The Center orders Philip and Elizabeth to find out more about the Americans' Strategic Defense Initiative, even though the pair already believe that it is a sham program.

Lorne wakes up dead in Las Vegas. A seemingly self-contradictory feat he is uniquely qualified to manage. While the original cast of "CSI" investigates his murder, Lorne conducts his own parallel investigation.

A horrible massacre has taken place at Sunnydale High, and Buffy is missing. (Also, Principal Snyder fears that smoking was involved.) This story takes liberties with year three and changes things entirely, launching an alternate reality. What if…? [Would appreciate feedback on chapter 8 from any Romanians.]