REGULAR CAST

• David Boreanaz as Angel
• James Marsters as Spike
• J. August Richards as Charles Gunn
• Amy Acker as Winifred ‘Fred’ Burkle
• Andy Hallett as Lorne
• Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

GUEST CAST

• Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells
• Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall
• Navi Rawat as Dana

CO-STARRING

• Jasmine Di Angelo as Young Dana
• David Brouwer as Stock Boy
• Kevin Quigley as Dr. Rabinaw
• Alex S. Alexander as Carol
• Rebecca Metz as Young Nurse
• Michael Krawic as Vernon the Creepy Psychic
• Mesan Anderson as SWAT Team #1
• William Stanford Davis as Security Guard
• Mike Hungerford as Dock Worker
• Debbie McLeod as Real Estate Agent

SYNOPSIS

In the psychiatric wing of a hospital, a patient is accidentally given the wrong medication, leaving another without their dose. Dr. Rabinaw checks the charts and pales when he realizes the mistake. Inside a locked room, relentless pounding grows louder – until the door shatters, and a young girl, Dana, steps through. As the doctor tries to calm her, she violently breaks free, killing two guards. Smearing their blood on her face, she walks away.

At Wolfram & Hart, Gunn and Fred head to Angel’s office, discussing Gunn’s newly implanted skills – including golf. Conversation shifts to Eve, who has disappeared. Angel considers firing her, but Gunn warns of her Senior Partner connections. Harmony interrupts with news – an escaped psychiatric patient, and possibly possessed. Wesley suggests assembling a team, but Angel insists on handling it alone due to the nature of the supposed possession.

Angel arrives at the hospital, where Spike has also taken interest in the case. Dr. Rabinaw leads them to Dana’s room, covered in drawings – women, monsters, demons. Spike grabs one and takes off to find her, while a nurse pulls Angel aside – there are things the doctor doesn’t want him to see.

Outside, Dana wreaks havoc in a supermarket. When a clerk tries to stop her, she shatters his arms. She kills a security guard and continues her aimless search. Meanwhile, Angel watches footage of Dana’s therapy sessions, noticing her brief use of Romanian. Spike follows Dana’s trail, finally tracking her to a warehouse.

Dana fights Spike, smiling eerily. She manages to stake him – briefly – before hurling him out of a window. Angel arrives, ordering Spike to back off; he doesn’t understand what he’s dealing with. Returning to Wolfram & Hart, Spike struggles to process the idea of a psychotic vampire slayer. Angel explains that Wesley called Giles, who has sent his top man to assist. In the conference room, Spike is met with a teary-eyed Andrew.

Andrew, overwhelmed by Spike’s resurrection, quickly regains composure and explains the Slayer situation. Willow’s magic activated all potentials, including Dana – an anomaly no one knew existed. Her Slayer dreams have become indistinguishable from reality, trapping her in an ongoing nightmare. Spike dismisses the conversation and leaves to find her himself.

Dana wanders the city, reliving fragmented memories of her kidnapping. At Wolfram & Hart, Lorne suggests returning to the site of Dana’s trauma – her childhood home. Spike crosses paths with Andrew during his hunt and discovers another of Dana’s victims. Meanwhile, Lorne brings in psychic Vernon, who senses Dana’s presence in a basement reeking of molasses.

Dana’s latest flashback merges with reality – Spike appears in her mind, holding a needle. Moments later, she ambushes Andrew and knocks him unconscious. Spike gives chase.

Dana lures Spike into an abandoned basement. He tries reasoning with her, but she injects him with a mysterious liquid. Weakened, he is helpless as Dana drags him away. At Wolfram & Hart, Angel and the team struggle to locate her – until Andrew stumbles in, revealing the location.

Spike wakes, dazed, realizing Dana has severed his hands. He desperately tries to explain that her memories are distorted – she can’t separate past horrors from present reality. Before she can act again, Angel arrives, grabbing her from behind. A fight erupts, but Angel calls in reinforcements. Tranquilizer darts strike Dana, subduing her.

Dana is restrained for transport while Fred rushes Spike to the hospital. Before Angel and Wesley can take Dana away, Andrew steps in – with a squad of slayers. Dana is one of them now. Andrew informs Angel that their side no longer trusts him – Buffy doesn’t trust him. Without another word, Andrew and the slayers take Dana, leaving Angel standing alone.

Later, Angel visits Spike in the hospital. For the first time, the two vampires find a level of mutual understanding.

CONTINUITY