An alleyway in Sunnydale, previously inactive ghost-wise, becomes the focus of some pretty scary happenings. Who's behind it? Why is it happening now? It's up to Buffy and the Scooby gang to find out. And, in other news, Giles has a new girlfriend, but the kids think there's more to her than meets the eye. Isn't there always? This issue begins a new story arc brought to you by the new writing team of Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe, with art by Buffy stalwarts Cliff Richards and Joe Pimentel.