Buffy, Giles and Dawn are at a funeral home picking out a coffin for Joyce. Dawn expresses her concern about Buffy's choice of coffin, worried that their mother may not appreciate it and would rather want something else.

Later, the gang gathers for dinner at the Summers's residence and discusses plans for the funeral, excluding Dawn from any decision making, much to her annoyance. Briefly, they discuss how Buffy's father has remained out of reach (he's in Spain somewhere), then Dawn suggests that she stay with Willow after the funeral is over, she doesn't want to be in the house any more than she has to be.

Spike brings flowers to the Summers home but runs into Willow and Xander who are just leaving on his way. Xander gives the vampire a hard time, but Spike makes it clear that the flowers are a sincere gesture as he actually liked Joyce. It is not just a way to get to Buffy. It seems to be the case as well, as there is not card or anything with them.

A small group of people including the entire Scooby Gang gathers at a cemetery during the day for Joyce's funeral, everyone is dressed in black, apart frm Buffy who is in a little beige number.

Dawn leaves with Tara and Willow as the rest of the crowd also move away. Hours later, after the sun has set, Buffy still stands at the grave and Angel appears beside her. He apologies for not getting there sooner (Wasn't it fortuitouos that he had his Epiphany the week before so he could be good enough to come and comfort her?)

Dawn is still having a difficult time accepting the loss of her mother, so she asks Willow and Tara to help her perform a spell that will bring her mom back. They're powerful withces, they must be able to do it. Willow and Tara are shocked and refuse, explaining that it is wrong to mess with matters of life and death with witchcraft.

In bed, Anya explains to Xander how special it is to be able to have children and how sex has become much more than it used to be. It's not just about interlocking bodies now.

Buffy and Angel talk about the loss of Joyce and Angel does his best to comfort Buffy when she talks about the events as they played out and how it will all affect her future. Buffy asks him to stay with her forever and the two kiss sweetly, but pull away, knowing nothing more can happen. She tells him that she's feeling very needy at the moment. Neither of them mention Riley. He stays with her for the remaining moments before the sun rises.

Ben encounters Jynx and stresses the fact that he will not help Glory and he is tired of her games. He makes a comment that leads Jynx to conclude that the Key is human and worried about Glory, so Ben stabs the minion with a knife, hoping it will be a fatal wound.

The next morning, Dawn is sulking, still upset that her friends won't help her, but as Willow and Tara are leaving for breakfast, Willow magically moves a book on the bookshelf to make it noticeable. Alone, Dawn notices the book titled, "History of Witchcraft" standing out amongst the others.

Later, at the magic shop, Dawn searches through books, sneaking up to the second level when Giles tells her that's where he keeps the most dangerous books. She leaves unnoticed with several items.

While collecting dirt at Joyce's grave site that night, Dawn is caught by Spike who shocks her by offering to help and demanding that Buffy never find out.

Meanwhile, Glory fumes about Ben after Jynx returns to her wounded. She quickly cheers up when he informs her that the Key is human. And she happily starts to plot, she even lets Jynx bleed on her sofa

Spike takes Dawn to a man named Doc for help in ressurecting Dawn's mother. He provides them with all the supplies and information he has, tells them of the other materials he does not have and advises Dawn that the results could not be what she wants, sometimes when they come back they are changed, different. He mentions the necessity for a picture of Joyce which he says will break the spell if it is destroyed.

Spike and Dawn leave to find a Ghora demon and steal one of its eggs for the spell. He plays interferance with the demon while Dawn gets the egg, even getting wounded in the process. Dawn accidently drops the egg so they have to do it again.

Tara realizes that a witchcraft book is missing from the shelf and after concluding that Dawn took it, she and Willow decide to call Buffy. Buffy hears about Dawn's spell just as she is finishing it upstairs in her room.

Buffy confronts her and the two girls yell at eachother and cry about their different ways of dealing with their mother's death. A shadow of a person passes by the front window followed by a knocking on the door. Buffy goes to open the door, but Dawn tears up the picture first. There's no one there. The sisters hug and collaspe to the floor, crying.