buffy's surprise 17th birthday bash. When Buffy tells Giles and Jenny
Calendar about her dream, Giles says it's possible that Drusilla is alive, and to be
on alert. Sure enough, we see Spike and Dru at the factory. Spike is scarred and
in a wheelchair but as evil as ever. Dru is planning a party, too, but it's a safe bet
there'll be no chips and dip at this one.
A strange man approaches Jenny in class -- it is her uncle, and we discover she is
actually a gypsy whose entire family was killed by Angel when he was the
superevil Angelus. The uncle says it's not fair for Angel to have any happiness, so
it's Jenny's duty to keep Buffy away from him. Jenny offers to take Buffy to meet
Giles off campus, and they discover some vamps making trouble -- one of whom is
the transcriber who once worked for Spike. As Buffy and one of the vamps scuffle,
they go flying through the window of the Bronze where the surprise party awaits.
Newcomer Oz is startled to see Buffy slay one of them, and now he's officially part
of the gang. They open the box the vamps were carrying, and it contains an arm
which reaches out and chokes Buffy. Angel explains there was a creature called
The Judge who destroyed everyone who was righteous. He was finally
dismembered by an army, but his parts still exist, and reassembling him would
bring on armaggedon. Angel says he must take that arm to the other side of the
world, and must leave by boat immediately. Buffy joins him at the dock to say
goodbye, and he gives her a claddagh ring as a token of his love. As they say
goodbye, the vamps are back and the arm is stolen.
Dru's party is in full swing, and The Judge is the main attraction. His first conquest
is the transcriber, who he ignites with just a touch. When Buffy and Angel go to
the factory to see if they can find any more parts, they see it's too late, and The
Judge spots them. They escape to Angel's pad, where he finally tells her he loves
her. They make love and go to sleep. An undressed Angel awakens with a start
and runs outside, suddenly fully dressed in black, and collapses. He calls Buffy's
name but she stays asleep.
