 As Buffy tries to warn Willow about the dangers of rushing into a relationship with someone she has not seen, Fritz (a computer geek) is instructed by Moloch, via the computer he is working on, to keep watch on Buffy.Later, when Xander asks Willow if she will accompany him to the Bronze, she passes, preferring to talk to Malcolm.When Willow arrives late the next day, Buffy finds that she missed classes to talk to "Malcolm".