Empty Places

"Empty Places"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 19
Directed by	James A. Contner
Written by	Drew Z. Greenberg
Production code	7ABB19
Original air date	April 29, 2003
Guest appearance(s)
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles Eliza Dushku as Faith Nathan Fillion as Caleb Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells Iyari Limon as Kennedy Indigo as Rona Sarah Hagan as Amanda Kristy Wu as Chao-Ahn D. B. Woodside as Principal Robin Wood Dorian Missick as Police Officer Larry Clarke as The Monk Mary Wilcher as Shannon James C. Leary as Clem Justin Shilton as Munroe Nathan Brooks Burgess as Duncan David Grammar as Crazy Citizen
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"Empty Places" is the 19th episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The citizens of Sunnydale flee en masse and Sunnydale becomes a ghost town. Willow uses magic to get information from the police on Caleb, and Spike and Andrew leave to pursue a lead. They discover an engraving on a plaque that states that the power they are searching for is to be wielded by "her" alone. At the deserted school Buffy is confronted by Caleb, who beats her unconscious. After a brief period of unconsciousness, Buffy returns home to discover that Faith has taken Dawn and the Potentials to The Bronze for a night of relaxation. After they run into trouble with the police - during which the police threaten to kill or injure Faith and briefly hold the Potentials hostage at the Bronze - Buffy confronts the group and demands that they make better choices, and reveals her plans for another attack. At this point (before Spike and Andrew return) the Potentials, as well as Dawn, Willow, Xander, Anya, and Giles, tell Buffy that they no longer trust her leadership. At Dawn's request, Buffy leaves the house and Faith reluctantly becomes the new leader.

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