FRIEND IN NEED OF HELP
Demons and vampires searching for a way to kill Kate without fighting her found one way to do it. They kidnap one of Willow's very old friends, someone she lost contact with during childhood. This friend is also a witch. The demons kidnap the friend and prepare to use her to take her power and knowledge to destroy all the slayers. They will merge two other spells to create an orb of energy that will remove the powers from the slayers and Council. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn receives an odd letter in the mail from the department of justice. She is being tested so the state can decide whether to give her police status or if she is required to take the standard college courses. If they approve and she passes all the tests, she will receive a certificate saying she is a qualified police officer. She wonders why. She had applied to colleges for criminal justice courses and to police academies. Meanwhile, Willow's old friend releases a spell that follows Willow around. It blasts across miles in seconds to find Willow. Willow is working when the spell reaches her. She suddenly senses it and knows someone is in trouble. Willow makes a mental connection with the sender of the spell message and she speaks to the person telepathically. She learns it is her old friend and gets home to tell everyone what's happening. The slayers and Willow head out and follow the glowing orb to where Willow's friend Kayla is and after 12 hours of driving they arrive tired in North Carolina. They get to the spot where Kayla is and find heavy resistance and two dead cops. They run in and start to fight the demons. Meanwhile, barricaded in a room, the vampires are performing the spell to activate the energy orb and remove the slayer's and Council's powers. Kate blasts her way through and shoots the vampires. Willow gets to Kayla and gets her untied and to safety. Faith and May Lin finish the other demons. Kaitlyn and an assassin vampire fight alone in a the basement for about 10 minutes. Kaitlyn kills it finally. They get to a hotel and then drive home the next day. Willow and Kayla catch up on old times.