Buffy's mom Joyce's new beau, Ted seems too good to be true. He cooks and he's
a computer specialist -- making him an instant hit with both Xander and Willow. At
school, Giles awkwardly chats with Jenny Calendar, but she says his concern
about her well-being (since she's recovered from being a demon) is getting on her
nerves. Ted continues to charm the gang, until he talks to Buffy alone at the
mini-golf course and reveals a decidedly dark side. Buffy puts on her Angela
Lansbury hat and checks out Ted's place of business. She finds out from a
co-worker that he's engaged. She asks Joyce and Ted at dinner if this is true, and
Ted denies it -- but he's certainly hoping to ask Joyce to marry him if all goes well.
Buffy leaves and returns through her window as usual, only to find Ted snooping
through her things. He sees her slayer journal, and threatens to show it to Joyce if
Buffy doesn't toe the line. She talks back to him, and he pummels her. A fight
ensues and one of her blows knocks him down the steps -- killing him.
Buffy goes to school in a daze -- she's never killed someone who wasn't already
undead. Knowing Buffy wouldn't have tangled with someone just because he was
dating her mom, Xander, Willow and Cordelia try to figure out what Ted was up to.
Xander's extremely concerned, but suddenly says, "Don't sweat it." This is a big,
honking clue to Willow, and she realizes what's caused Xander's change of attitude
-- he's eating one of Ted's homebaked cookies. Analyzation shows the cookies
contain a tranquilizer. Then Cordelia investigates further and finds out Ted has had
four wives. Meanwhile, at the cemetery, Jenny apologizes to Giles for being short
with him, but their warm fuzzy moment is interrupted by a vampire who attacks
Giles. Jenny tries to shoot the demon with Giles' crossbow, but hits Giles by
accident. Giles removes the bow and kills the demon. Buffy discovers the dead
Ted in her room, looking remarkably healthy. She stabs him with a nail file and
discovers he's a robot. Xander, Willow and Cordelia continue their sleuthing and
stumble upon what's left of Ted's ex-wives in his closet. Back at the Buffy's, Ted
approaches Joyce, who is freaked to see him, then glad to see him, then
completely wigged when he starts short-circuiting and revealing his intent to
dominate her. Buffy whacks him with a frying pan, exposing his robot face and
killing him (although on this show you never know...). At school, it's just another
ordinary post-slaying day at Sunnydale, until the gang discover Giles and Jenny
making out.
