Spike tries to violently shake Buffy back to normal, which only leads to a fight with Xander, and Willow forces them apart with magic.
Glory first attempts to comfort a frightened Dawn, but starts to lose her cool as she realizes she is feeling guilty.
With Anya looking after Tara, Willow performs a spell to enter the mind of the Slayer, where she finds herself talking to Buffy as a child.
Willow witnesses Buffy's memory of baby Dawn being brought home by their parents Joyce and Hank.
At her house, Buffy calmly acknowledges that death is her gift, before going to Dawn's room and smothering the young girl with a pillow, much to Willow's horror.
Spike and Xander visit Doc for information on Glory but, noticing his shifty attempts to hide a small carved box, quickly find that he is playing for the other team.
After reviewing the information Spike stole from Doc, Giles reveals that a bloodletting ceremony will occur to open the portal, and once it begins there is only one way to stop it: Dawn must be killed.