Calendar's verbal sparring leads them to discover that Moloch's book is empty. Willow becomes suspicious of Malcolm after she learns that he knows Buffy was kicked out of her old school, and logs off the conversation. Calendar interrupts them, Xander and Buffy leave. When Xander assures Buffy that it is suspicious since he would know if CRD re-opened, they decide to break in. When Buffy goes back to Giles and Xander, Xander unexpectedly knows that CRD is Calax Research and Development, a hi-tech company which shut down. As Buffy follows him to the CRD building, a security camera points at her, and a message appears on a computer screen Fritz is looking at: "Kill her." His only idea is for Buffy to follow Dave. When Buffy asks Giles for help, he confesses he cannot help her much as he finds technology to be intimidating. The scene cuts to Fritz mumbling "I'm jacked in" and he slices his arm in the form of the letter "M." As Willow is late on the next day, Buffy finds that she blew off classes to talk to "Malcolm." When Buffy asks for Dave for help finding out Malcolm's real identity, his angry response causes her to think that he is Malcolm. Later, when Xander asks Willow if she will accompany him to the Bronze, she passes, wanting to talk to Malcolm.īuffy accuses Xander of jealousy, and Xander denies vehemently, claiming he is just worried about Willow because they have no idea if Malcolm is who he says he is. Calendar questions Fritz about the unusual amount of time he and Dave are spending on the computer and receives an ambiguous answer. As Buffy tries to warn Willow about the dangers of rushing into a relationship with someone she has not seen, Fritz is instructed by Moloch, via the computer he is working on, to keep watch on Buffy. Willow confides she has an online relationship with a boy named Malcolm. As Willow leaves, the text "Where am I?" is displayed on the computer screen.Ī week later, at school, Buffy questions Willow about her missing a few classes. As he leaves, she scans in the book Moloch is trapped in. As the class leaves, Willow tries to convince Xander to help her scan. Calendar and Giles trade jibes about the need for modern technology.
In 1997, Buffy opens the box in which the book is kept, and is told by Giles to put it in a pile. The book is sealed in a box, with the head priest expressing his hope that the book will not be read, or the demon Moloch will once again walk the world. In a church, a few priests form the sacred Circle of Kayless to trap Moloch in a book. Moloch promises Carlo everything if he gives Moloch his love, and as Carlo promises his love, Moloch kills him.
In a castle in Cortona, Italy, in 1418, Carlo looks at Moloch, his master. Meanwhile, Willow has fallen for a cyber-beau whom she met online and Xander and Buffy are wary of who this anonymous wooer may turn out to be. INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN - Buffy and Giles face a demon spirit who has been trapped since the Dark Ages and is unleashed into cyberspace.